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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 04.03.2026.
It displays 115 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
04.03.2026 ⇢ The Day the US Submarine Sank the Iranian Warship
⌨Morning coverage continued focusing on Israeli strikes on Tehran and Iranian retaliatory attacks across the Middle East, with outlets reporting on Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Early afternoon brought the dominant story: the sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, initially reported as a submarine strike with significant casualties.
By late afternoon, multiple outlets confirmed a US submarine had torpedoed the vessel, marking the first such incident since WWII, while NATO intercepted an Iranian missile near Turkey and Iran launched missiles at Turkey.
Evening coverage maintained focus on the warship sinking, with new reports of White House denials about hitting an Iranian school and an alleged Iranian-backed plot to assassinate Donald Trump.
Early afternoon brought the dominant story: the sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, initially reported as a submarine strike with significant casualties.
By late afternoon, multiple outlets confirmed a US submarine had torpedoed the vessel, marking the first such incident since WWII, while NATO intercepted an Iranian missile near Turkey and Iran launched missiles at Turkey.
Evening coverage maintained focus on the warship sinking, with new reports of White House denials about hitting an Iranian school and an alleged Iranian-backed plot to assassinate Donald Trump.
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The Guardian
US military says strikes in the first 24 hours was nearly double the scale of the 2003 ‘shock-and-awe’ operation in Iraq; US president orders insurance to be provided for shipping in crucial waterway
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The carefully choreographed annual meetings signal the priorities of the world's second-largest economy.
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Washington says the two countries are combatting what the US calls designated terrorist organisations in the South American country.
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The Guardian
US military says first 24 hours of war was nearly double the scale of 2003 ‘shock-and-awe’ operation in Iraq; Revolutionary Guards again claim control of crucial of strait after Trump offers navy escort for tankers
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The Spectator
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07:14⇢Iran's Drone Carnage and American Casualties
⌨UK media continues to focus overwhelmingly on the escalating US-Iran conflict, with multiple outlets reporting new Israeli strikes on Iran, US troop casualties, and Iranian attacks on a CIA base in Saudi Arabia (Sky News, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Mirror, The Spectator, The Independent, Breitbart London, Evening Standard, Metro, Channel 4 News, Spiked). Some outlets also cover Trump's criticism of UK Prime Minister Starmer (The Independent, The Telegraph, HuffPost UK, Morning Star Online) and domestic UK politics (New Statesman, The Times, Novara Media).
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The Telegraph
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World | Brooke Davies
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New Statesman
We cannot afford the luxury of another failed government
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The Guardian
US-Israeli war on Iran enters fifth day, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in east of Tehran
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World | Brooke Davies
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With much of the world’s oil supplies out of action, Russia could step in to meet demand in China and India
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New Statesman
After Gorton and Denton it is time for our leaders to lead
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09:49⇢Tehran Under Israeli Fire
⌨UK media reports focus overwhelmingly on escalating Israeli strikes on Tehran and Iranian retaliatory attacks across the region, with multiple outlets covering new strikes on Tehran, Beirut, and Dubai (Sky News, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Independent, The Telegraph, Metro, Evening Standard, Channel 4 News). Some outlets also report on Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz (The Telegraph) and potential leadership succession in Iran (The Mirror).
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Breitbart UK
Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday morning defended his opposition to the United States and Israel’s military actions against Iran’s Islamic regime, asserting an embrace of neutrality, “The Spanish government’s position can be summed up: no to war.”
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With much of the world’s oil supplies out of action, Russia could step in to meet demand in China and India
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Last September, Gen Z protests ripped through Nepal. Now, as voters go to the polls on Thursday, Channel 4 News looks at how young Nepalese are trying to redefine the country.
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The Guardian
With much of the world’s oil supplies out of action, Russia could step in to meet demand in China and India
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12:13⇢Iranian Warship Sinks in Submarine Strike
⌨UK media reports focus overwhelmingly on the sinking of an Iranian warship with significant casualties, described as a submarine strike, and the resulting regional escalation (The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Mirror, The Independent, Metro, Sky News, The Telegraph, Evening Standard). Coverage also notes NATO intercepting an Iranian missile and rising petrol prices linked to the conflict.
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The Met Police says three men are suspected of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.
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The Met Police says three men are suspected of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.
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HuffPost UK
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Police in London say three men are being held on suspicion of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.
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The Guardian
With much of the world’s oil supplies out of action, Russia could step in to meet demand in China and India
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13:39⇢Torpedo in the Indian Ocean
⌨UK media reports focus overwhelmingly on the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine with significant casualties, described as a torpedo strike off Sri Lanka (Sky News, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Independent, Evening Standard, Metro). Coverage also notes NATO intercepting an Iranian missile near Turkey and Iran launching missiles at Turkey, with some outlets reporting on the arrest of a UK lawmaker's partner for suspected spying for China (BBC News).
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The Guardian
With much of the world’s oil supplies out of action, Russia could step in to meet demand in China and India
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Contests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.
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World | Brooke Davies
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The Economist
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14:52⇢Torpedo in the Indian Ocean
⌨UK media reports focus overwhelmingly on the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine off Sri Lanka, with multiple outlets describing it as a torpedo strike resulting in significant casualties (Daily Mail, The Independent, Metro, Evening Standard, Sky News, The Guardian). Coverage also notes Iran launching missiles at Turkey and the arrest of a UK lawmaker's partner for suspected spying for China (The Times).
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Israel and the US continue to widen their attacks in Iran, as the war spreads further across the Middle East.
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The Economist
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The Spectator
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The Spectator
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Why are young people at British universities mourning the death of a vile Islamist tyrant?
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World | Brooke Davies
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16:55⇢Torpedo in the Indian Ocean
⌨UK media continues to focus overwhelmingly on the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine off Sri Lanka, with multiple outlets describing it as a torpedo strike resulting in significant casualties (The Mirror, Metro, Sky News, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Evening Standard). Coverage also notes NATO condemning Iran after intercepting a missile headed for Turkey (The Independent) and rising death tolls in Iran (Channel 4 News).
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Contests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.
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The Islamic Republic and its ‘Axis of Resistance’ are victims of their own suicidal lunacy.
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Nigel Farage introduced two veteran Labour politicians to his team on Wednesday, including a former London region mayor.
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The Economist
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The Economist
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The Independent
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19:32⇢Torpedo in the Indian Ocean
⌨UK media continues to focus overwhelmingly on the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine off Sri Lanka, with multiple outlets reporting it as a torpedo strike with significant casualties (The Mirror, Metro, Sky News, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Evening Standard). New coverage includes White House denials of hitting an Iranian school (The Independent) and reports of an alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump backed by Iran (The Mirror).
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The Economist
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Frigate goes down off Sri Lanka as Washington and Israel step up their offensive and promise to hit ‘deeper’ targets in Iran
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Iran’s President has appealed tonight to the heads of neighbouring states, saying that US and Israeli aggression left it with no choice but to defend itself, whilst Iranian commanders announced they were broadening the range of targets.
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The Economist
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The Arctic Metagaz went down between Libya and Malta after it was hit by explosions and a fire, Libyan officials say.
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