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Fear and defiance in southern Lebanon city as Israel-Hezbollah war intensifies

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 17:02
Civilians who remain despite evacuation orders in Tyre – some unable to move, others defiant - are trying to continue their daily routines next to bomb sites.

Dates confirmed for new driving test booking rules

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 16:40
Only learners will be able to book a car driving test under new rules to make the system fairer.

Polanski to warn Starmer 'hasn't done enough' to protect energy customers from bill hikes

Sky News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 16:39
Zack Polanski is set to call on Sir Keir Starmer to step in and protect energy price cap customers from steep bill rises at the start of July.

What have US allies and China said about sending ships to the Strait of Hormuz?

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 16:35
US allies have either pushed back or remained cautious on Trump's initial request to send ships to the crucial oil route.

Nonsense to say Spurs players don't care - Van de Ven

BBC Sports News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 16:15
Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven says it is "the biggest nonsense" to suggest the club's players do not care about the team's current plight.

Nonsense to say Spurs players don't care - Van de Ven

BBC Sports News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 16:15
Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven says it is "the biggest nonsense" to suggest the club's players do not care about the team's current plight.

Nonsense to say Spurs players don't care - Van de Ven

BBC Sports News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 16:15
Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven says it is "the biggest nonsense" to suggest the club's players do not care about the team's current plight.

Nonsense to say Spurs players don't care - Van de Ven

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 16:15
Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven says it is "the biggest nonsense" to suggest the club's players do not care about the team's current plight.

Water supply cut in Moldova after oil spill blamed on Russian strike in Ukraine

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 16:10
Moldova has imposed a 15-day state of alert in the Dniester river basin as a precaution.

England and Wales drawn together at Hockey World Cup

BBC Sports News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 15:52
England and Wales will face each other in the pool stages of the men's Hockey World Cup later this year.

England and Wales drawn together at Hockey World Cup

BBC Sports News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 15:52
England and Wales will face each other in the pool stages of the men's Hockey World Cup later this year.

Chile's president begins building border barrier less than week into term

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 15:49
José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".

Man charged over death of boy, 8, in firearm incident

Sky News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 15:46
A 64-year-old man has been charged over the death of a boy after an incident involving the discharge of a firearm.

Israel says it killed Iranian security chief Ali Larijani in air strike

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 15:31
The deaths of Larijani and the head of the paramilitary Basij force have not been confirmed by Iranian authorities.

Secret tunnel to reopen after being hidden for 50 years

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 15:17
The grand Horsley Towers was once lived in by prominent 19th century mathematician Ada Lovelace.

What we know about Joe Kent - the top US counterterrorism official who has resigned over Trump's Iran war

Sky News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 15:17
Donald Trump's most senior counterterrorism official has resigned, saying he "cannot in good conscience" support the Iran war and claiming the country posed "no imminent threat" to the United States.

Beach rape 'cynical, predatory, callous', court told

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 15:08
Three men, who are asylum seekers, deny raping a woman on Brighton beach.

Naval escorts could make tankers a target, UN warns

Sky Business News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 14:56
Naval escorts will not guarantee safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and could even present a target for Iran as it attempts to leverage control of the vital shipping lane, the head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has warned.

Naval escorts could make tankers a target, UN warns

Sky News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 14:56
Naval escorts will not guarantee safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and could even present a target for Iran as it attempts to leverage control of the vital shipping lane, the head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has warned.

Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war and urges Trump to 'reverse course'

BBC News - Tue, 17/03/2026 - 14:49
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".

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