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World news in brief
Skeleton found in flooded cave could be 13,000 years old
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March 02, 2026
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Help is coming for parents with SEND funding worries
Through my advice surgery as an MP and as an uncle, I have seen parents experiencing the deep, persistent worry that their child is not understood because their needs are not as straightforward as those of other children.
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March 02, 2026
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PM accused of ‘genocide’ in Chagos deal legal challenge
Keir Starmer will be accused of committing “a crime against humanity” in a legal challenge against his controversial deal to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
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March 02, 2026
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Iranian people face a future of dangerous uncertainty
In the wake of Khamenei's killing, power struggles and brutal crackdowns could result in greater chaos, writes Bel Trew
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March 02, 2026
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Harry and Meghan just can’t stop copying Wills and Kate
This week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been on a quasi-royal dash around the Middle East - sorry, a two-day humanitarian visit to Jordan at the behest of the World Health Organisation.
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March 02, 2026
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Home news in brief
Green Party membership now more than 200,000
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March 02, 2026
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The fate of Iran must not depend solely on Trump
According to the announcer on Iranian state television who broke down while breaking the news, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was many things.
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March 02, 2026
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Sports news in brief
Defeats leave Spurs and Forest mired in relegation scrap
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March 02, 2026
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Dean preaches her ‘art of loving’ amid the censorship
Olivia Dean dominated a Brit Awards ceremony made memorable by starry live performances, jokes that fell flat and censored political commentary, writes Roisin O’Connor
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March 02, 2026
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UK terror threat level under review after Iran airstrikes
The terror threat level in the UK is under review amid concerns about Iranian retaliation to a volley of US and Israeli strikes, the defence secretary has said.
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March 02, 2026
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‘Panic’ in Dubai as people shelter from Iranian barrage
Holidaymakers in Dubai have been forced to shelter inside their hotels as the United Arab Emirates is hit hard by Iranian missiles and drones.
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March 02, 2026
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Starmer lets Trump use British bases to hit Iran
Sir Keir Starmer has dramatically changed his mind over giving the Americans permission to use RAF bases in Cyprus to tackle the growing threat from Iran.
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March 02, 2026
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What needs to happen for the Iranian regime to collapse?
With the supreme leader Ali Khamenei dead, the Rubicon has been crossed.
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March 02, 2026
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This Week in History
Tizane Navea-Rogers delves into The Independent’s archive to see which world events made the front page of our paper
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March 02, 2026
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Greens’ drug policies make sense from this doctor’s view
Last week, ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election, the Green Party’s policy on drug decriminalisation came under fierce attack. Keir Starmer described the “legalisation” of drugs as “irresponsible and reprehensible”, warning it would “shatter lives, increase antisocial behaviour, and see drug use running rife”.
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March 02, 2026
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Starmer's judgement under scrutiny as peer suspended
Sir Keir Starmer's judgement is under fresh scrutiny after serious questions emerged over the suitability of two more Labour peers he recently appointed to the House of Lords.
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March 02, 2026
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Carrick's latest call pays off for United's comeback kids
Comebacks play an outsized place in Manchester United’s history. They are starting to form the tale of their season. The side who finished 15th last year have recovered to take third place now.
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March 02, 2026
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Iranian drone attacks are a shock to the global economy
An already fragile, uncertain business world has just become more fragile and uncertain.
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March 02, 2026
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFO
We spend an average of £200 a year on supplements, but which ones will actually improve your health and fitness?
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March 02, 2026
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Campfire tales and buried secrets light up big screen
Kazuo Ishiguro’s novels are simple and unadorned - no wonder they’re easy to turn into films, writes Xan Brooks
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March 02, 2026
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Trump is assuming a lot about who will rule in Iran
One could be forgiven a snigger at Vladimir Putin calling the Israeli-American assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many of his senior staff “cynical murder”, when that is what he tried and failed to do to Ukraine’s president. His invasion of Ukraine has been a bloody disaster for Russia because he did not understand the country.
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March 02, 2026
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Iran attack could last four weeks, warns Trump, as at least three US troops killed
President says Tehran's interim leaders have called for talks
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March 02, 2026
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No sign of Trump’s ‘golden age’ of US manufacturing
Economists and lawmakers say the president’s claims last week of a boom are more like a bust.
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March 02, 2026
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Chaotic finale leaves Hearts sitting pretty in title race
It was the desperate goalmouth scramble that could perhaps sum up a season. As Reo Hatate shot low to his left, and after Jack Butland made the penalty save, the Old Firm was hanging in the balance as an afternoon of fire and chaos flipped on its head.
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March 02, 2026
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Why can’t my son cancel the second leg of a flight?
Q My son is travelling out to the US for the World Cup. He planned to fly back via Toronto to Manchester.
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March 02, 2026
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Arsenal beat the Blues to restore 5-point table lead
A corner turned for Arsenal in the title race? No one will be able to say for certain until the season is definitively concluded but this 2-1 win over Chelsea does feel like it will be held up as a defining game in a wider Premier League shift. All three goals came through set pieces, and none of them especially clean either. It was that kind of game, as Chelsea now have to dig in and turn a corner of their own.
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March 02, 2026
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ON THIS DAY
1791: The optical telegraph (semaphore machine) was unveiled in Paris.
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March 02, 2026
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Attack is biggest moment in world history since 9/11
It is always difficult - perhaps even wrong - to try to assess the significance of events in real time. History, of course, provides comfortable breathing space that allows us to put things in context calmly, free from the challenges of rushing into judgements that do not stand up to the test of time.
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March 02, 2026
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Emergency evacuation plan for Britons in Middle East
Flights to and from the region grounded until at least today
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March 02, 2026
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Should BA find me a direct flight home from Dubai?
I am one of the many passengers whose British Airways flight from Dubai to London yesterday was cancelled.
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