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St. Patrick’s Day got political as the Irish Prime Minister rushed to shield the British PM from Donald Trump’s barbs

President Donald Trump finally accomplished something that no other American president could: fostering British and Irish solidarity. Jokes aside, Prime Minister Micheál Martin of Ireland defended his British counterpart against Trump’s combative remarks.

The Mary Sue

Taking Churchill off the banknote isn’t ‘erasing history’ – but it is a matter of identity

News of the intended removal of Winston Churchill’s image from the five pound note by the Bank of England has outraged some commentators and politicians. Reform UK’s Nigel Farage called it “the definition of woke”. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the plans to replace historical figures with wildlife would be…

The Conversation

Irish leader survives Trump ordeal

Trump misgenders Ireland's president, rants about "windmills," demands world's gratitude — all in all, it went OK

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Trump Launches Bitter Jabs At Obama And Starmer As Irish Leader Sits Through Tense White House Moment

A White House meeting intended to bolster US-Ireland relations took a political turn as Trump criticized rivals, overshadowing diplomatic discussions.

International Business Times UK

Rats or pigeons should replace Churchill on banknotes, says RSPCA

The charity wants ‘overlooked’ urban animals to appear on new notes, after the Bank of England confirmed British wildlife would feature

Evening Standard

What’s worth more: Churchill or a woke badger? Welcome to Britain’s banknote culture war

Self-appointed patriots are up in arms about a plan to replace historical figures with cute wildlife. The Bank of England shouldn’t duck this debate, says author Jonn Elledge

The Guardian - UK

What Winston Churchill’s family think about plans to replace his portrait on £5 note

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Winston Churchill’s granddaughter breaks silence after his portrait replaced on £5 note

Winston Churchill's granddaughter has broken her silence over plans to replace his portrait on the £5 note.

The Independent UK

Banknotes change ‘surrendering to radical left,’ claims Question Time guest

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The Independent UK

BBC Question Time audience member blames ‘radical left’ for banknotes change

A BBC Question Time audience member said the decision to change banknotes from depicting historical figures such as Sir Winston Churchill to the UK's wildlife appeared to be "surrendering to the radical left wing."

The Independent UK

Badenoch believes scrapping Winston Churchill from banknotes is ‘erasing our history’

The Bank of England said the changes create an opportunity to celebrate our nature and wildlife

The Independent UK

Axing Winston Churchill from banknotes is ‘erasing our history’ – Kemi Badenoch

The Bank of England said the change to wildlife imagery creates an opportunity to celebrate another important aspect of the nation.

Evening Standard

Sir Paul McCartney: Yoko Ono questioned if John Lennon was gay

Sir Paul McCartney has claimed Yoko Ono told him she thought John Lennon "might have been gay" in a phone call after the death of her husband.

BANG Premier

Churchill and Austen to be replaced by wildlife on British banknotes

TOI correspondent from London: Winston Churchill, disliked in India for his role in the 1943 Bengal famine, and Jane Austen will no longer feature on British banknotes and instead be replaced by British wildlife.

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The Guardian - UK

International law and the difficulty of dealing with Trump at war

Letters: Readers respond to the dilemmas facing Europe and Keir Starmer with the Iran conflict

Evening Standard

Green party leader Zack Polanski accused of laughing at vandalism of Winston Churchill statue

Zack Polanski was called out by Susan Hall for not condemning the alleged criminal damage

The Conversation

What Keir Starmer can learn from ‘little creep’ Harold Wilson in dealing with an angry US president

The Anglo-American “special relationship” has hit a low ebb following American strikes on Iran. US president Donald Trump disparaged British prime minister Keir Starmer with a negative comparison to Winston Churchill, making clear his “disappointment” over British reticence to offer logistical support to the American military.

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The Independent UK

David Lammy says Donald Trump has no right to choose Iran’s next leader

Deputy PM says Ayatollah Khamenei’s successor is for ‘Iranian people to determine’

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump pushes Zelensky to reach peace deal with Putin and claims Kremlin is ‘ready’

Trump says Zelenky’s ‘got even less cards’ now

The Independent UK

Volodymyr Zelensky is the heir to Churchill this continent needs

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The bravery of the leonine Ukrainian president in an exclusive interview with The Independent is all the more remarkable in the face of America’s indifference and Europe’s inconsistency

The Conversation

Will the Iran war go global?

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The Guardian - UK

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man review – Tommy Shelby returns for muddy, bloody big-screen showdown

Cillian Murphy reprises his haunted gang boss in Steven Knight’s muscular film spin-off – as a wartime clash with Nazis and family betrayal pulls him back to Birmingham

International Business Times UK

Donald Trump Mocks Keir Starmer As 'No Winston Churchill' After Iran Caving

Donald Trump's claim that Keir Starmer is 'no Winston Churchill' has intensified scrutiny of Britain's Iran policy shift, exposing Cabinet tensions over legality, loyalty to Washington and the legacy of past interventions.

Evening Standard

The Iran war could hit Britain — Starmer must equip the country to defend itself

It will take more than 10 days to get the destroyer HMS Dragon tooled up, battle ready and on station to protect Akrotiri and the island of Cyprus from Iranian drone and missile attacks. The RAF base there has already been hit by Iranian Shahed drones, probably launched by Hezbollah…

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