Paramount bid creates uncertainty over Champions League TV coverage in UK TNT Sports’ Champions League contract expires at the end of next season and Uefa wants the biggest possible audience for games The Guardian - UK · Mar 2
First Minister says UK made ‘absolutely the wrong call’ on Iran involvement DUP leader Gavin Robinson said the UK ‘should have been involved earlier’. Evening Standard · Mar 2
Welsh Labour leader begins party’s uphill battle for Senedd victory Eluned Morgan focuses on party’s ‘distinctive identity’ as it faces twin threat of Plaid Cymru and Reform UK The Guardian - UK · Mar 2
Fuel prices expected to rise because of Iran conflict Disruption to tanker traffic in the Middle East has sparked a rise in oil prices, which have a significant effect on wholesale fuel prices. Evening Standard · Mar 2
'Vindicated' Meghan Markle Allegedly Orchestrates 'High-Powered' UK Return With Prince Harry Meghan Markle plans a confident UK comeback with Prince Harry amid Prince Andrew's scandal, tying into Invictus Games prep and following a humanitarian stint in Jordan. International Business Times UK · Mar 2
UK games collector raided by police after purchasing £10,000 worth of hardware, including old dev kits, disposed of by Sega Corporate calamity. PC Gamer · Mar 2
UK ‘took far too long’ to let US use its airbases to attack Iran, Trump says US president also ‘very disappointed’ in Keir Starmer over UK government’s deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius The Guardian - UK · Mar 2
UK says it is not at war after Iranian drone strikes RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus Akrotiri is the UK's main air base for operations in the Middle East and in recent years has been used for missions against the so-called IS group in Syria and Iraq and to strike Houthi targets in Yemen. Euronews · Mar 2
Professor Paul Boyle appointed Chair of The Conversation UK The Conversation UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Paul Boyle, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees. The Conversation · Mar 2
‘It’s a mess’: Expert warning over changes to UK train ticket refunds Warning over changes to flexible tickets on UK train lines The Independent UK · Mar 2
Share a tip on an unsung discovery in a UK national park or nature reserve Tell us about a favourite trip – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break The Guardian - UK · Mar 2
Evening Standard · Mar 2 'I won't commit UK military to unlawful action,' says Starmer hitting back at Trump on Iran air strikes The Prime Minister clashed in an extraordinary bust-up with the American president over the use of UK bases by US forces to attack Iran
The Independent UK · Mar 2 UK’s YouTube star Eurovision act reveals original song for 2026 competition YouTube star Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK in Vienna
Evening Standard · Mar 2 Major migration changes coming into force today as Home Secretary faces backlash from Labour MPs Refugees will now need to renew their permission to stay in Britain every 30 months or apply for a visa route like any other legal migrant
Evening Standard · Mar 2 Ex-CBI boss Dame Carolyn Fairbairn to become chair of HSBC UK Dame Clara Furse is set to retire from the role of non-executive chair in the coming months after nine years.
The Independent UK · Mar 2 Tina Fey ‘to host first-ever episode’ of Saturday Night Live UK The British spin-off is set to begin airing in March on Sky
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2 Top UK film and TV production school puts spotlight on students with disabilities Exclusive: National Film and Television School introduces fully accessible accommodation and bursary scheme at its Beaconsfield campus
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2 ‘Do what you really want to do while you’re still alive’: Masayoshi Takanaka, the Japanese guitar hero surfing a second wave in his 70s Playing a surfboard-shaped axe, Takanaka was a stadium-level artist at home but little known in the west – until YouTube brought him a huge new audience
The Independent UK · Mar 2 Foreign Office issue UAE safety advice for Britons trapped in Dubai and Abu Dhabi The UK government has told British nationals in the region to shelter in place
The Independent UK · Mar 2 Britain says it's not at war after a drone strikes its Akrotiri base in Cyprus Britain says it is not at war, despite an Iranian-made drone strike on a U.K. base in Cyprus and a decision to let the U.S. use British bases during its conflict with Iran
The Independent UK · Mar 2 Reform UK council deputy admits using AI image in blog post about people being ‘shipped’ to Durham Reform UK councillor insisted picture was ‘obviously for illustrative purposes’