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The breakfast favourite will be legally renamed when Britain aligns with new EU labelling rules.

Reports from the US, quoting unnamed officials, say a search is under way after the shooting down of a US fighter jet over Iran.

Barry Mackleston is attempting to get from John O Groats to Land's End using just his bus pass.

A boy, 14, shot dead in south-east London is named as Eghosa Ogbebor, as three people are arrested.

Officials say the hip-hop star was forced to sign papers releasing a rapper known as Pooh Shiesty from his record contract.

It is Raye's second number one this year, after her hugely popular single Where The Hell Is My Husband.

Bill Leyland scores a dramatic pair of late tries on his St Helens debut to earn them a stunning derby win over Super League leaders Wigan Warriors.

Even as religious belief declines in Spain, the processions at Seville's Semana Santa — the Holy Week lead-up to Easter — draw crowds moved by music, tradition and powerful emotion.

President also requests additional $63bn in DHS funds and proposes privatizing TSA security screeningTrump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic statesSign up for the Breaking News US emailA reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest out of the Middle East at our dedicated live blog.This includes Donald Trump’s recent comments on Truth Social that “with a little more time” he could open strait of Hormuz. The president added that reopening the vital passageway would allow the US to “TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A ‘GUSHER’ FOR THE WORLD.” Continue reading...

White House says Donald Trump has been briefed as US forces search for crew after jet shot down by armed forces this morningUS F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage imagesAuthorities in Abu Dhabi have reported two incidents of debris falling from intercepted aerial threats in the UAE capital, with one sparking a fire at a gas facility,The official Abu Dhabi Media Office said authorities responded to an incident of falling debris at the Habshan gas facilities. “Operations have been suspended while authorities respond to a fire,” it said in a post on X, adding that no injuries were reported. Continue reading...

After six-minute firing of capsule’s engine, crew on track to reach farthest distance travelled by humans in spaceThe four astronauts on the Artemis II mission have passed 100,000 miles from Earth as they head towards the moon, putting them on track to reach the farthest distance humans have ever travelled into space.The crew have left Earth’s orbit and fired their engines on Thursday for a “translunar injection”, sending the Orion capsule on its trajectory towards the moon. Continue reading...

US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as ‘fraud czar’Donald Trump announced a fresh crackdown on “fraud” in Democratic states and tapped JD Vance to lead the charge. Officials swiftly announced a string of arrests in California.In a Truth Social post on Friday, the US president announced that his vice-president is now “in charge of ‘fraud’ in the United States”, claiming the problem is “massive and pervasive” and that Vance’s new role as “fraud czar” will be “a major factor in how great the future of our country will be”. Continue reading...

PM gets widespread backing after president’s mocking impersonation takes US-UK relationship to new lowKeir Starmer has been warned his relationship with Donald Trump may be beyond repair after the US president derided the prime minister for consulting his team about military decisions, in a mocking impersonation.In a new low for UK-US relations, Trump appeared to imitate Starmer in a weak voice during an Easter lunch speech at the White House, and said the UK was “not our best” ally. Continue reading...

Aria Fani of University of Washington’s Middle East Center is latest critic of Israel to lose position at US universitySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA University of Washington professor was removed as head of the school’s Middle East Center after reportedly using newsletters from the center to criticize the US and Israel’s war on Iran and describe Zionism as “cancerous”.His case is one of at least three incidents in the past month in which higher education faculty members have faced suspension or dismissal after voicing opposition to US-Israeli actions in the Middle East. Continue reading...

Grandson of Reese’s cups inventor claims Hershey faked a pledge to switch back to original chocolate recipesThe grandson of HB Reese, the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, has accused the chocolate giant Hershey of faking a pledge to investors to switch back the recipes of its popular products – including KitKat – to the original milk and dark chocolate ones.A confectionary-focused dust-up between Brad Reese and the $42bn Pennsylvania-based company began in February when Reese, 70, accused the company of “quietly replacing” the ingredients – or “architecture” – in his grandfather’s invention with cheaper “compound coatings” and “peanut-butter-style crèmes”. Continue reading...

Academics and youth workers say cuts to services and lack of public space help explain recent unrest in south LondonIt started with a flyer sent around on Snapchat. Teenagers were invited to gather at a south London basketball court to celebrate the start of the Easter holidays. They were told to bring their own weed and laughing gas because it was going to be a late one.What followed in the hours after was chaos. Hundreds of young people came to the “link-up” last Saturday, and then gathered on Clapham High Street. Continue reading...

Live updates: US rescues 1 of 2 crew members from fighter jet downed over Iran, sources say  CNNU.S. fighter jet shot down: One crew member rescued, other alive in Iran, sources say  axios.comCrew member rescued after American aircraft went down in Iran, U.S. and Israeli officials say  PBSIran War Live Updates: One American Rescued From F-15E Jet Shot Down Over Iran, U.S. Officials Say  The New York TimesU.S. fighter jet downed over Iran, one pilot rescued, official says  NBC News

Trump budget seeks $1.5 trillion in defense spending alongside domestic program cuts  NPRTrump Live Updates: White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Military Spending  The New York TimesWhat's in Trump's 2027 budget? $1.5 trillion in military spending, cuts to domestic programs  NBC 5 ChicagoWhite House seeks massive increase in defense spending and looks to slash housing, social services and health care  CNNLive updates: Todd Blanche takes over Trump’s DOJ after Pam Bondi fired  NBC News

Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone.  The New York TimesTrump weighs more Cabinet changes after Bondi ouster  PoliticoOpinion | The Rise and Fall of Pam Bondi  The New York TimesTrump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general  CNNLawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify about the Epstein files despite her ouster  axios.com

Live updates at the 2026 Women's Final Four in Phoenix  ncaa.comWhere to watch the women’s Final Four this weekend: Free live stream, schedule  Syracuse.comRanking the 15 best players in the women's Final Four  ESPNFor once, Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma didn’t meet in the regular season. Now they meet in the Final Four.  Inquirer.comHow To Watch Women’s March Madness Final Four And Championship  Forbes

US Bonds Fall as Strong Jobs Data Undermines Fed Cut Outlook  Bloomberg.comJobs and Workers Are In Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It.  The New York TimesUS unemployment rate drops despite economic uncertainty and Iran war  Al JazeeraThe US economy added a higher-than-expected 178,000 jobs last month  CNNBond Yields Rise After Strong March Jobs Report  WSJ

Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz  ReutersSeveral vessels, including French container ship, pass through strait of Hormuz  The GuardianIndian Vessel, 3 Others Cross Strait Of Hormuz Via 'New Shipping Route'  NDTVFrench-Owned Container Ship Exits Hormuz in First Since Iran War  Bloomberg.comFrench-owned ship passes through Strait of Hormuz  BBC

NASA Unveils 1st Earth Photos From Artemis II: ‘You Look Beautiful.’  The New York TimesArtemis II Flight Day 2: Orion Completes TLI Burn, Crew Begins Journey to the Moon  NASA (.gov)NASA's Artemis II has left Earth's orbit, and 4 astronauts now head to the moon  NPRWhat to know about 4 astronauts’ historic — and risky — journey to the moon  CNNWhere is Artemis II now? Follow location updates of major NASA mission  USA Today

It is unclear if the plane was shot down or went down for another reason.

The fate of a second airman shot down in a F-15E warplane was unknown. It was the first time during the five-week war that a U.S. warplane had been brought down over Iran.

There is no organized opposition on the island because many critics of the regime have fled. But anti-government protests have been growing.

In sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”

Payrolls expanded and unemployment dropped last month after a health care strike ended and a harsh winter abated.

Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

In sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”

Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered. But she didn’t expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.

A Connecticut high school said that it was aware of the Instagram posts and that antisemitism was “repugnant and antithetical to our values as a school.”

The pictures were released on the third day of the first mission since 1972 to send people around the moon.

Oregon police provided no details about the woman’s disappearance when they announced Friday that she had been found safe

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will temporarily take over Bondi’s responsibilities

In 20-minute speech from White House, the president offered no new details and largely rehashed his own Truth Social posts to a nation wary of his reasoning

Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the US will ‘crush the terrorist regime in Iran’

A former guitarist for Grammy-winning Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile has been charged with attempted murder after authorities say he chased down and struck a former bandmate’s father with his car, badly injuring him

Cuts to the airport security agency would come at a critical time for air travel

A search-and-rescue operation is underway for the second pilot

‘So I think to the extent the Epstein files was a part of the past year of this Justice Department, it should not be a part of anything going forward,’ interim Attorney General Todd Blanche said

Jennifer Loera Zarco, 25, and her boyfriend, Marc Trejo, 26, were pronounced dead at the scene – their son, whom they had named Elliott, was due on April 20

The president's budget arrives as the House and Senate remain tangled over current-year spending

Ukraine’s Emergency Services posted images of rescue workers trying to save the animals — in one instance administering CPR to a dog — at the clinic in Chabany.

It’s the first known loss of an American aircraft inside Iranian territory since the war began a month ago.

The White House has confirmed Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting down of a US fighter jet in Iran.

Even as religious belief declines in Spain, the processions at Seville's Semana Santa — the Holy Week lead-up to Easter — draw crowds moved by music, tradition and powerful emotion.