National news

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• Few will mourn Ayatollahs death in US Israeli strikes says Defence Secretary

  Defence Secretary John Healey said “few people will mourn” the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his death in joint US-Israeli strikes on Saturday.

• Olivia Dean wins big at Brits as Palestine and Peter Mandelson mentions censored

  Olivia Dean won big at the 2026 Brit Awards, scooping four gongs, as a joke about Lord Peter Mandelson and a shout of “free Palestine” were censored by ITV.

• Trump claims US has killed Irans Supreme Leader

  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reported to be dead after a series of US-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran

• Olivia Dean sweeps the board at the Brits

  The pop star won four awards including album of the year

• Foreign Office warns over travel to Middle East as airlines cancel flights

  The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice to warn against all travel to Israel and Palestine, and has urged British nationals in other Middle Eastern countries to “immediately shelter in place”.

• Man charged with criminal damage after Churchill statue defaced with graffiti

  A 38-year-old man has been charged with criminal damage after graffiti was sprayed on the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster, branding the former prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”.

• US and Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump warns of massive operation

  The US and Israel have launched an attack on Iran, with the first apparent strike landing near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

• Remarkable results in study on new prostate cancer drug

  A drug for advanced prostate cancer has shown “remarkable” results in an early-stage trial, experts have said.

• National Trust gardens see unusually early spring blooms after mild weather

  Despite a battering from extreme weather this year, many National Trust gardens are reporting surprisingly early spring blooms.

• Dairy firm ramps up cottage cheese production as TikTok drives record demand

  A Scottish dairy company has announced it has ramped up its cottage cheese production, amid a TikTok trend that has led to “all-time record demand” for a foodstuff once associated with the 1970s and 1980s.