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Vatican Pope Easter Vigil
Pope calls for harmony and peace as he delivers Easter vigil message
Pope Leo XIV, carrying a tall, lit candle through a darkened and silent St Peter’s Basilica, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with his first Easter vigil service as pontiff on Saturday night.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

NASA-Artemis-Moonshot
Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth
Crew members can now see the moon, which one described as ‘a beautiful sight’, from their spacecraft’s docking hatch

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

US Iran War
US searches for missing crew member as Iran urges public to find ‘enemy pilot’
The conflict, launched by the US and Israel on February 28, has rippled across the region

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

Iran War
Two US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates
Two U military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, and while one crew member was rescued in Iran, the whereabouts of at least one other was unknown.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Troopers Rescue Bear Cub
New Jersey state troopers rescue bear cub from roadside ditch
State police troopers in the US came to the rescue of a bear cub found in a ditch along the side of a major road in New Jersey. Troopers from the Perryville station found the animal by itself, officials said.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill eight as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce
Russian strikes killed at least eight people across Ukraine on Friday including in a “massive” missile and drone attack near the capital, local authorities reported.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran War
US launches rescue operation after report claims fighter jet downed – AP source
The US military launched a rescue operation after local Iranian state media said an American fighter jet went down over south-western Iran and at least one crew member ejected.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russia strikes targets in Kyiv region as Ukraine hopes for Easter truce
Russia launched a “massive” missile and drone strike on Friday near the Ukrainian capital, killing one person and injuring eight, regional authorities reported.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

AIR Lakenheath
US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage images
Downing of fighter plane – the first shot down over Iran since start of war – prompts frantic US rescue effort

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

APTOPIX Pentagon US Iran
Top US army officer steps down after Hegseth reportedly demanded removal
Pentagon announces Randy George retiring from role as US army chief of staff, ‘effective immediately’

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Kuwait Iran US
Keir Starmer condemns ‘reckless’ Iranian attack on Kuwaiti oil refinery
Tehran fired drones and missiles at targets across the Middle East overnight

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War
Iran fires on targets across the Middle East while Israel and US hit Tehran
Iran has fired on targets across the Middle East, damaging a desalination plant and setting a refinery ablaze in Kuwait, while American and Israeli airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic as the war neared the end of its fifth week.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon
Relief for astronauts as fault fixed on Nasa’s €26m Artemis II toilet
Mission control confirms ‘toilet go for use’ after glitch sorted

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Israel Iran War
Iran fires on targets across Middle East while Israel and US hit Tehran
Iran fires on targets across Middle East while Israel and US hit Tehran

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Trump Bondi
Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general, White House official says
Trump had also reportedly grown frustrated that Bondi was not moving ‌quickly enough to prosecute critics and adversaries who he wanted to face criminal charges

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

SAINTHELENA-CONSERVATION-ANIMAL
Jonathan, the world’s oldest tortoise, caught in viral crypto death scam
Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Netherlands Museum Theft
Priceless ancient gold helmet stolen from Dutch museum is recovered
A priceless ancient gold helmet from Romania, stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered, Dutch authorities announced on Thursday.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Emirates Iran US Israel
Iran targets Israel and Gulf neighbours as Trump talks of winding down war
Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states on Thursday, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to attack even as US President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated and predicted the war would end soon.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Trump Iran US
Trump claims Iran war ‘nearing completion’ and seeks to justify conflict in prime-time address
Markets sink after president offers little detail on how he intends to wind down conflict over next two to three weeks

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Grenfell Tower memorial
Farage sacks Reform housing spokesman over ‘everyone dies’ Grenfell remark
Nigel Farage has sacked Simon Dudley as Reform UK’s housing spokesman after mounting anger over his comment that the Grenfell Tower fire was a “tragedy” but that “everyone dies in the end”.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

NASA Artemis Moonshot Countdown
ieExplains: How Nasa's Artemis II moon mission will unfold
Artemis ‌II is designed to pave the way for future missions aimed at returning astronauts to the lunar surface later this decade

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Trump Iran US
Iran fires missiles at Israel and Gulf states as Trump seeks to wind down war
Iran has responded to US president Donald Trump’s address to Americans on the Middle East war with new missile attacks targeting Israel and the Gulf Arab states.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Denmark Nelson Ship
Danish warship sunk by Nelson’s fleet discovered after 225 years
More than 200 years after being sunk by Admiral Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbour by marine archaeologists.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Scott Mills Radio 1
Scott Mills: I have been the subject of rumour and speculation since BBC sacking
Scott Mills said he cooperated fully with the police investigation into allegations of a historical sexual offence

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Trump
Mixed messages and fresh calls to other countries: Six takeaways from latest Trump speech
After his TV appearance, stocks fell, the dollar strengthened and oil rose as Trump stopped short of providing a clear outline for when the war would end

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

AUSTRALIA-ATTACK-BONDI
Accused Bondi attack gunman denied order to suppress family members’ identities
Naveed Akram, 24, is accused of 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act over the attack

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

APTOPIX NASA Artemis Moonshot
Watch as Nasa launches first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years
The 322-foot rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

NASA Prepares For Artemis II Moon Mission
Artemis II launch: crowds gather for glimpse of historic Nasa moon mission
Fully crewed rocket will head to moon from Florida – first time since 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran War
Attacks persist on Iran and across Middle East as Trump threatens escalation
Iran kept up its attacks on Israel and Persian Gulf neighbours as airstrikes pounded Tehran and US President Donald Trump again made contradictory statements about whether he was ready to wind down the war or escalate it.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

APTOPIX Emirates Iran US Israel
Britain to host 35 countries for strait of Hormuz talks on Thursday
Nations will explore options to reopen the critical waterway after Donald Trump told countries to ‘go get your own oil’

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Iran US Voices
Iranian president says in letter that Iran harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans
Donald Trump, who will address the US later tonight, said he could walk away from the war in two to three weeks once he felt confident Iran would not be able to build a nuclear weapon

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Germany Whale Rescue
Rescuers lose hope for humpback whale stranded in Baltic Sea
Rescuers said on Wednesday that they have lost hope for the humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast and now expect it to die in the inlet where it currently lies.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

New Zealand Dog Rescue
Hiker’s dog lost in New Zealand forest rescued after strangers fund search
When a hiker fell from a 180ft waterfall in wild New Zealand bush, rescuers were forced to evacuate the badly hurt woman without her dog, which could not be found.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Attitude 101 Awards - London
BBC knew about police investigation into Scott Mills in 2018 – reports
The London Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the 53-year-old in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a teenage boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Donald Trump
ieExplains: Trump’s order to limit mail-in voting — does he have the authority?
Critics say ‘election integrity’ plan to compile national voter list is unconstitutional and will be blocked by the courts

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Derby incident
Man, 36, to appear in court after pedestrians hit by car in Derby
Sandhu Ponnachan, of Chariot Close, Alvaston, has also been charged with six counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, one count of attempted grievous bodily harm, and one count of possession of a bladed article

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
The Iraqi interior ministry ‌confirmed the abduction of a female journalist but did not disclose her nationality

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Israel Iran US
Donald Trump says US operations in Middle East will end 'very soon'
Many countries in Europe have called the conflict illegal, with some blocking Israeli and US planes from moving weapons through their airspace

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Trump
Trump says securing Strait of Hormuz is ‘not for us’
President Donald Trump said securing the Strait of Hormuz is “not for us” and estimated that the US will be done attacking Iran in two to three weeks.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Italy Pope
Pope urges Easter end to US-Israel war on Iran
Pope Leo XIV has expressed hopes that the US-Israel war on Iran could be finished before Easter. The US-born pontiff made the remarks to reporters as he left the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome on Tuesday.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

White House Demolition
Judge orders suspension of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom construction
The judge said Donald Trump 'is the steward of the White House' but not the owner 

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Germany Whale Rescue
Humpback whale stranded again as odyssey off Baltic Sea coast stretches on
A humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast in recent days has got stuck again, authorities said, less than a day after swimming free.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Oil Tanker Dubai UAE
Middle East latest: Trump tells allies to go to strait of Hormuz and ‘just take fuel’
The US president made the remarks on social media and said other countries, ‘like the UK’, need to learn how to fight for themselves

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Congo Lumumba Statue
‘Statue’ fan misses World Cup playoff because of visa problems
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, who gained fame during the Africa Cup of Nations for posing as a statue of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s assassinated independence hero Patrice Lumumba for the entirety of games

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Children sitting on windowsill and ignoring real life immersed in their cell phones
Australian government accuses Meta, TikTok and Google of disobeying social media ban
Nearly 70% of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok had maintained access, survey found

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Surf Dog Cancer Death
Sugar the surfing dog, first canine inducted into Surfers’ Hall of Fame, dies
The 16-year-old rescue dog from Huntington Beach, California, who was a five-time dog surfing world champion, died “in her daddy’s arms”, a post on her Instagram said

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

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