Fact check: Expanding North Sea exploration is unlikely to reduce bills soon, won’t deliver gas self-sufficiency, and may worsen climate and legal conflicts.
The UK government is weighing legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was released under investigation and police have not announced any charging decision. Ministers have indicated any change would be considered after the investigation concludes, and would
A YouGov Westminster voting intention poll for Sky News and The Times puts Reform UK first on 23%, with the Greens second on 21% and Labour and the Conservatives tied on 16%, while the Liberal Democrats are on 14%. Sky News said it is the first time the Greens have ranked second in YouGov’s regular series and that 21% is their highest recorded score. The poll surveyed 2,073 adults on 1–2 March, following a Green by-election win in Gorton and Denton.
Iranian state media said an airstrike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ primary school in Minab during school hours, killing at least 165 and injuring about 95. The UN human rights office said it may amount to a war crime if investigators find civilians were deliberately targeted or the attack was indiscriminate. Iran blamed Israel; Israel said it was not aware of strikes in the Minab area, and the US said it was looking into the reports.
Most media didn’t disagree on what happened; they disagreed on what it signified—with left-leaning coverage stressing vulnerability and antisemitism trends, right-leaning coverage stressing ideology and government failure, and centrist coverage sticking closest to official statements and verified sequencing.
