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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

Ian Huntley missing girls
Ian Huntley’s daughter says ‘flush his ashes down the toilet’
The 52-year-old died in hospital after being attacked in the workshop of HMP Frankland, Durham, on February 26

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

Donald Trump,Pete Hegseth,Steve Witkoff
Trump rejects settling Iran war, raises prospect of killing all its potential leaders
Mr Trump said the air campaign could make negotiations a moot point if all potential leaders of Iran are killed and the Iranian military is destroyed

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran
Israel renews Lebanon assault as Netanyahu vows ‘many surprises’ in next phase
Israel renewed its assault on southern Lebanon early on Sunday, including targeting commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next ...

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

Trump Casualty Return
Trump grieves with families during return of soldiers killed in Middle East war
The dignified transfer, a ritual that returns the remains of US service members killed in action, is considered one of the most sombre duties of any commander in chief

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Iran apologises to Gulf but war still rages across region
"I personally apologise to neighbouring countries that were affected by Iran’s actions,” Iranian ‌President Masoud Pezeshkian said, urging them not to join US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Ian Huntley death
Reporter who first interviewed Ian Huntley tells of why he went to police
“It wasn’t what they’d said that I thought was strange. It was what they hadn’t said,” Mr Farmer said of the interview on August 8 2002.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Donald Trump
Donald Trump says Iran will be 'hit very hard' on Saturday
Pezeshkian says no more attacks against neighbouring countries unless they were the source of an attack against Iran

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Ian Huntley death
Soham killer Ian Huntley dies after attack in maximum security prison
Soham killer Ian Huntley has died in hospital after being attacked in the workshop of a maximum security prison. The 52-year-old suffered severe brain trauma in the attack at HMP Frankland, Durham, on February 26.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Kenya Floods
Military deployed after deadly flooding in Kenyan capital
Eight people have died, flights were disrupted and the military has been deployed as motorists in the Kenyan capital were stranded for hours on Saturday after heavy rains led to flooding.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine’s second-largest city hit by deadly Russian missile attack
At least seven people have died and 10 others, including three children, were injured after a Russian missile hit a five-storey residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, officials said.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran
Iran’s president apologises to neighbouring countries as Israel pounds Tehran
Iran’s president has said that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should to take to their grave”.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Seven days on, seven questions about the US-Israeli war on Iran
Seven days on, seven questions about the US-Israeli war on Iran
One week on from the first strikes, we look at why the war started, what the cost has been and what may come next

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Iran US Israel
Iran targets Gulf States as US warns campaign will intensify
Intense Iranian fire has targeted the Gulf Arab states as Israel and the United States kept up their air strikes targeting the Islamic Republic. There is no foreseeable end to the fighting.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Iran US Israel
Explosions rock Iran’s capital and more attacks target Israel
Explosions sent up clouds of dark smoke in the Iranian capital city early on Saturday and Tehran retaliated by firing missiles at Israel,The latest bombardments come as the United States warned of a bombing campaign that officials said would be the ...

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

US predicts Iran campaign could last up to six weeks
US predicts Iran campaign could last up to six weeks
The US military campaign against Iran may take as long as four to six weeks, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said. She added that the US is well on its way toward controlling Iranian airspace.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

Soccer - Barclays Premier League - Fulham v Wigan Athletic - Craven Cottage
Three women quizzed by police in Mohamed Al Fayed sex abuse investigation
Total of 154 people have come forward so far to report allegations of rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking as part of the force’s probe into Al Fayed.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

Donald Trump
Donald Trump says there will be no deal with Iran except 'unconditional surrender'
The US president said that after a surrender, the United States and allies “will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran
Trump rules out talks with Iran as Israel strikes Lebanon
US President Donald Trump appeared to rule out talks with Iran other than its “unconditional surrender”.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

Lord Peter Mandelson - Epstein files scandal
Mandelson gets passport back as police change release conditions
Mandelson accused of passing sensitive information on to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein during his time as business secretary

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

HMP Frankland incident
Soham killer Ian Huntley ‘blind’ and unlikely to survive prison attack
Former school caretaker, who murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, has been kept on life support in hospital after being hit repeatedly over the head by an inmate armed with a metal bar

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

EU agrees to chop meaty names from vegetarian and vegan food products
EU agrees to chop meaty names from vegetarian and vegan food products
31 meat-related names to describe vegetarian and vegan products set to go - but 'veggie burgers' and 'meat-free sausages' will remain on the table

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

Epstein & Trump At Mar-A-Lago
Epstein files: Missing FBI interviews with woman who made claims against Trump released 
The newly disclosed records show the woman claimed Donald Trump attempted to force her to perform oral sex after Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to ​the future president in the 1980s

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

Election 2026 Texas Congressman Staffer
US congressman ends re-election bid after admitting affair with aide
A US congressman has withdrawn from his re-election race after admitting to an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

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