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Cliff Notes A former Mossad director reported that Israel swiftly neutralised Iran’s air defences within 36-48 hours during recent aerial…

Cliff Notes Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India crash, has been discharged from hospital and was…

Rabies is a viral infection affecting the central nervous system, primarily transmitted by mammals, with notable cases in bats in the UK.

At the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, six member countries—Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—released a coordinated statement affirming support for Ukraine after U.S. President Trump controversially left early, blocking a joint communiqué on Russia and Ukraine.

Spain’s government released a report concluding that the massive blackout on 28 April that plunged parts of Spain and Portugal into darkness was due to a combination of technical miscalculations and planning failures, not a cyberattack. Voltage surges triggered a cascade of shutdowns across southern Spain.

Liam O’Hanna, a member of the Irish rap group Kneecap, faces a terror charge for displaying a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London last year.

Wednesday’s UK newspaper headlines are dominated by the latest from the Middle East. The tabloids use sensationalist and alarming language to highlight the tense situation, key phrases such as “on the brink” and “In crisis” are featured prominently on the paper front pages.


The broadsheets use less dramatic language, instead trying to use a more neutral tone, although it doesn’t dull down the seriousness of the situation.

U.S. President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated rhetoric amid the Israel–Iran war, calling for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and warning Tehran civilians to evacuate.

Government to announce another delay to HS2 Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander will tell Parliament that the London–Birmingham section of HS2…

Wednesday’s UK newspaper front pages are dominated by the Middle East crisis, with Donald Trump’s hints that US troops could soon join Israel in the war on Iran leading the way. Many papers pick up on the US president’s call for Iran to ‘surrender’ and his comments that they won’t kill Iran’s leader, for now. 

Elsewhere, there’s some front-page coverage of the House of Commons vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales, the delay of the HS2 train project and, for the tabloids, continued coverage of the grooming gangs scandal.