IRGC says it launched 230 drones at US-linked Gulf sites; Kuwait reports 11-year-old killed by shrapnel
Iran’s IRGC said it launched 230 drones toward US-linked Gulf sites; Kuwait said an 11-year-old girl died after shrapnel from debris struck her.
Iran’s IRGC said it launched 230 drones toward US-linked Gulf sites; Kuwait said an 11-year-old girl died after shrapnel from debris struck her.
New adult refugees will get 30 months’ leave to remain, with status reviewed; existing asylum claims stay under current rules.
A missile strike on a girls’ primary school in Minab, southern Iran, killed 165 people, with open-source investigators disputing claims the site was a military target.
FlightRadar24 data showed RAF Typhoons, a P‑8 and allied tankers/AWACS from the UK to the Gulf as Starmer said the UK won’t join offensive strikes.
Starmer declined a US request to use Diego Garcia for Iran-linked operations, citing legal and strategic concerns, prompting Trump to criticise him publicly.
UN rights office said a strike Iran says hit a Minab girls’ school, killing at least 165, may be a war crime if civilians were targeted.
YouGov polling shows Reform on 23%, Greens on 21% (second), while Labour and Conservatives are tied on 16% and Lib Dems on 14%.
Steve Reed said an elections bill will scrap the strategy statement for the Electoral Commission and include voter ID changes, votes at 16 and auto-registration pilots.
UKMTO said ships reported VHF broadcasts claiming the Strait of Hormuz was closed, but it could not independently confirm the reports.
US and Israel struck Iranian military and nuclear-linked sites; Iran retaliated with missile and air attacks reported in Israel and Gulf states.
Omnisis poll ahead of 26 Feb vote shows Greens 20%, Reform 17%, Labour 15%, with 27% undecided in Gorton and Denton.
Government ministers are weighing a bill to remove Andrew from the succession after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.