Author: Darren Smith

A British Royal Air Force base in Cyprus has been hit by explosions around midnight local time after a security threat was reportedly declared, with damage and casualties currently unclear according to cyprus mail. Strong explosions were heard at RAF Akrotiri in Limassol, though it is not yet known if the blasts are linked to events in Iran. The incident comes hours after Sir Keir Starmer granted US permission to launch defensive strikes on Iranian missile sites from UK bases. Sources have confirmed the explosions occurred but details about the extent of damage and whether there are casualties remain unknown.…

FBI officials have confirmed materials found in connection with the Austin bar shooting indicated a “potential nexus to terrorism,” with the gunman wearing a “Property of Allah” shirt and possibly motivated by US strikes on Iran when he killed two people and wounded 14. Ndiaga Diagne, 53, a US citizen originally from Senegal, was killed by officers in return fire after opening fire on patrons at Buford’s bar on West Sixth Street in Austin’s Entertainment District just before 2am Sunday. He was found to have a Quran in his car and wore “Islamic” clothing during the attack. According to Fox…

A Royal Air Force Typhoon successfully shot down an Iranian drone heading towards Qatari territory on 1 March, marking the first British fighter jet kill since the latest outbreak of conflict, as Keir Starmer authorized the United States to launch defensive strikes on Iranian missile sites from UK bases. The Typhoon jet operating from Qatar as part of the joint UK-Qatar Typhoon Squadron used an air-to-air missile whilst conducting a defensive air patrol. The Ministry of Defence stated: “The Typhoon jet was conducting a defensive air patrol and used an air-to-air missile to shoot down the drone, ensuring the security…

Any Lucia López Belloza has refused to board a flight arranged by the Trump administration to return her to the United States after discovering court filings revealed plans to detain and deport her again upon arrival. The 20-year-old Babson College freshman told reporters Thursday: “I believed him for a second. I pictured stepping off of the plane and finally being free… I won’t mince words. I am angry. I am sad.” She stated an ICE officer had misled her by saying she would be released after landing. In court filings on Friday, the Trump administration confirmed Belloza did not appear…

Donald Trump has claimed 48 leaders have been killed in US and Israeli strikes on Iran, as Israeli media reports former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is among the dead following Saturday’s coordinated attacks. “Nobody can believe the success we’re having, 48 leaders are gone in one shot,” President Trump told Fox News. “It’s moving along. It’s moving along rapidly. This has been this way for 47 years.” Ahmadinejad, who served as president of the Islamic Republic from 2005 to 2013, was killed in the airstrikes according to Israeli media. The former Tehran mayor’s tenure was defined by a hardline stance on…

Benjamin Netanyahu has stated “all indications show this tyrant is no longer with us” in reference to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stopping short of explicitly confirming his death following Saturday’s coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes. The Prime Minister addressed Israelis in a Saturday evening press conference, stating airstrikes have destroyed the Supreme Leader’s compound and declaring “there are signs” Khamenei is dead. Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied the claim earlier in the evening, with a spokesperson telling Sky News the Supreme Leader and president were both “safe and sound” following the morning strikes. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated Khamenei is alive “as…

Four people have been hospitalized following a missile strike on Dubai’s Fairmont The Palm hotel as Iran launched retaliatory attacks across the Middle East targeting US bases in Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Jordan. Dubai’s Media Office confirmed the fire at the five-star Palm Jumeirah hotel is now “under control” after emergency services were deployed to the scene. Footage captured from an opposite building shows the moment the missile made contact with the luxury hotel, with blackened smoke billowing into the sky as amber flames roared at the entrance. City authorities confirmed the injured have been taken to hospital for…

Donald Trump has offered Iranian government officials “total immunity” if they surrender or “certain death” if they resist, as dozens of American warplanes launched strikes alongside Israel in what the US president described as “major combat operations” aimed at eliminating threats from the regime. In an eight-minute Truth Social address, Trump called on Iranian citizens to “take over your government” following the military action, stating: “This will be probably your only chance for generations. This is the moment for action. Do not let it pass.” The operation was planned for months with the launch date decided weeks ago, an Israeli…

Voice notes recovered by the National Crime Agency showed Kashid Rashid discussing the need to create false invoices to support fraudulent Bounce Back Loan applications that netted his family £150,000 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Rashid, 53, from Ilford, his wife Noreen Malik, 46, nephew Rehaan Mohammed, 32, and brother Rizwan Haider, 61, were sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court after being convicted by a jury following a five-week trial on 28 November 2025. The group used three businesses to successfully apply for three Bounce Back Loans totalling £150,000, submitting one further unsuccessful application that would have secured another £50,000. They…

Ian Huntley has been given just a five percent chance of survival after triple murderer Anthony Russell allegedly beat him around the head three times with a metal spike at HMP Frankland in County Durham, an insider has revealed. The 52-year-old Soham killer remains in a medically induced coma in hospital following the Thursday morning attack. A Durham Constabulary spokesperson confirmed this morning: “There has been no change in the 52-year-old man’s condition overnight – he remains in hospital in a serious condition.” An insider stated: “It is miraculous he is still alive. Medics have worked miracles on him and…