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Why is the US-UK Diego Garcia military base in the Chagos Islands a target for Iran?

Two ballistic missiles were launched towards the UK-US military island base on the Chagos Islands

The Independent UK

Starmer says US strikes on Iran won’t be launched from Cyprus after row over UK bases

Cyprus has called for talks over the future of the UK military bases located on the island

The Independent UK

Brexit 2.0? Why the UK Is Reaching Breaking Point Amid Immigration, Economic Strain and Political Division

Tensions rise in the UK as Angela Rayner criticises immigration plans, a border chief resigns and Keir Starmer faces calls to rethink Brexit-era red lines.

International Business Times UK

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How Starmer still hopes to save his premiership ahead of make-or-break elections

NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer is eyeing one last reshuffle to reset his government which could see Wes Streeting and Rachel Reeves out with Angela Rayner, Louise Haigh and Lucy Powell coming back in, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

UK foreign secretary condemns Iran’s ‘reckless threats’ after strike towards US-UK base

Yvette Cooper says government wants swift resolution to war after two missiles directed at military base at Diego Garcia

The Guardian - UK

UK fury over Iran’s ‘reckless attacks’ after US-UK Diego Garcia military base targeted

Kemi Badenoch said the UK was being ‘dragged into’ the Iran conflict and called the prime minister to ‘immediately come clean about the details of this latest attack on British troops’

The Independent UK

Iran targets Diego Garcia with missiles and warns British lives ‘in danger’

Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos Islands, is around 3,800km (2,360 miles) away from Iran.

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'British base on Cyprus won't be used for Iran missile attack', PM assures Cypriot President

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides about the latest developments in the Iran War

Evening Standard

British lives ‘in danger’ after UK backs US strikes on Iran from its bases

US President Donald Trump said the UK ‘should have acted a lot faster’.

Evening Standard

Allowing Trump to use UK bases is ‘putting British lives in danger’, top Iran official warns

Iran’s foreign minister has said Keir Starmer is "putting British lives in danger" by allowing Donald Trump the use of UK military bases during the Iran war. Abbas Araghchi warned Iran would exercise its right to self-defence as a result. In a post on social media, he said Starmer is…

The Independent UK

Donald Trump says UK ‘should have acted a lot faster’ in letting US use bases

Ministers agreed on Friday afternoon that UK bases could be used for US ‘defensive operations’ against Iranian missile sites.

Evening Standard

Voices: Iran has figured out exactly how to play off President Trump against his allies

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The mullahs of Iran, like the North Vietnamese communists and the Taliban before them, know that they cannot beat a superpower in conventional warfare – and despite vast military losses, the regime’s economic onslaught has plunged the planet into crisis

The Independent UK

From New York to London: How world leaders are celebrating Eid amid global tensions

On the most charged Eid in a generation, heads of state, mayors and kings pause to mark the end of Ramadan, each in their own way, each in their own world.

The Times of India

UK authorises US to use British bases for strikes at Iran missile sites targeting ships in Strait of Hormuz.

Britain has authorized the US to use military bases in the UK for strikes against Iranian missile positions threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. This decision follows a review of the escalating conflict and Iran's disruption of maritime traffic. The move allows US defensive operations to degrade missile sites…

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The Guardian - UK

Anger grows among UK ministers amid fears Iran war could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances

Some in cabinet in despair over possible impact of war begun by Donald Trump, who branded Nato allies ‘cowards’

The Guardian - UK

Is it time for the UK to acknowledge the ‘rhetoric to reality gap’ on its military power?

Forces have been stripped back since the cold war but political stasis is dangerous in the face of growing global threats

Evening Standard

Fact check: Meningitis B vaccine and false ‘lockdown’ claim

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

The Independent UK

UK border security chief to step down as government fails to get a grip on small boats crisis

Sir Keir Starmer appointed Martin Hewitt, a former senior police officer, shortly after Labour took power

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Cooper warns Tehran against targeting UK interests

Iran has said allowing the US to use UK bases is ‘participation in aggression’.

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to think much bigger’: trade minister calls for greater ambition in UK-EU reset

Exclusive: Chris Bryant says policy agreements are being done in bits and pieces but a greater vision is needed by both sides

Evening Standard

'Carry on as normal,' Starmer tells Britain as Trump's Iran war triggers oil crisis rocking economies

The Prime Minister sought to reassure millions of households amid a new warning that energy bills could rise by more than £300

International Business Times UK

Bonnie Blue's Economic 'Hot Take': The Truth Behind Her Scathing Message to Keir Starmer

Bonnie Blue delivers a sizzling 14-word dismissal of the UK's economic woes and a bold invitation for Keir Starmer to 'join the queue' in balaclava, blending personal scandal with pointed political satire in this Daily Star exclusive.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s ministers look at new economic blueprint to quell voter anger

Devolution of tax powers to mayors, scrapping of national insurance and property tax overhaul on report’s menu

The Guardian - UK

The greatest challenge Farage has ever faced – convincing the world he was never besties with Donald Trump

The Reform UK leader has belatedly clocked that most British people really don’t like the US president on whose coat-tails he has spent the past decade riding, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Hegseth chides media for focusing on trivial issue of his Iran strategy

Cheerleader-in-chief demands more enthusiasm for US-Israeli assault that is helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine

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