Starmer won’t say if Iran’s missiles can hit London amid claims UK is ‘defenceless’ as PM pleads for Trump to ‘de-escalate’ war

By JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 10:20 GMT, 23 March 2026 | Updated: 10:28 GMT, 23 March 2026 Keir Starmer dodged on whether Iran can hit Britain with missiles today as he pleaded for Donald Trump to ‘de-escalate’ the war. The PM did not give a direct answer when…

Gary Neville shushes a Manchester City fan from the Wembley commentary gantry after his barrage of abuse

By TARA ANSON-WALSH, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 10:05 GMT, 23 March 2026 | Updated: 10:05 GMT, 23 March 2026 A Manchester City fan who hurled abuse at Gary Neville after Manchester City’s Carabao Cup win was shushed by the former Manchester United defender. City secured their ninth League Cup title with…

Could our universe exist because black holes ate up all the antimatter?

One of the most fundamental and curious mysteries in the universe is the fact that anything exists at all. That is because during the Big Bang, equal amounts of matter and antimatter particles should have been created — antimatter being like the “opposite” of regular matter, meaning it’s made up…

Scientists discover Alzheimer’s hidden “death switch” in the brain

A team led by neurobiologist Prof. Dr. Hilmar Bading at Heidelberg University has identified a key molecular process that drives the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Working with researchers from Shandong University (China), the scientists used a mouse model of Alzheimer’s to show that a harmful protein interaction causes brain cells…

Where Are Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn Now? Inside Their Lives Today

NEED TO KNOW Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn were falsely accused of faking her 2015 kidnapping, which people likened to the plot of Gone Girl Their attacker, Matthew Muller, was later arrested and sentenced to 40 years in prison for the crime The couple, now married with two daughters, advocate…

Step by step, what to do NOW to stop the Middle East energy crisis leaving you penniless. This is how to get the best deals on petrol, mortgages and household energy and stay afloat

Until last week, there was still a chance that the Middle East crisis might be short-lived. President Donald Trump had claimed it could last ‘four or five weeks’. Global financial markets fell at the outbreak just over three weeks ago, but not as precipitously as they would have, had they…

Fed’s Miran speaks, Bitgo earnings, Casper hard fork: Crypto Week Ahead

As the war with Iran enters its fourth week, crypto markets will be dominated by macro events. Off the global stage, however, traders will be navigating a number of supply events while Aave prepares for the deployment of its v4 platform and hard forks loom for both the Akash and…