Israel and the U.S. launch strikes against Iran

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Israel attacks Iran as blasts heard in Tehran – live updates

Israel’s military sounded air raid sirens across the country ‘to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launched toward Israel’ in retaliationFull report: Israel bracing for retaliation after strikes on Iran The Iraq transport ministry said on Saturday it has also closed national airspace after Israel launched what its defence minister described as a pre-emptive attack against Iran, the state news agency said.Iran has closed its airspace until further notice, the civil aviation authority has said, according to a report from AFP. Continue reading...

The U.S. last bombed Iran in June, striking three nuclear facilities.

Premium bonds: odds of a win to get worse from April

Likelihood of winning to decrease after NS&I cut the proportion of the total invested amount paid out in prizesThere was some bad news this week for Britain’s 22 million-strong army of premium bond holders: the odds of winning a prize are to get worse.National Savings and Investments (NS&I) says it is cutting the proportion of the total invested amount paid out in prizes from 3.6% to 3.3% a year with effect from April’s draw. Continue reading...

Harrods faces legal action over £1-a-head dining charge not going to staff

Case brought by 29 workers and backed by UVW union seen as test case that could lead to changes at other restaurantsHarrods is facing legal action over its addition of a £1-a-head cover charge to diners’ bills that does not go to workers, in a test case that could lead to changes at a string of upmarket restaurants.Legislation, which came into force in October 2024, requires business owners to hand over all tips and service charges to staff. Some restaurants, including those at Harrods, add a mandatory cover charge as well as an optional service charge and only pass on the latter to their workers. Continue reading...

Labour anxiety and accusations after big shift in Muslim vote to Greens

PM criticises ‘sectarian politics’ in byelection but party may fear Greens’ nascent leftwing political machineThe Green party’s success at winning Muslim votes in Gorton and Denton has sent tremors through Westminster, prompting recriminations and accusations from opposition parties, who sense another major realignment in British politics.Experts say Hannah Spencer’s unexpectedly wide margin of victory was delivered in part by a significant shift of Muslim voters from Labour to the Greens. Continue reading...

Pakistan says ‘no dialogue’ with Afghanistan as attacks persist

Pakistani media reported a drone hit a mosque in Bannu near the border, injuring at least five people.

LIVE: Israel attacks Iran, multiple explosions heard in Tehran

Multiple explosions heard in Tehran as Israel launches attacks on Iran.

Israel launches attack on Iran, explosions in downtown Tehran

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had waged the attack to preemptively "remove threats to the State of I