Reeves to set out principles on who might get energy bills support – and who won't
The chancellor must react in real time to the economic shock of the war in Iran, writes the BBC's political editor.
Notable Events Around the World on - 2026-03-24
Survivors pulled from wreckage of Colombian air force plane
Dozens have been pulled alive from the wreckage of a Colombian air force plane.
aljazeera.com
SoftBank tests its own borrowing limits with $30bn bet on OpenAI
Masayoshi Son faces investor nerves with massive spending on AI investments
ft.com
Inside the alleged Russian operation to trigger anti-government protests in Angola
A group of Russians and Angolans are going on trial in Angola after being accused of fomenting protests, which they deny.
bbc.com
Israeli settlers vandalise school, raise Israeli flag in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have been filmed vandalising a boys’ school in Huwara.
aljazeera.com
Carter, Eze and Iwobi named on Football Black List
England defender Jess Carter, Arsenal attacker Eberechi Eze and Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi are on the Football Black List for 2025.
bbc.com
Ministers rebuff trade body’s call to boost North Sea oil and gas production
Government emphasises need to ‘get off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets’ in response to Offshore Energies UKThe UK government has dismissed a warning from an energy trade body that failing...
theguardian.com
‘It’s got real sass!’ Irvine Welsh chooses new life for Trainspotting as a stage musical
Production based on 1993 novel opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London in July, with original songs co-written by the authorIt has been a book, a play and a film. It has also spawned three seque...
theguardian.com
Iran war live: Tehran says Trump’s peace talk claims are ‘fake news’
Iran's Revolutionary Guard calls Trump a 'deceitful American president', accuses him of 'contradictory behaviour'.