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• Oscars 2026 live: One Battle After Another, Jessie Buckley and Michael B Jordan win big at Oscars - BBC16 March 2026, 9:20 am
  Oscars 2026 live: One Battle After Another, Jessie Buckley and Michael B Jordan win big at Oscars  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Middle East crisis live: Trump threatens ‘very bad’ future for Nato if allies fail to help secure strait of Hormuz - The Guardian16 March 2026, 8:51 am
  Middle East crisis live: Trump threatens ‘very bad’ future for Nato if allies fail to help secure strait of Hormuz  The Guardian'Help' for energy bills and PM 'resists' Trump warships call  BBCTrump Warns NATO Against Failing to Help US in Iran War  Bloomberg.comStarmer resists Trump’s call to send warships to Strait of Hormuz  The TimesDonald Trump warns Nato faces ‘very bad future’ if allies fail to help US in Iran  Financial Times
  
• Two dead after meningitis outbreak reported in Canterbury area - ITVX16 March 2026, 8:44 am
  Two dead after meningitis outbreak reported in Canterbury area  ITVXUni student among two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak  BBCSchool pupil is second death in Kent meningitis outbreak  BBCTwo dead and 11 seriously ill in meningitis outbreak at University of Kent  The GuardianMeningitis outbreak latest: University student and school pupil die - as 11 also fall ill  Sky News
  
• Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice - The Guardian16 March 2026, 7:45 am
  Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice  The Guardian
  
• I’ve got to rip up my flowers as they’re ILLEGAL… despite neighbours loving them - The Sun16 March 2026, 7:36 am
  I’ve got to rip up my flowers as they’re ILLEGAL… despite neighbours loving them  The Sun
  
• Police probe 'death to IDF' chants led by Bobby Vylan at al-Quds rally - London Evening Standard16 March 2026, 6:47 am
  Police probe 'death to IDF' chants led by Bobby Vylan at al-Quds rally  London Evening StandardPolice investigate 'death to the IDF' chants led by Bobby Vylan at rally  BBCTwelve arrests at al-Quds Day rally and counterprotest in London  The GuardianBob Vylan rapper repeats 'death to the IDF' chant at Al Quds Day demonstration  Sky NewsLondon Al-Quds rally defies restrictions amid Gaza war anger  Middle East Eye
  
• TikTok craze leads to spate of car vandalism - The Telegraph16 March 2026, 6:15 am
  TikTok craze leads to spate of car vandalism  The Telegraph'Our lives are being made hell by kids scrawling 6-7 onto our cars'  Yahoo News UKResidents of a town in England are having the number '67' painted on their cars - and they have no idea why  TelegrafiSix-Seven Scar: Viral Chaos Hits UK Streets  The Daily Dazzling DawnPensioners are having '67' scrawled on their cars – and they have no idea why  MSN
  
• 'Dowman could win Premier League while still at school' - BBC16 March 2026, 6:06 am
  'Dowman could win Premier League while still at school'  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• One-off £2,000 grant gives care leavers head start, study finds - BBC16 March 2026, 4:44 am
  One-off £2,000 grant gives care leavers head start, study finds  BBCHow cash grants could cut homelessness rates among care leavers  The TimesCare leavers given one-off £2,000 more likely to find housing, UK pilot finds  The Guardian‘I left the care system with little support – but £2,000 changed everything’  The IndependentCouncil care leavers benefit from UTCs, study finds  LocalGov.co.uk
  
• ‘What fun we had storming the castle’: Billy Crystal pays tribute to Rob Reiner at the Oscars - The Guardian16 March 2026, 4:32 am
  ‘What fun we had storming the castle’: Billy Crystal pays tribute to Rob Reiner at the Oscars  The GuardianOscars viewers in tears as Billy Crystal and Rachel McAdams deliver most devastating In Memoriam segment in years  The IndependentBilly Crystal, Barbra Streisand, and Rachel McAdams Pay Tribute to Hollywood Legends at Oscars 2026  Vanity FairThe 2026 Oscars’ Rob Reiner Tribute Will Leave You in Tears  Rolling StoneHollywood elite pays Oscar memorial tribute to Rob Reiner, Robert Redford  Reuters
  
• Firms to get £3,000 for each unemployed 18-24 year-old they hire - BBC16 March 2026, 4:31 am
  Firms to get £3,000 for each unemployed 18-24 year-old they hire  BBCLabour vows to transform Britain into ‘working state’  The TelegraphYoung people may have to seek work for disability benefits  The TimesUK government to launch £1bn plan to tackle youth unemployment  The IndependentMajor employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for next generation  GOV.UK
  
• Conan O’Brien jokes about Ted Sarandos, Timothée Chalamet and ‘frightening times’ in Oscars monologue - The Guardian16 March 2026, 3:32 am
  Conan O’Brien jokes about Ted Sarandos, Timothée Chalamet and ‘frightening times’ in Oscars monologue  The GuardianConan O’Brien shocks Oscars crowd with Epstein joke in opening monologue  The IndependentReview: All hail Conan O'Brien, who could host the Oscars forever and we wouldn't mind  Los Angeles TimesConan O’Brien Just Can’t Help Himself  The Hollywood ReporterOscars TV Review: Hollywood’s Big Night Finally Gets As Big As The Movies It Celebrates  Deadline
  
• French elections: Official results for Paris, Marseille are in - politico.eu16 March 2026, 12:12 am
  French elections: Official results for Paris, Marseille are in  politico.euFirst-round of French local elections sees strong showing for National Rally and LFI  The GuardianHow Paris beat the car  Financial Times2026 municipal elections: See the first-round results on our live map  Le Monde.frMarseille’s Tight Mayoral Race Is a Bellwether for France’s Future  The New York Times
  
• Taxpayer bill for saving Scunthorpe steel furnaces could top £1.5bn by 2028, auditor says - The Guardian16 March 2026, 12:01 am
  Taxpayer bill for saving Scunthorpe steel furnaces could top £1.5bn by 2028, auditor says  The GuardianBritish Steel's Scunthorpe site costing £1.3m a day to run  BBCUK spending watchdog warns over cost of funding British Steel  ReutersBill for bailing out British Steel set to top £1.5bn  Construction EnquirerInvestigation into the government’s intervention in British Steel’s Scunthorpe site - NAO report  National Audit Office
  
• Indian Wells: Jannik Sinner beats Daniil Medvedev to match Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic feat - BBC15 March 2026, 11:51 pm
  Indian Wells: Jannik Sinner beats Daniil Medvedev to match Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic feat  BBCSinner joins Djokovic and Federer in history books after landmark Indian Wells triumph  TNT SportsSinner claws closer to Alcaraz in Big Titles battle with Indian Wells win  ATP TourJannik Sinner triumphs over ‌Daniil Medvedev to secure first Indian Wells title  Sky SportsJannik Sinner ends wait for title with Indian Wells win over Daniil Medvedev  The Guardian