Oil falls and shares rebound after Trump says talks have been held to end war
Energy prices fall and stock markets rebound after the US president says "very good and productive" talks have been held.
Read Full StoryLatest News
Kenyan ex-foreign minister arrested and accused of staging his disappearance
The reported disappearance of Raphael Tuju had led to claims he may have been abducted.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Postpones Strikes on Iran’s Power Plants, Citing ‘Strong Talks’
Iran disputed Trump’s claim of productive negotiations, casting it as a ploy to soothe markets and to buy time for more military action.
Israel Says Its Own Artillery Killed a Farmer, Not a Hezbollah Rocket
Ofer Moskovitz, 60, an avocado farmer in a kibbutz on Israel’s border with Lebanon, was killed Sunday when the car he was riding in was hit.
Counter-terror police investigating after ‘horrific antisemitic attack’ on Jewish charity’s ambulances – latest updates
CCTV showed three people setting light to an ambulance in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday morningThe London Fire Brigade received 56 calls about the fire attack on four Jewish community ambulances, which involved the explosion of several cylinders stored in the vehicles, a senior figure from the fire service said.Giving a statement at the scene in Golders Green, Paul Askew, deputy assistant commissioner for the London Fire Brigade, said:Early this morning, London Fire Brigade control room took the first of 56 calls reporting a fire on Highfield Road in Golders Green.Upon arrival, crews were met with a well-developed fire involving four ambulances. Several cylinders stored within the vehicles exploded because of the heat, causing damage to the windows of a nearby residential block.We have already spoken to local community and faith leaders and will continue that work today. A specific policing plan focused on key community locations across the area is under way and will continue beyond the coming days as we move towards Passover in early April.This attack comes at a time when fears are already heightened given global events and recent attacks targeting Jewish communities in other parts of Europe. Continue reading...
HMS Dragon has arrived near Cyprus and will join defence operations from tonight, says minister – UK politics live
John Healey tells MPs that the warship has arrived in the eastern MediterraneanMatthew Pennycook, the housing minister, was speaking for the government on the morning news programmes earlier. Speaking to LBC, he confirmed that the government wanted the Competition and Markets Authority to deal with any potention profiteering by oil companies. Pennycook said prices were “prices are soaring in places” and “we’re seeing a huge differentiation in prices across the country, which is why the CMA have put fuel retailers on notice”.Donald Trump has said he has instructed the defence department to postpone all airstrikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period, Yohannes Lowe reports. This is subject to the “success” of ongoing “meetings and discussions”, Trump said in a Truth Social post. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: Trump says both Iran and US ‘want to make a deal’ and claims they will talk today
US president had earlier postponed strikes on Iranian power plants for a five day period, but sources in Iran deny ‘productive’ talks took placeIran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plantsBritish prime minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the war in Iran on Monday, with chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey also attending, the UK government has said.Financial markets face another turbulent week after Iran said it would strike its Gulf neighbours’ energy and water systems if Donald Trump followed through on his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open up the crucial strait of Hormuz.Topics expected to be covered are the economic impact of the crisis on families and businesses, energy security and the resilience of industry and supply chains alongside the international response. Continue reading...
Reacher star Alan Ritchson filmed allegedly assaulting neighbor
Video allegedly shows actor striking a man in front of actor’s kids in what looks like a suburban Tennessee neighborhoodAlan Ritchson, the actor best known for his role in the hit action series Reacher, was filmed allegedly assaulting his neighbor in front of the actor’s children.In a video obtained by TMZ on Sunday, the 43-year-old appeared to strike a man several times as he kneeled on the ground in what looked like a suburban neighborhood in Tennessee. Two children, reported by TMZ to be Ritchson’s, can be seen nearby sitting on motorbikes and watching the incident unfold. Continue reading...
Military plane 'carrying 110 soldiers' involved in accident in Colombia
A military transport plane carrying 110 soldiers has been involved in an "accident" in Colombia, local media have reported.
A live stream lie unravelled: how Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with pregnant girlfriend’s murder
YouTube gamer planned audacious alibi, appeared grief-stricken at wake and apparently spied on victim’s familyMan who used false gaming alibi found guilty of Natalie McNally’s murderTo get away with murder, Stephen McCullagh planned an audacious alibi: he would trick the world into thinking he was at home livestreaming a video game when in fact he was 17 miles away, extinguishing a life.He prerecorded a six-hour session of him playing Grand Theft Auto and uploaded it on the night of 18 December 2022, to give the impression to his YouTube channel’s 37,000 subscribers that he was at home in Lisburn, County Antrim, wearing a Santa hat, eating snacks, sipping Guinness and making jokes. “I am not leaving the house tonight,” he said. Continue reading...