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Starmer says UK will not join ‘regime change from the skies’ on Iran

Starmer says UK will not join ‘regime change from the skies’ on Iran

PM defends use of UK bases for defensive action but says Britain has ‘learned the lessons from Iraq’ on need for ‘thought-through plan’ US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Keir Starmer has said the UK will not join offensive strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, saying the UK does not believe in “regime change from the skies”. But the prime minister defended the use of UK bases for defensive action, saying that was “the best way to protect British interests and British lives”. Continue reading...

Students under fire? - Dramatic images as 'university accommodation' decimated in Tehran

Students under fire? - Dramatic images as 'university accommodation' decimated in Tehran

"Dramatic images showed a building reportedly housing university students completely flattened by a missile strike on Monday. Footage also shows emergency workers racing to the scene. Casualties were not confirmed at time of publication. The US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday morning. Tehran said it was responding with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with strikes reported in countries right across the Gulf region. Donald Trump admitted that three US personnel were killed and that more deaths were 'likely'. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead in a strike on Saturday. It comes after a number of rounds of talks between the Americans and Iranians."

Yes, relegation is now a very real possibility for Tottenham | Jonathan Wilson

Yes, relegation is now a very real possibility for Tottenham | Jonathan Wilson

Spurs’ slide from title hopefuls to relegation candidates is a story of complete mismanagement and widespread injury Sign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here Last week, after Tottenham had lost 4-1 at home to Arsenal, Igor Tudor was bullish. It was possible leaving his post-match press conference to think he was a man with the energy and personality to drag Spurs away from the relegation zone. This week, after Tottenham had lost 2-1 at Fulham, Tudor was deflated . The previous week he had spoken of defeat in the North London derby as being part of the process, a game that would startle his players into understanding what was required of them. This week, he just mumbled about having to forget the game and move on. A week in the Tottenham job seemed to have broken him. Tudor is a specialist firefighter. He has saved teams from worse positions than being four points clear of the relegation zone with 10 games to go, which is where Spurs stand now . But that is what makes his defeatist tone so shocking. He spoke of “big problems”, dismissing a question about his 4-4-2 formation with the snort of a man asked about the shade of the carpet in his hallway as his roof burns down. He talked of an attack that lacks quality, of a midfield that cannot run and a defence that is not prepared to “suffer” to keep goals out. He made fairly explicit that he thinks his players lack the requisite character and pointed out how Fulham were better at reading the game, accusing his players of lacking “brain”. Continue reading...

Brave Bettie review – one night for daring duo to save a mighty oak

Brave Bettie review – one night for daring duo to save a mighty oak

Arts Depot, London Two new friends attempt to protect a cherished tree from destruction in Tatenda Naomi Matsvai’s evocative play for young audiences Two stories are entwined in Tatenda Naomi Matsvai’s new play, which is rooted in the natural world. The first is a folk tale, read downstage by schoolgirl Bettie, about Paida Moyo, who protects her Zimbabwean kingdom from “cutlass-carrying men” and rescues an injured lioness. The second is Bettie’s own nocturnal adventure, accompanied by Paida Moyo, to save a cherished oak tree from being felled as part of the villainous local council’s plans for a new car park. The former story is delivered with the headlong rush of an avid reader and risks running away from the young audience (it’s aimed at children aged three to eight). The latter, which forms the bulk of the show, has a more halting pace as the derring-do is interspersed with bits of wisdom. Touring until 15 March Continue reading...