B-52s arrive at UK air base amid conflict with Iran
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bbc_feedThe military bombers are capable of launching missiles more than 1,500 miles.
bbc_feedMan in UK charged with crimes against humanity in Syria
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:55 pmbbc_feedThe 58-year-old man has been charged in relation to his time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence.
North Korea cancels Pyongyang marathon for 'some reasons'
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:42 pmbbc_feedThe annual event, usually held in April, has been cancelled a month before it was due to take place, a tour agency says.
Faisal Islam: Emergency oil reserves could be tapped - but few would bet on prices falling
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:17 pmbbc_feedA big intervention is being discussed in the oil markets, but as yet, we do not know how big the problem will be.
guardianworldnews_feedThe Israeli military announced a ‘wide-scale wave of strikes’ against infrastructure across Iran; EU leaders to discuss releasing emergency oil reserves after oil surged above $100 a barrel
Full report: Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader
Tell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?
Donald Trump has said a decision on when to end the war with Iran will be a “mutual” one he’ll make together with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Times of Israel has reported.
It said Trump also claimed in a brief telephone interview on Sunday that Iran would have destroyed Israel if he and Netanyahu had not been around. The US president said:
Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it … We’ve worked together. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel.
I think it’s mutual … a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account.
Continue reading...Starmer warns of bigger impact on economy the longer Iran war continues - UK politics live
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:18 pmguardianworldnews_feedThe prime minister is facing pressure from unions and some backbenchers to prepare a support package as oil and gas prices threaten to push up inflation
As we mentioned in the opening post, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has a call with fellow G7 finance ministers this afternoon to discuss surging oil prices and the economic impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
You can follow all the latest market developments in our business live blog, which is leading on how stock markets are tumbling after the oil price surged over $100 a barrel for the first time in four years:
The longer this conflict goes on, the more effect it will have on the cost of oil.
Any time Brent Crude passes 100 dollars per barrel raises concern across the markets, for the haulage industry and drivers.
Average petrol and diesel prices have rocketed in the last week and are unfortunately likely to keep on rising, so the situation for UK drivers is looking increasingly bleak.
Unleaded is almost certainly going to reach an average of 140p in the next week or so, while diesel looks highly likely to climb to at least 160p a litre.
We encourage drivers to continue filling up as normal but to shop around for the best prices.
guardianworldnews_feedFederal authorities apparently never searched the property, but now state authorities will reopen a 2019 investigation
When Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on 6 July 2019 for sex trafficking teenagers, New York federal prosecutors said the ultra-wealthy predator “exploited and abused dozens of underage girls” in Manhattan and Palm Beach “among other locations”.
One of those other locations was the late financier’s sprawling New Mexico property. Epstein’s so-called Zorro Ranch came into sharper relief after his 10 August 2019 death in jail awaiting trial, with criminal and civil proceedings revealing that numerous alleged abuses unfolded there. But Zorro Ranch did not receive the same scrutiny as Epstein’s other properties: an 8 February Guardian investigation revealed that federal authorities apparently never searched the property.
Continue reading...A giant cat and a Back to the Future reunion: photos of the day - Monday
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:54 pmguardianworldnews_feedThe Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Warning: Gallery contains sensitive images
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unicorndukeAs expected, the time change has absolutely fucked up my sleep schedule. Not helped by a skunk spraying something in the front yard at 4:30am this morning so my bedroom smelled intensely of skunk while I was laying there awake for no reason and the house still smells faintly. We are going to have to trap it if it's living under the porch. And also not helped by covering the boiling for an hour until 10:30pm last night.
We have successfully started boiling sap although I'm not super involved in it. I don't know what I'm doing, never really have done it, so I panic a lot about it while taking over for my dad so he gets a break. Like last night, the sap started drawing off but the container with the filters nearly overflowed because the filters were ??? and there was some panicking. My dad said it probably wasn't going to draw off at all in the hour he went inside. So you know. Normal stuff. My sister is in town for a couple of days to help with it at least. Once I get some better idea on how it all works, I'll make a post about it. Currently, we are producing delicate grade, which my sister called cotton candy tasting. That changes over the tapping season as the microbes change.
I finished splitting all the basswood on the ground, just need to stack it. Not sure we have quite enough wood for the season, but I think it'll be a bit shorter anyway. I have started shifting focus to the field season, it is time to start outside work. Blueberry pruning is up first since that needs to be done dormant. I should crank through that quick. Then moving and mulching with woodchips. I need to order grow lights for our starts, I need to get peppers started in the next two weeks or so, figure out pumpkin orders, etc etc.
There's some health stuff going on with my parents that we are waiting to hear on, so I am scaling back farm stuff that was going to be a bit of a stretch to complete. The weird fruits like currants and expanding the elderberries.
I am working on sidejob stuff and need to bill that client. Need to nap and eat more food. I made chocolate cake and pizza the other night. Also split three loads of wood for the burner once I got the bobcat tire fixed. I took the bobcat tire to the tire place to get fixed on the day we had freezing rain, not my best move and there was only one hairy moment on a backroad until I kicked it into 4 wheel and slowed way down. Skipped that road on the way back. Main roads were fine. The bobcat had to come back to the main farm to pick up the sap totes because of where we put them for good gravity feeding since regular tractor forks can't lift high enough.
Also went to a grower meeting about christmas trees, looks like a really good enterprise, don't have the capacity this year, but should next year if all goes well. Interesting thing, a lot of the christmas tree farms have been in business for 50-100 years. Wildly long time.
I keep focusing on farm stuff because the world is such a shitshow. My local rep emailed me some propaganda so I sent back a little rant on how immoral bombing Iran is. I don't think it will do anything.
But yesterday instead of going to spinning group, I drove an hour and a half to an event put on by the regional trans org which was performances and a makers market and I felt like such shit driving down, but afterwards I was so happy. It was so nice to just see all the queer folks, and so many! And bought some weird art. And saw some performances. What a delight. Did get to talk to someone who is localish to me and they said they are trying to get some more folks together up our way at various places, so I'm excited to keep an eye out for that.
We have successfully started boiling sap although I'm not super involved in it. I don't know what I'm doing, never really have done it, so I panic a lot about it while taking over for my dad so he gets a break. Like last night, the sap started drawing off but the container with the filters nearly overflowed because the filters were ??? and there was some panicking. My dad said it probably wasn't going to draw off at all in the hour he went inside. So you know. Normal stuff. My sister is in town for a couple of days to help with it at least. Once I get some better idea on how it all works, I'll make a post about it. Currently, we are producing delicate grade, which my sister called cotton candy tasting. That changes over the tapping season as the microbes change.
I finished splitting all the basswood on the ground, just need to stack it. Not sure we have quite enough wood for the season, but I think it'll be a bit shorter anyway. I have started shifting focus to the field season, it is time to start outside work. Blueberry pruning is up first since that needs to be done dormant. I should crank through that quick. Then moving and mulching with woodchips. I need to order grow lights for our starts, I need to get peppers started in the next two weeks or so, figure out pumpkin orders, etc etc.
There's some health stuff going on with my parents that we are waiting to hear on, so I am scaling back farm stuff that was going to be a bit of a stretch to complete. The weird fruits like currants and expanding the elderberries.
I am working on sidejob stuff and need to bill that client. Need to nap and eat more food. I made chocolate cake and pizza the other night. Also split three loads of wood for the burner once I got the bobcat tire fixed. I took the bobcat tire to the tire place to get fixed on the day we had freezing rain, not my best move and there was only one hairy moment on a backroad until I kicked it into 4 wheel and slowed way down. Skipped that road on the way back. Main roads were fine. The bobcat had to come back to the main farm to pick up the sap totes because of where we put them for good gravity feeding since regular tractor forks can't lift high enough.
Also went to a grower meeting about christmas trees, looks like a really good enterprise, don't have the capacity this year, but should next year if all goes well. Interesting thing, a lot of the christmas tree farms have been in business for 50-100 years. Wildly long time.
I keep focusing on farm stuff because the world is such a shitshow. My local rep emailed me some propaganda so I sent back a little rant on how immoral bombing Iran is. I don't think it will do anything.
But yesterday instead of going to spinning group, I drove an hour and a half to an event put on by the regional trans org which was performances and a makers market and I felt like such shit driving down, but afterwards I was so happy. It was so nice to just see all the queer folks, and so many! And bought some weird art. And saw some performances. What a delight. Did get to talk to someone who is localish to me and they said they are trying to get some more folks together up our way at various places, so I'm excited to keep an eye out for that.
Call off King's US visit over Iran, urge Lib Dems
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:35 pmbbc_feedThe party says the planned trip should be scrapped after Donald Trump's criticism of the UK's response to the war.
PM warns of impact of Iran conflict on UK economy
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:21 pmbbc_feedThe prime minister was speaking as oil prices soar in response to turbulence in the Middle East.
Emergency oil reserves could be tapped - but few would bet on prices falling
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:17 pmbbc_feedA big intervention is being discussed in the oil markets, but as yet, we do not know how big the problem will be.
Tributes to 'enormously talented' teenage goalkeeper who died after collapsing on pitch
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:01 pmbbc_feedAmelia Aplin died after collapsing during a game against Fulham in the Junior Premier League.
Six ways the Iran war could affect you - in charts
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:53 pmbbc_feedWith fuel and gas prices having risen in recent days, here are some ways the conflict could affect households.
Passer-by tried to tackle vape shop blaze before inferno
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:52 pmbbc_feedLamin Kongira told BBC Scotland News he had been walking past when a shopkeeper ran out saying "fire, fire".
Police release images of Oslo US embassy explosion suspect
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:45 pmbbc_feedNorwegian police say their investigation so far shows Sunday's blast was caused by an improvised device.
Six Scotland players ruled out of Ireland match
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:33 pmbbc_feedScotland will be without first-choice second-row pair Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings, winger Duhan van der Merwe and three others in Dublin.
Verstappen to compete in 'bucket list' 24-hour race
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:25 pmbbc_feedFour-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will tick off one of his "bucket list" events when he drives in May's Nurburgring 24-Hours endurance race.
Greg James to go ahead with Comic Relief challenge after dad suffers stroke
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:16 pmbbc_feedThe Radio 1 DJ returned to the radio on Monday as he said it is what his dad would want him to do.
Will Wolves pull off the Premier League's greatest escape?
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:08 pmbbc_feedWolves are bottom of the Premier League, 12 points off safety. But two wins in a row have raised faint hopes that they could survive relegation.
In maps: Ten days of strikes across the Middle East
Mar. 9th, 2026 11:45 ambbc_feedIsrael has continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon and the Iranian regime has carried out more attacks, as the war continues for a tenth day.
G7 nations to hold emergency meeting on oil as stock markets sink
Mar. 9th, 2026 11:19 ambbc_feedChancellor Rachel Reeves will join talks amid reports that oil reserves could be released to lower prices.
Anti-Muslim hatred definition will in 'no way' restrict free speech, says Reed
Mar. 9th, 2026 11:12 ambbc_feedConcerns have been raised that an "anti-Muslim hostility" definition could create a "chilling effect".
Four big calls Borthwick could make to revive England
Mar. 9th, 2026 10:33 ambbc_feedAfter three straight defeats and a backline overhaul for the loss to Italy, England head coach Steve Borthwick may make major changes for the trip to France.
9-1-1: Fan Fiction: Worth It
Mar. 9th, 2026 09:30 amdarkjediqueen posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fan_flashworksTitle: Worth It
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit Sex
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationships: May Grant/Ravi Panikkar
Tags: Established Relationship, First Time
Summary: The anticipation was worth it.
Word Count: 2,220
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit Sex
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationships: May Grant/Ravi Panikkar
Tags: Established Relationship, First Time
Summary: The anticipation was worth it.
Word Count: 2,220
( Worth It )
Oh My, Fair Lady
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feedOK, everyone! It's time to channel your best Eliza Doolittle!
All I want is a womb somewhere
(STAT!)
I wish you people wouldn't stare
(Excuse me! I'm gestating here!)
Maybe a slit right there?
Now, woooouldn't that be loverly?
There'll be leftovers you won't eat
(Hey! This cake was half off!)
Might I suggest a piece wif feet?
(Cannibalism goes down so much better when it's camouflaged.)
Moms are a tasty treat
("Mom-to-be gets the first slice!")
Aren't beeeeelly cakes just...
(hurk)
...loverly?
Wombfelt thanks to Chris W., Angela P., Dotty McK., Nurse Katie, Tia B., Jes R., and Sasha H., who really know how to deliver a great picture.
*****
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Valve have reworded a Steam blog post after its original, unsure-sounding text left open the possibility of further long-term delays to the new Steam Machine. The 2025 Year in Review article only briefly touches on the Machine, as well as the upcoming Steam Controller redesign and the Steam Frame VR headset, but its previous phrasing of "We hope to ship in 2026" – accompanied by a reminder of ongoing and widespread memory shortages – did have the kind of noncommittal yeah-we’ll-seeism that one might apply when responding to an unwanted dinner party invitation. The grim possibility of another delay, this time into 2027, hung heavy.
Now, however, that passage has been replaced with a more confident and definitive commitment to a 2026 release. "We shared recently that there have been challenges with memory and storage shortages," Valve’s update reads, "but we will be shipping all three products this year."
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Sadly, I must report that Edwin has once again been eaten by the Maw. I want to say it was through some devious ruse but, reader, it was not. As Edwin worked the gaps between the Maw's canines with the 8-foot toothpick, one of the Maw's smaller tentacles slipped behind our news editor and tapped him on the shoulder. Edwin turned his head. It was only for a moment, but it was all that was needed to gobble him up.
Not to worry, Edwin will surely have worked his way out of one of the Maw's orifices (orifici?) and be back on duty shortly.
In his stead, let me provide this week's delivery of games.
guardianworldnews_feedShares slide and government bond yields jump, as oil price jump to four-year high threatens new inflationary spike
Iran war drives oil prices above $100 a barrel for first time since 2022
UK interest rate cuts unlikely this year amid Iran war – and a rise could be ahead
Research show that poorer people are hit hardest by surging oil prices.
As our economics editor Heather Stewart wrote yesterday:
Recent research published by economists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst identified energy, along with food and agriculture as among the commodities that had “a disproportionate capacity to increase inequality when their prices rise”.
Where there are benefits, these are narrowly shared. Another striking recent paper showed that after the 2022 oil price surge in the US, 50% of the windfall benefit from higher prices in the sector went to the wealthiest 1% of individuals, via the stock market. The bottom 50% of people received only 1%.
Continue reading...guardianworldnews_feedA roast veg salad packed with flavour and an intense dressing
The transformation that cauliflower undergoes in a very hot oven means there is now rarely a time when I don’t roast it first. Making cauliflower cheese? Roast, don’t boil – you’ll end up with a richer, potentially less watery finish. Soup? Absolutely roast it first – it is a gamechanger and almost feels insulting to boil it, because that doesn’t release its full potential. Here, roasting cauli with a few spices and paprika-laced chorizo is a dream, resulting in a salad or side that’s packed with flavour and creates its own intense dressing. It is the sort of dish I will make just for me, then proudly tub up leftovers for meals the following days. Your future self will thank you.
Continue reading...Bad Voodoo review – escaped-convict horror worthy of a theme park ghost train
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:00 pmguardianworldnews_feedA fairly original and twisting plot is skewered by cliched dialogue and unforunate cinematography
We meet horror heroine Abigail (Cristina Moody) some years after the loss of both her daughters in a car crash. One fateful night, a police officer visits Abigail to tell her that she might want to lock her doors extra carefully: he has a report of some escaped convicts in the area, and indeed there are no prizes for guessing that the crims will shortly show up at Abigail’s place. What happens thereafter has at least the virtue of being a fairly original plot, with twists and turns as surprising as they are implausible.
It would be too much of a spoiler to say exactly how the “voodoo” of the title is employed, but suffice to say it blends elements drawn from actual Haitian Vodou alongside the voodoo-doll convention popularised by western pop culture. The performances, though, are the film’s real weakness: much of the acting is the kind you might encounter in an escape room or ghost train experience at a theme park. The dialogue is no great shakes either, a mixture of soap opera melodrama (“You don’t always have to take his side!”) and crime procedural cliche (“You gave up on this job a long time ago, didn’t you?”). The shot choices don’t help: one sequence of a woman fleeing for her life as she runs downstairs is filmed in a way that recalls Mrs Doubtfire sprinting to turn the oven off.
Continue reading...Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics 2026: day three – in pictures
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:58 pmguardianworldnews_feedWe take a look at the best images from day three of the Games, including skiing, ice hockey and curling
Continue reading...Starmer warns of bigger impact on economy the longer Iran war continues - UK politics live
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:57 pmguardianworldnews_feedThe prime minister is facing pressure from unions and some backbenchers to prepare a support package as oil and gas prices threaten to push up inflation
As we mentioned in the opening post, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has a call with fellow G7 finance ministers this afternoon to discuss surging oil prices and the economic impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
You can follow all the latest market developments in our business live blog, which is leading on how stock markets are tumbling after the oil price surged over $100 a barrel for the first time in four years:
The longer this conflict goes on, the more effect it will have on the cost of oil.
Any time Brent Crude passes 100 dollars per barrel raises concern across the markets, for the haulage industry and drivers.
Average petrol and diesel prices have rocketed in the last week and are unfortunately likely to keep on rising, so the situation for UK drivers is looking increasingly bleak.
Unleaded is almost certainly going to reach an average of 140p in the next week or so, while diesel looks highly likely to climb to at least 160p a litre.
We encourage drivers to continue filling up as normal but to shop around for the best prices.
guardianworldnews_feedThe Israeli military announced a ‘wide-scale wave of strikes’ against infrastructure across Iran; EU leaders to discuss releasing emergency oil reserves after oil surged above $100 a barrel
Full report: Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader
Tell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?
Donald Trump has said a decision on when to end the war with Iran will be a “mutual” one he’ll make together with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Times of Israel has reported.
It said Trump also claimed in a brief telephone interview on Sunday that Iran would have destroyed Israel if he and Netanyahu had not been around. The US president said:
Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it … We’ve worked together. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel.
I think it’s mutual … a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account.
Continue reading...A giant cat and a Back to the Future reunion: photos of the day - Monday
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:54 pmguardianworldnews_feedThe Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Warning: Gallery contains sensitive images
Russia flag raised and national anthem played after first gold at Winter Paralympics
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:38 pmguardianworldnews_feedVarvara Voronchikhina wins women’s super-G standing
Russian anthem has not been heard at Games since 2014
The Russian national anthem has been played at the Paralympics for the first time since 2014 as the skier Varvara Voronchikhina claimed gold in the women’s super-G standing.
A tearful Voronchikhina received her medal on Monday afternoon, and the Russian flag was raised, after a dominant performance on the slopes of the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. A watching crowd of international fans responded only with polite applause, but Voronchikhina’s success has already been celebrated by Russia’s sports minister.
Continue reading...Sky Brown wins second skateboarding world title at rain-hit event in Brazil
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:34 pmguardianworldnews_feedBriton, 17, wins her second park crown in São Paulo
Event was cut at halfway due to ‘recurrent rainfall’
Britain’s Sky Brown celebrated International Women’s Day by becoming a skateboarding world champion for the second time at a rain-curtailed park competition in São Paulo.
The two-time Olympic bronze medallist was leading after two runs in Brazil, the halfway point at which World Skate deemed “adverse weather conditions and recurrent rainfall” to have called time on proceedings.
Continue reading...Travelers face long waits at some US airports amid DHS shutdown
Mar. 9th, 2026 12:30 pmguardianworldnews_feedWait times at security checkpoints in Houston and New Orleans as long as three hours due to shortage of TSA agents
Travelers complained of long waits Sunday – lasting hours in some cases – at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William P Hobby airport in Houston early Sunday evening was at one point three hours, according to the Houston Airports website. The Hobby airport on social media Friday said it expected more travelers than normal due to spring break.
Continue reading...Tributes to 'enormously talented' teenage goalkeeper who died after collapsing on pitch
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:01 pmbbc_feedAmelia Aplin died after collapsing during a game against Fulham in the Junior Premier League.