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Iran has warned it will show "zero restraint" if its energy facilities are again hit by airstrikes, as the focus of the war shifts to key oil and gas infrastructure across the Middle East. Also: The BBC finds multiple reports of sexual abuse of children taking place in minimarts in the West Midlands. And the King goes for a walk on England's new coastal path named after him.
Iran has threatened to attack key energy sites belonging to its Gulf neighbours, after refineries on a gas field it shares with Qatar were hit with air-strikes. Also: UK health officials put out an urgent public health alert because of the meningitis outbreak in Kent. And the government of Senegal calls for an investigation after its football team was stripped of its Africa Cup of Nations title.
A senior US counter-terrorism official has resigned from President Trump's government saying he cannot in good conscience support the war in Iran. Also: Some students at the University of Kent are to be offered the meningitis B vaccine, in response to the outbreak in the county. And the spy novelist, Len Deighton, has died at the age of 97.
President Trump has criticised the UK's response to the Iran war and the reluctance of some allies to help break the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Also: Hundreds of students queue at the University of Kent for antibiotics after two people die in a meningitis outbreak. And the government outlines more help for companies to take on young people.
The Iranian Foreign Minister says Tehran has "never asked for a ceasefire" in the war with Israel and America. Yesterday, President Trump said that Iran wanted to make a deal, but that he felt the terms were "not good enough". In Israel, an Iranian missile hits residential areas near Tel Aviv. Also: The government announces police-style measures to tackle fly tipping in England. And: Hollywood rolls out the red carpet ahead of the Oscars.
President Trump urges the UK to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz, to help defend the vital shipping route from Iranian attacks. Israel says it's hit more than a-hundred Hezbollah command centres in the Lebanese capital Beirut. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, says she has found extra money to offer support to people struggling with higher heating oil costs. Also: The public is invited to vote an new artwork to remember Northumberland's Sycamore Gap tree.
The US has confirmed that all six members of the crew on board a military refuelling aircraft were killed when it crashed in western Iraq. European leaders have criticised the Trump administration for easing sanctions on Russian oil to curb price rises caused by the conflict. UK Petrol prices surpass £1.40 a litre - the highest in 18 months. Also: John Lennon's piano fetches nearly £2.2 million at auction.
Iranian state television has broadcast a statement attributed to the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei – in which he pledges to maintain his country's blockade of the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway.Israel is ramping up its offensive against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah – telling many more people in southern Lebanon to evacuate their homes. In other news: a woman from Tewkesbury has been jailed for 13 years for keeping a vulnerable woman as a slave, and Lloyds Banking Group is investigating after customers reported seeing other users' transactions on their apps.
Documents released by the government show that Sir Keir Starmer was warned that Lord Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein posed a "general reputational risk" if he was appointed as the UK's ambassador to the US. The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Darren Jones, told MPs that the due diligence process had "fallen short of what was required". The BBC understands that Lord Mandelson maintains he did not act criminally or for personal gain.
The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said that air strikes on Iran today will be the 'most intense' so far of the eleven-day war. In a news conference at the Pentagon, Mr Hegseth said America was achieving its war goals and winning with 'brutal efficiency' - and that Iran would be 'decisively defeated'. Also: Some local commuter services are expected to resume at Glasgow Central station tomorrow -- three days after a large fire in a neighbouring building forced it to close. And: On the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival, Lossiemouth -- trained by the leading Irish trainer, Willie Mullins -- stormed to victory in the Champion Hurdle, the first big race of the meeting.
Ministers from the G7 group of leading industrialised nations have said they are ready to take "necessary measures" to support the global supply of energy after the US-Israel war with Iran led to a big increase in the international price of oil. At one point this morning, it reached nearly $120 a barrel before falling back to less than $100. Also: Investigations have begun into what caused yesterday's fire in Glasgow city centre, which destroyed a Victorian building and forced the neighbouring Central Station to close. And: King Charles has attended the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey along with other senior royals.
More than a week after the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's clerics choose a new supreme leader. Tehran is covered in black smoke, as US-Israeli strikes continue. More attacks in the Gulf and Lebanon. Kurdish forces in Iraq prepare to cross border to fight the Iranian regime. Also: Figures for small boat crossings down so far this year, and pitch invasion at Celtic-Rangers match in Glasgow.
1Tehran's neighbours targeted with missiles and drones again despite the promise the attacks would stop. Trump says Iran is being "beat to hell" and threatens to widen air strikes. The UK places aircraft carrier on advanced readiness. Also: One of Britain's most notorious child killers, Ian Huntley dies after he was attacked in prison. And: Former rapper and Gen Z protest figure wins Nepal's election.
The US and Israel have carried out a fresh wave of strikes on Tehran, after what some of the city's residents described as the worst night of the war so far. Also: The Metropolitan Police arrest four people on suspicion of helping Iran spy on the Jewish community in London. And Russian soldiers wounded in the conflict in Ukraine could take part in future Paralympic Games.
Sir Keir Starmer, who's been criticised for his response to the crisis, insists he is providing calm level-headed leadership in the face of chaos in the Middle East. Also: The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has unveiled plans to offer families whose asylum claims have failed up to 40 thousand pounds to leave the UK voluntarily. And the BBC says it's prepared to consider reducing the cost of the licence fee, in return for getting more people to pay.
The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, said America was winning the war "decisively, devastatingly, and without mercy". Also: The Iranian president has told neighbouring states his country had to defend itself from US and Israeli attacks. And the warship the UK is deploying to the region, HMS Dragon, is not expected to head to Cyprus until next week.
President Trump has again criticised Sir Keir Starmer for not initially allowing the US to use British military bases to attack Iran. Also: Thousands of people are trying to flee Tehran. And Britain is sending a Royal Navy warship to help protect UK military personnel in Cyprus.
As the US-Israeli war against Iran continues to widen, President Trump's defence secretary has declared the American military action the "most lethal, most complex and most precise aerial operation in history". Also: Iran launches fresh attacks on targets across the Gulf. And the Iranian Red Crescent says more than 550 people have been killed in Iran.
Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at targets across the Middle East, after announcing that its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in US-Israeli attacks. At least 200 people -- most of whom were at a girls' school in the country's south -- have been reported killed in Iran. Three US service personnel have been killed in Iran's response, as well as ten people in Israel. Donald Trump has suggested that Iran's new leadership wanted to talk. Meanwhile, UK government officials are understood to be working on plans to potentially evacuate British nationals from the Middle East.
Iran has launched a wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel, and American allies across the Middle East - following this morning's joint attack by Israel and the US. President Trump has urged Iranians to use the attacks as an opportunity to rise up against their country's regime.Air raid sirens have been heard across Israel, after the launch of Iranian missiles towards the country. And: The Labour MP, Josh Simons, has resigned as a Cabinet Office Minister, saying he had become a distraction from the government's work. He's been under scrutiny because of claims the think tank he previously ran -- called Labour Together -- commissioned a report looking into the background of journalists.
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