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• Oil price rises as Iran threatens to expand retaliatory strikes - BBC29 March 2026, 11:30 pm
  Oil price rises as Iran threatens to expand retaliatory strikes  BBCMiddle East crisis live: Netanyahu orders expansion of invasion of southern Lebanon; Iranian forces wait for US ground troops  The GuardianHouthi missile attack signals ‘serious’ escalation in Iran war  Financial TimesIsrael warns Houthis will ‘pay the price’ for entering war  The TelegraphThe armed rebels with ingenious weapons that could give Iran the edge  The i Paper
  
• Harry Potter star Paapa Essiedu hopes his TV drama Babies will break pregnancy loss silence - BBC29 March 2026, 11:09 pm
  Harry Potter star Paapa Essiedu hopes his TV drama Babies will break pregnancy loss silence  BBC‘Just extraordinary’: inside Babies, the beautiful drama about the terror and cruelty of miscarriage  The GuardianBBC launches 'powerful' new drama you can binge-watch  Liverpool EchoWe don't cry on hilltops... Grief is much quieter than that  MagzterBabies cast list for BBC series starring Paapa Essiedu and Siobhán Cullen  Reading Chronicle
  
• Tech CEOs suddenly love blaming AI for mass job cuts. Why? - BBC29 March 2026, 11:07 pm
  Tech CEOs suddenly love blaming AI for mass job cuts. Why?  BBCAI isn't killing jobs, it's 'unbundling' them into lower-paid chunks  theregister.comAI pioneer Yoshua Bengio says it's 'only a matter of time' before AI wipes out every job  FortuneThe Great AI Deskilling Has Begun  Business InsiderThe Wired Belts are the new Rust Belts: Report ranks which jobs are most vulnerable  phys.org
  
• Compensation details for millions of drivers set to be revealed - BBC29 March 2026, 11:04 pm
  Compensation details for millions of drivers set to be revealed  BBCWhy the UK’s carmakers are sitting on a ticking time bomb  The IndependentDecision confirmed for Monday March 30 2026 as drivers due £700 payouts  Daily ExpressFord’s bank sets aside £155m for car finance mis-selling scandal  thetimes.comCar finance saga: Millions of motorists to find out how they will be compensated  Peterborough Matters
  
• I'm A Celebrity All Stars cast first look as eight camp-mates and four late-comers revealed - The Mirror29 March 2026, 9:49 pm
  I'm A Celebrity All Stars cast first look as eight camp-mates and four late-comers revealed  The MirrorBeverley Callard says I’m A Celebrity helped with her low self-esteem  London Evening StandardI'm A Celeb 2026 cast revealed in pictures with ITV show's start just days away  The MirrorI'M A CELEBRITY ALL-STARS 2026: MEET THE CAMPMATES  dailymail.co.ukI'm a Celebrity... South Africa 2026 release date is finally confirmed with returning favourites  Radio Times
  
• Keir Starmer to launch local elections campaign with focus on cost of living - The Guardian29 March 2026, 9:30 pm
  Keir Starmer to launch local elections campaign with focus on cost of living  The GuardianStarmer to kick off make-or-break local election campaign with vow to ‘fight for our values’  The IndependentLabour on track to lose almost 2,000 councillors in local elections  The TelegraphLabour to lavish millions on ‘least cohesive’ neighbourhoods  thetimes.comLabour approaches the May 7 elections struggling in the polls and facing challenges from both Reform UK to the right and a resurgent Green Party to the left  facebook.com
  
• Urgent warning about new Covid 19 cicada variant - full list of symptoms - The Mirror29 March 2026, 9:23 pm
  Urgent warning about new Covid 19 cicada variant - full list of symptoms  The MirrorCDC Report Calls BA.3.2 COVID-19 Variant Dubbed ‘Cicada’ A New Lineage  ForbesA new COVID variant is showing up in California — here’s what to know  San Francisco ChronicleBA.3.2, Nicknamed Cicada, Is a New COVID Variant to Watch  Everyday HealthCOVID in Florida 6 years later: New variant, milder infections, fewer deaths  Tampa Bay Times
  
• Murder probe after man, 29, shot dead in car near Euston Station - London Evening Standard29 March 2026, 9:22 pm
  Murder probe after man, 29, shot dead in car near Euston Station  London Evening StandardMan, 26, shot dead in car near Euston station  BBCHunt for killer after man shot dead in London  Sky NewsPolice cordon off road near to Euston station after fatal shooting - recap  London NowMan, 26, shot dead in car outside Euston station  The Telegraph
  
• Adi Hutter reveals one condition to become Tottenham manager in new update - London Evening Standard29 March 2026, 9:16 pm
  Adi Hutter reveals one condition to become Tottenham manager in new update  London Evening StandardRoberto de Zerbi: Tottenham want Italian as next permanent head coach  BBCClub statement – Igor Tudor  Tottenham Hotspur'Igor Tudor's departure was inevitable as Spurs roll the dice one final time in search of Premier League safety'  Sky SportsTottenham target De Zerbi to save them from relegation after parting company with Tudor  The Guardian
  
• NHS rations hospital referrals to cut waiting list - The Telegraph29 March 2026, 8:13 pm
  NHS rations hospital referrals to cut waiting list  The Telegraph
  
• Pakistan Says Saudi, Egypt, Turkey Support US-Iran Peace Talks - Bloomberg.com29 March 2026, 6:55 pm
  Pakistan Says Saudi, Egypt, Turkey Support US-Iran Peace Talks  Bloomberg.comIsraeli strikes and US troop buildup put Pakistan’s peacemaker role under pressure  The GuardianPakistan prepared to host U.S.-Iran talks in 'coming days' as Trump weighs deploying ground troops  CNBCUS Israel Iran War LIVE: Pakistan Holds Regional Meeting On Ending Iran War  NDTVPakistan says it’s ready to host US-Iran talks after regional powers meet  aljazeera.com
  
• Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base - BBC29 March 2026, 6:42 pm
  Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base  BBCHow Iran destroyed US base’s 0m battlefield nerve centre  The TelegraphKey E-3 AWACS Damaged in Iranian Attack on Saudi Air Base  Air & Space Forces MagazineMiddle East war day 29 as it happened: Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch first attack on Israel since conflict began, Iranian strike injures US troops at Saudi air base  Financial TimesDamaged U.S. Jet’s Nearest Replacement Will Cost More Than 0 Million  WSJ
  
• US-Israeli war against Iran escalates as talks prove fruitless - Financial Times29 March 2026, 5:52 pm
  US-Israeli war against Iran escalates as talks prove fruitless  Financial TimesProspect of US-Iran talks puts Netanyahu under pressure  BBCIsrael’s War With Iran Will End When Trump Says Stop  Bloomberg.comIsrael steps up attacks on Iran ahead of potential ceasefire  thetimes.comIsrael Races to Cripple Iran’s Arms Production Before War Ends  WSJ
  
• Trump is about to radically escalate the war, with ‘catastrophic’ results - The i Paper29 March 2026, 5:21 pm
  Trump is about to radically escalate the war, with ‘catastrophic’ results  The i PaperPentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran  The Washington PostTrump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this? | Simon Tisdall  The GuardianSeven islands that hold the keys to the Strait of Hormuz  CNNPentagon readies ‘for weeks of US ground operations’ in Iran  aljazeera.com
  
• Counter-terror police assist Derby car ramming investigation - The Telegraph29 March 2026, 5:18 pm
  Counter-terror police assist Derby car ramming investigation  The Telegraph'Horror on the street' and 'Fears grow over shortages'  BBCMan, 36, remains in custody after pedestrians hit by car in Derby  ITVXCounter-terror team join car incident inquiry  BBCMultiple injuries after car strikes pedestrians in city centre  derbyshire.police.uk