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Feb 28, 2026 - World

Project Play finds UK taxpayers are funding ‘record child fatalities’ and ‘repeated violence’ against children in northern FranceThe deaths of 22 children while trying to cross the Channel in the last two years, along with the mistreatment of thousands of others, were due to “catastrophic failures” of the UK and French governments, according to a new report.Project Play, an NGO that has worked with 2,192 children hoping to cross the Channel from northern France to the UK to claim asylum in the last two years, has documented the impact of the hostile conditions in northern France due to regular teargassing, evictions and dinghy-slashing by the French police. Continue reading...

Feb 28, 2026 - World

Legendary nightclub Le Palace, where Serge Gainsbourg and Prince also performed, to rise againIn the late 1970s, Le Palace in Paris’s busy theatre district was one of continental Europe’s most famous nightclubs.On the opening night on 1 March 1978, Grace Jones stunned VIP guests with her rendition of Edith Piaf’s classic La Vie en Rose. Later, Serge Gainsbourg and Prince came to perform, Bob Marley was photographed there and Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol and Karl Lagerfeld were part of a glittering cast of international celebrities, politicians, designers and models who came to drink and dance. Continue reading...

Feb 28, 2026 - World

As the director general prepares to stand down, potential candidates have fallen away amid a series of crisesThere is an impressive shortlist circulating in Britain’s media circles, comprising some of the most talented executives in the business. Unfortunately for the BBC, it contains the names of figures no longer in the running to become its next director general.Those closely observing the corporation’s search for a successor to Tim Davie have been quick to note how the events of the past week help explain the alarming attrition rate. Continue reading...

Feb 28, 2026 - World

Department of foreign affairs warns travellers of risk of reprisal attacks, further escalation and flight cancellations in Middle EastUS-Israel attack on Iran – live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has declared its support for US action against Iran to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon and “to prevent Iran continuing to threaten international peace and security”.But Australia’s department of foreign affairs (Dfat) has warned of the risk of “reprisal attacks and further escalation” across the Middle East after the attack. Continue reading...

Feb 28, 2026 - World

Iran appears to have launched a major counterattack across the Middle East following a series of U.S. and Israeli strikes, with explosions reported near the Saudi capital of Riyadh, in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and elsewhere in the region.