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Adam Pogrund, Reporter

Adam Pogrund joined Daily Mail in September 2024 as a Trainee News Reporter on the Mail's graduate scheme. He spent three months at the Irish Daily Mail and Irish Mail on Sunday in Dublin, where he covered the Irish election, before joining the UK news desk. He has previously worked on the sports desk at the Evening Standard and graduated from the University of Manchester in 2023 before completing a Master's in Journalism at the University of Salford.

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Councillor is caught driving while on a virtual meeting with planning officials... with his phone balancing in the cupholder

27/03/26 02:01

A councillor has been caught driving with his phone balancing in his cupholder while attending a virtual meeting with planning officers. Dean Lewis was spotted on camera wearing a seatbelt and changing gear while speaking to a planning committee on Microsoft Teams. The independent councillor for Neath Port Talbot also appeared to be taking a sip from a drink as he spoke about an application to build holiday homes between two villages....read

Woman, 25, left paraplegic when she jumped off a roof following gang-rape ordeal dies by euthanasia: Noelia receives lethal injections at Spanish clinic after saying goodbye to family who spent YEARS in court trying to stop her dying
26/03/26 06:59
Noelia Castillo, from Barcelona, died on Thursday at the Sant Pere de Ribes assisted living facility where she resided, bringing to an end a legal battle that has lasted more than a year and a half.
Formal inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave launches to 'establish the truth' about one of the bloodiest days of the Miners' Strikes
26/03/26 06:34
The Battle of Orgreave saw bloody clashes between police and pickets outside the Orgreave Coking Plant in South Yorkshire on June 18, 1984, leaving scores of mineworkers injured.
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Grieving family release emotional tribute to 'true gentleman' police officer, 27, killed in the line of duty
24/03/26 05:55
Pc Bradley Corke, 27, described by his family as a 'true gentleman' and 'one of the finest young men ever to have walked this Earth' died on Saturday after the collision in Farningham.
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Trump envoy 'travels to Pakistan hoping for talks with Iran' as feared missile barrage across Gulf fails to materialise: Hopes rise of diplomatic end to war - but Tehran says suggestion of a deal is 'fake news'
24/03/26 01:53
Pakistan has offered to act as a mediator between the US and Iran and Steve Witkoff's arrival in Islamabad has sparked hopes of a diplomatic end to the war.
Nazi-obsessed teenager who launched far-Right axe attack on stranger had written to a pal: 'Kill all Jews and Muslims in Britain, please'
23/03/26 09:52
Alina Burns, then 18, attacked Iranian Kurd Mohammed Mahmoodi, 27, while he was stood outside a barber shop with a friend in Bedminster, Bristol, on 2 August last year.
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Colombian military plane carrying 125 people crashes: Miracle as at least 77 are pulled from flaming wreck alive
23/03/26 04:24
The aircraft, a Hercules C-130 used for transporting troops, came down near the town of Puerto Leguízamo, in Putumayo province, on Monday morning.
Moment Iranian ballistic missile is blown up in space above Israel
23/03/26 01:56
Iran launched a fresh barrage of missiles at Israel late on Sunday night as the two countries continue to trade blows.
Brit 'groom', 30, dies after getting into trouble while swimming in Colombia
22/03/26 08:32
The 30-year-old died after getting into difficulties in the sea off the Caribbean port city of Cartagena.
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Oil price surges to new war high as clock ticks on Trump and Iran's threats to blow up each other's power plants - RECAP
22/03/26 07:47
RECAP: Brent crude, the benchmark for the international trade of oil, surged by 1.73 per cent and hit $113 just minutes after markets opened on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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How Iran's ruthless enforcers use rape to crush dissent: Brutal sex attacks on victims as young as 12 used to strike fear into protesters, rights groups reveal amid fury over sickening nurse gang rape
22/03/26 01:31
Known for their brutality, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) slaughtered thousands of protesters who dared to take to the streets in anti-government protests in January.
Trump warns Netanyahu to hold off amid gas price surge
20/03/26 11:40
The US President sparked speculation of a split with his ally after insisting he 'knew nothing' of its plan to hit South Pars in Iran , the world's largest gas field.
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Report: Denmark deploys explosives to Greenland amid Trump threats
20/03/26 11:30
Denmark reportedly flew blood bags and explosives into Greenland as it prepared for a full scale war against the US after Donald Trump threatened to invade the island.
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Trump and Netanyahu trade barbs as gas price surge threatens Iran War alliance: US insists they were NOT told of plans to hit fuel plant but Israeli officials deny that - and Bibi says it's 'fake news' that Tel Aviv dragged Washington into the conflict
20/03/26 01:53
The US President sparked speculation of a split with his ally after insisting he 'knew nothing' of its plan to hit South Pars in Iran , the world's largest gas field.
Denmark flew blood bags and explosives into Greenland after Trump threatened to take island 'the hard way' - and troops prepared to blow up runways
19/03/26 10:45
Denmark reportedly flew blood bags and explosives into Greenland as it prepared for a full scale war against the US after Donald Trump threatened to invade the island.
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Iran hits US F-35 stealth fighter jet, destroys Israeli oil refinery with missile and threatens 'zero restraint' if energy sites are hit again as oil price soars: Recap
19/03/26 06:31
Recap the Daily Mail's live coverage of the US-Israel war with Iran after Donald Trump threatened to blow up an Iranian gas field at the centre of a major escalation in the conflict.
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Trump lashes out at 'non-responsive' NATO allies again and says they would 'move into gear fast' if he 'finished off Iran' and handed Strait of Hormuz over to them
18/03/26 11:52
The US President was snubbed by his NATO allies after he demanded a 'joint effort' to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Russian tanker adrift in the Med after Ukrainian attack could cause 'unprecedented environmental disaster'
18/03/26 10:07
With no crew on board and a gaping hole in one side, the Arctic Metagaz, a shadow fleet vessel reportedly carrying 61,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas is adrift at sea.
European tourist is detained in Dubai 'and has not been seen since' for posting photograph of hotel on fire when war started
18/03/26 08:50
Under its draconian and often unknown cybersecurity laws, the emirate's rulers have detained dozens of people for sharing footage of Iran's attacks.
Wife who wrote a book about grief after murdering her husband included tips on 'keeping the person alive' and 'keep your children's lives as normal as possible'
17/03/26 04:49
Kouri Richins 35, wrote the book titled 'Are You with Me?' a year after she killed her husband Eric Richins, 39, by lacing a Moscow Mule cocktail with fentanyl on March 4, 2022.
Khamenei issues final ultimatum to US and Israel following strikes
17/03/26 02:23
The new ayatollah has still not been seen in public since his appointment following the assassination of his father on February 28, during joint US and Israeli air strikes in Tehran.
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NATO rejects Trump's Strait of Hormuz plan
17/03/26 02:15
The US President asked allies to join a mission to safeguard shipping in the Gulf but was snubbed by Sir Keir Starmer , who said the UK would not 'send ships' to protect oil tankers from Iranian attacks.
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Iran's supreme leader says the US and Israel 'must be brought to their knees and accept defeat' before any peace deal can be agreed, Tehran claims - with new Ayatollah still yet to be seen
17/03/26 11:34
The new ayatollah has still not been seen in public since his appointment following the assassination of his father on February 28, during joint US and Israeli air strikes in Tehran.
Moment Netanyahu orders the assassination of Iran's 'de facto leader' - before defence minister boasts IDF have sent Ali Larijani 'to join Khamenei in hell'
17/03/26 10:28
Larijani, the secretary of the regime's National Security Council, is the highest profile figure killed since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war.
Macron says he will NOT send navy to Strait of Hormuz and EU tells Trump to stop Iran war 'so everybody saves face' as Nato snubs the president
17/03/26 08:51
The US President asked allies to join a mission to safeguard shipping in the Gulf but was snubbed by Sir Keir Starmer , who said the UK would not 'send ships' to protect oil tankers from Iranian attacks.
Natascha Kampusch documentary is scrapped at the last minute after family of Austrian sex slave kidnap victim revealed trauma of eight-year ordeal has left her 'completely gone'
16/03/26 03:13
Natascha, 38, was abducted aged 10 in 1998 by Wolfgang Přiklopil while walking to school in Austria and held prisoner in a secret basement cell in his house for eight years.
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Horrific gang-rape and torture ordeal of Iranian nurses: Medics 'subjected to brutal sex attacks out of revenge for treating wounded rioters with one victim begging surgeons to let her die'
16/03/26 02:03
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps slaughtered thousands of protesters before killing and sexually abusing medics who helped the injured at a Tehran hospital.
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Iran mocks Trump for 'turning to other countries' to secure Strait of Hormuz - as EU leaders line up to reject his call for an armada to escort tankers
16/03/26 12:41
The Iranian regime has forced shut the strait, a vital passageway through which around 20 per of the world's oil flows every day, sparking fears of a global economic crisis.
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Missing Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei 'issues new statement' amid reports he has been flown to Russia for treatment
16/03/26 10:43
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, has not been seen or photographed since his ascension to Supreme Leader and is said to be unaware of his new position after being wounded.
British couple are arrested over attempted kidnapping on Spanish holiday island
16/03/26 09:41
The pair tried to force a Spanish woman in her early sixties into their car as she walked down the road in broad daylight in Palma, Majorca.
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Iran warns citizens of crackdown worse than January protest massacre and rounds up hundreds of 'traitors'
16/03/26 09:24
The Islamic Republic, which claims to have arrested 500 'internal traitors' for sharing information with enemies, is ramping up threats against its population.
Before-and-after satellite images show damage suffered at US sites during Iran war
14/03/26 08:32
The Islamic Republic has unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones at American military bases, air defence facilities and embassies with seven US troops killed and around 150 injured.
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The kidnapping that shocked the world: Natascha Kampusch was abducted aged ten, then spent eight years as a sex slave. Now, two decades since her escape, her family reveal the trauma has come back to destroy her
14/03/26 08:27
Natascha never made it to school. Instead, she was abducted on the street, shoved into a white van and taken to a basement dungeon by a paedophile
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Italy pulls its troops out of Iraq following attack on its base
13/03/26 02:24
Italian soldiers were targeted by an overnight airstrike which hit the Camp Singara airbase in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.
Ghost town Dubai: Empty sun loungers stretch to horizon as Iran holds the world to ransom, drones hit financial hub - and war sends airfares soaring
13/03/26 10:31
Once a tax-free haven attracting social media stars and Brits seeking warm weather and crime-free streets, Dubai's crafted image has been shattered and some residents fear it's 'finished'.
Natascha Kampusch 'is completely gone' in heartbreaking twist of fate for girl abducted aged ten and held as a sex-slave for eight years
13/03/26 12:44
Natascha, 38, was abducted aged 10 in 1998 by Wolfgang Přiklopil while walking to school in Austria and held prisoner in a secret basement cell in his house for eight years.
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Iran shows off endless supply of naval drones
12/03/26 03:22
The regime has forced shut the crucial passageway, through which 20 per cent of the world's oil passes, as it ramps up its attacks on vessels in the region.
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Expats claim 'Dubai is finished' amid war
12/03/26 03:00
Once a tax-free haven attracting influencers from across the globe and Brits seeking warm weather, Dubai's carefully crafted image has been shattered and residents believe it is 'finished'.
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Israel confirms strike on Iranian nuclear site as satellite images 'show aftermath of 30,000lb bunker buster bomb attack'
12/03/26 01:12
The Taleghan compound, based near Tehran, was hit in a series of strikes by the Israeli Air Force to prevent its nuclear weapon development capacity.
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Iran shows off endless supply of naval suicide drones it plans to cripple the world economy with by attacking more oil tankers, closing Strait of Hormuz and pushing price to $200 a barrel
12/03/26 10:36
The regime has forced shut the crucial passageway, through which 20 per cent of the world's oil passes, as it ramps up its attacks on vessels in the region.
British tourist, 60, 'who filmed Iranian missiles' in Dubai is facing two years in prison after being charged with cybercrime offence
12/03/26 10:02
The 60-year-old Londoner, who was taken into custody on Monday night, is said to have deleted the video immediately when asked and insists he did not mean to break the law.
'Dubai is finished': Expats say they will leave and never come back as tax-free dream is shattered by war and officials begin prosecuting people for posting videos of missiles
12/03/26 09:37
Once a tax-free haven attracting influencers from across the globe and Brits seeking warm weather, Dubai's carefully crafted image has been shattered and residents believe it is 'finished'.
Report: Iran's new supreme leader was wounded in both legs
11/03/26 02:00
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, who has not been seen in public since taking over from his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was described as a 'wounded veteran' of the war by Iranian state TV.
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Western banks evacuate Dubai offices after Iran warned US and Israeli economic centres in Middle East will be 'next targets' of bombing onslaught
11/03/26 12:11
The Islamic Republic vowed to unleash a 'painful response' on American and Israeli banks after the US hit Iran with the 'most intense' day of strikes yet.
Iran's new supreme leader was lucky to survive strike that killed his father and is yet to be seen in public because he's still badly injured in hospital, regime official says
11/03/26 08:15
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, who has not been seen in public since taking over from his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was described as a 'wounded veteran' of the war by Iranian state TV.
Will Ali Khamenei's son take over his $95 BILLION business empire? Iran's newly crowned Supreme Leader already owns £100m London property portfolio
11/03/26 12:46
The 'vengeful' cleric, 56, is backed by the hardline Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and is viewed as even more extreme and oppressive than his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
'Death to Mojtaba' chants ring out from Iranian tower blocks
10/03/26 06:29
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, a hardline cleric viewed as even more extreme than his tyrannical father, was confirmed as the regime's leader on Sunday after being selected by an 88-person assembly.
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'Death to Mojtaba' chants ring out from Iranian tower blocks after Ayatollah's son is named country's new Supreme Leader
10/03/26 05:10
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, a hardline cleric viewed as even more extreme than his tyrannical father, was confirmed as the regime's leader on Sunday after being selected by an 88-person assembly.
Report: Iranian attack on Abu Dhabi closes one of world's biggest refineries
10/03/26 04:44
Iran has furiously launched missiles at the United Arab Emirates, Israel and other US allies in the Middle East since the outbreak of conflict
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Iranian drone attack on Abu Dhabi closes one of world's biggest refineries as Saudi Arabia warns of oil markets 'catastrophe' and UK petrol prices surge
10/03/26 03:51
Iran has furiously launched missiles at the United Arab Emirates, Israel and other US allies in the Middle East since the outbreak of conflict
Chaos in Australia as crowds try prevent Iranian team's forced return
10/03/26 02:30
Protesters 'rammed' the bus and temporarily prevented the squad from leaving their hotel on the Gold Coast on Tuesday afternoon after five members were granted humanitarian visas.
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Iran warns Trump 'be careful not to be eliminated'
10/03/26 12:22
Mr Trump told Iran to brace for 'death, fire and fury' for keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut before threatening its new leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
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Defiant Iran threatens Trump with 'elimination' and warns him to 'be careful'
10/03/26 11:24
Mr Trump told Iran to brace for 'death, fire and fury' for keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut before threatening its new leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Iran shares bizarre LEGO video showing rockets pounding Britain's military base in Cyprus and slamming into Dubai skyscrapers
10/03/26 10:24
Iranian state media has shared a bizarre video that uses LEGO figures to depict attacks across the Middle East, including at the UK's military base in Cyprus.
Chaotic stand-off at Australian hotel as protesters try to stop Iranian footballers from flying home and tearful player is 'dragged onto bus' after five others were granted asylum
10/03/26 04:50
Protesters 'rammed' the bus and temporarily prevented the squad from leaving their hotel on the Gold Coast on Tuesday afternoon after five members were granted humanitarian visas.
Iran 'won't surrender', Israeli official warns
09/03/26 08:04
Iran has faced continuous bombardments from the US and Israel since the war broke out, with explosions leaving behind a 'river of fire' across its capital Tehran.
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Iran 'won't surrender' and fighting until regime collapse may not 'be in our interest', says Israeli official
09/03/26 05:00
Iran has faced continuous bombardments from the US and Israel since the war broke out, with explosions leaving behind a 'river of fire' across its capital Tehran.
Iran's new Supreme Leader 'is wounded,' claims state TV
09/03/26 02:53
Mojtaba, 56, the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was announced as his successor after being appointed by the regime's 88-person assembly.
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Trump 'considering seizing Iranian "Oil Island" where country exports 90% of its crude': White House officials reveal operation that could see boots on the ground
09/03/26 02:27
The US President could be tempted to send troops to capture Kharg Island, where 90 per cent of the country's exports flow, as he ramps up strikes on Iran.
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Iran's new Supreme Leader 'is wounded': Ayatollah Khamenei's son sustained mystery injury, claims state TV
09/03/26 09:36
Mojtaba, 56, the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was announced as his successor after being appointed by the regime's 88-person assembly.
Pete Hegseth guarantees Iran will 'surrender' as oil prices soar past $100 a barrel driven by war
08/03/26 07:29
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth guaranteed on Sunday night that Iran will 'surrender,' and President Donald Trump will set the terms of their defeat.
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Trump tells Iran's military to surrender or face 'guaranteed death'
06/03/26 02:18
Iran unleashed its 'most intense barrage' yet on Thursday night with a series of bombardments on Israel and US allies in the Gulf as it threatened to drag even more countries into the conflict.
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Iran strikes will 'surge dramatically', says Hegseth as he criticises Starmer and Trump tells Iranian soldiers to surrender or face 'guaranteed death'
06/03/26 02:09
Iran unleashed its 'most intense barrage' yet on Thursday night with a series of bombardments on Israel and US allies in the Gulf as it threatened to drag even more countries into the conflict.
RAF pilot who gunned down Iranian drone and made history celebrated with a sunrise beer
05/03/26 10:32
The RAF officer flew for four hours alongside two Typhoons before destroying two drones with Asraam missiles on Monday evening.
Canada's PM refuses to rule out military involvement in Middle East
05/03/26 11:00
Mark Carney remained tight-lipped about whether his country would become involved in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as the United States released dramatic footage of its blitz in Iran.
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US sends massive Iranian warship up in flames in mission to sink nation's ENTIRE Navy as Middle East sees drones and missiles pound region
05/03/26 06:17
Recap all the fallout on the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict enters its sixth day.
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Protestors clash with mourners at candlelit vigil for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Manchester
05/03/26 12:41
Khamenei, who presided over a brutal regime which slaughtered thousands of his own citizens, repressed women and funded terror organisations, was killed on Saturday morning.
Villagers in tiny hamlet with just 10 houses and a pub fear their home is about to become an 'island surrounded by a sea of solar panels'
04/03/26 07:53
Potters Crouch, a designated conservation area in Hertfordshire, is at risk of being 'completely wrecked' and turned into an 'island surrounded by a sea of solar panels by a 107-hectares development
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Canada's PM refuses to rule out military involvement in Middle East as US releases dramatic footage of Iran blitz
04/03/26 06:47
Mark Carney remained tight-lipped about whether his country would become involved in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as the United States released dramatic footage of its blitz in Iran.
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Iran strikes hit CIA base in Saudi Arabia and US consulate in Dubai as spy agency arms Islamic militants to spark uprising
03/03/26 10:22
A suspected Iranian drone struck the CIA station in Riyadh on Monday, just two days after the spy agency pinpointed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's location in the strike that killed him.
Iran's new supreme leader is named as Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba - Iranian TV network reports
03/03/26 09:18
Mojtaba, 56, Ali Khamenei's second oldest son, has strong links to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and was reportedly chosen by Iran's Assembly of Experts.
Report: Mossad operatives hacked traffic camera's in Tehran for years
03/03/26 11:00
Israel gained access to almost all the city's cameras, which are used extensively by Iran to spy on regime opponents and its own population, and tracked the movements of bodyguards.
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Kurds could begin ground operation in Iran within days 'after being secretly armed by US for MONTHS'
03/03/26 06:12
LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest on the Iran war as fighting enters its fourth day. Donald Trump has warned the 'big wave' of airstrikes are yet to come as Israel and Iran continue to trade blows.
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Spain denies US permission to use its military bases to attack Iran
03/03/26 02:09
The country's socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned Israel and the US for striking Iran and killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Revealed: Mossad hacked every traffic camera in Tehran for YEARS... how Israel and America sealed the fate of the Ayatollah
03/03/26 01:58
Israel gained access to almost all the city's cameras, which are used extensively by Iran to spy on regime opponents and its own population, and tracked the movements of bodyguards.
Moment drunken driving instructor is rumbled at the wheel of his test car - after police find him crashed into bushes in the middle of a ditch
02/03/26 11:55
Timothy Howells, from Carmarthenshire, 54, was on his way to collect a pupil when his VW Polo learner car smashed off the road on February 20 on the A484 between Pembrey and Kidwelly,.
University College London Islamic society mourns death of 'martyred' Ayatollah Khamenei
02/03/26 10:03
The Ahlul-Bayt Islamic Society (ABSoc) at University College London described the Supreme Leader's killing as 'martyrdom' and offered condolences from 'all' at the society.
Medvedev warns WW3 could begin at any moment
02/03/26 07:50
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, a close Putin ally, claimed that a new global conflict will come if Donald Trump continues 'his insane course of criminal regime change'.
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Medvedev warns WW3 could begin at any moment if Trump 'continues his insane course'
02/03/26 06:33
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, a close Putin ally, claimed that a new global conflict will come if Donald Trump continues 'his insane course of criminal regime change'.
Royal Air Force base in Cyprus has been hit by an Iranian drone
02/03/26 08:00
Strong explosions were heard at the British RAF Akrotiri base in Limassol at around midnight local time after a 'security threat' was declared.
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