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Lord Peter Mandelson - Epstein files scandal
Mandelson’s £75,000 payout after sacking was ‘value for money’, claims minister
The sum awarded to Peter Mandelson after his dismissal over his ties to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was revealed in the first set of government documents published this week

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Iraq Iran US Israel
Iran targets busiest international airport as strikes escalate
Also, an attack on Iraq’s Basra port killed at least one person and forced a halt to operations at all the country’s oil terminals

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Russia Trial
Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall attack
A Russian court has convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shooting rampage in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Iran US Heritage Sites
Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war’s impact
US and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites, including palaces and an ancient mosque, raising alarms about the impact of the widening war on protected landmarks that are important to Iranian identity and ...

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Iraq Iran US Israel
Middle East latest: Tankers burn near Iraq as Iran warns world to prepare for $200 a barrel oil
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says more than 1,100 children had been killed or injured in just under two weeks of conflict

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Iran US Key Oil Facilities
International Energy Agency orders largest ever release of stockpiled oil
Energy watchdog said its 32 members had agreed unanimously to release about 400m barrels of emergency crude, a third of the group’s total government stockpiles

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

US and Israeli attacks on Iran
IEA agrees to release emergency oil reserves in effort to calm surging prices
The International Energy Agency agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects on energy markets of the war in the Middle East.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Lord Peter Mandelson - Epstein files scandal
Starmer was warned of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson’s links to Epstein
UK government has released an initial batch of papers relating to Mandelson’s appointment after MPs ordered the publication of the files

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Iran US Analysis
Iran keeps up pressure on oil infrastructure as global energy crisis fears grow
Iran attacked commercial ships across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded the ...

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

British oil tanker Stena Impero
US attacks Iran’s mine-laying boats in strait of Hormuz as tensions rise over oil
Intelligence sources claim Iran has begun mine laying as US energy secretary backtracks on claim US escorted a ship through strategic chokepoint

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran
Air strikes reported across the Middle East as conflict blocks Strait of Hormuz
After a major surge in crude oil prices on Monday, global energy prices have tumbled and stock markets rebounded

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Dubai Emirates Air Earns
Four injured as two drones fall in vicinity of Dubai airport 
Iran crisis shows no sign of easing

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users - study
Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users - study
'Eye strokes' cause sudden and usually permanent vision loss due to reduced blood flow to the optic nerve

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

North Korea Koreas Tensions
North Korean leader watches cruise missile tests alongside daughter
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship, state media reported, as North Korea threatened responses to US-South Korean military exercises.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Switzerland Fire Postal Bus
Deadly bus fire could have been started deliberately, Swiss police say
Police are investigating whether a bus fire in a town west of the Swiss capital that killed at least six people was started deliberately.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

USA stock market design
Shares steady, oil turbulence deepens over Middle East war fears
Shares steadied on Wednesday following a retreat ​in oil prices, but contradictory signals from the US-Israeli war on Iran kept investors anxious over the risks to inflation and global growth.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran
Iran keeps up pressure on oil infrastructure as global energy crisis fears grow
Israel and Iran have exchanged fire as Tehran kept up pressure on the region’s oil industry, as global energy concerns mount and the war in the Middle East shows no signs of abating.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Iran US Israel
As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say
The casualty figure has not been previously reported

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

How are EU and member states reacting to energy crisis triggered by Iran war?
How are EU and member states reacting to energy crisis triggered by Iran war?
Prospect of Trump easing US sanctions on Russian oil is a nightmare for the bloc as nations work out how to respond

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Iran US Israel
US claims to have taken out Iran’s mine-laying vessels
The United States said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels on Tuesday as the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying not “even a single litre” would be shipped to its enemies.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Lord Peter Mandelson - Epstein files scandal
First tranche of Mandelson papers set to be published on Wednesday
Last month, MPs ordered the government to release thousands of documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment in 2024 after questions over links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Iraq Iran US Israel
Iran launches new attacks on Israel and Gulf countries
Bahrain says Iranian attack hit a residential building in the capital Manama, killing a 29-year-old woman and wounding eight people

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Joey Barton court case
Ex-footballer Joey Barton remanded in custody after golf club assault charge
At separate hearing, Barton was told to pay former England footballer Eni Aluko over £300,000 (€346,000) in damages and legal costs after he was sued for libel.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Italy Caravaggio Portrait
Italy buys Caravaggio painting for €30m
Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for €30m, one of the largest state investments ever for a single artwork, the country’s Culture Ministry said.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Emmanuel Macron,Ursula von der Leyen,Rafael Grossi
Reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was 'strategic mistake', says von der Leyen
Being 'completely dependent on expensive and volatile imports' of fossil fuels ​puts Europe at a disadvantage to other regions, said European Commission chief

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Ian Huntley missing girls
Inmate charged with murder of Ian Huntley
Huntley was reportedly attacked with a metal bar in a workshop at the maximum security jail on February 26.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Death Valley Superbloom
Death Valley superbloom brings once-in-a-decade blossoming of wildflowers
Wildflowers bloom across parts of southern California and Nevada at different degrees usually every year

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Donald Trump
Watch: Trump describes Iran war as a 'short-term excursion'
US president Donald Trump described the war in the Middle East to Republican lawmakers as a "short-term excursion" on Monday (March 9) and said it would continue until Iran is defeated.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Iran US Asia Watches
Iran ‘not looking for ceasefire’ amid new attacks on Israel and Gulf nations
Sirens warned of incoming missiles in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and in Bahrain, while Saudi Arabia said it destroyed two drones over its oil-rich eastern region

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Glasgow Central fire
Glasgow Central to remain closed as rail disruption expected to continue
Rail operators have warned that disruption is expected to continue for a number of days after Scotland’s busiest station was closed throughout Monday

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Iraq Iran US Israel
Middle East latest: Trump says Iran war could be over soon but warns against oil disruption
The war has choked off major supplies of oil and gas to world markets and sent fuel prices rising across the US

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Trump
Iran war marks ‘beginning of a new country’, says Donald Trump
The US president’s comments at a press conference in Florida seemed to suggest Washington might be engaged in the building of a new Iran

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Iran US Key Oil Facilities
At risk: The key pipelines, terminals and refineries supplying world’s energy
Oil fields in countries including Iraq have cut back output as storage fills up. Qatar, a major supplier of liquefied natural gas, has shut down its exports as well

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

US Hungary Rubio
Hungarian leader Orban urges European Union to lift Russian energy sanctions
The Iran war, now in its second week, has affected places that are critical to the production and movement of oil and gas from the Persian Gulf, leading to price surges on global markets

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Cyprus Macron Defense
Europe rallies around Cyprus during Iran war as Macron visits island
French President Emmanuel Macron travelled to Cyprus on Monday, days after dispatching a warship to the east Mediterranean island nation, where a Shahed drone struck a British air base on its southern coast last week during the Iran war.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Adult content button through reading glasses.
Australians turn to VPNs to access porn as age restrictions kick in
Australians have begun downloading virtual private networks (VPNs) ​in droves, while one of the world's largest porn distributors said it was blocking users ‌from its platforms as the country rolled out sweeping online age restrictions on Monday.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Glasgow Central fire
Glasgow Central station to remain closed following large blaze 
National Rail said the station will remain closed with “no estimate on when the station will reopen” following the blaze at a vape shop in Union Street

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Iran US Israel
Middle East latest: Oil over $100 a barrel as Iran names ex-supreme leader’s son to succeed
The Revolutionary Guard has been firing missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf Arab states since the younger Khamenei’s father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on February 28 during the war’s opening salvo

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Israel Iran Mideast Wars
Saudi Arabia warns Iran it will be ‘the biggest loser’ from attacks
Saudi Arabia’s statement came after a new drone attack apparently targeted its massive Shaybah oil field

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former supreme leader, tipped to become Iran’s next head of state
Iran state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader, named successor
He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

Explosion at the US Embassy in Oslo
Police in Norway investigate an explosion outside the US Embassy in Oslo
Police received reports of a “loud bang” or explosion around 1am local time, Oslo police said in a news release. No injuries were reported

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son tipped as front-runner as Iran to name new supreme leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son tipped as front-runner as Iran to name new supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the recently slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is regarded as his most likely successor

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

ChatGPT - artificial intelligence AI chatbot by OpenAI
ChatGPT driving rise in reports of ‘satanic’ organised ritual abuse, say experts
‘Witchcraft, spirit possession, and spiritual abuse’ offending typified by sexual abuse, violence, and neglect

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

Prince Andrew relinquishes titles and honours
Epstein files: Woman told FBI that Prince Andrew massaged her
Woman went to Epstein’s home in New York and Andrew was in the kitchen. The woman, who grew up in Brazil, told the FBI that she was 'quite shocked to see him'

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

Iran US Israel
Iranian ‘strike on desalination plant’ stokes fears of attacks on civilian sites
Bahrain has accused Iran of striking a desalination plant, raising fears that civilian infrastructure may become fair game in the war.

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

Israel US Iran
War in Middle East 'deliberate assault on international law', says President Connolly
The UAE’s defence ministry said it had intercepted 16 missiles on Sunday, while a 17th fell into the sea

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

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