World News

Middle East crisis live: Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ war; Iran fired missiles at UK-US base on Diego Garcia

March 21, 2026 · 7:19 PM Marina Dunbar (now); Harry Taylor, Hamish Mackay and Adam Fulton (earlier)

President says US ‘getting very close to meeting our objectives’; missiles fired at joint US-UK military base in...

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World News

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

March 21, 2026 · 6:56 PM Morgan Ofori and Nadeem Badshah

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

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World News

Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut - as it happened

March 21, 2026 · 3:40 AM Adam Fulton (now); Kyriakos Petrakos, Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose, Yohannes Lowe, Kate Lamb and Callum Jones (earlier)

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Books

I spy the wisecracking master of the thriller | Letters

March 20, 2026 · 5:23 PM

Letters: Henry Sherman and Phil Coughlin celebrate the wit and skill of Len Deighton

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Stage

Small Island review – Windrush epic speaks to our era with startling clarity

March 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM Nick Ahad

Featuring stellar performances across the cast, Matthew Xia’s production breathes new life into Andrea Levy’s...

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Football

Ten years of acrimony finally at an end as Millwall get a new lease of life | Barney Ronay

March 20, 2026 · 10:23 AM Barney Ronay

Transformative 999-year deal is a massive moment in the history of the club and the violent cultural push-pull of London

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Commentisfree

This is a key moment in the war on Iran – and Starmer must resist the UK being dragged into it any further | Simon Jenkins

March 20, 2026 · 8:00 AM Simon Jenkins

This is not Britain’s war, it’s Trump’s and Netanyahu’s. The prime minister should be wary of becoming ensnared...

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World News

Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge

March 20, 2026 · 2:52 AM Rebecca Bush in Port Moresby and Ned Gagahe in Honiara with agencies

Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea grapple...

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World News

Israel denies ‘dragging’ US into war – as it happened

March 20, 2026 · 2:26 AM Callum Jones, Lucy Campbell , Tom Ambrose, Taz Ali, Hamish Mackay and Adam Fulton

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Australia News

Tropical Cyclone Narelle: how did global heating fuel one of Queensland’s most severe storms in years?

March 19, 2026 · 10:11 PM Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

Ocean temperatures can dictate a cyclone’s intensity – and the waters off far north Queensland have just had their...

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News

Thousands of seabirds dying on western Europe’s coasts

March 19, 2026 · 6:00 AM Stephen Moss

Puffins, guillemots and razorbills are being washed up dead or dying on Europe’s Atlantic coast in what scientists...

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Football

What is the earliest an uninjured goalkeeper has been substituted? | The Knowledge

March 18, 2026 · 8:00 AM Guardian sport

Plus: which team has played the most weekday league matches and more snubbed hat-trick heroes

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