March 2026

Players from Iran women’s football team ‘seek refuge in Australia’

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Five members of the Iranian women’s football team have left their training camp and sought refuge in Australia after fears of “dire consequences” if they returned home. Iran’s exiled crown prince said he had been told Fatemeh Pasandideh, Zahra Ghanbari, Zahra Sarbali, Atefeh Ramazanzadeh and Mona Hamoudi were in a “safe location”. US President Donald […]

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‘We can earn six figures’: Personal trainer on salary, top fitness tips and essential supplements

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What’s it really like to be a… personal trainer? Luke Worthington, who specialises in physical preparation for TV and film work, answers the Money blog’s questions. You can earn six figures… At entry level, earnings sit around £25,000-£35,000, particularly in commercial gyms. Early on, the hours can be unsociable, you’re working when other people are

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Cancer death rates fall to historic low – as types with biggest drop in fatalities revealed

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Cancer death rates in the UK have fallen to a historic new low, Cancer Research UK has announced. The charity, which analysed figures, said death rates had fallen by 11% in the past decade. It added that 247 in every 100,000 people in the UK are thought to die from cancer in any given year.

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UK must urgently boost defence spending or risk being vulnerable to missile attacks, general warns

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General Sir Richard Barrons told Sky News this meant politicians would have to make “very difficult choices” to shift investment away from peacetime priorities such as health and welfare but that – following the eruption of war between the US and Israel against Iran – the world has become even more dangerous than when his

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Iran war: Markets are plummeting as the conflict escalates – but not every industry is affected

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The conflict in Iran is inflicting misery on millions – driving up bills and upending energy markets. But a perverse effect of war is that some industries do well: that’s the way our global financial system works. In this case, a group of American energy companies stand to benefit. “US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters

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Iran war: Oil suffers biggest one-day gain in six years as stocks plunge

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The price of oil has clocked its biggest single-day gain in six years – with Brent crude surging by more than 20% to $114 (£85) a barrel. It comes as investor uncertainty surrounding the war in Iran deepens, with fears growing of a prolonged conflict across the Middle East. Stock markets across Asia also fell

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Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shots fired at Rihanna’s LA home

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A 35-year-old Florida woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shots were fired at Rihanna’s home. The incident happened in the Beverly Hills area of LA on Sunday afternoon. Police confirmed to NBC News in Los Angeles that the star was home with her partner A$AP Rocky and their three young children.

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Woman armed with AR-15 rifle fires gunshots into Rihanna’s California home

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Several gunshots have been fired into Rihanna’s California home – with one round penetrating the mansion’s wall. A 30-year-old female suspect was taken into custody following the incident in Beverly Hills on Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles Police have said the popstar was home at the time – but it is unclear whether her partner A$AP

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Huge fire shuts Scotland’s busiest train station indefinitely

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A fire at a vape shop has forced the closure of Scotland’s busiest railway station “until further notice”, Network Rail says. Dozens of trains were cancelled on Sunday after a four-storey building in Union Street, close to Glasgow Central Station, caught fire. The building has partially collapsed, and the station will not reopen on Monday

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