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Trump claims Iranian Supreme Leader killed in US-Israeli strikes
February 28, 2026Demonstrators earlier called for regime change in Iran (Jeff Moore/PA) PA Wire In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president said the Ayatollah’s death is “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country”. His death after 37 years as Iran’s supreme leader, along with the reported deaths […]
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Iran war LIVE: Netanyahu says ‘growing signs’ Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei is killed after US-Israel strikes
February 28, 2026Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there are “growing signs” Khamenei “is no longer”. But he did not explicitly confirm his death as he called on ordinary citizens to “flood the streets and finish the job”. But writing on his Truth Social platform the US President said: “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, […]
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‘A temple of food’: London’s grande dame Simpson’s in the Strand rises again
February 28, 2026Simpson’s in the Strand was the sort of London institution where nothing changed without very good reason. Founded in 1828 as a coffee and chess club, the restaurant introduced wheeled silver trolleys so waiters could dispense roast beef and gravy without disturbing the players’ concentration, and kept them long after the chessboards had gone. In […]
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Thanksgiving service to be held for late former health secretary Jeane Freeman
February 28, 2026A thanksgiving service is to take place in memory of former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman. Ms Freeman died on February 7 aged 72 after being diagnosed with cancer in January. A former nurse, she was MSP for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency from 2016 to 2021 and served as health secretary from […]
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Senior minister to warn Labour to resist leftward shift after by-election loss
February 28, 2026Labour should resist calls to shift leftwards in all areas of policy after its resounding defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election, a senior minister will warn. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to make the case for a new immigration crackdown next week, at the same time the Prime Minister faces intense pressure to […]
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‘Remarkable’ results in study on new prostate cancer drug
February 28, 2026A drug for advanced prostate cancer has shown “remarkable” results in an early-stage trial, experts have said. The treatment, a type of immunotherapy which harnesses the body’s immune system to fight cancer, was found to shrink tumours or halt their growth. The news was welcomed by cancer experts who said that until now, prostate cancer […]
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Shabana Mahmood to introduce legislation on migration to take on Reform
February 27, 2026Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is to introduce new legislation to overhaul Britain’s asylum system as she pushes for bold action on migration to blunt the appeal of Reform UK. She will say the Government must cut migration or risk opening the door to the right who would divide communities with the kind of anti-immigration raids […]
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Koran burning case ruling rejection of ‘back door blasphemy law’ – campaigners
February 27, 2026Campaigners have said the High Court has rejected a “wrongheaded attempt to introduce a blasphemy law by the back door” as judges upheld the acquittal of a man who burned a Koran in public. Hamit Coskun was initially convicted last June of a religiously aggravated public order offence after he held a flaming copy of […]
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Afghan migrant jailed for raping ‘vulnerable’ woman
February 27, 2026A migrant from Afghanistan has been jailed for 10 years for the rape of a “vulnerable, intoxicated” woman. Musafar Hotak, 25, was convicted after a trial at Southampton Crown Court of the rape and sexual assault by penetration of the woman in the early hours of 12 July 2022. The court heard that the victim […]
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Gorton and Denton by-election result proves Polanski surge is real and the Greens are a serious threat to Labour
February 27, 2026At the wedding venue in Gorton and Denton the Green Party chose for the news conference to mark a seismic by-election victory on national television, it was clear that Zack Polanski and his team were new to all of this. There was a sea of empty chairs and but a smattering of supporters in a […]
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