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    Iran launches attacks across Middle East after US and Israel strikes on its territory

    02/28/2026 | 16 mins.
    Iran has launched a wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel, and American allies across the Middle East - following this morning's joint attack by Israel and the US. President Trump has urged Iranians to use the attacks as an opportunity to rise up against their country's regime.Air raid sirens have been heard across Israel, after the launch of Iranian missiles towards the country. And: The Labour MP, Josh Simons, has resigned as a Cabinet Office Minister, saying he had become a distraction from the government's work. He's been under scrutiny because of claims the think tank he previously ran -- called Labour Together -- commissioned a report looking into the background of journalists.
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    The Green Party says its victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election is 'seismic'

    02/27/2026 | 30 mins.
    Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to keep fighting, after Labour finished behind the Green Party and Reform UK in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Also: The former US President, Bill Clinton, gives evidence under oath to a congressional committee, about his past links with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And over fishing means mackerel stocks are running low in the seas and on the shelves.
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    Instagram to alert parents if their teenagers search for self-harm and suicide content

    02/26/2026 | 30 mins.
    Instagram is to start notifying parents if their teenage children search repeatedly for content related to self-harm or suicide. Also: Jersey has voted to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people. And the number of people sleeping rough in England reaches a record high.
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    The Met Police apologises to the speaker of the House of Commons

    02/25/2026 | 30 mins.
    The Metropolitan Police has apologised for inadvertently revealing that Sir Lindsay Hoyle told its officers Lord Mandelson was considering leaving the country. Also: The government insists it's going ahead with its deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, despite a minister telling Parliament it was on hold. And satellite images of penguin moulting sites highlight the dangers to the birds of climate change.
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    MPs back call for the release of files on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as trade envoy

    02/24/2026 | 30 mins.
    The government has said it's committed to releasing all documents, related to the appointment, 25 years ago, of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a UK trade envoy. Also: Leaders of the G7 group of nations have reiterated their support for Ukraine on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. And the government has announced that from April, GPs in England will have to guarantee same-day appointments for all patients with urgent needs.

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