Key Oscars moments as snubbed Chalamet becomes butt of jokes
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Minister plays down Trump’s Nato threat, arguing US alliance strong enough to ‘outlast’ current issues – UK politics live
Pat McFadden says Trump running a ‘transactional presidency’ and that ‘our job is to navigate this’According to extracts from his statement released in advance, Keir Starmer will use his press conference this morning to repeat his claim that Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage were wrong to suggest they would unconditionally back Donald Trump when the US-Israeli war against Iran started more than two weeks ago.Starmer will say:Moments like this also tell you about leadership … Now, there are others who would have made a different decision two weeks ago.They would have rushed the UK headlong into this war without the full picture of what they were sending our forces into and without a plan to get us out.It is no surprise that our closest and most important ally is so disappointed. The Labour government’s response to the crisis in Iran has been shameful.We should have been supporting our allies, not making it harder for them. Even now Starmer is still trying to sit on the fence, which is a complete failure of leadership.Trump the coalition builder.Saturday March 7Worth recalling UK has recently taken military action to defend freedom of navigation, but in the Red Sea by attacking Houthi drone manufacturing sites in Yemen. It followed a UN SC resolution in Jan 2024 condemning Houthi attacks, but not authorising use of force.As members of Operation Prosperity Guardian, the UK took part in at least six bombing raids in 2024 and 2025 jointly with US. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: Trump threatens ‘very bad’ future for Nato if allies fail to help secure strait of Hormuz
Response muted to president’s call amid soaring oil pricesHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Continued from previous post:Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has said she has no immediate plans to send her country’s maritime self-defence forces to help protect tanker traffic in the strait of Homuz.We have not made any decisions whatsoever about dispatching escort ships. We are continuing to examine what Japan can do independently and what can be done within the legal framework.I would like to engage in solid discussions based on Japan’s views and position regarding the need for early de-escalation. Continue reading...
Margareta Magnusson, Swedish ‘death cleaning’ author, dies age 92
Magnusson’s 2017 bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning turned the Scandinavian decluttering practice into a global phenomenonSwedish author and artist Margareta Magnusson, whose book on “death cleaning” became a global phenomenon, has died aged 92.Magnusson’s 2017 book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, introduced international readers to the concept of döstädning – the practice of sorting through and giving away possessions in later life so that family members are not left with the burden of doing so after one’s death. Continue reading...
Trump steps up pressure on European allies to help protect strait of Hormuz
US president says it is ‘only appropriate’ for Europe to help, and warns failure to do so would be ‘very bad’ for NatoMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has ratcheted up the pressure on European allies to help protect the strait of Hormuz, warning that Nato faces a “very bad” future if its members fail to come to Washington’s aid.The de facto closure of the vital waterway by Tehran in retaliation for airstrikes by the US and Israel has proved catastrophic for global energy and trade flows, causing the largest oil supply disruption in history and soaring global oil prices. Continue reading...
Man City vs Real Madrid: Champions League – team news, start and lineups
Los Blancos travel to Manchester with a quarterfinal spot up for grabs in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase.
Fire at India hospital intensive care unit kills 10 people
Fire in the city of Cuttack likely caused by a short circuit, which is common in India due to poorly maintained wiring.
Trump threatens NATO allies over Strait of Hormuz help
With the Iran war entering a third week and the price of oil reaching nearly $105 a barrel on Monday, President Trump again urged NATO countries and China to help the U.S. secure the vital Strait of Hormuz.
After Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz, Nations Respond With Caution
President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they are not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
School student is second person to die from Kent meningitis outbreak, says MP
A year 13 pupil and a University of Kent student have died after contracting the disease, while 11 people remain seriously ill in hospital A school pupil has been confirmed as the second person to have died after an outbreak of meningitis in Kent, an MP has said.Over the weekend it was reported that a University of Kent student was one of two people to have died after contracting the disease, while 11 more people were seriously ill in hospital. Continue reading...