March 2026

Senegal vows to appeal ‘unfair, unacceptable’ ruling stripping it of African football trophy

Senegal says it will appeal the “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable decision” to strip it of its Africa Cup of Nations title after a chaotic final against host Morocco. On Tuesday, the appeals board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) ruled that Senegal had forfeited the final in January by walking off the field in […]

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Gerry Adams calls IRA ‘undefeated’ as he denies being a member in court

The IRA was “undefeated” and “defied all attempts to criminalise them”, Gerry Adams told the High Court, as he denied being a member. Mr Adams, who served as president of the Irish republican party Sinn Féin from 1983 to 2018, is facing a legal challenge from three men who were injured in bombings carried out

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King says UK ‘blessed’ by Nigerian influence as he hosts state banquet for President Tinubu and the first lady

The King has paid tribute to the contribution of people of Nigerian heritage as he held a state banquet for the country’s president. President Bola Tinubu and his wife Oluremi Tinubu are in the UK for a two-day state visit. The King said Britain was “blessed” that many people of Nigerian heritage are “at the

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Rwanda demands more than £100m from UK over failed migrant deportation deal

Rwanda has demanded the UK pay more than £100m over the failed migrant deportation deal which Sir Keir Starmer scrapped in 2024 when Labour came to power. During a hearing at The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, the East African country claimed Britain owed the money under the agreement which was struck by Rishi Sunak’s

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Major attacks Trump on Iran and Starmer’s ‘tiptoeing’ approach to president

Sir John Major has attacked Donald Trump over the Iran war and accused Sir Keir Starmer of a “demeaning” policy of “tiptoeing” around the president. The former prime minister said President Trump should have sought United Nations backing for the war and claimed it would not end hostilities in the Middle East. In a hard-hitting

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Watershed moment as UK levies steel tariff in new strategy

There is a small fraction of the population for whom the release of the government’s new Steel Strategy represents an extraordinarily fascinating, not to mention important, moment. The chances are you are not one of those people. However, allow me to make the case that this document published by the government today represents something very

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Angela Rayner eyeing frontline politics return – with allies confident tax probe will end by May elections

Angela Rayner’s return to frontline politics began in earnest this week as the former deputy leader set out the challenge in the upcoming May elections. “We are running out of time,” she told MPs at a party event. “The very survival of the Labour Party is at stake.” The intention is clear: Rayner wants to

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Iranians out in strength as thousands attend funeral for security chief Larijani and crew of sunken navy ship

As Iran’s government buried its fallen heroes, its supporters came out in strength. Senior security official Ali Larijani was killed in an airstrike two days ago, honoured today along with the crew of the Iranian navy ship sunk by the US at the start of the war. Thousands of mourners gathered for the combined funeral.

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Plans to let AI firms use music without permission abandoned by government

The UK government has scrapped plans to introduce copyright law exceptions which would allow AI firms to use the work of songwriters without their permission. The government had been in favour of allowing AI developers to train their machines on copyrighted works, with rightsholders having an opt-out option. However, that approach was “overwhelmingly rejected by

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