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News : BBC
 Live. UK won't be drawn into 'wider war' and will work with allies on Strait of Hormuz plan, Starmer says It comes after Donald Trump said it would be "very bad for the future of Nato" if allies don't help secure the critical waterway for global oil shipping.
Starmer announces £53m to help households most hit by rising heating oil costs Attribution
Live. Students queue for meningitis antibiotics as tribute paid to teenager who died in Kent outbreak Attribution
Jessie Buckley, Michael B Jordan and One Battle After Another reign at Oscars Attribution
Key Oscars moments as snubbed Chalamet becomes butt of jokes Attribution
Live. Nursery worker sentenced to 30 years for raping children Attribution
TikTok and Meta risked safety to win algorithm arms race, whistleblowers say Attribution
Alcohol-free beer and houmous used to measure inflation as UK shifts to healthier living Attribution
How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK Attribution
Travelodge changes policy after attacker given room key Attribution
Schoolgirl 'traumatised' after being wrongly sent to England for abortion Attribution

News : New York Times
 Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices
TehranBuildings destroyed by U.S.-Israeli strikes in the Iranian capital.
Northern IsraelAn Israeli artillery unit firing on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon.
TehranA woman cleaning her apartment after it was damaged in a strike.
TehranCleaning up debris at a destroyed building.
IraqA Kurdish woman at the border of Iran and Iraq.
Beirut, LebanonDisplaced people used plastic tarps to protect their belongings from the rain.
Holon, IsraelThe aftermath of a rocket strike.
Sidon, LebanonInspecting the site of an Israeli airstrike on an apartment.
Trump Pressures NATO Allies and China for Warships to Guard Oil Shipments
Family Outing in West Bank Ends in Hail of Israeli Gunfire

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
Students queue for meningitis antibiotics amid deadly outbreak
DLR station in heart of historic London reopens after 10-month closure
Starmer vows energy bill support for some households
Dozens of MPs call on Starmer to prevent Lords from blocking assisted dying Bill
Hammersmith & City line part suspended after trespasser incident
All options should be on table to keep Strait of Hormuz open, says Sarwar
Messages between Natalie McNally and murder accused ‘had no trace of argument’
Financial help for households reliant on heating oil – who is eligible?
Starmer says UK working with allies on ‘viable plan’ to open Strait of Hormuz
Nursery worker jailed for raping and abusing young children

News : Sky
 Starmer announces energy bills support - as oil stays above $100 milestone
Reform 'united' with Labour and others in not wanting more UK involvement in Iran
Businesses to get £3,000 state bonus for hiring unemployed young people
What is the current picture with oil prices?
Starmer attempting a difficult dance between Trump and energy prices
Starmer announces support for heating oil users - but was open-ended on wider measures
Government to support those using heating oil - but what is it?
What did Starmer say on Iran and cost of living?
Hormuz reopening won't be a NATO mission
Starmer: Bills will soon come down under Labour government
Starmer denies misleading Commons over Mandelson
Trump threatens NATO over Iran - but Starmer says UK 'won't be drawn into wider war'
Hundreds of masked students queue for antibiotics in deadly meningitis outbreak
Nursery worker who raped and abused toddlers jailed
Three arrested after man's body found in wheelie bin
Big rise in mortgage rates with hundreds of products removed over inflation fears

News : Telegraph
 LiveStarmer: Britain will not be drawn into wider war PM announces 53m heating oil support
Iranian drone strike hits Dubai airport Attack on UAE halts flights for several hours as civil defence teams respond to blazing fuel tank
Trump’s mother of all miscalculations
LiveMarketsInterest rate cut ‘completely off the table’
Iran’s propaganda machine operating in overdrive OSCARS 2026
One Battle wins best picture in Oscars triumph Jessie Buckley is first Irish woman to win best actress
Sean Penn was right to skip this sorry Oscars circus
The unlikely rise of Jessie Buckley, from reality TV reject to Oscar winner
Oscars 2026 red carpet: Every look from Gwyneth Paltrow to Timothée Chalamet These are the best-dressed actors at the 2026 Academy Awards
Students ‘caught meningitis at nightclub’ Two dead and 11 in hospital after outbreak in Kent
Fifteen vehicles crash on motorway

News : Guardian
 Middle East crisis liveTrump increases pressure on allies over strait of Hormuz; flights suspended at Dubai airport
Middle East crisisUS not ready to seek deal to end war with Iran, Donald Trump says
TimelineConflicting US statements in the second week of the war on Iran
AnalysisInitiative may be slipping away from US and Israel as Middle East crisis deepens
EnergyOil company shares soar to all-time highs
USCall for allied protection of strait of Hormuz in doubt as allies appear sceptical
Oscar winnersFull list of winners
Oscars photosOne Battle After Another, Sinners take big wins – in pictures
Oscars monologueConan O’Brien targets Timothée Chalamet and Ted Sarandos
Viral momentsO’Connell’s fangs, Conan’s bits and a dead stare
FilmDiane Warren becomes new record-holder for longest ever Oscars losing streak

News : Huffington Post
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5 Science-Backed Ways To Speed Up Your Running Pace
10 Questions Your Younger Relatives Wish You Were Asking Them
7 Things House Cleaners Wish You’d Do Before They Turn Up
7 Biggest Snubs And Surprises Ahead Of This Year's Oscars

Internet : Wired News
 Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code
John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job
How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks
A New Study Details How Cats Almost Always Land on Their Feet
6G Is Coming. Here’s What to Expect From the Next Generation of Cellular Tech
Louis Theroux on the Manosphere: ‘It’s Highly Profitable to Be a Dick on the Internet’
Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True
Uncanny Valley: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs
Brompton's Electric T-Line Is a Gorgeous Folding Ebike, but It Has a Speed Limit
The Best Red Light Hair Growth Device You Can Buy Is on Sale
iGarden’s M1 Pro Max 100 Brings Sports-Car Design to Pool Cleaning
Hands-On With Razer’s $1,337 Gaming Mouse
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
 'We will not be drawn into the wider war': Starmer knocks back Trump's call for British ships in the Strait of Hormuz - despite president warning he 'will remember'
Dubai 'arrests foreign survivors of Iranian drone strike after they sent images of explosion aftermath to loved ones to prove they were safe'
Red Ed's eco-crusade has been dubbed 'a monumental act of political self-harm' after he rejected calls to expand North Sea oil production
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will claim on Monday his 'first priority' is to ease the impact of soaring oil prices on squeezed households.
Kate lets Diana take the spotlight: Princess skips Mother's Day post after emotional cancer message and Photoshop furore
The future King, 43, shared a single, never-before-seen photograph of his mother to mark the holiday, but did not follow it up with a picture of his wife, the Princess of Wales.
'Unusual' meningitis outbreak that has killed two Kent students could be caused by new strain, experts fear as hundreds queue for antibiotics
The victims, aged from 17 to 21, were a student at the University of Kent in Canterbury and a sixth-former at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in nearby Faversham.
Boss ordered to pay Irish bookkeeper £23,000 after calling her 'potato' says he thought it was 'workplace banter' but realises he got it 'badly wrong'
Mick Atkins, 56, says he been unable to sleep as his construction firm's 24-hour hotline was bombarded with calls after a tribunal ruled he racially harassed bookkeeper Bernadette Hayes.
KEMI BADENOCH: Keir Starmer wants to believe Britain is merely an observer in this conflict... that is fantasy

Misc. : Vice
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Computer Weekly
 Interpol obliterates cyber criminal infrastructure
UK falls behind on supercomputing amid slow investment, NAO warns
Openreach trials ‘pioneering’ fibre-optic water leak detection
News brief: Risk of Iran-backed cyberattacks rising in U.S.
Qdrant raises $50M in funding to fuel vector database growth


Politics : BBC
 PM says UK working with allies on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz It comes after President Trump urged the UK and other countries to send warships to protect the vital shipping channel.
Starmer announces £53m support to help with heating oil costs Attribution
Companies offered £3,000 to hire jobless under-24s 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
Police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers being considered Attribution
We will intervene on energy bills if necessary, says Miliband Attribution
Doomed hereditary peers spy chance to stay in the Lords Attribution
Former Labour minister dies after cancer diagnosis 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
Who is Peter Mandelson? Attribution
From our Political Editor Chris Mason
Chris Mason: There may be no knockout blows from Mandelson files but it's far from over Attribution
Chris Mason: The cost of living is catapulted centre stage yet again Attribution
What did Keir Starmer say about the Iran conflict? Video, 00:00:52What did Keir Starmer say about the Iran conflict? Attribution

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News : Independent
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Trump says Nato faces 'very bad future' if allies don't help US in Strait of Hormuz
Iran will fight ‘as long as it takes’ after Trump rules out peace deal
UK ‘intensively’ looking at options to reopen Strait of Hormuz
I’m a trauma expert – this is what the Iran war’s doing to our brains
Oscars 2026 live updates: One Battle After Another wins Best Picture after hugely successful night
2026 Oscars: The full list of winners
Conan O’Brien cracks Epstein joke in Oscars opening monologue
Oscar delivers most devastating In Memoriam segment in years
‘Like an earthquake’: Inside Israel’s deadly strike on medical centre
Starmer to pledge support for UK’s poorest homes to help with soaring energy bills
Zelensky warns Iran conflict could threaten Kyiv’s ability to fight back against Putin
Crowds chant ‘death to the IDF’ at al-Quds rally in London as police arrest protesters
Two people die after outbreak of meningitis at UK university
Britain will not rejoin EU or set up customs union, Starmer’s top negotiator warns
I lost half my life savings to a fake David Attenborough – here’s how
Starmer urged to replace nuclear deterrent to end reliance on US
Woman charged with murdering baby girl after she fell from height
Women ‘missing out’ on motherhood because of ‘delay’ in men maturing
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