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• Middle East crisis live: Israeli military begins strikes on Beirut suburbs; Trump demands say in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader - The Guardian5 March 2026, 11:02 pm
  Middle East crisis live: Israeli military begins strikes on Beirut suburbs; Trump demands say in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Tottenham 1-3 Crystal Palace: Micky van de Ven red card sparks Spurs collapse as relegation threat becomes real - Sky Sports5 March 2026, 10:10 pm
  Tottenham 1-3 Crystal Palace: Micky van de Ven red card sparks Spurs collapse as relegation threat becomes real  Sky SportsSarr sinks 10-man Spurs as Crystal Palace plunge imploding club closer to relegation  The GuardianSpurs fans WALK OUT before half-time after Sarr nets third for Palace  TNT SportsJake Osgathorpes Premier League tips and Super 6 predictions: 25/26 Matchday 29  Sporting LifeTottenham 1-3 Crystal Palace: 'Disbelief' - thousands leave early as Spurs in freefall  BBC
  
• BBC says ‘irreversible’ trends mean it will not survive without major overhaul - The Guardian5 March 2026, 10:01 pm
  BBC says ‘irreversible’ trends mean it will not survive without major overhaul  The GuardianBBC suggests licence fee could be cut if more people pay  BBCBBC open to replacing licence fee with tax  The TelegraphBBC offers to open up iPlayer to rivals alongside reform of licence fee  Financial TimesThe BBC Charter Review is time for bold choices to secure benefits of public service media for generations  BBC
  
• Shabana Mahmood accused of mimicking Trump as she announces asylum plans - The Guardian5 March 2026, 9:29 pm
  Shabana Mahmood accused of mimicking Trump as she announces asylum plans  The GuardianFailed asylum seeker families to be offered up to £40k to leave UK  BBCHome Secretary's speech on immigration: 5 March 2026  GOV.UKBritain looks to Frederiksen’s migration plan to neutralize Farage  politico.euUK to further curtail rights of asylum seekers  Financial Times
  
• Industry doubts Trump plan to insure Gulf oil tankers as Iran war halts transit - Financial Times5 March 2026, 9:26 pm
  Industry doubts Trump plan to insure Gulf oil tankers as Iran war halts transit  Financial TimesTrump's solutions to Iranian shipping threat leave insurance sector unimpressed  Sky NewsTrump's Hormuz shipping plan is too little, too late in race to avert energy shock  ReutersTrump says US Navy will protect ships in Middle East 'if necessary'  BBCStrait of Hormuz Escorts May Trigger Iran’s Anti-Ship Missiles  Bloomberg
  
• A beer at sunrise then back on duty – the British pilot who made RAF history shooting down Iranian drones - The Guardian5 March 2026, 8:59 pm
  A beer at sunrise then back on duty – the British pilot who made RAF history shooting down Iranian drones  The GuardianI had beer at sunrise after destroying Iranian drone, navy pilot says  The TimesBritish warplanes shoot down multiple drones in Jordan  Sky NewsIran conflict 2026: RAF Typhoon operating out of Qatar shoots down Iranian drone  JanesBritish F-35B downs drone in first operational kill  UK Defence Journal
  
• Zack Polanski votes against motion welcoming removal of ayatollah - The Times5 March 2026, 7:25 pm
  Zack Polanski votes against motion welcoming removal of ayatollah  The TimesGreen leader Zack Polanski refuses to condemn Churchill statue vandalism  The TelegraphMan denies criminal damage over Winston Churchill statue graffiti  BBCPalestine Action arrest as Churchill statue defaced  BBCMan arrested after 'completely abhorrent' vandalism of Churchill statue  Sky News
  
• T20 World Cup: India reach final despite Jacob Bethell century for England - BBC5 March 2026, 5:32 pm
  T20 World Cup: India reach final despite Jacob Bethell century for England  BBCEngland fall just short against India in epic T20 World Cup semi-final – as it happened  The GuardianT20WC 2025/26, IND vs ENG 2nd SF Match Preview - India vs England chapter 3: the match that could define eras  ESPNcricinfoEngland lose to India in epic T20 World Cup semi-final  Sky SportsEngland vs India LIVE: ICC T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final - cricket score, radio & highlights  BBC
  
• US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says - BBC5 March 2026, 5:21 pm
  US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says  BBCPentagon eyes Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iran  Financial TimesWhy Trump wants Ukraine’s interceptor drones in Iran war  politico.euUS, Qatar discuss acquiring Ukrainian drones to down Iran's Shaheds, source says  ReutersUkraine’s £750 solution to stop Iran’s Shahed drones  The Telegraph
  
• ‘There’s no safe place any more’: inside Tehran under attack – photo essay - The Guardian5 March 2026, 5:04 pm
  ‘There’s no safe place any more’: inside Tehran under attack – photo essay  The GuardianUS-Israel strikes on Iran: February/March 2026  The House of Commons LibraryIsrael, US intensify Iran strikes, targeting homes, hospitals, stadium  Al JazeeraUS and Israel bomb Iran for fourth day as Trump says air defences 'gone'  BBCPolitics  The Economist
  
• UK firms pull fixed energy deals as Iran war pushes up prices - BBC5 March 2026, 5:02 pm
  UK firms pull fixed energy deals as Iran war pushes up prices  BBCDiesel at 16-month high in UK as Iran war drives oil prices up further  Sky NewsConflict in the Middle East: Martin Lewis' 'get off the Energy Price Cap' mini-briefing  Money Saving ExpertChannel Island energy firms keep fuel price hike 'under scrutiny'  BBCMinisters discuss ways to offset energy price surges caused by Iran war  The Guardian
  
• 'Passionate' people sought to shape £60m plans - BBC5 March 2026, 4:13 pm
  'Passionate' people sought to shape £60m plans  BBCLast chance to apply for exciting Pride in Place Chair role  Wyre Forest District CouncilResidents of Littlemoor and Broadwey invited to join new Neighbourhood Board to shape £20m Government funding  Dorset CouncilCouncillor's concerns over £20m cash pot for Rotherham  Rotherham AdvertiserLocals sought to lead on Pride in Place Programme  Leicester City Council
  
• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool: FA Cup team news - Liverpool FC5 March 2026, 4:11 pm
  Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool: FA Cup team news  Liverpool FCFootball Daily | Late drama at Wolves as the Gomes/Gomez Congestion Index causes chaos  The GuardianEdwards | 'It's the most important game of our season' | Men's First-Team | News  Wolverhampton Wanderers FCLiverpool boss Arne Slot 'every right' to be angry - Virgil van Dijk  ESPNLiverpool are wasting time under Arne Slot and pattern of late drama proves it  The Independent
  
• Teen guilty after 19-year-old stabbed to death in five-a-side car park horror - Manchester Evening News5 March 2026, 3:55 pm
  Teen guilty after 19-year-old stabbed to death in five-a-side car park horror  Manchester Evening NewsBREAKING: Teen guilty after 19-year-old stabbed to death in five-a-side car park horror  facebook.comJury to decide fates of men accused of 'brutal, unrelenting' murder of 19-year-old  Oldham TimesTeen guilty after 19yo stabbed to death in five-a-side football car park  The Irish SunAbbas Hussain has been convicted following the death of 19-year-old Mohammed Isa Afzal. Two others were found not guilty of the charges they faced.  facebook.com
  
• 'Holiday from hell' as couple stranded in Thailand - BBC5 March 2026, 3:47 pm
  'Holiday from hell' as couple stranded in Thailand  BBC‘A constant state of anxiety’: Britons caught up in Middle East conflict  The Guardian'I was offered flight for March 15': Scots tourist stuck in UAE on travel nightmare  The HeraldSurbiton independent travel agent offers advice to British travellers and citizens in the Middle East  Kingston Nub News‘I’ve seen more missile interceptions than I care to count’, Gleeds executive tells her story  building.co.uk