Trade sources said most tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses had suspended ⁠crude oil, fuel and liquefied natural gas ​shipments through the strait after Tehran warned ships against moving through the waterway. More than a fifth of global oil is moved through the ‌strait. [ Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei confirmed dead following US-Israeli attacks ]Middle ⁠East leaders have warned ​Washington that a war on Iran could lead to oil prices jumping to more than $100 a barrel, RBC analyst Helima Croft said. The Iran crisis also prompted Asian governments and refiners to assess ​oil stockpiles and alternative shipping routes and supplies. Kpler analysts said in ​a webinar on Sunday that India might turn to oil from Russia to make up for potential Middle East supply loss.

March 01, 2026 18:23 UTC

Katie Price said that she was feeling 'ecstatic, smitten and in love' as she performed in Ireland over the weekend - whilst her husband Lee Andrews remained in missile-hit Dubai. I'm smitten and I'm in love', before confirming that she was not in fact pregnant after rumours swirled last week. Of the whirlwind wedding she added: 'There was no stress. Gushing over his connection with wife Katie he then penned underneath it: 'Love having this with you Katie.' 'As long as she's happy, that's all I care about,' Junior added, as Princess chimed in: 'If she's happy, we're happy.'

March 01, 2026 18:18 UTC

‌The Eagles seized the advantage after merely four minutes when Maxence Lacroix nodded home from a corner, with Oliver Glasner's outfit deserving of their lead going into the break. Nevertheless, Lacroix transformed from hero to villain when the Palace defender fouled Matheus Cunha inside the box shortly before the hour mark and received a straight red card. ‌Bruno Fernandes stepped forward to slot home from the penalty spot to draw United level. ‌Man Utd penalty and red card vs Crystal Palace explained as VAR intervenes READ MORE :Michael Carrick's masterstroke decision as Man Utd climb to third in Crystal Palace win READ MORE :FOLLOW OUR MAN UTD FB PAGE! Click here to activate or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings.

March 01, 2026 18:18 UTC

I think I understand the terms of the Fair Deal scheme except for how it applies to an ARF (an approved retirement fund). HMWell, that’s one way of turning readers off their food as they read their morning paper – charging 40 per cent of your pension fund to meet the cost of nursing home care. Fortunately, it is not that bad although people may bridle at the rules that do apply for pension fund assets if you or your wife do need long-term nursing home care. Let’s look at the broad rules first, then we can crunch some numbers on the basis of this notional ARF fund balance you mention. And what about that thing I mentioned, where you might not qualify for Fair Deal at all?

March 01, 2026 18:16 UTC

Rangers boss Danny Rohl refused to accept that his team bottled it after blowing a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Celtic at Ibrox. Hearts are now six points ahead of Rangers and eight points ahead of Celtic, whose game in hand sees them travel to Aberdeen in midweek. I think nine games, it's massive, it's a lot of things to play for and I totally believe in my players.' But the drop-off in the second half was alarming. 'In the second half, I think there were some moments where we lost the ball in areas we shouldn't.

March 01, 2026 18:13 UTC





Another all-Donegal crew, that of Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne, took a late third place to complete a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 lock-out of the top three places. Longford's Shane Quinn (Ford Fiesta Rally2) was an impressive fourth; he experienced a huge moment on SS3 after he took a wrong line over a crest. McCrudden (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) 41m. Murphy (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2)+0.1s; 3. Boyle (Ford Fiesta Rally2)+1m.

March 01, 2026 18:09 UTC

Ellen O'DonoghueOver €700,000 worth of drugs were seized, and two men were arrested in Dublin on Saturday. Shortly after 3.30pm, gardaí attached to the Drugs Unit at Coolock intercepted a car in the Dublin 1 area and recovered cannabis valued at €100,000. During follow-up searches at two residential properties in the Dublin 1 area, cannabis valued at €551,000, cocaine valued at €70,000 and two sums of cash - £33,000 and over €4,000 - were seized. Both men are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in Dublin. All drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for examination, and investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.

March 01, 2026 18:04 UTC

“This as an opportunity to do something with my wife, to support her and have a hobby.”Jules, who embraced wild swimming to help soothe peri-menopause symptoms, also thinks it can soothe mid-age marriage blues. It also helped take her mind off her mother’s dementia and the ‘empty nest’ challenge of watching their two sons growing up and moving on, topics that have been touched on during the wild swimming series. You have to be your own counsellor to make yourself better.”Read more:Greg was less enthusiastic: women have tended to lead the way in the wild swimming trend with fewer men prone to take part. “It’s rare when we don’t swim,” adds Jules, currently involved in the revival of classic children's programme, Balamory. “I think we’ll be doing this show when we’re 95.”Jules and Greg’s Wild Swim is a Solus Productions series for BBC Scotland.

March 01, 2026 18:04 UTC

Photograph: Stephen Collins/CollinsA woman has secured an interim barring order against her husband after alleging he hit their teenage daughter so badly on her head she suffered concussion. The woman told Dublin District Family Court on Friday that he also “bit” into their daughter’s hand and she was hospitalised. An interim barring order excludes the man from the property for eight days, and from watching or being near it. A full hearing, which the woman’s husband is expected to attend, was set for a later date. In a separate case, a woman secured a two-year barring order against her adult daughter after she told the court her daughter had “bent my fingers back”.

March 01, 2026 18:00 UTC

Fernandes slipped a pass through for Matheus Cunha who turned Maxence Lacroix and raced towards goal. VAR official Tony Harrington called Kavanagh to the pitch-side monitor and the decision was a penalty and a red card. If United seize their opportunity to qualify for the Champions League, no player will have come close to guiding them there as Fernandes. Having despatched his seventh goal of the season from the spot, Fernandes turned creator in the 65th minute. United had their sixth win in seven unbeaten games under Carrick and Champions League qualification is now firmly in their grasp.

March 01, 2026 17:57 UTC

Tottenham’s relegation fears increased after a 2-1 loss at Fulham consigned them to a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat. Harry Wilson scored for a 10th time this season, but Tottenham were furious a push by Raul Jimenez on Radu Dragusin was not penalised. Tudor moved away from his favoured 3-4-2-1 system and went with a back four, but Spurs conceded after seven minutes. Fulham responded when Kenny Tete scuffed off target and Issa Diop was then required to stop Kolo Muani. Fulham weathered the initial storm after the goal before Spurs desperately pushed for a late leveller.

March 01, 2026 17:45 UTC

Pope Leo XIV sent a strong message to US President Donald Trump regarding military actions in the Middle East while speaking in the Vatican on Sunday. Leo XIV is the first-ever American-born Pope. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people,' Trump said. He, again, reiterated that the Iranian regime must never obtain a nuclear weapon. 'Even so, and I do not make this statement lightly, the Iranian regime seeks to kill,' Trump said.

March 01, 2026 17:39 UTC

The potential repercussions for up to 20,000 Irish citizens and 370 or so Irish troops in the region is top of their concerns as they draft security assessments and brief government ministers. She appealed to Irish citizens in the Middle East to register with their local embassies to assist the authorities in identifying them, getting their contact details and addresses. Flight cancellationsIn terms of flights from Ireland to the Middle East, DAA said: "Due to ongoing airspace closures in the Middle East, airlines have confirmed further disruption to flight schedules. There are a total of 372 Irish troops serving in the Middle East: 358 with Unifil; 11 with UNTSO, and three with UNDOF. The 11 soldiers with UNTSO are spread across the Middle East, and the three with UNDOF are based in Syria.

March 01, 2026 17:38 UTC

Ms Oyekanmi, who is of Nigerian heritage, fled South Africa with her sons after heightened xenophobia against people of her ethnicity resulted in her being kidnapped and told to leave the country. However, the family received a deportation order last year after their asylum application was rejected in Ireland, with the Department of Justice deeming South Africa a “safe country of origin”. The family had been living in an IPAS centre in Sandyford until they were transferred last month to one-bedroom accommodation in Castleknock, north Dublin. The Department of Justice confirmed today that a total of 63 people, including nine children, were deported to South Africa on a charter flight yesterday evening at 5:05pm from Dublin Airport. Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan described the flights as “routine and essential” elements of Ireland’s immigration enforcement.

March 01, 2026 17:28 UTC

Arsenal fans are celebrating St Totteringham’s Day earlier than ever this season after Fulham beat struggling Spurs 2-1 at Craven Cottage today. The Gunners went into Sunday knowing that a win against Chelsea would mark St Totteringham's Day regardless of the result at Craven Cottage. Prior to today, the earliest Arsenal fans had celebrated St Totteringham's Day was on March 9, 2008. It's officially St Totteringham's Day! Tottenham host Crystal Palace in a huge clash at home on Thursday before facing Liverpool next in the Premier League, sandwiched between two legs against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League's round of 16.

March 01, 2026 17:25 UTC