Police investigating Swiss bus fire that killed six say no evidence of terrorist motive 11. March 2026 (13:29) Investigators suspect fire was result of deliberate act after reports that someone onboard doused themselves in petrolPolice investigating a bus fire that killed at least six people in western Switzerland have said they suspect a deliberate act by a person onboard but so far have not found any evidence of a terrorist motive.The vehicle, operated by a service that transports passengers and mail, went up in flames on Tuesday evening in Kerzers, a town of about 5,000 people about 12 miles (20km) west of the capital, Berne, in the canton of Fribourg. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
IEA poised to call for largest ever release of stockpiled oil to reduce crude price 11. March 2026 (13:02) Members to be asked to release about 400m barrels amid supply shortages and market volatility caused by Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe International Energy Agency is poised to call for the largest release of government oil reserves in its history to help calm the oil price shock triggered by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.The world’s energy watchdog is expected to call on its 32 members to release about 400m barrels of emergency crude, a third of the group’s total government stockpiles and more than double the IEA’s previous biggest release. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr 11. March 2026 (12:00) Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policyNew details are leading experts to fear that an “unethical” vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau is the “prototype” for studies under Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the US department of health and human services (HHS) and longtime vaccine critic.At the center of US vaccine policy is an unlikely set of Danish researchers whose work on the health effects of vaccines has been called into question. The study in Guinea-Bissau would have looked at the overall health effects of giving hepatitis B vaccines by only vaccinating half of the newborns in the study at birth despite an 18% prevalence rate in adults of the illness, which can lead to serious and sometimes fatal health consequences. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments 11. March 2026 (11:46) Leak of memo comes after a third of Labour Senedd members raise alarm devolution is being rolled backUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer warned his cabinet against an “overly deferential” approach to the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments, according to a leaked memo.In the document from December, obtained and published on Tuesday by Plaid Cymru, Starmer said ministers should be prepared to make spending decisions “even when devolved governments may oppose this”. It came shortly after Labour Senedd members wrote to the prime minister over concerns his administration was rolling back devolution powers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea FC sale cash may be under investigation as ‘proceeds of crime’ 11. March 2026 (11:38) Documents filed at Companies House over 2022 deal could complicate row with UK over how money will be usedJersey authorities may be investigating whether cash raised by Roman Abramovich’s 2022 sale of Chelsea FC amounts to the proceeds of crime, according to documents filed at Companies House on Wednesday, potentially complicating a row with the UK government over how the money will be used.Accounts for Fordstam Ltd, the company through which the billionaire Russian oligarch owned Chelsea, show that the proceeds of the sale – currently frozen and gathering interest in a Barclays Bank account – have risen to £2.4bn. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Drug that prevents hot flushes to be available on NHS in England 11. March 2026 (10:46) Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, will be offered to women for whom HRT is unsuitableMore than 500,000 women in England are to be offered a drug on the NHS that prevents hot flushes.The green light for Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, comes after the medicines watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, on Wednesday authorised it for use. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Three killed in drone attack on Goma in eastern DRC, M23 rebels say 11. March 2026 (10:41) Attack on residential part of M23-controlled city blamed by rebel group on government At least three people were killed in a drone attack in Goma early on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the M23 rebel group has said.The attack happened at about 4am in a residential neighbourhood in the city, which has been under M23 occupation since January 2025. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Shia LaBeouf cleared to travel to Rome for father’s baptism days after court denial 11. March 2026 (10:00) A different New Orleans judge approved the trip while the actor remains out on bond in Mardi Gras battery caseShia LaBeouf ultimately did get permission to travel to his father’s baptism in Rome, days after the New Orleans courthouse handling the actor’s recent battery arrest initially denied his request to make the trip.LaBeouf, 39, first sought authorization to travel to the Italian capital while out on bond at a court hearing on 26 February, during which state judge Simone Levine ordered him to enroll in substance abuse treatment. A court filing associated with the request said the trip would last from 1 to 8 March and was planned “for religious purposes, including his father’s baptism”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iranian exile factions vie for US leaders’ blessing to lead Iran 11. March 2026 (10:00) Maga world figures throw weight behind Maryam Rajavi, MEK’s leader, and Reza Pahlavi, the son of last Shah of IranAs a US battle group steamed to the Gulf in November 2002, competing Iraqi exiles, some championed by American insiders, jockeyed for position in the hopes of taking charge once George W Bush toppled Saddam Hussein. Bloomberg dubbed them “Iraq’s unruly opposition”.The most notorious Iraqi exile, failed former banker Ahmad Chalabi, boasted to his neoconservative allies that his return to Baghdad would be welcomed by cheering throngs. Among his competition was a former doctor named Ayad Allawi, who was backed by Britain’s MI6 and the Central Intelligence Agency in his bid for support to rule Iraq. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
SA Liberals stand by candidate who said homosexuality opens up ‘demonic realms’ 11. March 2026 (09:38) Carston Woodhouse, running for Wright in Adelaide’s north, also claimed gender transitioning is an ‘illusion’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian Liberal party is standing by an election candidate who said same-sex marriage is not real, homosexuality can open up “demonic realms” and gender transitioning is an “illusion”.Carston Woodhouse is running for the seat of Wright in Adelaide’s north in the state’s upcoming elections, with early voting beginning on Saturday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
