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Singer appeals after car with medical equipment is stolen
Jesy Nelson offers a £10,000 reward for the recovery of her car, which had medical equipment inside.
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The incident took place in central London in the early hours, leaving a woman in a critical condition.
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Middle East crisis live: Trump says talks to resume, and warns US will ‘knock out’ every power plant if Iran doesn’t accept deal | US-Israel war on Iran
US going to Islamabad on Monday for Iran negotiations, Trump says
Donald Trump said on Truth Social that his representatives were going to be in Islamabad on Monday night for more negotiations.
“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” Trump wrote.
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Report: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to join American delegation in Islamabad
Donald Trump told The New York Post that special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, will also be in Islamabad for the next round of peace talks with Iran.
JD Vance will be leading the delegation, Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, told ABC News.
Trump: Iran says it closed Hormuz, but US blockade already closed it
In that same post on Truth Social, Donald Trump bragged that the US blockade had already blocked the strait of Hormuz.
“Iran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They’re helping us without knowing, and they are the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing,” Trump wrote.
Report: JD Vance to lead American delegation to Islamabad
JD Vance will lead the American delegration in Iran peace talks in Islamabad, Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, told ABC News.
Donald Trump on Sunday said his representatives were going to be in Islamabad on Monday night for more negotiations.
US going to Islamabad on Monday for Iran negotiations, Trump says
Donald Trump said on Truth Social that his representatives were going to be in Islamabad on Monday night for more negotiations.
“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” Trump wrote.
Trump: ‘NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!’
Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday to declare Iran in violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Trump said the US was offering a “very fair and reasonable deal” and if Iran did not take it, he promised to knock out “every single Power Plant” and “every single Bridge”.
“NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!” Trump wrote. “They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years.”
Trump: Peace deal ‘will happen. One way or another’
Donald Trump told ABC News on Sunday that though Iran has committed a “serious violation” of the ceasefire, he still believes he can negotiate a peace deal.
“It will happen. One way or another. The nice way or the hard way. It’s going to happen. You can quote me,” Trump told journalist Jonathan Karl.
International flights to resume in Iran for first time since conflict began
International flights will resume in Iran on Monday, the country’s civil aviation department has said.
AFP reported a statement that had aired on state TV which said the Mashhad airport in the north-east of Iran would see flights arriving and departing tomorrow.
The statement said: “Permission to operate international passenger flights at Mashhad Airport has been issued, starting tomorrow.”
Iranian airports have been closed since the outbreak of war with Israel and the US on 28 February.
Iran’s military turns around two tankers in strait of Hormuz, state-affiliated news agency reports
Two tankers were turned around by Iran’s military as they tried to pass through the strait of Hormuz, the country’s news agency Tasmin has reported.
Reuters reported that it came after the continuing US blockade on Iran.
The vessels, sailing under the flags of Botswana and Angola, were forced to change course after what the report described as “unauthorised transit” through the strategic waterway.
Today so far
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Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Saturday that the recent talks with the US had made progress but gaps remained over nuclear issues and the strait of Hormuz. “We have had progress but there is still a big distance between us,” he told state media, referring to talks last weekend. “We made progress in the negotiations, but there are many gaps and some fundamental points remain.”
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Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian weighed in on Sunday about Donald Trump and efforts to quash Iranian nuclear capabilities. “Trump says Iran cannot make use of its nuclear rights but doesn’t say for what crime. Who is he to deprive a nation of its rights?” Pezeshkian said.
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In more nuclear news, Iranian deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told the Associated Press that contrary to Trump’s earlier claims, Iran will not hand over its enriched uranium to the US.
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In Lebanon, killing and destruction has continued despite a fragile ceasefire. An Israeli soldier was killed in southern Lebanon in an incident that severely wounded another soldiers and moderately injured four more, while another succombed on Saturday to injuries incured in another incident. Meanwhile, the state-run National News Agency is reporting that the Israeli military has demolished homes in the towns of Bayyada and Naqoura and have blocked roads leading to several towns. Lebanese state media also reported that Israeli forces on Saturday began demolishing homes in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil and other border towns where Israeli troops are present.
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Earlier, a UN peacekeeper was killed and three others were injured in an attack that UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned. Both Emmanuel Macron, president of France, and the group known as the UN Interim Force in Lebanon blamed Hezbollah, but the militant group has denied involvement.
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In Gaza, the Israeli military killed two Unicef-contracted truck drivers at a water point in the northern Gaza forcing the UN agency to suspend its operations in the area, Unicef said.
How the Iranian regime targets UK journalists
Iranian journalists working in London say they fear for their lives after a recent spate of threats and physical attacks, which they blame on a Tehran regime intent on silencing Persian-language news media such as BBC Persian and Iran International.
On Wednesday, the London offices of Iran International, a news channel that opposes the regime in Tehran, were the target of an attempted arson attack, with an “ignited container” thrown into the car park of a neighbouring building, according to the Metropolitan police.
Speaking after the attack, one journalist at Iran International says violence had become normalised to staff. “Our minds are ignoring these ugly things automatically.
“Today, our British staff said to us, ‘How brave you are, bravo!’ But to tell you the truth, what really happens is that we are fucked up. We’ve tricked our brains into normalising these threats and not fearing at all because otherwise we will need to go to the mental hospital.”
Tom Levitt, Deepa Parent and Maryam Foumani have the story:
Here are some more images coming out of Lebanon today of residents forced to traverse broken bridges and destroyed roads to return home during the temporary ceasefire:
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Hampshire v Somerset, Gloucestershire v Lancashire, and more: county cricket – live | Cricket
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Lewis Gregory pins Toby Albert in front and it looks stone dead, the umpire duly raises his finger. Hampshire lose their third, their lead already a very useful 155.
Matt Critchley is gone now, carving loosely to backward point and Essex are digging themselves into a bit of a hole at Edgbaston. They’ve lost four wickets this morning and are still 34 runs adrift, from nowhere Warwickshire look like they could event take a small first innings lead into their second innings.
Leach is looking dangerous at the Utilita, probing away and getting some spit and drift. I wonder if we’ll see him in England whites again?
James Bracey survives an LBW decisions off Balderson in Bristol. Gnat’s eyebrow stuff but he’s still there on 30 and Gloucs have nearly eked their way to parity, albeit three wickets down.
Essex are losing wickets in a hurry! Michael Pepper is now on his way after plinking his second ball to Beau Webster at cover. Soft dismissal and Essex now six down in Brum.
The Nut cracks Hampshire open! Jack Leach removes Nick Gubbins for 83 in his first twirl of the day, a hint of grip and Gubbins pokes at it outside off, Overton scooping a fine low catch at slip. Toby Albert is now out there to resume his innings after retiring hurt with a gammy knee last night. He’s on 17, Leach eyes him up, tossing himself a catch or two at the top of his mark, not yet warm enough for Leachy to peel off the short sleeve cable knit. Hampshire lead by 134.
Aussie Jake Lehman drives Craig Overton down the ground for four at a sun strewn Southampton and then gets a meaty knick past James Rew at first slip for four more. Delightful! Lehmann clips his third boundary off the over and the partnership between himself and Nick Gubbins moves into the sixties. Hants in a strong position, leading by 124 with those nine wickets still in play.
Elsewhere, Essex’s great white hope Charlie Allison is undone by some late swing from Nathan Gilchrist and he is caught behind for 44. Captain Sam Cook is pocketed by Gilchrist soon after, Rob Yates pulling off a smart diving grab in the slips to send the nightwatchman on his way, Essex are still 54 adrift on first innings with five wickets in the hutch. Bubbling up nicely at Edgbaston.
We’ve got a couple of minutes to go until play begins. The first whiff of a victory might be in Bristol where the evergreen Jimmy Anderson could well force an early win against struggling Gloucs on their home patch. The 43 year old will scent blood in the water and will be accompanied by an impressively George Balderson who scooped five wickets in the first innings.
A confession, I was supposed to be covering the action from Southampton where Hampshire are now in a commanding position against the visiting Somerset, a 96 run lead with nine second innings wickets in hand – however my five year old daughter decided to get her Eddie the Eagle on from the top of our precipitous stairwell earlier this morning… she’s fine, and seems to now be word perfect on the whole K-Pop Demon Hunters erm, canon – but she was before her nosedive so that’s not too concerning. I think she’s secretly pleased to kibosh my day of peaceful cricket viewing, in fact I’m suspicious…
Scores round the shires:
DIVISION ONE
Southampton: Hampshire 238 and 146-1 v Somerset 288 – Hampshire lead Somerset by 96 runs with 9 wickets remaining
Edgbaston: Warwickshire 190 v Essex 110-3 – Essex trail Warwickshire by 80 runs with 7 wickets remaining
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire 136 and 59-3 v Lancashire 240 – Gloucestershire trail Lancashire by 46 runs with 7 wickets remaining
Northampton: Northants 229-4 v Middlesex 341 – Northamptonshire trail Middlesex by 112 runs with 6 wickets remaining
Tanya’s Day Two Round Up:
Hampshire were frustrated by Somerset’s wagging tail, but wiped out the deficit before bad light stopped play at Southampton. There was no century for James Rew, caught uncharacteristically skewing a half-volley for 86, one of three wickets for Codi Yusuf.
Tom Abell made 49, Lewis Gregory was out to Kyle Abbot for the ninth time in 13 matches, but it was 22-year-old Alfie Ogborne who caused Hampshire the most pain, whooping three sixes in an enterprising last-wicket stand. Hampshire lost Toby Albert to a leg injury early on, but Nick Gubbins’ undefeated 70 helped them to a 96-run lead.
After play, Somerset’s head coach, Jason Kerr, was asked about Rew’s chances of playing for England: “He is a good enough player to play international cricket … he’s an incredible talent and one that should get international recognition. If he opens the batting then great, I appreciate the middle-order is quite stocked at international level, but a player of that talent should be knocking on the door.”
At Wantage Road, it was the turn of Nathan McSweeney (87 not out) and James Sales (78 not out) to turn an unprepossessing Northamptonshire start to an innings into a substantial stand. They came together at 98 for four and added an unbeaten 131 for the fifth wicket. Earlier, Ben Sanderson had wrapped up his second five-wicket haul of the season and Zafar Gohar, last Middlesex man out for a delightful 83, was substituted out of the match after picking up a groin injury. Luke Hollman is his replacement.
In his long career, this is the first first-class match James Anderson has played at Bristol, and it looks as if the visit will be a victorious one after a 17-wicket day. Gloucestershire lost their final four wickets for 12 runs in a five-over tumble first thing, George Balderson finishing with five for 34. Gloucestershire’s attack then pulled the tablecloth on Lancashire, reducing them to 180 for eight thanks to excellent bowling from Matt Taylor, who pocketed a career-best six for 43.
Matty Hurst and the tail then pushed the first-innings lead to 104. Keaton Jennings crafted a vital 70 in his first innings of the year. The substitution rule rumpus rumbled on with the revelation that Lancashire had been forbidden to replace Ajeet Singh Dale with Tom Bailey, despite them both being right-arm bowlers, because of Bailey’s superior experience.
Ethan Bamber and Keith Barker kept Warwickshire in the hunt at Edgbaston, running through Essex’s top three on a rain-affected day. Charlie Allison (40 not out) and nightwatchman Sam Cook (5 not out) saw them through to the close at 110 for three under a milky blue sky. Earlier, Sam Hain, who played brilliantly and with clever acceleration for his 88 not out, and the tail had dragged Warwickshire to 190.
Preamble
Sunday Morning Coming Down is Coming Up Roses, actually.
The sun is blazing down here on the South Coast and the weather is set fair elsewhere for an intriguing third day of this round of Champo matches, four matches in play and they are all nicely poised at the halfway mark.
Jim here stepping in for Tanya as she has a well deserved day off, go gentle with me? As ever -please do get in touch and play nice below the line. Right, time for a quick Kenco before the start of play. I’m all out of beers, Kris.
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