Business
Anger grows among UK ministers amid fears Iran war could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances
Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026
Some in cabinet in despair over possible impact of war begun by Donald Trump, who branded Nato allies ‘cowards’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has branded the UK and other Nato allies “cowards” as anger grows among cabinet ministers that his war in Iran could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances.Senior members of the UK government are in despair about the potential effects on the economy, with experts warning of higher energy prices and increased mortgage and borrowing costs. Continue reading...
US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures
Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefitMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Trump administration has waived sanctions on Iranian oil purchases at sea for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran.The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said the waiver would bring about 140m barrels of oil to global markets and help relieve pressure on energy supply. Continue reading...
‘Liquid gold’: heating oil thefts rise in Northern Ireland as Iran war sends prices soaring
Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026
Police issue alerts and security tips to households reliant on heating oil to deter a crime that can leave victims with bills of thousandsThere is no subtle way to receive heating oil deliveries in rural Northern Ireland: clearly marked tankers trundle through roads and lanes and park outside homes while they replenish storage tanks.The trucks’ comings and goings are visible to the entire community, indicating which households have stocked up on oil, and that is a problem because criminals monitor deliveries to identify targets. Continue reading...
Opinion
Technology
Meta AI agent’s instruction causes large sensitive data leak to employees
Posted on Friday March 20, 2026
Artificial intelligence agent instructed engineer to take actions that exposed user and company data internallyAn AI agent instructed an engineer to take actions that exposed a large amount of Meta’s sensitive data to some of its employees, in the latest example of AI causing upheaval in a large tech company.The leak, which Meta confirmed, happened when an employee asked for guidance on an engineering problem on an internal forum. An AI agent responded with a solution, which the employee implemented – causing a large amount of sensitive user and company data to be exposed to its engineers for two hours. Continue reading...
Senior European journalist suspended over AI-generated quotes
Posted on Friday March 20, 2026
Mediahuis suspends Peter Vandermeersch, who says he ‘fell into trap of hallucinations’, after investigation by newspaper where he was once editor-in-chiefThe publisher of the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf and the Irish Independent has suspended one of its senior journalists after he admitted using AI to “wrongly put words into people’s mouths”.Peter Vandermeersch, the former head of the Irish operations at Mediahuis, said he “fell into the trap of hallucinations” – the term for AI-generated errors – when using the technology. Continue reading...
Sport
Everton v Chelsea: Premier League – live
Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026
⚽ Updates from the 5.30pm GMT Premier League kick-off⚽ Ten things to look out for | Table | Live scores3 min A punchy, positive start from Everton, who are giving Chelsea no time on the ball.1 min Peep peep! Chelsea, wearing their white change strip, kick off from left to right as we watch. Continue reading...
Danny Welbeck double helps Brighton deal blow to Liverpool’s top-five hopes
Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026
Danny Welbeck has not given up on making England’s World Cup squad and showed exactly what Thomas Tuchel is missing with two goals to dent Liverpool’s Champions League hopes.The Brighton striker moved past Dominic Calvert-Lewin – selected ahead of him for England’s upcoming friendlies – with his 11th and 12th league goals of the season, making him the Premier League’s highest-scoring Englishman. At 35, this is the most prolific campaign of his career. Continue reading...