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Stormont Education Minister ‘sympathetic’ to social media ban
March 8, 2026Northern Ireland’s Education Minister Paul Givan has said he is “sympathetic” to calls for a social media ban for young people. UK ministers are consulting on whether to ban under-16s from social media after a similar move in Australia. Mr Givan said he introduced a policy last year discouraging the use of smartphones during the […]
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Ian Huntley’s daughter says ‘flush his ashes down the toilet’
March 8, 2026Soham killer Ian Huntley’s daughter said she felt “relieved” when she was told his life support was turned off and thinks his ashes should be flushed down the toilet. The 52-year-old died in hospital after being attacked in the workshop of HMP Frankland, Durham, on February 26. Huntley, who murdered Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman […]
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Yvette Cooper says UK will not ‘outsource’ foreign policy amid row with Trump
March 8, 2026Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK Government’s job is not to be “outsourcing our foreign policy” after renewed criticism from Donald Trump over the conflict in Iran. She also hit back at a rebuke from Sir Tony Blair, saying it was important to “learn the lessons” from the Iraq war after the former […]
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Thousands protest against strikes on Iran at US Embassy in London
March 7, 2026Ryan Prosser Published March 7, 2026 8:45pm Updated March 7, 2026 8:46pm Protesters called for an end to airstrikes on Iran during a rally outside the US embassy in London. Thousands marched to the diplomatic mission in Nine Elms, many carrying Iranian and Palestinian flags as well as pictures of the former supreme leader Ali […]
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Romford’s Reform Referendum: Inside the borough that could ‘Brexit from London’
March 7, 2026Tory defector Andrew Rosindell was met with rapturous applause when he promised his Romford constituents a referendum to leave Greater London and rejoin Essex at the Reform UK rally. About 23km (14 miles) from central London, Romford, in the borough of Havering, was part of the county of Essex until 1965 – a decision that […]
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Dramatic moment Iranian drone strikes Dubai Airport as Middle East war escalates
March 7, 2026“In this attack, the American terrorists’ air warfare centre, satellite communication centre, early warning radars, and fire control radars were hit,” the Guards said in a statement reported by the Iranian news agency Tasnim.
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Ian Huntley shocked the nation with murder of girls in Soham
March 7, 2026Soham murderer Ian Huntley, one of Britain’s most reviled killers, has died following a vicious prison attack. The former school caretaker was serving life with a minimum term of 40 years for the murder of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002. The crime shocked the nation and led to questions about how a […]
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Soham killer Ian Huntley dies after attack in maximum security prison
March 7, 2026Soham killer Ian Huntley has died in hospital after being attacked in the workshop of a maximum security prison. The 52-year-old suffered severe brain trauma in the attack at HMP Frankland, Durham, on February 26. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman remains one of the most shocking […]
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Armed Forces chief rejects that military was unprepared for Iran war
March 7, 2026The head of Britain’s armed forces has rejected criticism that the military was ill prepared for conflict in Iran and said we are in “probably the most dangerous period” in decades. The Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, said: “What the Prime Minister and the Defence Secretary have made clear, […]
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Homeowners face higher mortgage rates as Donald Trump’s Iran war hits FTSE 100
March 7, 2026Homeowners in London and beyond are being hit with higher mortgage bills as lenders start to increase rates as the Iran war knocks the UK economy. Nationwide, HSBC and Coventry Building Society are among lenders nudging up mortgage rates as hopes of more Bank of England interest rate cuts were dampened by the conflict. David […]
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