Draper fights to ‘mind-blowing’ win over Djokovic
Jack Draper produces a superb fightback to beat Novak Djokovic and reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals - a result he believes could be "a real big moment" in his season.
‘Sly stowaway’ UK fox finds new home at Bronx Zoo after illicit transatlantic trip
The fox is said to be ‘settling in well’ after mischievous 3,400 mile journey from Southampton to New York
A sly fox slipped on to a cargo ship and travelled from Southampton to New York, according to officials at Bronx Zoo.
The zoo, which is looking after the animal, said it appears healthy after early examinations.
Continue reading...SA Liberals dump candidate who said homosexuality ‘opens up demonic realms’ after initially standing by him
Party leader Ashton Hurn confirms Carston Woodhouse will not run for Liberals in SA’s state election, but says ‘people are entitled to have their views’
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A Liberal candidate in South Australia’s upcoming state election has been dumped after his “shocking and extreme” views on abortion, same-sex marriage, gender transitioning and feminism were aired by his Labor rival.
The leader of the SA Liberals, Ashton Hurn, on Wednesday stood by Carston Woodhouse, who had been running for the seat of Wright in Adelaide’s north, after his appearances on the evangelical Christian podcast ElijahFire surfaced.
Continue reading...SA Liberals dump candidate who said homosexuality ‘opens up demonic realms’ after initially standing by him
Party leader Ashton Hurn confirms Carston Woodhouse will not run for Liberals in SA’s state election, but says ‘people are entitled to have their views’
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A Liberal candidate in South Australia’s upcoming state election has been dumped after his “shocking and extreme” views on abortion, same-sex marriage, gender transitioning and feminism were aired by his Labor rival.
The leader of the SA Liberals, Ashton Hurn, on Wednesday stood by Carston Woodhouse, who had been running for the seat of Wright in Adelaide’s north, after his appearances on the evangelical Christian podcast ElijahFire surfaced.
Continue reading...John Lewis pays first annual staff bonus in four years as profits rise
Payment of 2% at employee-owned partnership follows sales increase to £13.4bn
The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose has paid an annual bonus to workers for the first time in four years after underlying profits rose by 6%.
The retail group’s 69,000 employees – which it calls partners – will share £35m, the equivalent of 2% of salary, after it recorded an increase in sales and profits. The payout amounts to about one extra week of pay.
Continue reading...Trump admin estimates US war on Iran cost $11.3bn in first 6 days: Report
Lawmakers express concerns as Trump officials project $50bn more may be needed for Iran war funding.
Robodebt was the great test of Australia’s accountability mechanisms – and they failed
The final report into the Centrelink debt recovery process that wreaked havoc on the vulnerable is not the full-stop many wanted. It has not restored the trust that was so fundamentally broken
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The whistleblower’s message landed just before Christmas.
It was 2016, now a distant memory.
Continue reading...Israeli ‘double-tap strike’ hits displaced on Beirut seafront, kills eight
The attack appears to be another Israeli attempted assassination, outside areas traditionally targeted.
Thursday briefing: What an Iran negotiator thinks could happen next – and why Trump still has an off-ramp
In today’s newsletter: Robert Malley, who led talks for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, helps make sense of the war
Good morning, and apologies for the interruption to your usual programming. Stepping out from behind the editing desk to write today’s newsletter feels somewhat like a player-manager throwing himself on to the pitch, but I’ll try not to destabilise your morning routine too much. Lord knows, the world doesn’t need any more chaos.
Since the US and Israel first attacked Iran two weeks ago, it’s been a scramble to keep up with events. The death of a supreme leader, speculation about his successor, global implications ranging from oil price spikes to drones raining down on once-safe cities like Doha and Dubai – the world has rarely felt so unstable.
Iran | Iran dramatically escalated its strategy of striking civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf on Wednesday, attacking commercial ships and targeting Dubai’s international airport as US and Israeli warplanes launched new waves of strikes on the Islamic Republic.
UK news | Keir Starmer overruled officials who warned of a “reputational risk” in making Peter Mandelson US ambassador, despite being handed a dossier of evidence about the peer’s relationship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, documents reveal.
Artificial intelligence | Popular AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks, including bombing synagogues and assassinating politicians, with one telling a user posing as a would-be school shooter: “Happy (and safe) shooting!”
Oil | The International Energy Agency is poised to call for the largest release of government oil reserves in its history to help calm the oil price shock triggered by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
UK politics | Keir Starmer warned his cabinet against an “overly deferential” approach to the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments, telling ministers they should be prepared to make spending decisions “even when devolved governments may oppose this”, according to a leaked memo.
Continue reading...Video shows moment point-blank gunshot misses Indian politician
Senior Kashmir leader Farooq Abdullah escaped unhurt after the incident and the suspect is in custody.
Iran targets Gulf nations with missiles, drones as oil prices soar
Bahrain reports an attack on fuel tanks as Saudi Arabia shoots down drones headed towards an oilfield.
‘I imagine they had a healthy sex life early on’ – Jones and Grant in Austen-inspired drama
Ruth Jones and Richard E Grant star in new BBC drama The Other Bennet Sister
‘Life covered in soot’: Gas shortage forces Gaza families to cook over wood
Cooking gas shortages in Gaza force families to burn wood and plastic, exposing mothers and children to dangerous smoke.
‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds
The rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling effect on society, according to experts on human rights and emerging technologies.
At least $2bn (£1.5bn) has been spent by 11 African governments on Chinese-built surveillance technology that recognises faces and monitors movements, according to a new report by the Institute of Development Studies, which warns that national security is being used to justify implementing these systems with little regulation.
Continue reading...March 11, 2026 – Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
- March 11, 2026 Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
- Trump vows to end war soon as Iran hits ships, threatens banks, and toll on U.S. forces emerges CBS News
- ‘We’ve won’: Trump’s declarations of victory in war with Iran defy reality MS NOW
- Trump Directs War With the Markets Top of Mind The New York Times
- Trump tells Axios there's "practically nothing left" to target in Iran Axios
European drivers face €220 a year jump in fuel costs due to Iran conflict, say experts
Exclusive: Oil at $100 a barrel means higher prices in the EU and UK, making savings for those with electric vehicles even greater, analysts say
European drivers face paying an extra €220 (£190) a year at the pumps because of the surge in oil prices caused by the war in Iran, analysts have warned. In the UK, a separate estimate puts the cost at an extra £140.
A sustained oil price of $100 a barrel, the level seen on Monday, would mean motorists in the EU paying €55bn more over a year, researchers at the Transport & Environment (T&E) thinktank estimated. That is the equivalent of an average of €220 for each driver, with higher-mileage drivers facing even bigger hikes. The assessment was made by comparing data from 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed the oil price to the $100 mark, with data from 2017-2019.
Continue reading...European drivers face €220 a year jump in fuel costs due to Iran conflict, say experts
Exclusive: Oil at $100 a barrel means higher prices in the EU and UK, making savings for those with electric vehicles even greater, analysts say
European drivers face paying an extra €220 (£190) a year at the pumps because of the surge in oil prices caused by the war in Iran, analysts have warned. In the UK, a separate estimate puts the cost at an extra £140.
A sustained oil price of $100 a barrel, the level seen on Monday, would mean motorists in the EU paying €55bn more over a year, researchers at the Transport & Environment (T&E) thinktank estimated. That is the equivalent of an average of €220 for each driver, with higher-mileage drivers facing even bigger hikes. The assessment was made by comparing data from 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed the oil price to the $100 mark, with data from 2017-2019.
Continue reading...Iran attacks busiest international airport and commercial ships in war with U.S., Israel – KATU
- Iran attacks busiest international airport and commercial ships in war with U.S., Israel KATU
- Attacks reported on three more cargo ships in Gulf, with oil price back near $100 BBC
- Live updates: Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep blocking Strait of Hormuz as oil prices spike again NBC News
- Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors AP News
- Escalating Hormuz Crisis Raises Specter of Prolonged Closure WSJ
Oil price tops $100 again as Iran strikes economic targets across Middle East
Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears around energy supply crunch, rattling global markets
Oil prices again topped $100 a barrel on Thursday as widespread Iranian attacks on Middle Eastern energy facilities overshadowed a vast release of government reserves.
As Donald Trump vowed to “finish the job” and press ahead with the US-Israel war on Iran, the country’s regime stepped up retaliatory strikes on economic targets across the region.
Continue reading...Oil price tops $100 again as Iran strikes economic targets across Middle East
Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears around energy supply crunch, rattling global markets
Oil prices again topped $100 a barrel on Thursday as widespread Iranian attacks on Middle Eastern energy facilities overshadowed a vast release of government reserves.
As Donald Trump vowed to “finish the job” and press ahead with the US-Israel war on Iran, the country’s regime stepped up retaliatory strikes on economic targets across the region.
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