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• Middle East crisis live: US submarine sank Iranian warship, Hegseth says; Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran - The Guardian5 March 2026, 3:38 am
  Middle East crisis live: US submarine sank Iranian warship, Hegseth says; Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Starmer’s slow start in the war against Iran could leave UK playing catch-up - The Guardian5 March 2026, 2:30 am
  Starmer’s slow start in the war against Iran could leave UK playing catch-up  The GuardianYou’ve failed us on Iran, Middle East allies tell UK  The TimesBlighty newsletter: Iran exposes three harsh truths for Britain  The EconomistAllies are right to be wary of an American war with unclear objectives  The TelegraphWhen will the UK show it is serious about defence?  The Independent
  
• Binge drinking rises sharply among gen Z in their early 20s - The Guardian5 March 2026, 2:30 am
  Binge drinking rises sharply among gen Z in their early 20s  The Guardian‘Sober curious’ Gen Z adults drinking more than millennials were at same age, study finds  The IndependentYoung Brits are taking up drink and narcotics in new Trainspotting wildchild era  Daily StarMajority of Gen Z Brits binge drink by 23 - & may booze MORE than Millennials  The SunBinge drinking and drug use on the rise among young people, study finds  thepharmacist.co.uk
  
• US military launches operation in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking - The Guardian5 March 2026, 2:30 am
  US military launches operation in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking  The GuardianTrump administration launches US military operation in Ecuador  Al JazeeraUS and Ecuadorean forces launch joint drug trafficking operation  BBCU.S. Takes Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’  The New York TimesUS joins Ecuador in operations against 'narcoterrorists'  Sky News
  
• BBC to call for permanent charter and end of political appointments to board - The Guardian5 March 2026, 2:30 am
  BBC to call for permanent charter and end of political appointments to board  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Energy bills could rise by £160 after Iran conflict pushes gas prices higher - The Guardian5 March 2026, 2:30 am
  Energy bills could rise by £160 after Iran conflict pushes gas prices higher  The GuardianWill petrol and diesel prices go up because of the Iran war?  BBCIran war leaves forecast for low UK inflation not worth the paper it was written on  Sky NewsUK in poor position to help households if energy costs surge, says OBR economist  Financial TimesConflict in the Middle East: Martin Lewis' 'get off the Energy Price Cap' mini-briefing  Money Saving Expert
  
• Rachel Reeves should scrap the North Sea windfall tax now - The Guardian5 March 2026, 2:30 am
  Rachel Reeves should scrap the North Sea windfall tax now  The GuardianEight former UK energy ministers call for U-turn on oil and gas  Financial TimesReeves in emergency talks with gas chiefs amid warning of £500 rise in energy bills  London Evening StandardReeves to meet North Sea oil bosses amid inflation ‘uncertainty’  City AMScrapping windfall tax on oil and gas is ‘utterly essential’, Swinney insists  Border Telegraph
  
• Harry Maguire given 15-month suspended prison sentence after retrial in Greece - The Guardian5 March 2026, 2:30 am
  Harry Maguire given 15-month suspended prison sentence after retrial in Greece  The GuardianHarry Maguire: Man Utd defender given 15-month suspended sentence over Greece incident  BBCHarry Maguire: Manchester United defender sentenced over 2020 Mykonos incident  Sky NewsHarry Maguire given suspended sentence for Greece incident  ESPNHarry Maguire assault conviction UPHELD 6yrs after arrest on Greek hols  The Sun
  
• Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba favourite to succeed him as Iran’s supreme leader - The Guardian5 March 2026, 2:30 am
  Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba favourite to succeed him as Iran’s supreme leader  The GuardianAyatollah’s son is leading contender to be Iran’s next supreme leader  The TelegraphIsrael strikes building where Iranian clerics said gathering to elect new supreme leader  The Times of IsraelAli Khamenei’s son Mojtaba emerges as a leading candidate for supreme leader of Iran  Financial TimesWho is Mojtaba Khamenei? Son of supreme leader set to succeed him  The Times
  
• US tech firms pledge at White House to bear costs of energy for datacenters - The Guardian5 March 2026, 1:28 am
  US tech firms pledge at White House to bear costs of energy for datacenters  The GuardianTrump tells AI companies they need ‘PR help’ over data centre backlash  Financial TimesTech giants sign energy pledge at White House ahead of midterms  ReutersAs voters feel energy price squeeze, Trump turns to Big Tech  MS NOWTrump has an AI data center problem ahead of the midterms — with no easy solutions  CNBC
  
• Stranded Dubai cruise ship Brits describe their hell after 'seek immediate shelter' order - Express.co.uk5 March 2026, 12:09 am
  Stranded Dubai cruise ship Brits describe their hell after 'seek immediate shelter' order  Express.co.ukParties and missile threats: On board a cruise ship stuck in the Middle East crisis zone  CNNOur cruise ship felt like a ‘gilded cage’ after Iran war trapped us  The TelegraphThousands stranded on cruise ships in the Middle East  Tradewinds NewsMiddle East cruise nightmare deepens as Iran airstrikes leave passengers stranded  Fox News
  
• Rare pink daffodils might be growing in your garden - could you spot one? - BBC4 March 2026, 11:05 pm
  Rare pink daffodils might be growing in your garden - could you spot one?  BBC
  
• Vaping or smoking just ONCE a week 'raises risk of silent killer almost 50%' - The Sun4 March 2026, 11:01 pm
  Vaping or smoking just ONCE a week 'raises risk of silent killer almost 50%'  The Sun
  
• UK to further curtail rights of asylum seekers - Financial Times4 March 2026, 10:30 pm
  UK to further curtail rights of asylum seekers  Financial TimesRefugee status becomes temporary in asylum shake-up  BBCThe Guardian view on Labour’s migration gamble: Denmark is no template  The GuardianCan Mahmood's radical immigration changes save Labour? Sky News interviews the home secretary  Sky NewsRefugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months  GOV.UK
  
• AI can write genomes — how long until it creates synthetic life? - Nature4 March 2026, 10:07 pm
  AI can write genomes — how long until it creates synthetic life?  NatureGenome modelling and design across all domains of life with Evo 2  NatureLarge genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases  Ars TechnicaWith Evo 2, AI can model and design the genetic code for all domains of life  Phys.orgEvo 2 Reveals Evolution’s Genetic Secrets  Inside Precision Medicine