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TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 1: Smoke rises over residential area following the US and Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran on April 1, 2026. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump to address nation as Iran war hits approval rating

President Donald Trump has said Iran had asked for a ceasefire, but ruled out any truce until the vital Strait of Hormuz was reopened for crucial energy shipments.

Middle East • 11 mins

A photographs shows damaged buildings following an overnight Israeli airstrike in the Al Hadath neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs, on April 1, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah

Live Lebanon says over 1,300 dead from Israeli strikes

Follow lives developments in the Middle East as US President Donald Trump says the United States could end the Iran war within two to three weeks.

Middle East • 30 mins

NASA's 322-foot-tall Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft stand on Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center

Tourists gather to 'witness history' ahead of Moon launch

After several years of delays, the Artemis II mission is poised to carry three Americans and one Canadian on a journey that is expected to break the distance record set by the Apollo missions.

Science and Technology • 2 hrs

'Rumour and speculation' since BBC sacking, Mills says

Former presenter Scott Mills has said that he has been subject to "rumour and speculation" since the BBC announced his sacking earlier this week.

UK • 1 hr

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, and Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist

NASA prepares for first crewed lunar mission in 50 years

NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as this evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious US space mission in decades and a major step toward returning humans to the lunar surface before China's first crewed landing.

World • 50 mins

Dual Dutch-Irish national charged with gun offences in UK

A 24-year-old man, accused of trying to smuggle ten guns and ammunition into the UK, has been remanded in custody.

UK • 3 hrs

Earth planet and Moon globe in deep space background. Blue Earth. Artemis space mission. Elements of this image furnished by NASA

Artemis II at a glance: To the Moon and back

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to be the first crewed flyby of the Moon in more than half a century.

Science and Technology • 3 hrs

A view of destruction after a Russian KAB-25a guided bomb attack in a residential area of ââSloviansk, Ukraine

McEntee announces new €40m donation for Ukraine

Ireland is to give an additional €40 million to Ukraine in response to Russia's ongoing war on that country, Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has announced.

Ukraine • 1 hr

Dr Patrick Bury joins Behind the Story to discuss the Iran conflict and examine the military options for US

Podcast: Trump on Iran and new threats to leave NATO

US President Donald Trump continues to issue contradictory statements on ending the Iran conflict.

Behind the Story • 2 hrs

EU proposes changes to carbon emissions trading system

The European Commission has proposed changes to its system of carbon emissions trading in response to the soaring energy prices caused by the war in Iran.

Europe • 4 hrs

Russian Air Force An-26 taking off from Zhukovsky, Russia, during the Aviation Salon MAKS-2015 airshow.

29 dead after Russian military plane crash in Crimea

A Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed into a cliff in Crimea, killing 29 people on board, due to a possible technical malfunction, Russia's ⁠defence ministry said, according to news agencies.

World • 1 hr

STUART, FLORIDA - MARCH 27: Tiger Woods is driven from the Martin County Jail after being arrested for driving under the influence after a car crash on March 27, 2026 in Stuart, Florida. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said that Woods and the other dri

Woods stepping away for treatment after DUI arrest

Golfer Tiger Woods said ⁠he is stepping away to seek treatment and focus on his health after pleading not guilty to DUI charges stemming from his rollover crash in Florida last week.

Golf • 1 hr

US journalist Shelly Kittleson poses for a picture in Baghdad

US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad - police

A US journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad and authorities are searching the city for ⁠her, two police officials said.

World • 13 hrs

Carol Kirkwood signs off on her last day on BBC Breakfast

Carol Kirkwood signs off after 28 years on BBC Breakfast

BBC Breakfast weather presenter Carol Kirkwood has thanked viewers for trusting her as she made her final appearance on the show after 28 years.

Television • 54 mins

Long shot of construction work at the White House

Judge orders pause to Trump's ballroom construction

A US judge has ordered a halt to construction of a massive ballroom launched by President Donald Trump after the tearing down of the historic East Wing at the White House.

US • 14 hrs

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto - GETTY

Hungarian FM says leak of Russian calls 'interference'

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has denounced "foreign interference" in Hungary's election campaign, after investigative media published telephone conversations suggesting he passed on information to Russia.

World • 22 hrs

Tiger Woods is seen leaving Martin County Jail after being arrested for driving under the influence

Woods told police he was looking at phone before crash

Tiger Woods told authorities he was looking down at his phone and did not realise the truck in front of him had slowed down before his rollover crash ⁠in Florida last week, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained on Tuesday.

Golf • 19 hrs

Wolf bites woman in Germany in first attack for decades

A woman has been bitten by a wolf in a shopping centre in Germany, the first such attack in modern times.

Europe • 31 Mar

US court overturns ban on 'conversion therapy' for minors

The US Supreme Court has ruled against a Colorado state law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ minors, siding with a Christian therapist who challenged it on the grounds of free speech.

US • 31 Mar

Picture shows the destruction at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Bir al-Abed neighbourhood in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut

Israel to destroy 'all houses' near Lebanon border

Israel will destroy all homes in Lebanese villages near the border and 600,000 people who fled the south will not be allowed home until northern Israel is secure, the country's defence minister has said.

Middle East • 22 hrs

The aftermath of a drone attack on a residential building in eastern Tehran, Iran

US ready to stop Iran attacks after threats to firms

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would intensify if it ⁠did not make a deal.

Middle East • 22 hrs

Energy crisis 'probably the worst ever', says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the current energy crisis arising from the US-Israeli war on Iran is "probably the worst ever".

Politics • 22 hrs

European Commission spokesperson Anour El Anouni said their opposition to the death penalty was 'loud and clear'

Applying Israel's death penalty law would be 'war crime'

The United Nations has harshly criticised the Israeli parliament's approval of a "cruel and discriminatory" new death penalty bill, warning that applying it in occupied Palestinian territory "would constitute a war crime".

Middle East • 31 Mar

various vehicles line up at a petrol station in spain

EU energy chief warns of prolonged disruption to markets

European Union governments should prepare for a "prolonged disruption" to energy markets as a result of the Iran war, the bloc's energy chief has told countries' ministers ahead of an emergency meeting.