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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 28.02.2026.
It displays 145 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
28.02.2026 ⇢ The Day US-Israel Attacked Iran
⌨Morning coverage initially focused on the political fallout from the Green Party's by-election victory, with multiple outlets reporting Keir Starmer's defiance of resignation calls.
By early afternoon, editorial priority shifted decisively to military escalation, with reports of US-Israeli strikes on Iran causing explosions in Tehran, described by President Trump as 'major combat operations'.
Evening reports detailed Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, including attacks on US bases, Dubai's Palm Jumeirah, and Tel Aviv, culminating in claims that Supreme Leader Khamenei had been killed in the initial strikes.
By early afternoon, editorial priority shifted decisively to military escalation, with reports of US-Israeli strikes on Iran causing explosions in Tehran, described by President Trump as 'major combat operations'.
Evening reports detailed Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, including attacks on US bases, Dubai's Palm Jumeirah, and Tel Aviv, culminating in claims that Supreme Leader Khamenei had been killed in the initial strikes.
28.02.2026
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US president accuses Tehran of failing to ‘negotiate in good faith’ over its nuclear programme
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The Economist
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Sky News
Analysis | Analysis
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06:05⇢Starmer's Green Defiance Deepens
⌨UK media continues to focus overwhelmingly on the political fallout from the Green Party's historic by-election victory in Gorton and Denton, with multiple outlets reporting Keir Starmer's defiance of resignation calls and framing it as a deepening leadership crisis (The Independent, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, New Statesman, The Spectator, Morning Star Online, Channel 4 News, Spiked, HuffPost UK, Novara Media, Breitbart London). Coverage also expands to include Bill Clinton's testimony about Jeffrey Epstein, with several outlets reporting his denial of wrongdoing (Sky News, BBC News, Metro).
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The Spectator
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The Telegraph
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BBC
Israel launches attack on Iran, defence minister says
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the attack on Iran is "pre-emptive" and has declared a state of emergency.
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BBC
Israel says it has launched attack on Iran, as explosions reported in Tehran
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the attack on Iran is "pre-emptive" and has declared a state of emergency.
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Blasts heard in Tehran as Israel declares state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile strikes
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The former president told the committee that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".
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The Guardian
There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a ‘broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse
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The Telegraph
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World | Noora Mykkanen
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07:38⇢Tehran Explosions Under US-Israeli Strikes
⌨UK media has shifted decisively to covering a military attack on Iran, with multiple outlets reporting US and Israeli strikes causing explosions in Tehran (Sky News, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Telegraph, Evening Standard, Metro). Coverage of the Green Party's by-election victory and its political fallout continues in several outlets (The Spectator, Breitbart London, HuffPost UK, New Statesman, Spiked, Channel 4 News, Novara Media, Morning Star Online).
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The Guardian
There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a ‘broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse
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Stepping off the night train, full of memories of his life there three decades ago, the writer finds a changed city fighting for survival
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World | Noora Mykkanen
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Morning Star
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The Economist
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Taliban offer to resolve dispute via dialogue after Pakistan bombed cities in Afghanistan in latest escalation with its neighbour
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09:22⇢Trump's Major Combat Operations
⌨UK media has shifted decisively to covering a major military escalation, with multiple outlets reporting US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliatory missile attacks, described as 'major combat operations' by President Trump (Sky News, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Telegraph, Evening Standard, Metro, The Mirror, Morning Star Online). Coverage of the Green Party's by-election victory continues in several outlets (The Spectator, Breitbart London, HuffPost UK, New Statesman, Spiked, Channel 4 News, Novara Media).
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The Telegraph
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World | Noora Mykkanen
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‘Rebranded’ terror group seeks to recruit those alienated by Damascus government’s western pivot
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The Guardian
‘Rebranded’ terror group seeks to recruit those alienated by Damascus government’s western pivot
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12:02⇢Tehran's Retaliatory Barrage
⌨UK media continues to focus overwhelmingly on the escalating military conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran, with multiple outlets reporting Iranian retaliatory strikes on US bases and Tel Aviv following initial attacks aimed at regime change (Sky News, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Economist, The Spectator, The Telegraph, Metro, The Mirror, Evening Standard, Morning Star Online). Coverage of the Green Party's by-election victory persists but is now secondary (Breitbart London, HuffPost UK, New Statesman, Spiked, Channel 4 News, Novara Media).
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America’s allies in Europe have called for “restraint” following a series of military strikes against the Islamist Iranian regime, while the United Kingdom has warned against potential “escalation” into a broader regional conflict.
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The Economist
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‘Rebranded’ terror group seeks to recruit those alienated by Damascus government’s western pivot
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The Telegraph
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New Statesman
Donald Trump’s many justifications for the US assault on the Islamic Republic provide little clarity
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French President Emmanuel Macron has called for an “urgent meeting” of the United Nations Security Council, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchéz said that Madrid “rejects” strikes from the United States and Israel against the Islamist regime in Iran on Saturday.
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World | Noora Mykkanen
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15:00⇢Iran's Retaliatory Barrage
⌨UK media continues to focus overwhelmingly on the escalating military conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran, with multiple outlets reporting Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Middle East following initial attacks aimed at regime change (The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Economist, The Telegraph, Evening Standard, Metro, The Mirror, Breitbart London, New Statesman, Sky News, The Spectator, Morning Star Online). Coverage now includes British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's response, with several outlets reporting his condemnation of Iranian retaliation and deployment of British planes (The Telegraph, Evening Standard, Metro). The Green Party's by-election victory persists as a secondary topic in some outlets (Breitbart London, New Statesman).
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‘Rebranded’ terror group seeks to recruit those alienated by Damascus government’s western pivot
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Analysis | Analysis
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Breitbart UK
The United States military reportedly deployed Tomahawk missiles and new “one-way” attack drones during its opening strikes against the Islamist regime in Iran on Saturday.
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‘Rebranded’ terror group seeks to recruit those alienated by Damascus government’s western pivot
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The Economist
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17:04⇢Dubai's Palm Engulfed in Iranian Retaliation
⌨UK media continues to focus overwhelmingly on the escalating military conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran, with multiple outlets reporting Iranian retaliatory strikes targeting Dubai's Palm Jumeirah hotel and other locations following initial attacks aimed at regime change (Sky News, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Economist, The Telegraph, Evening Standard, Metro, The Mirror, Breitbart London, The Spectator, Morning Star Online, New Statesman). Coverage of the Green Party's by-election victory persists but remains secondary (HuffPost UK, Spiked, Channel 4 News, Novara Media).
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Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.
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The US and Israel’s hopes for regime change seem likely to end in turmoil.
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Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds allegedly trying to take banknotes from the crash site.
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The Independent
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The Independent
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HuffPost UK
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Israel called it ‘Operation Roaring Lion’, the United States called it ‘Operation Epic Fury’.
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The Guardian
Missiles and bombs landed across Iran, hitting political and security targets in Tehran, including supreme leader’s residence
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New Statesman
The former minister decided to stop being “a distraction” while the world watches the war in Iran.
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The Spectator
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There were zero casualties as a result of retaliatory strikes from the Islamist Iranian regime in response to the opening salvo of the Operation Epic Fury military operation by the United States, CENTCOM said on Saturday.
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The Guardian
Missiles and bombs landed across Iran, hitting political and security targets in Tehran, including supreme leader’s residence
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19:54⇢Khamenei's Rubble Death Claim
⌨UK media continues to focus overwhelmingly on the escalating US-Israel military operation against Iran, with multiple outlets reporting that Supreme Leader Khamenei may have been killed in the strikes (The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Spectator, Channel 4 News, The Independent, Daily Mail, Breitbart London, Spiked, BBC News, New Statesman, HuffPost UK). Coverage of the Bolivian plane crash and domestic political resignations appears as secondary topics.
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Activists who didn’t say a word about the theocratic slaughter of thousands of Iranians are now up in arms about America’s strikes.
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World | Noora Mykkanen
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The Telegraph
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Missiles and bombs landed across Iran, hitting political and security targets in Tehran, including supreme leader’s residence
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The Telegraph
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21:48⇢Khamenei's Confirmed Demise
⌨UK media continues to focus overwhelmingly on the escalating US-Israel military operation against Iran, with multiple outlets now reporting that Supreme Leader Khamenei has been killed in the strikes (The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Telegraph, Metro, The Spectator, Spiked). Coverage of the Bolivian plane crash and domestic political resignations appears as secondary topics.
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The Guardian
‘Rebranded’ terror group seeks to recruit those alienated by Damascus government’s western pivot
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World | Brooke Davies
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