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Iran warns US ground troops would be ‘set on fire’ as diplomats meet on war
It comes as regional diplomats met in Pakistan on Sunday in the hopes of opening direct US-Iran talks and ending the month-long war

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

Derby incident
Counter terrorism officers assisting after pedestrians hit by car in English city
Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after car hit pedestrians, but police keeping an open mind about potential motives

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

Exhausted Palestinians struggle to put lives back together as world’s gaze fixes on Iran
Exhausted Palestinians struggle to put lives back together as world’s gaze fixes on Iran
Five months after a ceasefire was announced, airstrikes are still killing civilians and the humanitarian situation remains dire. 

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War
Houthi forces enter Iran war with missile attacks on Israeli military sites
The entry of the Houthis, who control Yemen’s most populous areas, poses a direct threat to the Bab al-Mandab strait

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran War
Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills three journalists covering the war
Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said its longtime correspondent Ali Shoeib was killed in southern Lebanon

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

USA. James Tolkan in a scene from (C)Cannon Film movie: Masters of the Universe (1991). Plot: The heroic warrior He-Man battle
Top Gun and Back To The Future actor James Tolkan dies aged 94
Actor James Tolkan, best known for playing authoritarian figures in the 1980s classics Back To The Future and Top Gun, has died aged 94. Tolkan died on Thursday in Lake Placid, New York, where he lived, according to his booking agent.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

APTOPIX No Kings Protest Washington
Minnesota staging flagship ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump
Organisers say more than 3,100 events have been registered in all 50 states, with more than nine million people expected to participate

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

KitKat trademark court case
Have a break-in, have a KitKat: Thieves steal chocolate haul bound for Poland
Swiss food giant Nestle says about 12 tons, or 413,793 bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

Germany Whale Rescue
Humpback whale freed by rescuers in Baltic Sea has become stranded again
A humpback whale that was freed after becoming stuck for several days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany was stranded again on Saturday after failing to find its way back to the Atlantic Ocean.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

Monaco Pope
Pope Leo visits Monaco to urge its people to use faith and wealth for good
Pope Leo XIV visited the cosmopolitan Mediterranean principality of Monaco on Saturday to encourage its people to use their Catholic faith and wealth for good.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

Tiger Woods Crash Golf
Tiger Woods released on bail after DUI charge relating to Florida car crash
The 15-time major winner was taken to jail after his Land Rover rolled over in a collision with a pick-up truck towing a trailer he was attempting to overtake on Jupiter Island.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

Israel Iran War
Yemen’s Houthis launch first attack on Israel since outbreak of conflict
While Israel was again hitting targets across Iran’s capital on Saturday, it identified what it said was a missile launched from Yemen. 

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

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Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI after rollover crash in Florida
Mr Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said Woods was not injured.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

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Hamas considering proposal to disarm in Gaza
The Hamas militant group is weighing a new proposal for disarming its fighters in Gaza, a major concession that would clear the way for US President Donald Trump’s plan for rebuilding the war-ravaged territory.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Savannah Guthrie
Savannah Guthrie to return to US TV show in April after mother’s disappearance
After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother’s apparent abduction, US TV host Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC’s Today show in April, saying in an interview that “joy will be my protest”.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Iran War
Israel launches new strikes on Iran with no sign of diplomatic breakthrough
Israel has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran after US president Donald Trump claimed talks on ending the war were going well, and gave Tehran more time to open the Strait of Hormuz – though there is no sign of Iran backing down.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Travel Delays
US senate approves funds for Homeland Security – but not immigration enforcement
The US senate has approved Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents and most other agencies, but not the immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the budget impasse that has jammed airports, ...

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Nepal Parliament
Nepal’s youngest prime minister takes oath of office
Nepal’s youngest prime minister has taken the oath of office after his party’s landslide election victory earlier this month, following a youth-led uprising that toppled the government in September.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Donald Trump
Trump extends deadline for Iran to open strait of Hormuz by 10 days
Earlier, the US president had urged Iranian leaders to negotiate an end to the near-month-long war

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Trump
Iran and US at impasse over ceasefire talks as fears grow of conflict escalation
Iran and the United States appear at an impasse over the possibility of ceasefire talks, setting the stage for another escalation in the Middle East war.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Venezuela Maduro
Maduro and wife face US court amid dispute over legal fees
Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife have appeared in a New York courtroom as they seek to have their drug trafficking indictments thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

LaGuardia Crash
Air Canada chief apologises for inability to speak French after crash message
The chief executive of Air Canada has apologised for his inability to express himself in French after politicians called for his resignation for his English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

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EU regulators investigate Snapchat ‘for failing to protect children’
European Union regulators are investigating Snapchat over concerns the platform is not doing enough to protect children and exposing them to risks such as vulnerability to sex offenders and recruitment by criminals.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Romania Andrew Tate
Police force reopens investigation into sex abuse claims against Andrew Tate
Decision comes a day after office said a former detective constable could face gross misconduct proceedings for 'alleged failures to properly investigate' the case

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

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Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC
Olympic committee says move will protect ‘fairness and safety’ as DSD athletes also face exclusion from future Olympics

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Ursula Andress
Italian authorities seize assets bought with money ‘stolen’ from Ursula Andress
Italian authorities have impounded 20 million euros (ÂŁ17. 3 million) worth of property, artworks and financial assets in and around Florence that were allegedly purchased with money stolen from original Bond girl Ursula Andress.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

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Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds
Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Iran War
Iran and US harden positions as Tehran keeps its grip on Strait of Hormuz
Iran and the United States hardened their positions as diplomacy aimed at reaching a ceasefire in the war in the Middle East appeared to be faltering on Thursday.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Golders Green incident
‘Far-fetched’ to suggest McSweeney phone theft linked to Mandelson files, says Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer insisted the phone had been stolen

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Trump
Donald Trump says Iran deal close despite Tehran denying talks to end war
US President Donald Trump said that a deal to end the war is near, after and issued its own sweeping demands to stop fighting as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

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Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder of Rihanna
A woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, from Orlando, Florida, also pleaded not guilty through her lawyer to more than a dozen other felony counts in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

United Nations-Slavery
UN urges reparations over ‘historical wrongs’ of trafficking enslaved Africans
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs”.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

FTSE 100 photos
Former Google executive Matt Brittin announced as BBC director-general
Former Google boss Matt Brittin is to replace Tim Davie as the director-general of the BBC, it has been announced.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Iran War
Pakistan has conveyed US proposal; Turkey or Pakistan could host talks, senior Iranian official says
Pakistan has delivered a proposal from the United States to Iran, and either Pakistan or Turkey could be venues for discussions to de-escalate the war in the Gulf, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russia says it shot down 389 Ukrainian drones as aerial barrage escalates
Russian air defences have downed 389 incoming Ukrainian drones, officials said, in what was the largest reported overnight attack on Russian regions and Crimea since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

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Japan conveys regrets to China after arrest of soldier over embassy break-in
Japan said it has conveyed regrets to China after authorities confirmed they arrested a Japanese army soldier on suspicion of trespass, a day after China protested over an alleged break-in at its embassy in Tokyo.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Iran War
US offers ceasefire plan – but Iran says Washington in no position to negotiate
The United States has sent a 15-point plan to Iran for a possible ceasefire, officials said, even as it began to move paratroopers to the Middle East to back up marines heading there on Wednesday.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

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US expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East, sources say
Such an escalation could dramatically raise the stakes in the conflict

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Trump
Iran's military rejects Trump's talk of negotiation, as Israel and Iran launch airstrikes
Donald Trump claimed the US was in negotiations to end the war 

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Glasgow Central fire
Glasgow Central station fully reopens more than a fortnight after nearby fire
All platforms at Glasgow Central are fully reopening more than two weeks after a fire in a nearby building led to the station’s closure for several days.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Israel US Iran
Air strikes batter Tehran as Trump claims Iran 'agreed they will never have nuclear weapons'
Thousands more US marines on their way to the Gulf amid intense barrages from both sides

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

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British pensioner died after being ‘savaged’ by XL bully, court hears
An examination of the dog after his death found no food in its stomach, but showed that he had begun to eat Mr McColl alive, the court heard

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

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Residents take shelter after large explosion at Texas oil refinery
No one was injured in Monday’s explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, about 90 miles east of Houston, Mayor Charlotte Moses said

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Israel Iran War
Iran fires more missiles at Israel and Gulf states after Trump’s claim of talks
Mr Trump also delayed a deadline for Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz for shipping or see its power stations targeted by air strikes, briefly driving down oil prices and boosting stocks

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby found guilty of 1972 sexual assault as woman awarded $19m dollars
After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors found former television superstar Cosby, 88, liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Israel US Iran
Trump raises hopes for war to wind down but no sign of reduced fighting
Mr Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, saying the US will hold off striking Iranian power plants for five more days to allow US envoys to hold talks with a “respected” Iranian leader

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026