Iran’s president says ‘some countries’ have begun mediation efforts to end war 06. March 2026 (13:46) Masoud Pezeshkian says any talks must address ‘those who underestimated the Iranian people and ignited this conflict’Middle East crisis – live updatesIran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has said for the first time that some countries have begun mediation efforts to end the war with the US and Israel, without identifying those countries, adding that any talks should address those who started the war.Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and Oman have all offered to mediate at some point since US and Israel launched joint strikes last Saturday. Two days ago, Iran’s foreign ministry said it was a time for defence of the country, not for diplomacy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Peter Mandelson released from bail conditions 06. March 2026 (13:39) Officers have decided former minister is not a flight risk, but he remains under investigationPolice have released Peter Mandelson from his bail conditions after deciding he was not a flight risk, the Guardian has learned.Sources say the Metropolitan police have decided to drop the conditions they applied after arresting him on suspicion of misconduct in public office last month, though he remains under investigation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Italy wins claim over name of Spanish restaurant chain The Mafia Sits at the Table 06. March 2026 (13:33) After years of court action and complaints, trademark office in Spain rules name is counter to ‘public order and morality’A Spanish restaurant chain called The Mafia Sits at the Table may soon have to change its name after the country’s patent and trademark office heeded objections from the Italian government and ruled that the brand’s nomenclature ran counter to “both public order and morality”.Italy has pursued its claim against the chain – known in Spanish as La Mafia se sienta a la mesa – through various courts and official bodies over the past few years, alleging that the name trivialises both organised crime and efforts to fight it. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Telegraph sold for £575m as German buyer elbows out Daily Mail 06. March 2026 (13:31) Axel Springer, owner of Bild and Die Welt, is understood to have agreed all-cash deal for one of UK’s oldest newspapersBusiness live – latest updatesAxel Springer, the owner of Politico and Business Insider, is to acquire the Telegraph after tabling a £575m deal that has scuppered a rival deal from the owner of the Daily Mail.Springer, which also owns Europe’s biggest newspaper, Bild, and the daily Die Welt, has agreed an all-cash deal for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Italian activists and journalist targeted by spyware in 2024, prosecutors confirm 06. March 2026 (13:10) Investigation finds three were hacked by Paragon spyware at same time, potentially fuelling questions for governmentItalian prosecutors investigating a domestic spying scandal say they have independently confirmed that two immigration activists and a journalist were hacked at the same time in late 2024, suggesting all three were part of the same “infection campaign”.The development could bring more questions for the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni, who has denied any involvement in the hacking of the journalist, the Fanpage editor-in-chief, Francesco Cancellato. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Family of detainee who died under ICE custody says he was denied medical care 06. March 2026 (13:00) Alberto Gutiérrez Reyes died in a California hospital in February after suffering chest pain and shortness of breathA man under the custody of federal immigration agents died in a California hospital last month after suffering from chest pain and shortness of breath, with one local official alleging the detainee was denied medical care before his death.According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Alberto Gutiérrez Reyes, from Mexico, died on 27 February at a medical center in Victorville, California, just two days after the 48-year-old reported “feeling faint” and was transferred to the medical center. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
A century of care: Wildlife Trusts mark 100th birthday with woodland project 06. March 2026 (12:49) First of the trusts, formed with 12 people in a Norfolk pub in 1926, buys swath of farmland to restore to natureThe place where Norton Wood once stood is now a vast field of decaying wheat stubble. The ancient wood was grubbed up during the second world war. No trace of it remains – on the surface, at least. This ghost in the landscape lives on only in the name of the local village: Wood Norton.But trees will soon be bursting upwards again and the wood will regrow after Norfolk Wildlife Trust celebrated its 100th birthday by buying a swath of farmland to revive for nature. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jackie O says she ‘did not quit or resign’ from hit radio show after on-air bust with Kyle Sandilands 06. March 2026 (12:13) Statement by breakfast co-host about ‘speculation and misinformation’ appears to contradict comments made by the networkJackie ‘O’ Henderson has broken her silence to say she did “not quit or resign” from the Kyle and Jackie O Show, and she is “deeply saddened” the hit breakfast radio show may come to an end.“I am deeply saddened by the events of the past week and the possibility of the show ending,” she said. “This has come as a shock to me, as it has to everyone else.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigel Farage to discuss Chagos Islands deal at Mar-a-Lago dinner with Donald Trump tonight - UK politics live 06. March 2026 (11:45) Reform UK leader told a ‘Save Chagos Boat Party’ yesterday he would be raising the issue in his meeting with the president Middle East crisis – live updatesConservative party leader Kemi Badenoch this morning reinforced that she would support Royal Air Force jets striking Iranian missile launch sites.Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she said:That is the right thing to do. Otherwise, we are allowing our service personnel to be put in danger. We have to think about them.If this was a nuclear attack, God forbid, it would be too late.You can’t always wait for people to attack you. Sometimes you have to make sure that you get there first to stop their ability to hurt your citizens.We are in this war whether we like it or not because we have put bases in other people’s countries and we need to protect them.And what I’m worried about is that our government looks afraid to do anything and just wants to sort of make it go away, and we need to be stronger than that. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ukraine demands ‘immediate release’ of seven citizens ‘taken hostage’, as Hungary confirms their detention - Europe live 06. March 2026 (11:32) Hungarian tax authority says seven people are detained in Budapest as part of an alleged money laundering probeMeanwhile, the leader of the Hungarian opposition, Péter Magyar, sided with Orbán in his criticism of Zelenskyy’s comments, which appeared to include a threat against him (10:17).Speaking at a rally of his Tisza party, currently leading in the polls ahead of next month’s elections, he said:“The Ukrainian president has threatened prime minister Viktor Orbán. Let me make it clear that no one, not a single Hungarian, can be threatened by a foreign head of state. Not the outgoing Orban government, nor the future Tisza government, not a single Hungarian.So during my campaign tour, I call on the Ukrainian president to clarify his words, and, if he really said that, then to withdraw it.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
