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Keir Starmer accused of ‘mimicking Trump’ with Middle East crisis TikTok post

PM justifies position on US-Israel war on Iran in social media post using the Dire Straits song Money for NothingKeir Starmer has been accused of trying to mimic Donald Trump’s social media output after posting a TikTok video about the crisis in the Middle East overlaid with the prime minister’s...

06/03/2026 17:49 The Guardian
‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror

People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would dieMiddle East crisis – live updatesSleeplessness, fear and exhaustion gripped residents of Tehran as successive waves of strikes struck the Iranian capital, judging from messages sent...

06/03/2026 17:46 The Guardian
Teenagers killed themselves in Dorset after baby taken into care, inquest finds

Katie Powell, 17, and Jack Williams, 18, were found dead days after being arrested and child entering foster care in 2022A teenage couple killed themselves after they were arrested and their infant child taken into foster care, a jury has concluded.Katie Powell, 17, and Jack Williams, 18, were found...

06/03/2026 16:29 The Guardian
Weight-loss drugs alone will not solve UK’s obesity crisis, says Chris Whitty

Chief medical adviser warns of side-effects and calls for action on junk food advertising and making food healthierWeight-loss drugs cannot rescue the UK from its deepening obesity crisis and produce unpleasant side-effects for many users, the government’s chief medical adviser has said.Prof Chris...

06/03/2026 15:00 The Guardian
Iran’s president says ‘some countries’ have begun mediation efforts to end war

Masoud Pezeshkian says any talks must address ‘those who underestimated the Iranian people and ignited this conflict’Middle East crisis – live updatesIran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has said for the first time that some countries have begun mediation efforts to end the war with the US a...

06/03/2026 12:46 The Guardian
US grants waiver to allow India to buy Russian oil amid Iran war

‘Stopgap measure’ designed to keep oil flowing into global market as Middle East crisis disrupts crude shipmentsBusiness live – latest updatesThe US has temporarily allowed India to buy Russian oil currently stuck at sea in an effort to keep global supplies flowing and temper further price inc...

06/03/2026 09:28 The Guardian
Philippines orders energy cuts in response to Middle East war

South-east Asian country limits air conditioning and travel for public officials amid soaring fuel pricesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Philippines is searching for ways to conserve energy in response to surging fuel costs, with public officials ordered to cut back on air conditioning usage...

06/03/2026 08:26 The Guardian
Three Australians were on US submarine that sank Iranian warship, PM says

Anthony Albanese confirms ADF members were on vessel but says ‘no Australian personnel’ took part in attacks on IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has confirmed t...

06/03/2026 02:37 The Guardian
Explosions heard across Tel Aviv – as it happened

This liveblog is closed. Follow live coverage of the Middle East crisis here Iran says it has targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned “separatist groups” against action in the widening war.Tehran said on Thursday it had hit Iraq-based Kurdish groups “opposed to the revolution”, as reports...

06/03/2026 01:54 The Guardian
Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order

Residents fled Lebanese capital in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets while Tehran continues to launch retaliatory attacksMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has launched massive strikes against the southern suburbs of Beirut just hours after its military ordered the entire pop...

05/03/2026 23:45 The Guardian
Stock market falls resume as US-Israel war with Iran drives up oil and gas prices

FTSE 100 and France’s CAC down 1.5%; Germany’s DAX and Italy’s FTSE MIB down 1.6%; the Dow Jones was down 2%Middle East crisis – live updatesA market sell-off resumed on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday as fears mounted that there would be no quick resolution to the conflict in the Mid...

05/03/2026 19:35 The Guardian
Sri Lanka evacuates crew from Iranian navy vessel days after warship was destroyed by US

Urgent request to dock is submitted by vessel after US submarine sank Iranian warship in same area on TuesdayMiddle East crisis – live updatesSri Lanka has evacuated 208 crew members from an Iranian navy vessel that made an emergency request to dock, a day after a US submarine strike sank another...

05/03/2026 19:08 The Guardian
At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says

Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of warMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 13 hospitals and other health facilities have been hit during the US-Israel attacks on Iran, global health chiefs have said.The World Heal...

05/03/2026 17:50 The Guardian
HSBC, Nationwide and Coventry raise rates on fixed mortgages amid Middle East crisis

Experts say Iran war could cause energy price shock that pushes up UK inflation, in turn forcing up interest ratesHSBC, Nationwide and Coventry building societies are the first big UK lenders to announce an increase in rates on their fixed mortgage deals as a result of the Middle East crisis, with b...

05/03/2026 15:01 The Guardian
Azerbaijan accuses Iran of ‘terrorist’ drone attack on airport that injured four people

Tehran denies responsibility but strike raises prospect of US-Israel war on Iran spreading beyond Middle EastMiddle East crisis – live updatesAzerbaijan has accused Iran of a “terrorist” drone attack that struck an airport and injured four civilians, raising concerns the conflict could spread...

05/03/2026 14:47 The Guardian
‘Everyone’s calling’: demand for private jets from UK firm soars by up to 300% amid Iran war

Insider says demand is far outstripping supply and calls for creation of air bridges to evacuate people from Middle EastMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesPlanes are always urgently sought out when a crisis strikes somewhere in the world. Since the US-Israel war against Iran started on Saturd...

05/03/2026 11:00 The Guardian
Oil price continues to rise amid Middle East crisis but stock markets rebound across Asia

Reports of attack on US registered tanker in Gulf lifts crude by 3% to $84 a barrel as gas price also starts to climbBusiness live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesStock markets have rebounded in Asia after days of heavy losses driven by the war in the Middle East, but oil and ga...

05/03/2026 10:01 The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims LNG tanker in Mediterranean hit by drones

The Arctic Metagaz had been carrying 61,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas when it exploded; Ukrainian drones reported to have hit southern Russia. What we know on day 1,471Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has accused Ukraine of carrying out a attack on one of its liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

05/03/2026 02:46 The Guardian
US submarine sinks Iranian warship as conflict spreads beyond Middle East

Frigate goes down off Sri Lanka as Washington and Israel step up their offensive and promise to hit ‘deeper’ targets in IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesA torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the south coast of Sri Lanka as the Trump administration followed through o...

04/03/2026 19:50 The Guardian
Starmer’s slow start in the war against Iran could leave UK playing catch-up

Prime minister’s initial refusal to help US could constrain Britain’s ability to protect its nationals in the Gulf and reassure alliesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain knew that the US was considering attacking Iran from the moment Donald Trump told protesters that “help is coming”...

04/03/2026 19:43 The Guardian
Covid inquiry reaches ‘bittersweet’ final day of witness testimony

Campaigners say ‘hard-hitting, clear-sighted and damning’ inquiry – the most expensive in history – ‘absolutely has been worth it’‘A new normal’: inquiry’s key findings on how Covid changed UK societyBereaved families have marked the final day of witness testimony in the long-runni...

04/03/2026 18:16 The Guardian
Energy bills could rise by £160 after Iran conflict pushes gas prices higher

Household costs could reach £1,800 a year from July as UK market hits three-year highMiddle East crisis – live updatesHousehold energy bills could climb by £160 a year from this summer after the war in Iran pushed the UK’s gas market to a three-year high.A typical combined household gas and el...

04/03/2026 17:46 The Guardian
Israel strikes Tehran and Beirut as Iran vows ‘complete destruction’ in region

Rapidly escalating war enters fifth day and spreads as far as Indian Ocean with sinking of Iranian vessel off Sri LankaMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has carried out a wave of airstrikes on Iranian security targets and Hezbollah in Beirut as Tehran threatened the “complete destruction o...

04/03/2026 17:43 The Guardian
War in Middle East ‘could wipe out growth in UK living standards’

Rising oil and gas prices may affect increase of £300 a year for typical working-age households, says leading thinktankThe Middle East crisis could trigger an energy price shock that more than wipes out the £300 rise in living standards a typical working-age household could otherwise expect this y...

04/03/2026 15:55 The Guardian
From petrol to groceries: how Middle East crisis is driving up prices

Global supply chains are disrupted and prices are rising across sectors amid warnings worse is to come if conflict persistsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesWhat we know on day five of the Iran warThe conflict in the Middle East has disrupted global supply chains and triggered price rises ac...

04/03/2026 14:42 The Guardian
Starmer not prepared to join a war ‘without lawful basis and viable plan’, he tells PMQs – UK politics live

PM says country must act ‘with clarity, with purpose and with a cool head’ amid Middle East crisis and Trump criticismStarmer begins PMQs by telling the Commons that his thoughts are with Sarah Everard “on this very painful anniversary” of her death.He says the government is working hard to...

04/03/2026 12:33 The Guardian
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former supreme leader, tipped to become Iran’s next head of state

Choice of anti-western candidate would give signal that senior figures will not seek accommodation with USMiddle East crisis – live updatesWhat we know on day five of the Iran warMojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the assassinated Ali Khamenei, is being heavily tipped to succeed his father as sup...

04/03/2026 12:08 The Guardian
‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain

PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East ‘simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’Middle East crisis – live updatesEurope live – latest updatesThe Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has responded to Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat to cut of...

04/03/2026 10:14 The Guardian
Ex-Nato commander defends Starmer after Trump’s ‘no Winston Churchill’ jibe

Gen Sir Richard Shirreff says US president has launched war of choice in Iran with no clear grasp of how it will endUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain cannot become embroiled in a war “without a clear end point”, a former senior Nato commander has said,...

04/03/2026 10:10 The Guardian
Attacking Iran’s nuclear programme could drive it towards a bomb, experts warn

Fears US-Israeli onslaught could lead regime to push for bomb or embolden other groups to steal uranium stockpileMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US-Israeli onslaught against Iran is intended to resolve a 24-year standoff over Tehran’s nuclear programme, but it runs the risk of backfiring an...

04/03/2026 09:30 The Guardian
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Here's what they said 07/03 05:32 - Iran war: What is happening on day eight of US-Israel attacks? 07/03 05:32 - Iran war: What is happening on day eight of US-Israel attacks? 07/03 05:15 - For Xi, Trump’s Embrace of War Proves China Needs More Power 07/03 05:01 - US approves emergency sale of heavy bombs to Israel 07/03 04:36 - Trump Calls On Private Companies to Take On a Bigger Role in Cyber 07/03 04:02 - There's an inflation wave coming - what does the war mean for the UK economy? 07/03 03:48 - Tehran warns Europe to stay out of conflict or face ‘retaliation’ – as it happened 07/03 03:13 - US considers lifting more sanctions on Russian oil as Iran conflict sees global prices surge 07/03 03:07 - Trump scolds Fox News reporter for question about Russia helping Iran target US troops – as it happened 07/03 02:50 - Russia Gets Silent Treatment in Paralympics Return 07/03 02:33 - Three people killed and three hospitalized as Michigan town hit by tornado 07/03 02:13 - Canada's Mark Carney tries to strike a balance on Iran 07/03 02:11 - Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again 07/03 02:08 - Canadian PM Mark Carney says former prince Andrew should be removed from royal line of succession 07/03 02:04 - Live: Israel launches broader attacks on Tehran as war goes into eighth day 07/03 01:52 - 'An Iranian missile landed on him': Sky News speaks to son of expat who died in United Arab Emirates 07/03 01:10 - The Papers: 'Trump demands Iran's surrender' and 'UK voters say no to joining war' 07/03 01:07 - Wake up before it’s too late: Oppose the unjust, cruel war on Iran 07/03 01:07 - Wake up before it’s too late: Oppose the unjust, cruel war on Iran 07/03 01:05 - Iran’s strikes on the Gulf: Burning the bridges of good neighbourliness 07/03 01:05 - Iran’s strikes on the Gulf: Burning the bridges of good neighbourliness 07/03 01:04 - America’s Gulf war machine: What we know about the US military network in the Middle East 07/03 01:02 - Reported Tornadoes Slam Michigan, Leaving Injuries in Their Wake, Governor Says 07/03 00:36 - Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war 07/03 00:32 - AI-generated Iran war videos surge as creators use new tech to cash in 07/03 00:27 - Iran war is latest threat to a global economy rattled by Trump 07/03 00:27 - Iran war is latest threat to a global economy rattled by Trump 07/03 00:00 - Iran war live: Tehran not to hit neighbours unless attacks originate there 07/03 00:00 - Iran war live: Tehran not to hit neighbours unless attacks originate there 06/03 23:45 - How the War in Iran Is Disrupting the World’s Oil 06/03 23:35 - Iran War Poses Test for Justice Dept. After Firings Deplete National Security Ranks 06/03 23:33 - With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the Public’s Support 06/03 23:14 - Oil price at two-year high after Qatar warns all Gulf production could stop within days 06/03 23:14 - Iranian UN ambassador condemns US-Israeli ‘criminal war’ 06/03 23:14 - Iranian UN ambassador condemns US-Israeli ‘criminal war’ 06/03 23:02 - ICE arrests US Spanish-language news outlet reporter without warrant 06/03 23:00 - Investors are expecting Donald Trump to back down in the war with Iran – but what if he doesn’t? 06/03 23:00 - Ex-Liberal MP says the party must introduce gender quotas to start winning elections 06/03 22:37 - Zelensky visits eastern front as Ukraine and Russia complete POW swap 06/03 22:12 - Trump demands ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’ from Iran; U.S. evacuates citizens from Middle East 06/03 22:08 - Qatar partially reopens airspace as Iranian strikes continue to hit Gulf 06/03 22:08 - Qatar partially reopens airspace as Iranian strikes continue to hit Gulf 06/03 22:04 - Why did the US torpedo Iran’s ‘prize’ warship? 06/03 22:04 - Why did the US torpedo Iran’s ‘prize’ warship? 06/03 22:00 - Revealed: the Ukrainian facility where UK engineers help fix vital weapons 06/03 21:32 - Impressive Raducanu into Indian Wells third round 06/03 21:32 - Russian athletes march at Paralympic opening ceremony 06/03 21:14 - Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as bombs pound Tehran and Beirut 06/03 21:11 - Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Pick to Replace Noem at DHS, Learned to Spar in Oklahoma 06/03 21:05 - Boos and boycotts as Russian flag returns to global sporting stage 06/03 21:03 - Trump’s Fantasy Is Crashing Down 06/03 20:53 - Unprepared for Iranian drones, U.S. and partners seek Ukraine’s help 06/03 20:46 - Strikes on Iran to last ‘four to six weeks’, White House says 06/03 20:46 - Strikes on Iran to last ‘four to six weeks’, White House says 06/03 20:41 - Iran, Europe & Churchill: The View from a Former British Ambassador to Iran 06/03 20:37 - US and Israel attacking Iran at ‘record pace’, war monitor says 06/03 20:37 - US and Israel attacking Iran at ‘record pace’, war monitor says 06/03 20:27 - Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say 06/03 20:09 - Winter Paralympics officially open, Russian athletes greeted with boos 06/03 20:02 - Spanish politician slams those using ‘feminism’ as excuse for Iran war 06/03 20:02 - Spanish politician slams those using ‘feminism’ as excuse for Iran war 06/03 20:01 - Cyprus raises doubts about future of British bases on island after drone strike 06/03 19:58 - Weak Jobs Data Underscores Fed’s Dilemma as War Stokes Inflation Risk 06/03 19:56 - Messi criticised for applauding Trump amid US attacks on Iran 06/03 19:56 - Messi criticised for applauding Trump amid US attacks on Iran 06/03 19:44 - Can Ukraine help defeat Iran’s drone swarms? 06/03 19:42 - What the world is getting wrong about what Iranians think 06/03 19:42 - What the world is getting wrong about what Iranians think 06/03 19:36 - Police search home of former Labour MP’s husband amid China spying investigation 06/03 19:31 - Iran war: A special edition 06/03 18:48 - Zelenskyy visits front line as Ukraine and Russia swap 500 prisoners each 06/03 18:48 - Zelenskyy visits front line as Ukraine and Russia swap 500 prisoners each 06/03 18:44 - How the Iran war is dividing Team Trump 06/03 18:08 - Iran's Azeris fear ethnic strife, sucking Turkey and Azerbaijan into the war 06/03 17:56 - News24 | Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to target US forces - report 06/03 17:51 - White House posts ‘American justice’ video days after Iran school attack 06/03 17:51 - White House posts ‘American justice’ video days after Iran school attack 06/03 17:49 - Keir Starmer accused of ‘mimicking Trump’ with Middle East crisis TikTok post 06/03 17:46 - ‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror 06/03 17:34 - Has Donald Trump failed to sell the Iran war to the world?