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Worried about freedom of speech? Then what’s happening at the Open University should terrify you | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones March 2, 2026

The OU has capitulated to a pro-Israel lobby group about the use of the term ‘ancient Palestine’. The wider context is impossible to ignoreThe west is in the midst of the most serious assault on free speech and academic freedom since the heyday of McCa…

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Starmer says UK ‘not joining strikes’ on Iran but will continue defensive action – as it happened
ByVivian Ho March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

The prime minister is explaining his decision to allow the US to use British bases for military attacks after initially refusing‘Simply not true’ UK is being dragged into Iraq-style conflict, says foreign secretaryAfter an unmanned drone struck the RAF…

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‘Simply not true’ UK is being dragged into Iraq-style conflict, says foreign secretary
ByPeter Walker Senior political correspondent March 2, 2026

Yvette Cooper says plans under consideration to evacuate about 300,000 Britons from Middle East amid Iran warUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesIt is “simply not true” that the UK is being dragged into another Iraq-style conflict in the Middle East, Y…

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Drone strike on UK RAF airbase in Cyprus said to be by Hezbollah
ByGuardian staff and agencies March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Two more drones intercepted on Monday, authorities say, in what appears to be sustained targeting of baseUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesA one-way attack drone – said to have been launched by Lebanon’s Hezbollah – struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base …

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UK to allow US to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iran
ByRowena Mason Whitehall editor March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

Within hours of the prime minister’s statement, the UK’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus was reportedly hit by a droneThe UK has agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iranian missile sites, Keir Starmer has said.The UK has so far …

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Foreign Office starts planning evacution of thousands of Britons in Middle East
ByRowena Mason Whitehall editor March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

About 200,000 nationals thought to be in the region as tensions rise after US-Israeli attacks on Iranian regimeUS-Israeli war on Iran: latest updatesThe Foreign Office is drawing up plans to evacuate tens of thousands of British citizens if war in the …

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‘You weren’t free’: Iranians party in London and Manchester after strikes against regime
ByRaphael Boyd and Hayden Vernon March 1, 2026

The diaspora hope the death of Ali Khamenei will bring change – and peace – even as fears remain over Iran’s futureOn Saturday night, with bombs falling across the Middle East and rumours of the death of Ali Khamenei, the longtime ayatollah of Iran, sp…

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UK personnel just 200 metres away from Iranian missile strike
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

British forces in Bahrain and Iraq being drawn into Iran conflict in defence of civilian sites and military assetsUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesThree hundred British personnel were within 200 metres (650ft) of an Iranian missile and drone str…

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Few will mourn leader of ‘evil’ regime Ali Khamenei, says UK defence secretary
ByRowena Mason Whitehall editor March 1, 2026

John Healey says there is ‘real and rising threat’ from Iran as US and Israeli military action divides political opinionUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesThe UK defence secretary has said few will mourn Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, whose de…

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British planes ‘in the sky’ in Middle East, says Starmer
ByGuardian staff February 28, 2026

In a televised statement, Sir Keir Starmer has said British planes ‘are in the sky today’ in the Middle East ‘as part of coordinated regional defensive operations to protect our people, our interests and our allies’. This came after the US and Israel l…

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