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London protests LIVE: Pro-Iran protesters hold ‘boom boom Tel Aviv’ placards as thousands gather for Al-Quds rally

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Police have deployed more than 1,000 officers as thousands gather in central London for the annual pro-Iran Al Quds Day protest, with a counter-demonstration also planned

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Ed Davey calls for ‘new Magna Carta’ to protect British rights and commitments

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Sir Ed also used his conference speech to say Britain should decouple its nuclear deterrent from dependence on American maintenance.

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Iran threatens Britain over Royal Navy joining Trump armada to open Strait of Hormuz

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Cabinet minister Ed Miliband confirmed that Britain is considering deploying de-mining drones to the Middle East

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Prince of Wales remembers Diana on Mother’s Day

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The heir to the throne says he remembers his late mother ‘today and every day’.

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Government ‘standing by British people’ Miliband says amid fuel duty questions

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Ministers have faced calls from their political rivals to U-turn on the planned 1p tax hike in light of the oil price spikes caused by the war.

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UK interest rate cut off the table amid Middle East conflict, economists say

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It is expected the Bank of England will keep borrowing costs unchanged at 3.75% in March.

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London’s Burning actor John Alford dies in prison months after jailing for sex offences

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Alford, 54, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in January.

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Keir Starmer must decouple nuclear deterrent from US, says Ed Davey

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The Lib Dem leader will call for a ‘genuinely, verifiably’ independent nuclear deterrent to replace Trident, as Donald Trump is not a dependable ally.

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Military chiefs mulling use of minehunter drones amid Iran oil blockade

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Donald Trump on Saturday urged the UK and other nations to send naval vessels to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Saturday, Mar 14

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CCTV images released after woman sexually assaulted on London Underground in broad daylight

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Officers say the attack happened on board a Southbound Victoria line train on Wednesday, February 21

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John Swinney promises ‘transformational’ help with childcare if SNP re-elected

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The SNP leader also promised help for those seeking to buy their first home if his party wins the Scottish Parliament election in May.

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Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after baby girl falls from property

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The 43-year-old was arrested at the scene in Westminster, central London.

Activists carry out shoplifting campaign to ‘liberate boxes of food’

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Fifteen activists from Take Back Power were arrested earlier this month on suspicion of planning a mass shoplifting campaign.

Taoiseach pauses to remember the millions who died or emigrated during famine

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Micheal Martin viewed the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia dedicated to those who died or emigrated to the United States.

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Militaries involved in illegal wars ‘would be banned from independent Scotland’

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The First Minister told the SNP conference Scotland can be a ‘voice for peace’.

Vietnam War ghost rises over Trump as he sends thousands of US Marines to Middle East for Hormuz Strait battle

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US military to deploy more forces to the region, as Iran continues to disrupt shipping and send oil prices soaring

Tragedy as 11-month-old baby boy dies in UK seaside town as police launch investigation

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Emergency services were called to an address in the Deneside area of Seaham on Thursday

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Woman, 43, arrested after 18-day-old baby dies after 'falling from height' in Westminster

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The child, 18 days old, was rushed to hospital by paramedics where she was sadly pronounced dead

‘Masked men fight with knives’ outside Asda supermarket – as two injured

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A 17-year-old boy sustained a slash wound to his arm and a 24-year-old man suffered an injury to his elbow, police say

Woman discovered she has terminal brain cancer after a suitcase fell on her head

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Lauren had no idea about the tumour until a CT scan after a suitcase fell on her head

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Asylum hotel migrant in his 20s arrested over assault after ‘entering woman’s flat’ near Canary Wharf hotel is cleared due to lack of evidence

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Man in his twenties was held by members of the public during anti-migrant protests outside the Britannia Hotel before being arrested on suspicion of common assault

New Labour era minister Phil Woolas dies aged 66, family announce

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He was a minister under Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and was MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth between 1997 and 2010.

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Sussexes lash out at author over claims Meghan ‘brainwashed’ Harry in new book

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex accuse author Tom Bower of having a ‘fixation’ on them after extracts from his new book claimed the Queen once said Meghan had ‘brainwashed’ Prince Harry

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SNP ‘within touching distance’ of winning Holyrood majority in May, Flynn says

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SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn made the claim as he addressed the party’s campaign conference in Edinburgh.

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Iranian regime ‘in its death throes’, says bishop who left after revolution

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The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev Guli Francis-Dehqani, warned the Iranian regime ‘should not be underestimated’.

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London “at risk” of Tehran plot attack as Met steps up security for Al Quds Day protests

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British spies are working 24/7 to detect any Iran-linked plot as security is stepped up across the capital amid fears tensions over the Middle East war could spill onto the streets

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Trump boasts US ‘totally obliterated’ targets in massive strike on Iran’s Kharg Island

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The president said American forces struck Kharg Island – which handles most of Tehran’s oil exports – and warned he could still destroy its energy infrastructure if Iran interferes with ships in the Strait of Hormuz

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I would not take my son to an Old Firm game, says Swinney after latest disorder

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Fans of both clubs invaded the pitch after the end of the game at Ibrox last week, with stewards and police attacked.

Friday, Mar 13

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Queen told friend Meghan ‘brainwashed’ Harry, Tom Bower’s new book claims

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A first extract from Tom Bower’s forthcoming book also appears to suggest Harry was ‘shocked’ by the downfall of Andrew-Mountbatten Windsor.

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CCTV released after woman sexually assualted on Tube train

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Woman was attacked on London Underground train as it approached central London station