Two people arrested after trying to enter UK nuclear submarine base

Man and woman, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, held after asking to enter sensitive military site

Two people have been arrested, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, after they tried to enter the Faslane nuclear submarine base in Scotland in what may have been an attempt at espionage.

A man, 34, and a woman, 31, were detained by Police Scotland after they had asked to enter one of Britain’s most sensitive military sites late on Thursday afternoon. The base is home to the UK’s Trident submarines and not open to the public.

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As the U.S. gears up for a potential ground war in Iran, $100-plus oil threatens ‘demand destruction’ — starting in Asia – Fortune

  1. As the U.S. gears up for a potential ground war in Iran, $100-plus oil threatens 'demand destruction' — starting in Asia  Fortune
  2. Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option  The Atlantic
  3. Where Oil and Gas Sites Have Been Attacked During Iran War  The New York Times
  4. Attacks on major oil, gas sites in the Middle East  Reuters
  5. Targeting of energy facilities turned Iran war into worst-case scenario for Gulf states  The Conversation
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Father of killed US military member disputes Hegseth’s claim he said to ‘finish’ the job in Iran

Defense secretary had said relatives of service members killed in refueling tanker crash told him ‘do not stop until the job is done’

The father of a US military member killed in the Iran war has contradicted Pete Hegseth’s claim that bereaved families urged him to “finish” the job in the Middle East.

Hegseth, the defense secretary and a former weekend Fox News host, told reporters at a Pentagon briefing on Thursday that he had spoken with relatives of all six service members killed in last week’s refueling tanker crash during a “dignified transfer” of their remains at Delaware’s Dover air force station the night before.

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Charity challenges ‘chilling’ law change restricting protest at animal testing sites

Animal Aid says reclassification of research facilities as key infrastructure could catch even most peaceful action

A charity has filed a legal challenge over a “chilling” change in the law that restricts protest outside animal testing facilities in England and Wales by reclassifying them as “key national infrastructure”.

Animal Aid says last month’s amendment to the Public Order Act could capture even the most peaceful, non‑disruptive advocacy. It claims the change is unlawful because it goes beyond parliament’s intention at the time the act was passed.

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Norway’s crown princess says she was ‘deceived’ by Jeffrey Epstein

Mette-Marit says she ‘did not know he was a sex offender’, despite Googling him three years after his prison sentence

Norway’s crown princess, Mette-Marit, has said she was “manipulated and deceived” by Jeffrey Epstein as she spoke publicly for the first time about her years-long relationship with the late sex offender.

She also claimed that she “did not know he was a sex offender or an abuser” – despite telling him in an email in 2011, three years after he had been sentenced to 18 months in prison and pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from girls as young as 14, that she had recently Googled him.

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Sports writer and photographer win Quill awards for work for Guardian Australia

Jonathan Horn scooped best sports feature prize for a series on AFL, while Chris Hopkins won for pictures of a cancer sufferer caring for her son

Sports writer Jonathan Horn and photographer Chris Hopkins have won Melbourne Press Club awards for their work for Guardian Australia.

Guardian Australia was recognised with eight nominations in a range of categories in the 31st annual Quill awards, which were presented in Melbourne on Friday night.

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Iran Executes 3 Men, Including Teenage Wrestler Saleh Mohammadi – The New York Times

  1. Iran Executes 3 Men, Including Teenage Wrestler Saleh Mohammadi  The New York Times
  2. Tehran sends clear warning with execution of protest-linked men, analysts say  CNN
  3. Iran hangs 3 people, including teen wrestler, in first executions over January protests  CBS News
  4. Olympians speak out against Iran's public execution of champion wrestler Saleh Mohammadi  Fox News
  5. Opinion | The Enemy in Iran in One Lesson  WSJ
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‘It’s not sustainable’: US farmers reeling as Iran war pushes fertilizer costs up – The Guardian

  1. ‘It’s not sustainable’: US farmers reeling as Iran war pushes fertilizer costs up  The Guardian
  2. How the Iran war threatens global food supply  NPR
  3. Iran war-induced fertilizer shortage threatens Republicans in farm states ahead of midterms  CNBC
  4. The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water  The Atlantic
  5. American farmers are feeling the squeeze  The Economist
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Iran developing a ‘vetting system’ for Strait of Hormuz transit: Report – Al Jazeera

  1. Iran developing a ‘vetting system’ for Strait of Hormuz transit: Report  Al Jazeera
  2. Strait of Hormuz: Which ships are passing through?  BBC
  3. A Few Ships Are Trickling Through the Strait of Hormuz With Iran’s Approval  The New York Times
  4. Iran Unwilling to Talk About Opening Strait of Hormuz While Under Attack  Bloomberg.com
  5. Iran does not need to close the Strait of Hormuz to disrupt it  Al Jazeera
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Iranian spokesman vowed war will go on before he is killed in airstrike – AL.com

  1. Iranian spokesman vowed war will go on before he is killed in airstrike  AL.com
  2. Iran threatens world tourist sites as more Marines deploy: Live updates  USA Today
  3. Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down  Boston.com
  4. Iran threatens world tourism sites and says it is still building missiles 3 weeks into war  Times Union
  5. Spring break threat: Iran warns U.S. and Israel nowhere in the world will be safe  WRGB
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Marmite maker Unilever in talks to merge food business with US-based McCormick

Anglo-Dutch company, which also owns Dove and Hellmann’s, will focus more on personal care products if deal agreed

Unilever, the owner of Marmite, Dove and Hellmann’s mayonnaise, is in talks to combine its food business with the US-based spice and seasoning maker McCormick.

The Anglo-Dutch food company – which last year spun off its ice-cream division, the home to Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum and Wall’s – has entered discussions over the future of the “highly attractive” business.

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The challenges of securing Hormuz as 6 nations issue joint statement – navalnews.com

  1. The challenges of securing Hormuz as 6 nations issue joint statement  navalnews.com
  2. Joint statement on Strait of Hormuz by European nations, Japan, Canada  Reuters
  3. Europe and Japan Ready to Join Efforts to Secure Strait of Hormuz as Energy Prices Surge Amid Iran War  Time Magazine
  4. Trump rates Macron 'an 8' as France and US split over Middle East strategy  Fox News
  5. European nations, Japan to join ‘appropriate efforts’ to open Hormuz Strait  Al Jazeera
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Delcy Rodríguez replaces Venezuela’s top military commanders

Interim president announces changes after firing defence minister, who was close to Maduro, the leader ousted by US

Venezuela’s interim president has said she has replaced all her senior military commanders, the latest in a flurry of changes since the US ousted Nicolás Maduro.

Delcy Rodríguez announced the changes in a social media post a day after firing the long-serving defence minister, who had been close to Maduro, and replacing him with a former intelligence chief.

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Israel strikes Iran’s feared Basij from commanders down to street level, but its grip remains strong – AP News

  1. Israel strikes Iran’s feared Basij from commanders down to street level, but its grip remains strong  AP News
  2. Israel hits Tehran with airstrikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets  AP News
  3. War’s Airstrikes Cripple Iranian Rocket and Satellite Programs  Bloomberg.com
  4. Iran war: Israel striking 'infrastructure' across Tehran  dw.com
  5. IDF says launched new wave of airstrikes against regime infrastructure in Tehran  The Times of Israel
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Tropical Cyclone Narelle barrels west after ripping off roofs and downing trees in far north Queensland

Second landfall expected over weekend in NT as Queensland premier says relatively limited damage so far ‘an incredibly good news story’

Tropical Cyclone Narelle weakened in intensity on Friday evening after barrelling into far north Queensland as one of the state’s fiercest cyclones in living memory – downing trees, ripping off roofs and swelling rivers.

As of 4pm local time, the Bureau of Meteorology downgraded Narelle from a category 3 to category 2 storm, meaning while it was less severe there were still destructive winds near the centre of 100 km/h and wind gusts up to 150 km/h.

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Teen daughter of North Korean leader Kim drives a tank while observing drill with her father – AP News

  1. Teen daughter of North Korean leader Kim drives a tank while observing drill with her father  AP News
  2. North Korean leader's teenage daughter drives tank in latest public appearance  Reuters
  3. Kim Jong Un and Daughter Unveil New Tank to Repel Drones  Bloomberg.com
  4. In Matching Outfits, Kim Jong Un Tries New Battle Tank With Daughter Ju Ae  NDTV
  5. North Korean leader Kim and his daughter ride a tank together during army training  NBC News
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