Business & Finance

Brent crude oil hits $110 as Trump’s latest Iran extension fails to calm markets; UK consumers feel ‘ripple of fear’ from the conflict – business live

March 27, 2026 · 8:47 AM Graeme Wearden

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude trades over $110 a barrel for first time...

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Business & Finance

Five firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failings

March 27, 2026 · 8:01 AM Mark Sweney

CMA also looks into Pasta Evangelists, funeral operator Dignity and review company Feefo in latest crackdown

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Sports

Chess: iconic Reykjavik Open sparks memory of Bobby Fischer from 1973

March 27, 2026 · 8:00 AM Leonard Barden

The US legend declined a $25,000 offer from shoe firm Clarks to meet the cream of England’s juniors

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Australia News

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation likely to win second South Australian lower house seat

March 27, 2026 · 6:43 AM Tory Shepherd

ABC projects rightwing populist party will pick up the electorate of Hammond from the Liberals

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Australia News

WA premier issues transparency warning to fuel suppliers – as it happened

March 27, 2026 · 6:21 AM Cait Kelly, Natasha May, Petra Stock and Stephanie Convery (earlier)

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Australia News

Lawyers criticise ‘extreme’ arrest of Isaac Herzog protester after NSW police release video

March 27, 2026 · 5:46 AM Jordyn Beazley

The 42-year-old is the 26th person charged after February rally against Israeli president that led to violent clashes...

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Australia News

Cyclone Narelle forecast tracking map: where is its path expected to cross WA coast and will it reach Perth?

March 27, 2026 · 5:39 AM Andy Ball and Josh Nicholas

Track the path of Tropical Cyclone Narelle here as it approaches the Western Australia coast

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World News

Australia will be left with no submarines if it abandons Aukus, senior defence official warns

March 27, 2026 · 3:54 AM Ben Doherty

Malcolm Turnbull asks defence department official what Australia would do if the promised Virginia-class and...

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Sports

Human rights experts raise concerns over Olympics transgender women athlete ban

March 27, 2026 · 3:34 AM Samantha Lewis

Over 100 human rights, sports and scientific groups have criticised the new gender eligibility guidelines as ‘a blunt...

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Australia News

Tropical Cyclone Narelle brings raised roofs, heavy rain and destructive winds as it batters WA coast

March 27, 2026 · 3:24 AM Donna Lu, Ima Caldwell and AAP

Category three system is forecast to weaken late Friday when it hits between Carnarvon and Kalbarri, but may bring...

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US News

‘Emergency situation’: Trump says he will order payments to TSA agents amid turmoil at US airports – as it happened

March 27, 2026 · 2:00 AM Coral Murphy Marcos, Robert Tait, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose

President says he will order new DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to pay TSA immediately as Congress remains deadlocked...

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Australia News

Swastika found scratched into window of Jewish bagel shop in Sydney

March 27, 2026 · 1:58 AM Luca Ittimani

Police investigate damage at Lox in a Box, Paddington, latest in string of alleged antisemitic incidents in wake of...

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