‘Her head was broken’: parents at Iranian school bombed by US describe their worst day Hours before the world learned that a US missile had hit Shajareh Tayyebeh school, parents were already searching the rubble for their sons and daughters. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘Stop this savage being’: Iranians fear postponed Trump attack is merely disaster delayed Some inside Iran believe threat was designed to divert attention from desire to seize islands in strait of Hormuz www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

‘We must preserve our traditions’: war casts shadow over Iranian Nowruz celebrations Many Iranians were determined to mark the Persian new year despite the bombing entering its fourth week www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

‘We want change but not like this’: Iranians describe daily life under air attack Tehran residents try to stay safe from bombing and cling to their livelihoods as war stretches into third week www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Bellingcat founder on verifying footage of deadly strike on girls' school in Iran www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflict www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

It’s important to remember the countries & communities attempting to repatriate their ancestors’ human remains from UK museums. I spoke to descendants of the first Chimurenga heroes, whose skulls were long believed to have been taken to the UK after they were executed by British colonial force.

New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.

There are more than 260,000 items of human remains held by UK museums, universities & councils, including thousands from former British colonies. Thanks to @profdanhicks.bsky.social & @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social for their expert analysis of my FoI data.

This FOl enquiry for the Guardian has taken up a great deal of my life for the past 2 years. (1/3)

Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"

NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct. He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…

The Iranian state silenced protests with brutality. What now for Iran’s opposition? Grieving, bruised and divided on the wisdom of foreign-backed revolt, how can the Iranian people achieve change? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Khamenei regime will not be able to keep control of Iran, says dissenting film-maker Jafar Panahi, director of Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident, says Iranian leaders want to destroy country www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Doctors in Tehran tell of overwhelmed medical staff as violent crackdown intensifies www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

How Iran’s protest movement has gained increasing momentum – a visual guide Demonstrations initially focused on economic issues but as they have grown and become political the regime has responded with deadly force www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

An ecosystem of smuggled tech holds Iran’s last link to the outside world Despite internet blackout, a small number of Iranians are risking their lives to share messages as protests continue www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Dozens of artists call for end to Israel’s ‘systematic attacks’ on Gaza hospitals Actors, doctors and human rights leaders sign letter calling for restoration of medical care to ‘collapsed’ system www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.

Trump says he is considering ‘very strong’ military options against Iran as protester death toll climbs US president claims ‘Iran wants to negotiate’ as rights groups report that regime’s crackdown on protest has killed hundreds www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Iran crisis: Trump claims leader ‘wants to negotiate’ amid protest crackdown as he mulls US military response – latest updates www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Over four years have passed since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Claudia Janke’s photographic series features 7 Afghan women who have found safety in the UK after escaping at great personal risk. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Iranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’ Rubina Aminian, 23, struck by bullet from behind after joining Tehran protest from college, says human rights group www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s entirely AI As synthetic personas become an increasingly normal part of life, meet the people falling for their chatbot lovers www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

UK wants ‘peaceful transition’ of power in Iran, says minister Heidi Alexander calls for end to violence while Tory leader says she would ‘not have an issue’ with regime change www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Iranian cultural figures condemn internet blackout as ‘blatant tool of repression’ Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof and Golshifteh Farahani among those to join outpouring of support for protesters www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Protester pulls down national flag from Iranian embassy in London Demonstrator seen putting up pre-Islamic revolution lion and sun flag in support of rallies challenging Tehran regime www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out Videos emerging despite internet and mobile phone blackout show demonstrations continuing despite reports of escalating crackdown www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The level violence and abuse by patients against NHS staff rose to more than 100,000 incidents last year. Nurses, doctor’s & paramedics told me they are frequently punched, kicked & sexually assaulted while providing care.

‘Spat at, pushed, punched’: medics tell of soaring levels of violence in hospitals Doctors and nurses blame inaction by police and the NHS for mounting toll of physical and sexual abuse www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

NHS staff face ‘national emergency’ as patient violence hits 285 incidents a day Nearly 300,000 violent and sexual assaults recorded by NHS trusts in England over three years, Guardian analysis shows www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”

Via WCCO reporter Esme Murphy on X: "Unprecedented - ⁦@ag.state.mn.us ⁩ & Hennepin Co Attorney announce separate investigation into Renee Good’s killing after Feds kick Mn out of their investigation" x.com/esmemurphy/s...

This is the best video explanation I have seen on how the Trump administration is changing public education as we know it. A must-watch for anyone who cares about schools. by @nadiasussman.bsky.social

‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests & an end to the Islamic Republic In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards, the mass anti-government protests & their hopes for the future www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

The @guardian gets the headline right 🏆 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

She smiles at the man who shoots her and says she isn't mad at him. Clearly initiates the effort to leave when the aggressive agents arrive. The question now (not that this was in question) isn't who's telling the truth. It's when DHS had this video and knew that what they were saying was a lie.

Growing protests in Iran do not necessarily herald a return to monarchy Despite significant support for the shah, Iranian society may be looking for any ‘escape from a dead end’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames the US for instigating the unrest www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Reform lost by 11% in Caerphilly - because of a surge in turnout, because Reform looked set to win the seat. This illustrates Reform's vulnerability *because* they are leading the polls (in a 6 party system) while being an *unpopular* party. A much bigger problem under FPTP 2029 than PR 2026

That scene of the Welsh BBC correspondent being the only person interviewing Caerphilly's new Plaid AM while the rest of the media interviewed Reform's loser in the background was far too on the nose.

‘Labour polled 11% in a seat that the party has held for 100 years’ is the headline news this morning. Feels like a headline going to hear a lot in the next year. (Also result - Plaid win - does show that the fissuring of British politics isn’t all to the right)

UK recognises Palestine as an independent state Keir Starmer’s announcement comes seven decades after end of British mandate in Palestine and creation of state of Israel www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Important new report from Sunder on an immigration policy that might actually work and command public support.

This, from The Londoner yesterday, also features people on the march who claim not to be racists. Though the things they say prove otherwise

Sadiq Khan has said a record number of Americans have applied for British citizenship following the election of Trump. “It’s also our liberal values that make us stand out – celebrating our diversity in London as a strength, not as a threat to society.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Want to be clear that the predictable violence against the police wasn't the only problem with yesterday's march It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.

How can voters believe government will stand up for them if it can’t even stand up for itself?

Labour peer Lord Alli evicted a family with young children from their home in north London in a move that would be outlawed from next year under his party's Renters' Rights Bill inews.co.uk/news/labour-...