Wall Street closes turbulent March on upbeat note as Trump says conflict’s ‘hard part is done’
US stocks post best day in 10 months on hopes Iran war could end soon
Financial Times · Tue 31 Mar, 21:14
Financial Times
Oil soars 60% in March as Middle East crisis chokes energy supplies
Tehran’s closure of Strait of Hormuz in response to US-Israeli strikes sparks biggest crude rally in decades
Financial Times
Israel to ‘demolish’ all houses in Lebanese border villages
Defence minister Israel Katz plans ‘security control’ of area stretching dozens of kilometres into neighbour’s territory
Financial Times
Iran’s hackers go to war
Tehran’s cyber operatives have sought to sow fear and extract intelligence in a series of attacks on Israel and the US
Financial Times
Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf
As his poll numbers tank, the president’s trade and immigration agendas are encountering judicial resistance too
BBC News
More UK troops to be sent to Middle East, defence secretary announces
The UK government announces further air defence systems will be sent to countries in the region along with troops to...
BBC News
Teenage boy at centre of Scott Mills sexual offences investigation was under 16, police say
The case was dropped in 2019 after the CPS deemed there was insufficient evidence to bring charges, police say.
BBC News
US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.
BBC News
Prince Harry's latest feud with the press is over (for now). Here are seven key takeaways
As the case draws to a close, we look back at the toughest newspaper court battle yet.
The Economist
After Iran, gold is looking less glittery
After Iran, gold is looking less glittery economist.com
The Economist
Donald Trump and the art of bad diplomacy
Donald Trump and the art of bad diplomacy economist.com
NYT Europe
Eurovision Song Contest to Add Asian Edition This Year
The competition will bring together singers representing 10 nations including South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam.
NYT Europe
The Next British Invasion Is Here, and It’s Led by Women
Raye, Olivia Dean, Lola Young and PinkPantheress are making a big impact on the charts and in pop culture,...
The Telegraph
Thomas Tuchel shoehorns in the ‘fun’ players and looks foolish
Thomas Tuchel shoehorns in the ‘fun’ players and looks foolish
The Telegraph
Roast cauliflower, Lancashire cheese and nutmeg tart
Thyme and nutmeg star in this stunning tart of cheese and greens – a great vegetarian main course
Wales
BBC Wales
Climber rips skin off her hands saving partner in 33ft mountain fall
The group were airlifted to the summit after one climber suffered rope burn injuries to their hands.
BBC Wales
Greens say they could be 'kingmakers' after Senedd election
Greens launch Senedd election campaign, saying they could help appoint the next first minister.
BBC Wales
Family's tribute to 'caring and considerate' crash victim, 20
Police are investigating the accident on the A499 which left three other people seriously injured.
BBC Wales
Three Reform candidates quit in one Welsh constituency
It is unclear who is standing for Reform in a south Wales constituency, after three candidates quit.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
Tottenham Supporters' Trust says it cannot support De Zerbi appointment
Opposition to the appointment of new manager Roberto de Zerbi is growing among official Tottenham fans' groups,...
BBC Sport · Golf
Woods had pills in pocket at crash scene, say police
Tiger Woods had two hydrocodone pills in his pocket as officers observed him acting "lethargic and slow" following...
BBC Sport · Football
Who is a certain starter at the World Cup? How England's players rated
Who impressed for England in Tuesday's friendly against Japan? Alex Howell rates the players.
BBC Sport · Football
Why have Tottenham turned to De Zerbi to save their season?
Roberto de Zerbi is appointed Tottenham's third boss of the season - with a clear objective for the next two months.
The Race
The new Mercedes engine trick that's annoyed Ferrari
There's another F1 2026 engine trick that Mercedes and Red Bull are exploiting, which has only been exposed by a...
The Race · F1
Leftfield idea emerges to tackle F1 2026 qualifying crisis
A radical overhaul of Formula 1’s active aero rules has emerged as one of the ideas under consideration to help make...
The Race · F1
Nine things we learned from F1's Japanese GP
There was plenty to take from F1's last race weekend for five weeks...
The Race · F1
Edd Straw's 2026 Japanese Grand Prix F1 driver rankings
Two drivers place higher than the grand prix winner in Edd's rankings this week...
Formula 1 Official
Mekies names 'important area' to work on for Red Bull
Laurent Mekies watched his team score just four points in Japan, as Max Verstappen finished eighth and Isack Hadjar...
Formula 1 Official
Why Audi’s R26 aero concept is radically different
Mark Hughes examines the front wing, floor, and sidepod concepts that make Audi’s R26 one of the grid’s most...
ESPN Cricinfo
Gill lauds 'very valuable' Ashok Sharma after impressive debut
Making his IPL debut, Ashok Sharma returned figures of 1 for 31 from three overs
ESPN Cricinfo
All eyes on fit-again Mayank as LSG kickstart season against DC
Rishabh Pant could bat at No. 3 for LSG, while Auqib Nabi is likely to make his IPL debut with DC
Science
New Scientist
A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries
The muon collider was once dismissed as impossible, but is now gaining steam as the successor to the Large Hadron...
New Scientist
Attacks from our immune system are a cause of long covid
The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery...
New Scientist
New fibre optic record allows 50,000,000 movies to be streamed at once
Improved hardware can send ten times as much data through existing fibre optic cables, potentially providing a way...
New Scientist
Astronauts are ready to return to the moon on Artemis II mission
NASA’s Artemis II mission will be the first time humans have been around the moon in half a century, and its next...
Nature
Author Correction: Signatures of ambient pressure superconductivity in thin film La3Ni2O7
Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10335-8Author Correction: Signatures of ambient...
Nature
Structure of the mouse cytoplasmic lattice
Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10442-6Structure of the mouse cytoplasmic lattice
Nature
Author Correction: Phenome-wide analysis of copy number variants in 470,727 UK Biobank genomes
Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10389-8Author Correction: Phenome-wide analysis of...
Nature
Schrödinger’s carbon’: The misclassification of carbon capture and storage as standard mitigation
Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01009-6Schrödinger’s carbon’: The misclassification...
Technology
The Verge
You can now use ChatGPT with Apple’s CarPlay
ChatGPT is now accessible from your CarPlay dashboard if you have iOS 26.4 or newer and the latest version of the...
The Verge
Samsung’s new app claims to alleviate motion sickness using sound
Samsung released a new free app today called Hearapy, now available for Android devices through the Google Play...
The Verge
Anker’s power bank with built-in cables is one of my favorite gadgets, and it’s cheaper than usual
Anker’s Laptop Power Bank is one of the more useful gadgets I’ve bought in recent years. I know, it’s just a...
The Verge
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is beautiful but a little too busy
With The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo entered the next phase of its plan to become a different kind of...
Techcrunch
OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise
OpenAI's latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO.
Techcrunch
It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations
Among the most recent Y Combinator cohort, many startups were commanding $40 million valuations. But with more money...
Techcrunch
Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon
Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI...
Techcrunch
Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what?
Meta faces thousands more court cases while Congress has proposed numerous bills addressing children’s online...
Wired
Our Favorite Affordable Air Purifier Is Temporarily Even Cheaper
Amazon has the Coway Airmega Mighty marked down to two-thirds its normal price.
Wired
Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail Address. Here’s How
You’ve probably had the same Gmail address for years. Now, it’s easy to make a name change without worrying about...
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