Energy bills still forecast to rise nearly £300 in summer, households warned The price cap could hit nearly £2,000 in July, a respected forecaster has said The Independent UK · Mar 31
Who Is Scott Mills? What We Know About the Allegations as BBC DJ Sacked for His Conduct Scott Mills exits BBC Radio 2 amid personal conduct concerns, leaving a vacancy on the breakfast show. Discover the impact on his career and potential successors for the popular slot. International Business Times UK · Mar 31
Trump tells Britain 'go get your own oil’ and Hegseth mocks 'big, bad Royal Navy' in latest attacks on UK over Iran war Donald Trump has blasted Britain for refusing to help in the ‘decapitation of Iran’ as rising oil and gas prices hit UK consumers Evening Standard · Mar 31
Iran war briefing: Trump’s new threat to Tehran as Dubai oil tanker hit IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 31
The toughest job facing the new head of Ofcom: tackling the blatantly partisan GB News It will take a regulator with grit and guts to enforce the UK’s impartiality laws. This is Labour’s chance to remedy our twisted media landscape, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
Netanyahu says Iran war goals achieved 'beyond halfway point' as strikes continue across Middle East Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump's partner in attacking Iran, said more than half of his military aims had been achieved, but both leaders refused to put a timeline on an operation that has ignited a month-long regional war and jolted global markets. Euronews · Mar 31
Pressure, not peace yet: How Saudi, UAE, Kuwait want the Iran war to go The United States’ Gulf allies, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have reportedly urged US President Donald Trump to continue military action against Iran, arguing that Tehran has not been sufficiently weakened by the monthlong US-led bombing campaign, according to American, Gulf, and Israeli officials. The Times of India · Mar 31
Newsletter: Lebanese minister says situation ‘dramatic’ as Israel expands ground invasion Also in this newsletter: Euronews exclusively previews an EU statement on the Israeli bill re-introducing the death penalty, passed by the Knesset on Monday. Euronews · Mar 31
Can Europe’s public service media survive attacks by the far right? From Italy to France, Germany to Hungary, nationalist governments and politicians are targeting media with the same playbook The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
The federal government shed 385,000 employees last year. Now the Trump administration is on a blitz to hire Gen Z workers Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Fortune the government needs a pipeline of young workers to sustain itself. Fortune · Mar 31
US Escalates Strikes on Iran Under ‘Operation Epic Fury’, Targets Isfahan Facility The United States has intensified its military campaign against Iran, with President Donald Trump escalating both rhetoric and operational messaging early Tuesday. The latest developments highlight a significant expansion of strikes under the ongoing campaign, codenamed Operation Epic Fury. In a notable move, Trump shared a video on Truth Social… Whats Hot · Mar 31
Prime Minister to chair Cobra meeting on economic hit of Iran war Sir Keir Starmer told business leaders on Monday that it must be a ‘joint effort’ to tackle the impact of the war. Evening Standard · Mar 31
Tuesday briefing: How to make sense of England’s local elections campaigns In today’s newsletter: From breakthroughs to breakdowns, what we can expect to see – and what the consequences of the vote could be The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
US attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast A likely strike by the United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf The Independent UK · Mar 31
The Independent UK · Mar 31 Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy facilities if peace talks fail IN FULL
International Business Times UK · Mar 31 Trump Iran Threat 'No Deal, No Infrastructure' Warning Shakes Strait of Hormuz Talks Trump warns Iran of targeting civilian energy and water systems if Strait of Hormuz deal fails, raising oil market and Middle East tensions
Euronews · Mar 31 Oil above $115 as markets grapple with uncertainty over Trump’s next move Oil prices climbed higher by early afternoon in Europe, following news about further escalation of the war in Iran.
The Independent UK · Mar 31 Brazil’s dual-fuel ethanol fleet stabilizes gasoline prices despite Iran war oil shock Brazil is finding protection in a decades-old buffer against shocks that is both cheap and environmentally friendly as global oil markets tremble amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East
International Business Times UK · Mar 31 Trump 2028? Top Lawyer Reveals 'Constitutional Loophole' That Could Allow Third Term A look into the 'loophole' theory suggesting Donald Trump could return to the presidency in 2028 through succession, despite constitutional limits.
The Independent UK · Mar 31 Oil steadies and Asian stocks are mostly lower on mixed signs on Iran Oil prices have steadied and Asian stocks are mostly trading lower, as signs of a de-escalation of the Iran war remain mixed
Reason · Mar 31 "What Does It Mean To Be A Christian On The Bench?" "A Conversation with Matthew J. Kacsmaryk and James C. Ho"
The Independent UK · Mar 31 The Latest: Fighting as Israel invades Lebanon kills UN peacekeepers and Israeli troops Officials say fighting as Israel invades southern Lebanon has killed U.N. peacekeepers and Israeli soldiers as U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian officials issued contradictory statements about negotiations to end their war
The Times of India · Mar 31 Willing to end war without re-opening Hormuz, Donald Trump tells aides as Iran refuses to budge President Trump is reportedly willing to end the conflict without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, opting instead to weaken Iran's military capabilities and increase diplomatic pressure. This shift comes as an operation to unblock the strait was deemed likely to extend the conflict beyond his preferred timeline.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31 ‘There’s no safe place here’: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port Dozens of other vessels leave area after drone strike causes fire onboard tanker owned by Kuwait’s state oil company
The Independent UK · Mar 31 Trump releases his vision of a skyscraper presidential library with gold escalator and no books in sight The president shared a link to a site collecting donations for the library