Saturday, March 7, 2026

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1/ 'My British parents are stuck inside an Iranian jail in the middle of a war zone. I'm terrified for them'

By Radhika Sanghani 

2/ Churchill understood the terrible cost of war. Trump clearly does not

By Guy Walters 

3/ Trapped in the UAE, my super-rich friends are suddenly realising what is important in life

By Helen Kirwan-Taylor 

4/ Trump's war has exposed just how unprotected we are from an Iranian attack

By Keir Giles

5/ Food shortages and price hikes: How war in Iran will affect your supermarket shop

By Hannah Twiggs

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