Starmer’s national security adviser expressed concern about Mandelson appointment, documents show - as it happened - The Guardian

Starmer’s national security adviser expressed concern about Mandelson appointment, documents show - as it happened  The Guardian Politics latest: Starmer warned Mandelson was a 'reputational risk' - files show ex-ambassador wanted over £500,000  Sky News Starmer overruled warning of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson appointment, files show  The Guardian Ministers order overhaul of Whitehall standards regime to tighten appointment and vetting process  GOV.UK How could this have happened, wonders Keir – and where did I get these whoppers?  The Telegraph

Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs - The Guardian

Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs  The Guardian Kemi Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile sites  BBC Keir Starmer accuses Kemi Badenoch of U-turn on Iran war  Financial Times What we learned from PMQs: Starmer attacks Badenoch’s Iran amnesia  New Statesman We are already at war with Iran, insists Badenoch’s top aide  The Telegraph

Teenage girl stabbed at Norfolk school and boy, 16, arrested - BBC

Teenage girl stabbed at Norfolk school and boy, 16, arrested  BBCView Full coverage on Google News

Three merchant ships struck as tensions rise in Hormuz strait amid Iran war - The Guardian

Three merchant ships struck as tensions rise in Hormuz strait amid Iran war  The Guardian Iran has laid about a dozen mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say  The Times of Israel US strikes minelaying ships in Iran after warning of 'intense' day of bombing  BBC Iran-US war latest: Trump says US forces knocked out 28 Iranian mine ships in Strait of Hormuz  The Independent Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say  CNN

Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in strike that killed his father, Iran’s Cyprus ambassador confirms - The Guardian

Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in strike that killed his father, Iran’s Cyprus ambassador confirms  The Guardian Elevating injured Mojtaba Khamenei to supreme leader shows Iranian war machine can run on autopilot  The Guardian Iran official says new supreme leader is ‘fine’ despite absence from view  Financial Times Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei injured in strikes which killed his father  Sky News Iran’s new ayatollah owns luxury flats next to Israeli embassy in London  The Telegraph

US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says - The Guardian

US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says  The Guardian U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says  The New York Times Outdated intel likely led to deadly U.S. strike on Iranian elementary school, sources say  NBC News US missile hit military base near Iran school, video analysis shows  BBC Minab school bombing: what evidence is there that the US was responsible?  The Guardian

Glasgow Central remains closed after devastating city centre fire - STV News

Glasgow Central remains closed after devastating city centre fire  STV News Glasgow Central station update following Union Street fire  Network Rail media centre Glasgow fire: who owns our historic buildings?  BBC Some Glasgow Central trains resume - but station remains closed after fire  BBC Revealed: Shop where Glasgow fire started had not registered to sell vapes or paid business taxes  The Ferret

Al Quds to go ahead as 'static' London demonstration after march banned - London Evening Standard

Al Quds to go ahead as 'static' London demonstration after march banned  London Evening Standard Al Quds Day march banned after government approves Met request  BBC Al Quds march banned in London after police cite 'severe' risks  Sky News UK home secretary bans al-Quds march in London after Met Police request  Al Jazeera Pro-Iran ‘hate’ rally to go ahead despite march ban  The Telegraph

Fuel tax hike plan to be kept under review over Iran, says PM - BBC

Fuel tax hike plan to be kept under review over Iran, says PM  BBC Plans to raise UK fuel duty ‘under review’ as Middle East crisis drags on  Financial Times Calls grow for Reeves to ditch fuel tax hike over Iran  BBC PMQs: Starmer opens door to fuel duty U-turn  The Telegraph Starmer and Badenoch were like squabbling kids at PMQs  The Spectator

E-bike rider sentenced for killing grandfather, 91 - BBC

E-bike rider sentenced for killing grandfather, 91  BBC E-bike rider sentenced after killing great-grandfather, 91, on pavement in Kent  Sky News E-bike rider who killed Army veteran, 91, spared jail  The Telegraph ‘I didn't see him': 999 call made by e-bike rider after hitting veteran released  Kent Online E-bike rider sentenced after killing great-grandfather, 91, on pavement  Inbox.lv

Trump tells Axios war in Iran will end soon, 'practically nothing left' to target - Reuters

Trump tells Axios war in Iran will end soon, 'practically nothing left' to target  Reuters Trump says US 'not finished yet' in Iran, as 32 countries agree record oil reserve release  BBC Trump tells Axios there's "practically nothing left" to target in Iran  Axios Iran latest: Trump says war could end soon as ‘nothing left to target’  The Times Trump says Iran war to end ‘soon’ as Israel claims no time limit  Al Jazeera

Toddler dies after being struck by car in underground car park - BBC

Toddler dies after being struck by car in underground car park  BBCView Full coverage on Google News

Swiss bus fire killing six 'intentional,' police say - Euronews.com

Swiss bus fire killing six 'intentional,' police say  Euronews.com No evidence Swiss bus fire was terrorism, officials say  BBC Six dead and five injured after man allegedly sets himself alight on bus  Sky News At least six killed in Swiss bus fire in possible deliberate act  The Guardian Six die in Swiss bus blaze after man thought to have set fire to himself  Yahoo News UK

Iran threatens to attack Google, Amazon and Microsoft - The Telegraph

Iran threatens to attack Google, Amazon and Microsoft  The Telegraph Iran declares US-Israeli economic, banking interests in region are targets  Al Jazeera Citi, StanChart evacuate Dubai offices, HSBC closes Qatar branches as fears grow  Reuters Offices Of Tech Giants Google, Microsoft, Banks In Iran Crosshairs: Report  NDTV Iran to target US-linked banks in the Gulf  thebanker.com

IEA releases record oil reserves to counter Iran war energy shock - Financial Times

IEA releases record oil reserves to counter Iran war energy shock  Financial Times Countries agree to record release of emergency oil reserves as prices surge  BBC Extraordinary IEA announcement not enough to bring down oil price  Sky News Will releasing millions of barrels of oil stockpiles really bring down fuel costs?  The Guardian IEA agrees to release record 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war supply disruption  CNBC

More support as heating oil costs 'double' amid Iran conflict - BBC

More support as heating oil costs 'double' amid Iran conflict  BBC CMA to investigate heating oil suppliers over ‘blatant profiteering’ from Iran war  The Guardian Shropshire family turn off heating due to 'astronomical' oil price  BBC The families hit by doubling heating oil prices  The Telegraph 'Panic buying oil is causing supply crisis'  BBC

Average UK mortgage rate tops 5% as lenders scurry to reprice loans amid Middle East crisis - The Guardian

Average UK mortgage rate tops 5% as lenders scurry to reprice loans amid Middle East crisis  The Guardian Mortgage rates rise and deals pulled over Iran war turmoil  BBC Nearly 500 mortgage deals withdrawn by UK lenders in two days  Financial Times UK banks pull the most mortgage products in 3 years amid market turmoil over Iran  Reuters Iran war leads to UK mortgage rate rises  Yahoo Finance UK

European markets close lower as traders monitor Iran war developments - CNBC

European markets close lower as traders monitor Iran war developments  CNBC Stock markets drop after spike in crude oil prices amid Iran conflict  Yahoo Finance UK Market snapshot: FTSE 100 extends slump amid new oil crisis  Interactive Investor FTSE 100 Live: Stocks hit by 'risk off' mood after Gulf ship attacks, Legal & General results  Proactive Investors FTSE 100 Live: Oil tops $90 as index falls, lenders pull mortgage deals  London Evening Standard

Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry - PCMag UK

Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry  PCMag UK MacBook Neo  Apple "We're certainly not making any compromises on the design" says Apple's head of design  Dezeen Apple just created a billion more Mac users  Macworld Apple MacBook Neo review: a true budget Mac laptop or a compromise too far?  stuff.tv

£2 billion PlayStation lawsuit over unfair store pricing goes to trial - Metro.co.uk

£2 billion PlayStation lawsuit over unfair store pricing goes to trial  Metro.co.uk Playstation court case told Sony charged users unfair fees  BBC PlayStation gamers could receive £2bn compensation if lawsuit succeeds  Sky News Sony Faces $2.7 Billion UK Lawsuit Over PlayStation Store Monopoly Claims  TechPowerUp PS5 Players Could Get Compensation as Sony Slammed for Monopolistic Practices in UK Court  Push Square

MacBook Pro Reviews: One 'Astonishing' Upgrade Beyond M5 Pro and M5 Max - MacRumors

MacBook Pro Reviews: One 'Astonishing' Upgrade Beyond M5 Pro and M5 Max  MacRumors I just tested the MacBook Air M5 and it’s almost perfect — but there's one catch  Tom's Guide The Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) is still the best ultraportable I've ever used — and I wrote this review on it  TechRadar Apple debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max to supercharge the most demanding pro workflows  Apple Apple's 18-core M5 Max beats 96-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX in Geekbench due to weak benchmark scaling — GPU performance is much less impressive [Updated]  Tom's Hardware

NVIDIA Announces RTX Mega Geometry Implementation in Witcher 4, Path Tracing for 007 First Light - TechPowerUp

NVIDIA Announces RTX Mega Geometry Implementation in Witcher 4, Path Tracing for 007 First Light  TechPowerUp 'We can’t wait for players to experience this level of detail in The Witcher 4' — how CD Projekt Red and Nvidia are teaming up to transform the future of PC gaming  TechRadar GDC 2026: Nvidia Announces RTX upgrades for several games, including a new Mega Geometry Foliage System for Witcher 4  Sportskeeda Tech The Witcher 4 Official New Gameplay Tease Confirms Fully Next-Gen Graphics  Screen Rant Nvidia announces RTX technologies in The Witcher 4, releases new Game Ready driver at GDC 2026  KitGuru

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘swashbuckling’ play The Popinjay Cavalier set for West End premiere - The Guardian

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘swashbuckling’ play The Popinjay Cavalier set for West End premiere  The Guardian Quentin Tarantino to stage 'swashbuckling comedy' play in London  BBC Quentin Tarantino’s New Play Titled ‘The Popinjay Cavalier,’ Sets West End Debut for 2027  variety.com Quentin Tarantino puts off 10th movie to develop British farce for the stage  AV Club Title and details revealed for Quentin Tarantino’s West End play  WhatsOnStage

Judges uphold decision to drop terrorism case against Kneecap member - Sky News

Judges uphold decision to drop terrorism case against Kneecap member  Sky News UK government loses appeal over quashed Kneecap terror charge  BBC Kneecap rapper will not face terrorism trial after high court rejects CPS appeal  The Guardian Court rules no new terror trial for Kneecap's Ó hAnnaidh  RTE.ie 'It was always about Palestine,' says Kneecap's Mo Chara as CPS loses appeal to terror case | UTV | ITV News  ITVX

Prince of Wales hands Warwick Davis his OBE - The Telegraph

Prince of Wales hands Warwick Davis his OBE  The Telegraph Harry Potter star Warwick Davis honoured with OBE by Wills at Windsor Castle  The Sun Warwick Davis and Alex Greenwood among those honoured by Prince of Wales  lbc.co.uk Warwick Davis backs social media ban for children to help them explore nature  The Independent Warwick Davis is supported by a mystery woman and his children while receiving an OBE from Prince William after crediting 'Sponge' for helping him to 'love again' after his wife's death  Daily Mail Online

Chalamet opera comments hurtful, says singer - BBC

Chalamet opera comments hurtful, says singer  BBC Has Hollywood golden boy Timothée Chalamet lost his shine?  BBC Academy wars: how did this season’s Oscars discourse get so toxic?  The Guardian The Opera and Ballet Communities Haven’t Taken Those Timothée Chalamet Comments Well: “We Should Be Trying to Uplift These Art Forms”  The Hollywood Reporter And best drama goes to… this year’s totally unhinged award season  CNN

Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal LIVE: Latest score and updates from Champions League - London Evening Standard

Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal LIVE: Latest score and updates from Champions League  London Evening Standard Champions League LIVE: Real Madrid vs Man City, PSG vs Chelsea & Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting - radio, scores & updates  BBC Havertz’s late penalty on return to Leverkusen earns Arsenal first-leg draw  The Guardian Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Arsenal commentary  Sky Sports Injury update on Trossard, Saliba and Calafiori  Arsenal.com

Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League last 16, first leg – live - The Guardian

Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League last 16, first leg – live  The Guardian Guéhi and Semenyo to make first Champions League starts against Real  Manchester City FC Pep Guardiola tells Man City to face Real Madrid with no fear  ESPN LIVE: Real Madrid vs Manchester City – Champions League last 16  Al Jazeera Real Madrid squad against Manchester City  Real Madrid CF | Web Oficial

Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea, Bodø/Glimt v Sporting, and more: football – live - The Guardian

Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea, Bodø/Glimt v Sporting, and more: football – live  The Guardian Confirmed Chelsea line-up vs PSG | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football Club Why Liam Rosenior’s return to PSG is this year’s most fascinating Champions League knockout tie  The Independent PSG v Chelsea: Get 50-1 for a goal to be scored with Betfair + a £10 free bet for the Cheltenham Festival  Racing Post Rewatching Chelsea-PSG in the Club World Cup final: What we learned and didn’t learn - The Athletic  The New York Times

Cheltenham Festival 2026 day 2 LIVE: latest news & expert tips - Racing Post

Cheltenham Festival 2026 day 2 LIVE: latest news & expert tips  Racing Post Cheltenham festival 2026: news, previews, tips and more on day two – live  The Guardian I'm a racing expert - here are my Cheltenham tips for Wednesday's festival card  The i Paper Cheltenham Festival day 3: Tips, races, odds and weather for Thursday  The Telegraph Cheltenham Festival 2026 tips, best bets and horses to watch on day three  The Independent

Bees can breathe underwater - The Telegraph

Bees can breathe underwater  The Telegraph Bumblebee Queens Can Breathe Underwater  The New York Times We Finally Know How Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater For Days  ScienceAlert Just Discovered! Bumblebee Queens Reveal Remarkable Niflaos HaBorei Surviving Underwater for a Week  VINnews Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater  Science News

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds - Space

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds  Space An interstellar comet packed with alcohol? What ALMA found in 3I/ATLAS  Phys.org Q&A About 3I/ATLAS, a Week Before Its Closest Approach to Jupiter  Avi Loeb – Medium An interstellar comet brought a weird chemical mix into the solar system  Mashable A Direct View of the Chemical Properties of Water from Another Planetary System: Water D/H in 3I/ATLAS  astrobiology.com

Billionaire Alex Gerko funds telescope showing ‘cartography of the universe’ - Financial Times

Billionaire Alex Gerko funds telescope showing ‘cartography of the universe’  Financial Times Dragonfly FRO Unveils MOTHRA: A New Telescope to Reveal the Hidden Universe  Yahoo Finance MOTHRA has its eyes — all 1,140 of them — focused on the ‘cosmic web’  YaleNews

Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere - BBC

Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere  BBC Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk  The Guardian Reentry of NASA satellite will exceed the agency’s own risk guidelines  Ars Technica The Final Journey of Van Allen Probe A  Universe Today A NASA spacecraft is expected to make an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth. Here are the risks  CNN

Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users, study finds - The Guardian

Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users, study finds  The Guardian 'Extremely frightening': Patients tell ITV News of rare sudden blindness linked to weight-loss jabs  ITVX Wegovy may have highest 'eye stroke' and sight loss risk among semaglutide GLP-1 agonists  Medical Xpress Wegovy jab may carry higher risk of sight loss - study  RTE.ie Studies flag rare vision-loss risk after starting GLP-1RAs  the limbic

Alternative to HRT for menopausal hot flushes now on NHS - BBC

Alternative to HRT for menopausal hot flushes now on NHS  BBC Drug that prevents hot flushes to be available on NHS in England  The Guardian NHS will offer non-hormonal hot flush treatment to menopausal women  The Times Menopausal women who can’t take HRT to be offered new pill to tackle symptoms  The Independent Menopause breakthrough: A new drug could stop hot flashes without hormones or major side effects  Futura, Le média qui explore le monde

Breast cancer detection 'up by 10% with use of AI' - study - BBC

Breast cancer detection 'up by 10% with use of AI' - study  BBCView Full coverage on Google News

Women receiving worse treatment for back and neck pain – UK study - The Guardian

Women receiving worse treatment for back and neck pain – UK study  The Guardian