Trump says Starmer seeking to join Iran war ‘after we’ve already won’ – politico.eu

  1. Trump says Starmer seeking to join Iran war ‘after we’ve already won’  politico.eu
  2. Starmer and Trump speak for first time since president's Iran criticism  BBC
  3. War in the Middle East: Britain’s involvement so far, from sea to sky  The Guardian
  4. Trump rejects UK’s offer to send aircraft carriers to Middle East: ‘We will remember’  Yahoo
  5. Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war  Reuters
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Caffè Nero says growth is ‘steady’ but coffee prices are likely to rise

Founder of family-owned firm says it will pause acquisitions after takeover of 15 Compass Coffee stores in US

Caffè Nero will continue opening new shops in the UK and overseas, but has warned coffee prices are likely to keep rising as the war in Iran and higher staffing costs feed through.

The family-owned business, which has just bought the 15-store Compass Coffee based in Washington DC to convert to its main brand, is aiming to open as many as 30 UK stores and between 50 and 70 more this year across the 10 other countries it operates in.

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Iranian drone damages desalination plant in Bahrain – ABC News

  1. Iranian drone damages desalination plant in Bahrain  ABC News
  2. Attacks on Desalination Drag Water Supplies Into the War With Iran  WSJ
  3. Bahrain Says Iran Hit a Desalination Plant, Stoking Fears of Attacks on Civilian Sites  Military.com
  4. Iranian Strikes And Interceptions Reported Across Gulf | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
  5. Middle East conflicts largely avoided energy facilities in the past. Not in this war  NPR
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Two Kuwaiti interior ministry officers killed ‘while performing duties’ – Reuters

  1. Two Kuwaiti interior ministry officers killed 'while performing duties'  Reuters
  2. Firefighters killed in Kuwait amid Iranian strikes  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Kuwait says one of its naval soldiers killed in military ‘operation’  The Times of Israel
  4. Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior Announces Martyrdom of Two Personnel  fananews.com
  5. Top headlines: Last two service men killed in Kuwait are announced; House to vote on war powers  KETV
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Huge fire engulfs Kuwait City tower as Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to ‘join wars after we’ve already won’ – BBC

  1. Huge fire engulfs Kuwait City tower as Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to 'join wars after we've already won'  BBC
  2. Iranian clerics close to naming new leader as smoke chokes Tehran after oil depot strikes  BBC
  3. Live. Ukrainian drone experts will be 'on site' in Middle East next week, Zelenskyy says  Euronews.com
  4. Iran War Live: UAE denies striking desalination facility in Iran, says report  Moneycontrol.com
  5. Press TV: Kuwait skyscraper in flames after attack - VIDEO  Caliber.Az
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Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes start to have benefits cut in UK after accepting compensation

Exclusive: Campaigners urge Keir Starmer to back ‘Philomena’s Law’ to protect payments for up to 13,000 survivors living in Britain

Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes have started to have benefits cut in Britain because they accepted compensation from the Irish government.

The cuts to the means-tested benefits of survivors in Britain come as campaigners including the actors Siobhán McSweeney and Steve Coogan called on Keir Starmer to back a bill known as Philomena’s Law, which would ringfence survivors’ benefits.

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German grandmaster’s vast collection of chess memorabilia to be sold in London

Artefacts include souvenirs from 1972 ‘Match of the Century’ between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer

A vast collection of chess memorabilia, including souvenirs from the 1972 “Match of the Century” and considered to be the largest and most important of its kind in private hands, is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in London next month.

The collection belonged to the German grandmaster Lothar Schmid, whose passion for the sport extended way beyond the board.

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Three teenagers charged with murder after man stabbed while trying to intervene in Melbourne train station fight

Police arrest 16-year-old, 17-year-old and 18-year-old over ‘savage’ attack on 22-year-old man

Three teenagers have been charged with murder after a man who tried to intervene and help a 14-year-old schoolboy was killed in a “savage” stabbing attack.

Emergency crews were called to the Mernda train station in Melbourne’s north-east on Friday evening after reports of a fight among teenagers.

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Trump vows to escalate war as divisions in Iran emerge – Los Angeles Times

  1. Trump vows to escalate war as divisions in Iran emerge  Los Angeles Times
  2. Iran war updates: Trump vows hard strikes; Tehran says will not surrender  Al Jazeera
  3. WATCH: Leavitt clarifies what Trump's demand for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' means  PBS
  4. Trump vows to hit ‘very hard’ after Iran’s president says he won’t surrender  Politico
  5. Trump: "Knocked out" 42 Iranian ships, will "take care" of Cuba  Axios
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