World News

Middle East crisis live: Trump extends pause on energy site strikes; German minister says US-Iran talks to take place ‘very soon’

March 27, 2026 · 8:31 AM Morgan Ofori (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)

US president says he is extending deadline for strait of Hormuz to reopen to 6 April; German foreign minister says...

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Commentisfree

Governments controlling prices? It has long been unthinkable – but may now be inevitable | Andy Beckett

March 27, 2026 · 8:00 AM Andy Beckett

In Mexico and Spain, leaders who have capped public costs have been rewarded at the ballot box. As another cost of...

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Society

Under fives should have no more than an hour a day of screen time, under new UK advice

March 27, 2026 · 7:24 AM Jamie Grierson

Keir Starmer promises help for parents in limiting children’s online activity as government issues guidance to...

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World News

In Thailand’s rice paddies, rising petrol prices spell disaster for farmers

March 27, 2026 · 6:43 AM Rebecca Ratcliffe in Ayutthaya

Farmers need fuel to keep water pumps running, but many petrol stations are empty and fears are now growing over the...

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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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Tv And Radio

TV tonight: inside Labour’s crisis – from massive majority to Mandelson mayhem

March 27, 2026 · 6:10 AM Phil Harrison, Ali Catterall, Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale and Simon Wardell

The woes of Keir Starmer’s government are unpicked in Channel 4’s Dispatches. Plus: Lisa Kudrow, Chase Infiniti and...

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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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World News

Blasts heard in southern Beirut – as it happened

March 27, 2026 · 3:07 AM Adam Fulton and (earlier) Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose and Taz Ali

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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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Society

UK government must urgently apologise for forced adoption, MPs say

March 27, 2026 · 12:01 AM Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

Ministers urged to work with survivor groups on formal apology as many victims are nearing end of their lives

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Technology

New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK

March 26, 2026 · 11:48 PM Sanya Mansoor

The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government deals

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US News

Federal judge sides with Anthropic in first round of standoff with Pentagon

March 26, 2026 · 11:17 PM Nick Robins-Early

Face-off is over company’s refusal to let defense department use its AI model in autonomous weapons systems

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