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News : BBC
Live. US embassy in Iraq hit by drone strike as several Western leaders call for de-escalation in Lebanon The attack on the US embassy in Baghdad is described as "the most intense assault" since the war broke out while European leaders condemn the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Chris Mason: Why Starmer thinks he's called it right on war despite Trump barbs Attribution
Will Scotland be the first nation in the UK to legalise assisted dying? Attribution
Reeves vows to stop UK tech from 'drifting abroad' Attribution
Dozens killed after Afghanistan rehab centre struck Attribution
Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up Attribution
Train delay repay rule changes to make claims easier Attribution
Moving English tests for migrants online risks criminal abuse, providers warn Attribution
Millions without electricity as Cuba's power grid collapses Attribution
And the burger goes to... Michael B Jordan marks Oscars win at fast food chain Attribution
Live. US embassy in Iraq hit by drone strike as several Western leaders call for de-escalation in Lebanon The attack on the US embassy in Baghdad is described as "the most intense assault" since the war broke out while European leaders condemn the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

News : New York Times
‘This Is Not Our War’: Europe and U.K. Push Back Against Trump’s Demands
As American Bombers Take Off From Britain, Memories of Iraq Loom Large
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U.S. Turns to Unlikely Source for Help in War With Iran: Iranian Boats
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Cuba Is Weakened, Trump Says, and ‘I Can Do Anything I Want With It’
U.S. Says Cuban President Must Go but Regime Can Remain in Place
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Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
In Tense Meeting, Mehmet Oz Pressed Medical Societies on Trans Care for Teens

Sport
: Telegraph

Why Jacquet joined Liverpool in deal worth £60m and not Chelsea for £70m football
Palace sign Strand Larsen but face Mateta dilemma after Milan move collapses Transfer deadline day
Grieving Itoje backed to give England a lift from the bench against Wales Rugby union
ExclusiveAlonso expected to be on three-man shortlist to succeed Guardiola Football
No coach, no problem for ‘super aggressive’ Raducanu Tennis
Tony Pigott’s last interview‘Cats have nine lives – I’m into my teens’ Cricket
FootballRomero calls Spurs squad depth ‘disgraceful’ in new dig at board
FootballRonaldo on collision course with Saudis after missing match
RacingAamilah Aswat victorious for the Queen as first black female winner



 

News : London Evening Standard
Tube strike latest: Peace talks held as TfL boss gives positive update
Mum's fears for daughter with meningitis as third school confirms case
DLR station in heart of historic London reopens after 10-month closure
Teenager, 18, stabbed to death in west London street of £2.5m homes
Rush-hour hit by major Sussex rail fault and Tube disruption
Thousands urged to get antibiotics amid deadly meningitis outbreak
Starmer to chair Cabinet after Trump attack on UK’s response to Iran war
First Minister ‘wrong’ to stay away from Washington DC, Lyons says
Taoiseach to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House
People who attended nightclub urged to get antibiotics amid meningitis outbreak
Ticket sales open for Barbie exhibition coming to Scotland for first time

News : Sky

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Trump fooled by fake AI video - and three other takeaways from his latest appearances
Stop blaming Brexit for economic woes, Reeves told
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News
: Telegraph

Race to stop meningitis spreading nationwide Emergency measures after health bosses waited over the weekend to warn public about killer outbreak
Pictured: Grammar school pupil who died in outbreak Juliette, who attended Queen Elizabeths in Faversham, died on Saturday from virus that has put 13 others in hospital
LiveTrump ‘was warned that strikes on Iran would strengthen regime’
Mojtaba Khamenei escaped death by seconds, leaked audio reveals
AnalysisWhy Germany is not afraid of Trump
President to Starmer: Can’t you make up your own mind?
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Britain needs EU’s help to grow again, says Reeves
Gerry Adams ‘must have approved Mountbatten’s murder’, court told
Hundreds of luxury London properties to be sold after shadow bank’s collapse
Banksy’s true identity revealed in 26-year-old arrest record Guerrilla artist unmasked in police document after he defaced New York billboard, according to report

News : Guardian
Full reportEuropean countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz
LebanonIsrael’s plan to expand Lebanon ground campaign fuels fears of prolonged occupation
IranGulf states may be covertly encouraging attacks by US, Iran foreign minister says
OilIEA to consider release of more oil reserves as Iran war keeps prices high
US Vance denies ‘wedge’ over Iran war as Trump predicts victory soon
US militaryAt least 200 American troops wounded in Iran war, US military says
‘The videos are terrifying’Students describe spreading panic amid Kent meningitis outbreak
ExplainerKent meningitis outbreak: key questions answered
‘The videos are terrifying’Students describe spreading panic amid Kent meningitis outbreak
ExplainerKent meningitis outbreak: key questions answered
Politics WeeklyCan Starmer avoid being drawn into the US-Iran war?

News : Huffington Post
Elevating Exports with UK Export Finance
Every Actor And Film That Won An Award At The 2026 Oscars
All The Celebrity Photos You Need To See From This Year's Oscars Red Carpet
Oscars Host Conan O'Brien Kicks Off Ceremony With Timothée Chalamet Backlash Jibe
Iranian Spokesperson Sends UK Bleak Warning Over Helping Trump Keep Hormuz Open
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Leeks Are In Season, So I Asked Chefs The Very Best Meal To Make With Them
Iran Is The Only Country Which May Have Been Ready For This Conflict, Ex-MI6 Chief Claims
Piers Morgan Rips Into Donald Trump For Thinking He Could 'Pull A Venezuela' In Iran
Finished One Piece Already? Everything We Know About Season 3 – And Beyond

Internet : Wired News
The Tesla Influencers Leaving the ‘Cult’
Wall Street Is Already Betting on Prediction Markets
‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams
COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages
These Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play
Apple's New AirPods Max 2 Headphones Are a Lazy Update
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Brompton's Electric T-Line Is a Gorgeous Folding Ebike, but It Has a Speed Limit
How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks
Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X
Iran Warns US Tech Firms Could Become Targets as War Expands
The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos

News Mail
EXCLUSIVEA Yugoslav princess, her Welsh business partner and a £50,000 'scam' hatched in council house
British Airways cancels all flights into Dubai until summer as conflict in the UAE enters third week
The airline announced it would also suspend travel to Amman, Bahrain and Tel Aviv until after May 31.
How Putin is backing Iran in war with US: Russian-designed satellites help Tehran hammer US bases... while pushing up oil prices to fund their war in Ukraine
Moscow's support has ranged from sharing satellite imagery and battlefield intelligence to advising on drone tactics drawn from the war in Ukraine, according to Western officials.
The desperate upsetting problem that brews between so many single mothers and their sons. No one talks about it, says youth psychologist ELIZABETH McKANE. But it's time to confront the unsayable
I realised that lots of the vile young men featured in Louis Theroux's Inside The Manosphere shared the same backstory as so many of my clients who grew up to commit terrible acts of misogyny
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My recent worrying experience ­suggests that, once you have lost the weight, keeping it off for the long term is a very real battle.
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Misc. : Vice
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Computer Weekly
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Everpure’s Evergreen One for AI brings Exa flash and GPU-based service-level agreements
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SuperMicro takes on server leaders as AMD pushes on-premise AI
News brief: Risk of Iran-backed cyberattacks rising in U.S.
Qdrant raises $50M in funding to fuel vector database growth


Politics
: BBC

Trump 'not happy' with UK response to Iran conflict It comes after Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was working with allies on a plan to protect the Strait of Hormuz.
Chris Mason: Why Starmer thinks he's called it right on war despite Trump barbs Attribution
Reeves vows to stop UK tech from 'drifting abroad' Attribution
Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills Posted
Starmer announces £53m support to help with heating oil costs Attribution
Companies offered £3,000 to hire jobless under-24s Attribution
Scotland's assisted dying debate reaches final stages on eve of vote Attribution
Starmer warned over assisted dying bill by more than 100 Labour MPs Attribution
Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's Tice Attribution
One-off £2,000 grant gives care leavers head start, study finds Attribution
Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private care, says watchdog Attribution
UK must build own nuclear missiles to end reliance on US, say Lib Dems Attribution
Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis Attribution
Dharshini David: Economy on shaky ground even before Iran war Attribution
Churchill's granddaughter happy with his picture being replaced on £5 note. Video, 00:00:49Churchill's granddaughter happy with his picture being replaced on £5 note Attribution
Chris Mason: There may be no knockout blows from Mandelson files but it's far from over Attribution
A 'weirdly rushed' appointment - and other key takeaways from Mandelson files Attribution
From our Political Editor Chris Mason
Chris Mason: Why Starmer thinks he's called it right on war despite Trump barbs Attribution
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Trump lashes out at UK after Nato allies reject demand to help open Strait of Hormuz
‘Not Nato’s war’: Germany and UK reject Trump’s call for help in Strait of Hormuz
People ‘high up’ in the White House are against war, says Trump ally turned foe
Students with masks queue in ‘Covid-esque’ scenes after two die in meningitis outbreak
Clubbers urged to ‘come forward’ for antibiotic treatment
Ukraine planned to bankrupt Putin with his own war dead – but Trump wrecked it
Zelensky to visit UK today as government vows ‘not to forget war in Europe’
Farage’s immigration plans will spark EU trade war ‘worse than Trump tariffs’
Major UK car park firm NCP collapses into administration
Trump reveals that chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer
Britons should pay as little tax as legally possible, Tice says
Man claims estranged wife ‘filmed passwords to steal £180m of bitcoin’
How Sean Penn became Zelensky’s closest American ally after Trump’s latest snub
Paedophile nursery worker jailed after sexually abusing children
Britain to be warmer than Athens with temperatures set to soar
Reeves to push for ‘deeper EU ties’ as she makes major AI pledge
Yoga teacher in £5m inheritance battle with brother of late husband
Cuba’s electric grid collapses plunging millions into island-wide power blackout
‘Shh, you’re very obnoxious’: Trump targets another female reporter
Cuba’s electric grid collapses plunging millions into island-wide power blackout
‘Shh, you’re very obnoxious’: Trump targets another female reporter

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