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BBC’s Sebastian Usher: #IranWar : Trump now says he’s shifted his ultimatum from this Friday to April 6 - because he says talks are ‘going very well’

‘In the film, voters, mayors, former election officials+a police officer claim that large sums of money+even illegal drugs are being offered to pressure people to vote for #Fidesz.’ 1/ #Hungary #election

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This week's edition of MFN is about why it is hard for the UK to get anything from the EU, and also some thoughts on EU-CPTPP rules of origin (mainly for @columnist.bsky.social and @asiatrademonitor.bsky.social) mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/asymmetric...

The number of people living in relative poverty in the UK rose by half a million in the year up to March 2025, new govt figures have shown. There are now 13.4m living in relative poverty, including 4m children. The number of pensioners living in relative poverty increased from 1.49m to 1.69m.

You Gov: 'With ministers considering foreign tourists to enter national #museums in England, our 2024 poll found 55% of Britons wanted to keep museums free for all - only 31% said foreign tourists should be required to pay (and 6% thought everyone should have to)' t.co/pAXmBrkdU8

It's a tough time for any young person looking for a job. Overall unemployment is running at just over 5%. But almost 1m 16-24 year olds (12.8%) aren't in employment, education or training - including recent graduates. They’re known as #NEETS. @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social +guests discuss why.

Misha Glenny and guests discuss the physics, biology+chemistry of the element silicon which is at the heart of some of the most useful and beautiful objects on the planet. While it is still being created throughout the universe, the silicon we have here was made billions of years ago in dying stars.

#IranWar impact on US gas [petrol] prices+ #Trump's ratings. But, BBC's Sumi Somaskanda suggests to @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social that the Democrats are not popular either, and asks, will many voters stay at home in November's mid-terms, in what could be a "troubling sign for US' democracy"?

Zelenskyy: 'Thank you to Keir Starmer and the United Kingdom for tightening the grip on Russia's shadow fleet. Allowing British law enforcement to stop and detain sanctioned vessels is a timely move, particularly now, when global pressure on Russia is quietly loosening.' 1/

They went to Clacton to avoid Farage...

Tonight, BBC Question Time is in Clacton-on-Sea Joining Fiona Bruce on the panel are Labour MP Jake Richards, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, Lib Dem MP Layla Moran,+ ‘TV personality’ Tom Skinner 9pm on #BBCiPlayer, #BBCSounds, and #BBCNews, 10:40pm on #BBCOne …

A court in Russia has banned the documentary #MrNobodyAgainstPutin from 3 streaming platforms on the grounds that it "propagates extremism+terrorism". It won an Oscar earlier this month and documents the ramping up of war propaganda in a Russian school after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022.

Prof Robert Pape, Chicago University: ‘Iran War: We are not watching a path to peace Three warning signs now visible: 1. “Talks” without a ceasefire 2. Expansion to economic choke points 3. Quiet preparation for ground forces This is how limited wars become global disasters’

Reuters: Russia's Rosatom evacuates another group of staff from nuclear plant in Iran, TASS says

BBC Persian: Israel Katz, Israel Defense Minister say that #AlirezaTangsiri, the Commander of the IRGC Navy, has been killed.

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From yesterday.

‘“Russia+Iran have an alliance,+as allies they are actively collaborating, before+now, exchanging expertise, intelligence+technologies,” said Andriy Zagorodnyuk, a former Ukrainian defense minister who chairs the Center for Defense Strategies, in Kyiv.’ 1/

The OECD downside scenario is quite moderate. And still means a nasty hit. www.oecd.org/content/dam/...

@yarotrof.bsky.social: As shown by this week’s strikes on a U.S. helicopter+radar with optic-wire FPV drones, a technology pioneered by Russia in 2024, Iran has carefully studied how warfare was transformed on the battlefields of Ukraine. Have American troops also drawn the right lessons?

Danny Citrinowicz: ‘An agreement to reopen the straits that were already open when the campaign began will illustrate the failure of the campaign rather than its success.’ 1/ #Iran #war

James Montgomery: March 2026 #StJamessPark #RoyalParks #Spring #London

#BBC London Transport Corr: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has decided to shut #AlbertBridge for upto a year while repairs carried out costing £8.5m. Routine inspection discovered cracks in the cast iron component that the bridge rests on. 15k motor vehicles a week use the bridge.

‘The #UnitedStates has tied its offer of security guarantees for a #Ukraine peace deal to Kyiv’s giving up its entire eastern #Donbas region to #Russia, President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy said Wednesday.’ 1/

Well worth viewing this interview in full - a sobering discussion between two serious commentators.

It's been eight hours since the Government announced that crypto donations to political parties had been banned effective immediately and Reform's crypto portal is still accepting donations

George Parker FT: “New - First sign of potential Iran-related shortages. Govt to spend £100m on reopening mothballed Teesside plant making carbon dioxide, used in fizzy drinks, vaccines, food packaging etc”

Survation poll of >2,000 respondents, suggested strong support for reforming [ #BBC] licence fee (63%). 49% of all age groups backed making more people pay the fee while reducing the cost for individual households, rising to 70%for those aged 65+. Nearly a 25% of respondents opposed.

A Los Angeles jury has handed down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and Google over her childhood addiction to social media. A panel of jurors found Meta & Google intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the mental health of a 20 yr old woman

“any violence beyond this point will be because the Iranian regime refused to understand they have already been defeated” We just want to declare victory and go home. The enemy isn’t allowed to have a vote.

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By BBC’s Tom Bateman:

This is just awful news. Ian was a great colleague and a pleasure to work with. radiotoday.co.uk/2026/03/vern...

While the world burns...

BBC's Health Editor Hugh Pym: BMA have announced another strike by resident doctors in England. April 7-13. Says Health Secretary final offer was “insufficient”