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Police ban London pro-Iran march over ‘extreme tensions’

Authorities say the rare order reflects security concerns and volatile Middle East conflict

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March 11, 2026 09:45

People take part in a march to mark Al Quds Day in London on April 5, 2024. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on the part of any individual pictured (Getty Images)

New powers for charity watchdog to crack down on extremism

Report details how regulator has failed to act over alleged Iranian influence in third sector

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Pro-regime accounts spread false claim Ben-Gvir was killed in Iranian airstrike

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Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the site of a rocket strike on March 1, 2026, in Tel Aviv (Getty Images)

Second Israeli dies after Iranian ‘cluster bomb’ strikes Tel Aviv

The IDF has accused Iran of war crimes after munitions fell on civilian areas

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Israeli rescue and emergency forces at the scene where shrapnel from a ballistic missile fired from Iran fell in Yehud, March 9, 2026 (Flash90)

UK should have bolstered regional defence before Iran strike, former security minister says

‘The armed forces expect us to do better,’ Tom Tugendhat told the JC

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'We were not prepared', said Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, a former soldier who served during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (Photo: Getty)

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The notion that the US has been somehow dragged into the war by a scheming Benjamin Netanyahu utterly misunderstands what’s going on

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Trump and Netanyahu will make ‘mutual decision’ on when to end Iran War

‘We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel,’ said the US president

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US President Trump holds a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

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Khamenei’s death leaves the IRGC stronger – the UK must finally proscribe it

Britain’s response to January’s repression has been limited to condemnations and incremental sanctions – measures which risk looking inadequate in the face of such an extraordinary rupture

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March 9, 2026 13:20

IRGC/Basij parade in Tehran on January 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)

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Iranians need ‘external assistance’ to topple regime, says Sa’ar

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US destroys Iranian ‘minelayers’ in Strait of Hormuz amid oil price surge

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