15 activists arrested over ‘mass shoplifting campaign’ plot
Fifteen activists suspected of planning a mass shoplifting campaign have been arrested, after the group reputedly targeted The Ritz and the Crown Jewels with...
Having the courage to say no but the canniness to make people hear yes could be useful lesson for PM
“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.” Reportedly relayed to the Mail on Sunday while...
Astros’ Jeremy Peña has fractured finger tip, will miss WBC
ESPN News Services Mar 5, 2026, 11:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Before Peña’s exam, Astros manager Joe Espada...
Kristi Noem sacked as US homeland security secretary in ‘culmination of many unfortunate leadership failures’
Kristi Noem has been sacked as homeland security secretary after what a source in the Trump administration said was the “culmination of her many...
Diesel at 16-month high in UK as Iran war drives oil prices up further
UK average diesel costs have hit a 16-month high, less than a week after war gripped the Middle East and sent oil costs rocketing....
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood defends plans to deport asylum seeker children
Shabana Mahmood has defended her plans for forced deportation of children under her new asylum rules. The home secretary has said the government is...
Defence secretary twice declines to rule out Britain joining strikes on Iran
Defence secretary John Healey has twice declined to rule out Britain joining strikes on Iran, when asked by Sky News. He also said he’d...
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood defends plans to deport asylum seeker children
Shabana Mahmood has defended her plans for forced deportation of children under her new asylum rules. The home secretary has said the government is...
ISS Crew Prepares to Send Japan’s HTV-X1 Cargo Spacecraft Back to Earth After Four Months
The Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station is preparing to release Japan’s HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft after four months docked. Using Canadarm2, the...
Britney Spears spends night in cells after being arrested in California
Britney Spears has spent the night in custody after being arrested. The star was detained by highway patrol officers at 9.28pm on Wednesday and...
Ukraine peace talks could be postponed for ‘a while’ due to Iran war
Ukraine has raised the prospect of postponing future peace talks aimed at ending its four-year-old war with Russia, because of the Iran conflict. The...
As Trump unleashes chaos, China has a message it wants to the world to hear
It’s been a snowy and bitterly cold morning in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. It’s a place where journalists and their cameras are usually not allowed;...
‘A chance for freedom’ – Kurdish fighters desperate to join battle against Iran
I have witnessed Iraqi and Iranian Kurdish fighters working with American forces in Iraq and Syria over many years. The Kurds were instrumental in...
U.S. crude oil tops $80 per barrel as escalating Iran war disrupts global fuel supplies
U.S. crude oil prices on Thursday topped $80 per barrel as the escalating Iran war disrupts global fuel supplies, with traffic in the Strait...
How the Iran conflict is spreading — in pictures
The conflict in the Middle East is rapidly expanding across the region as the U.S. and Israel-led war with Iran enters its sixth day....
The hole in Starmer’s story on Iran
👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 As the war in the Middle East enters its sixth day, questions remain...
UK’s first visa ban in asylum crackdown
The government will halt visa routes for nationals from four countries who the home secretary says have “abused” the UK’s generosity. An emergency brake...
Is Cuba next? What the fallout from the Iran war means for Havana
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where...
Pre-spring QB rankings for all 68 Power 4 college football teams
Bill ConnellyMar 5, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has...