US bases across the Middle East have been struck by Iran as the regime continues to furiously target the region in retaliation for the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At least 17 bases and military installations used by the US have been damaged by Iran as Donald Trump threatens to hit back with 'death, fire and fury'. Al Udeid Air Base, Al Dhafra Air Base, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Camp Buehring and the Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters have been hit on multiple occasions. And debris can be seen scattered across Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE and Naval Support Activity Bahrain, home to the United States Fifth Fleet. The intensity and breadth of Iranian strikes has indicated the regime was better prepared for war than the US expected, military officials have claimed.

Scientists have identified an existing drug that could be the long-awaited cure for obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that afflicts 84 million Americans yet has no medication to treat it. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the upper airway collapses during sleep, causing breathing to repeatedly stop and start. In the short term, this leads to excessive snoring and sleep deprivation that undermines focus, productivity and daily functioning. The study found that the 200mg and 300mg doses of sultiame significantly reduced the frequency of dangerous oxygen drops. Beyond just breathing and oxygen levels, the drug helped people sleep more soundly without being aroused awake by choking for air.

Arsenal should feel 'no shame' about their much-criticised playing style, according to Mikel Arteta's former boss David Moyes. But Moyes reckons the talk about Arsenal's direct playing style has been over the top and the only thing that matters is winning. 'On your journey as a coach or manager you pick up bits from everyone, Mikel was always a clever boy. 'There's no shame in playing or being any one thing. David Moyes (left) has defender Mikel Arteta's (right) playing style ahead of Everton's clash with ArsenalThe Gunners have been criticised for their approach in trying to win the Premier League'Arsenal have been excellent.

On Sunday night in Los Angeles, when the 98th Academy Awards are presented before a global audience, Ireland will be well represented. Jessie Buckley is the frontrunner for best actress for her memorable performance in Hamnet, while Maggie O’Farrell shares an adapted screenplay nomination for the same film. Irish cinema has reached the point where such a level of representation is no longer remarkable. While this year’s nominations recognise work from Norway, Brazil and elsewhere, three American films dominate the conversation. And yet, Oscar night remains a potent celebration of an artform that, despite its current travails, still has the power to enthrall audiences and transport them to new and previously unimagined worlds.

A wild theory claims President Donald Trump may be a time traveler, with clues scattered through art and literature for more than a century. The technology is eerily similar to descriptions of UFOs, which the government calls Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, and President Trump has vowed to disclose to the American people during his term. Hewas an American political writer and novelist who wrote two children's books titled 'Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey,' and 'Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulgar.' 'Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey' printed in the late 1800sConspiracy theorists have claimed Baron Trump in the 19th century tome looks eerily similar to Barron Trump during his father's first presidential termIn the books featuring Baron Trump, the boy visits Russia on an extraordinary adventure. In the storybook's illustrations of Baron Trump, he is lavishly dressed and decked in jewels, as he leaves Castle Trump and begins his journey to Russia to find an entrance to alternate dimensions.

‌The Ecuadorian is currently in north London on an initial loan and although he has agreed a five-year deal for the £45million option to buy, he is not yet an Arsenal player. But a club chief's admission has all but confirmed the expected, as Mirror Football brings you the latest from the Emirates. But now I think it's a very special setting for him to come back to the BayArena and for Piero [Hincapie] too, of course. Arsenal get £86million boostRegarding other summer moves, former Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez has been linked with a transfer to the Emirates. Article continues belowAlvarez would already have endeared himself to Arsenal fans with his midweek performance against bitter rivals Tottenham.

Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty ImagesMicheál Martin and Keir Starmer met at a grandiosely titled and neurotically managed “Summit” meeting in Cork this week. For this two-day contemplative retreat, the twin peaklets of M and S were rolled out in a few short bursts for the cameras at the flattest summit in the history of political hillocks. “We’re delayed because of Keir Starmer. This may have been the second UKIS Summit, but the photographers had to tell them to shake hands. Keir Starmer legged it, leaving the Irish side to disclose what happened.

But it also means there are fewer smaller second-hand homes suitable for first-time buyers coming on the market. These smaller homes can also be attractive for those wishing to trade down. The BPFI figures show that mortgage drawdowns for people buying second-hand homes are also on the decline, with the mortgage market dominated by first-time buyers. With younger couples choosing to invest and older people seeing limited options to trade down, there is a vicious circle in the second-hand market. The most serious downstream consequence is the ongoing lack of supply for first-time buyers.

Cliff House Hotel seems to defy gravity, clinging to a cliff on the south side of Ardmore Bay, the seaside boutique hotel features an intimate Irish destination spa as well as a one Michelin-star restaurant. Cliff House Hotel is a proud member of Ireland’s Blue Book a collection of over 65 Irish country house hotels, manors, castles, and restaurants located throughout the island of Ireland. You can play the quiz here. Terms & Conditions

So, this means the world to me.” Who was choked up when they spoke to Tony O’Donoghue of RTÉ in 2025?</h3><ul><li>Newly elected President Catherine Connolly</li><li>Newly elected Taoiseach Micheál Martin</li><li>Newly elected Pope Leo XIV</li><li>Newly adored soccer hero Troy Parrott</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>“It was one of the greatest cultural disasters ever to befall any country, and we did it to ourselves.” What was the archivist Catriona Crowe lamenting back in 2020?</h3><ul><li>The Great Famine</li><li>Mrs Brown’s Boys</li><li>The decline of the Irish language</li><li>The destruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland at the Four Courts in Dublin during the Civil War</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>On their 2014 album Live in Dublin, who asked the audience: “Are you humouring me? If these are the crumbs of compassion that you offer to the elderly, I am grateful?”</h3><ul><li>Bob Dylan</li><li>Leonard Cohen</li><li>Aretha Franklin</li><li>Tony Bennett</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>In 1954, which controversial Irish-American politician’s career effectively ended when they were asked: “Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? "</h3><ul><li>Richard J Daley</li><li>Joseph P Kennedy</li><li>Joseph McCarthy</li><li>Tip O’Neill</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>“This is an abuse of the liturgy. It's sacrilegious … Mass is not for the purpose they used it for.” In 2023, what did Fr Paddy McCafferty of Belfast object to?</h3><ul><li>Graham Norton’s wedding</li><li>Conor McGregor’s Baptism</li><li>Shane MacGowan’s funeral</li><li>Bono’s bar mitzvah</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>In which Oscar-nominated 2025 film did Jack O’Connell lead the patrons of a juke joint singing The Rocky Road to Dublin?</h3><ul><li>F1</li><li>Sinners</li><li>Train Dreams</li><li>Marty Supreme</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which of the following Irish stars does NOT feature in Taylor Swift’s 2026 Opalite video?</h3><ul><li>Domhnall Gleeson</li><li>Cillian Murphy</li><li>Graham Norton</li><li>Saoirse Ronan</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>In the 1952 film The Quiet Man, which Irish-Australian folk ballad do local bar patrons sing when John Wayne arrives to Innisfree?</h3><ul><li>The Wild Colonial Boy</li><li>South Australia</li><li>Waltzing Matilda</li><li>Van Diemen’s Land</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>The award-winning Irish actor Jessie Buckley first came to public attention when she appeared on which BBC talent show in 2008?</h3><ul><li>The Voice UK</li><li>Fame Academy</li><li>The X Factor</li><li>I’d Do Anything</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>In which Martin Scorsese movie does the renowned Irish musician Finbar Furey cameo as Satan’s Circus Singer?</h3><ul><li>Raging Bull</li><li>Goodfellas</li><li>Gangs of New York</li><li>The Age of Innocence</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Who was the first Irish-born author to win the Booker Prize?</h3><ul><li>Iris Murdoch</li><li>John Banville</li><li> Anne Enright</li><li>Anna Burns</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Complete the title of Manchán Magan’s final book: Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for _____)</h3><ul><li>Sleet</li><li>Snow</li><li>Hail</li><li>Sun</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>In James Joyce’s novel Ulysses, when Leopold Bloom stands at a shop window waiting for a tram to pass so he can break wind, what text does he pretend to read?</h3><ul><li>The Communist Manifesto</li><li>Bhagavad Gita</li><li>Robert Emmet’s speech from the dock</li><li>Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>According to the title of a 1965 novel by Edna O’Brien, which is a “wicked month”?</h3><ul><li>April</li><li>June</li><li>August</li><li>October</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>What did the 16th century English poet Edmund Spenser propose as a solution to his government’s problems in Ireland?</h3><ul><li>Limited self-government for the Irish</li><li>Dual monarchy</li><li>The redistribution of Irish land</li><li>A genocide of the Irish people</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>“Saints be praised!” Which popular American children’s TV show from the 1960s featured a stage-Irish police man named Chief O’Hara?</h3><ul><li>Batman</li><li>Get Smart</li><li>The Monkees</li><li>I Dream of Jeannie</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>The forthcoming Netflix series Grown Ups, starring Adrian Dunbar and Aisling Bea, is based on an original novel by which writer?</h3><ul><li>Cecelia Ahern</li><li>Maeve Binchy</li><li>Marian Keyes</li><li>Sheila O’Flanagan</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>On The Late Late Show in 1999,

I wrote The Shortest History of England (2020) and The Shortest History of Germany (2017) and both werebest-sellerss. So why, demanded my Irish friends, why the hell throw yourself the ultimate hospital pass? They began going Irish almost as soon as they got here. It was my absolute last chance: I applied, got shortlisted, told my Irish friends I was coming over again, and was naturally offered a bed. The Shortest History of Ireland by James Hawes is published by Old Street Publishing

This week, Heathers: The Musical star Kate Rockwell launched a frustrated tirade at drunken audience members and rowdy superfans. The former EastEnders actress there is a 'theatre etiquette' that people have forgot about. She said on GMB: 'There's a theatre etiquette which is no longer there really anymore because people would never have done that even ten years ago. 'Thinks like Mama Mia and shows like that, they have an ending that you can get up and sing and dance and I think that's fantastic. Heathers: The Musical star Kate is the latest star to rage over the behaviour of viewers on Instagram as she discussed appropriate theatre etiquette.

An Arkansas girl who was passed through several foster homes has finally found her happy ending after being adopted by her kind-hearted teacher. At just eight years old, Mary McClelland had already been through more than most can imagine in a lifetime. But as the school year drew to a close in May 2021, McClelland learned that another family had planned to adopt Mary. ‘She just looked up and said, “Wait, I’m getting adopted?”’ McClelland recalled. The story has since drawn comparisons to Miss Honey, the gentle teacher in Matilda who ultimately adopts the young girl she once taught.

We're excited to begin working with the Manchester United forward as he continues his journey in the game. I think because he's called Rooney, he'll have millions of followers immediately. Man Utd boss Michael Carrick responds after Paul Scholes criticism got personal READ MORE :Man Utd wonderkid Kai Rooney signs major deal just like his dad Wayne Rooney READ MORE :FOLLOW OUR MAN UTD FB PAGE! "His father is brilliantly reinventing himself as a TV pundit, his mother is much-loved and he's got talent, he wouldn't be playing for Man United because of his surname, he's playing for Man United because of his talent." Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football.

The Islamic Republic knows it cannot overcome the military might of the US and Israel and has adopted a strategy of attrition. The regime spent much of the time since the 12-day war in June preparing for such a scenario and has decentralised decision-making structures. Israel continues to be targeted by sophisticated Iranian cluster missiles that send a spray of high explosives on to its cities. For Iran’s theocratic rulers, victory means surviving the war and retaining power, no matter the cost to the country. As the war enters its third week, the policy of attrition seems to be working.