| | Tom Cotterill Acting Defence Editor | Iran struck America’s embassy in Saudi Arabia last night as the war in the Middle East continued to intensify.
The strike on the diplomatic base in Riyadh by two drones caused minor damage and came just hours after Donald Trump’s threat of retaliation with “the big one”.
Overnight, American citizens were ordered to evacuate countries in the Middle East immediately because of “serious safety risks” in the region.
Six American soldiers have so far been killed since the conflict, while three US jets were accidentally shot down by friendly fire in Kuwait yesterday. | Israel attacks Hezbollah TV building near Beirut | Strikes were exchanged overnight, with Israel attacking Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV HQ in Beirut, Lebanon, while Iran claimed its Natanz nuclear facility had been hit. | Several buildings at the Natanz nuclear facility appeared to be damaged | Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, signalled America’s preemptive strikes were prompted by Israel’s plan to attack Iran, which he said would have led to a “response” by Tehran against US forces in the region. | Isabel Robertson (right) is embraced by her mother Alba as she returns to the UK from Abu Dhabi | Evacuated Britons began landing back in the UK last night as the war continued to deepen. However, thousands are still stranded across the Middle East.
Follow the latest updates here ➤
As Iran lashes out, it has dragged many of its neighbours into the conflict. As well as military bases housing US troops, it has targeted civilian infrastructure, shattering the sense of calm and safety fostered by oil-rich countries in the Gulf. | Large fires burn in Dubai and the Jebel Ali Port, UAE | Still reeling from the attacks that have beheaded its leadership, Iran hopes that wounded American allies will put pressure on the Trump administration to halt its attacks.
My colleagues Gareth Corfield and Meike Eijsberg have plotted the neighbours hit by Iran in the past three days, and look at whether these countries will be pulled into the conflict.
Continue reading ➤ | | Donald Trump told The Telegraph that Starmer ‘took far too long’ to change his mind | | Donald Trump was huddling with his generals in the White House when he took my call, writes Connor Stringer, our Washington Correspondent. “We were very disappointed in Keir,” he said, sparking what would become a transatlantic row over the lack of British involvement in the Iranian assault. Britain had refused to grant Washington permission to use Diego Garcia, the vast military base on the Chagos Islands, to launch strikes against Iran. “It is useful. It took far too much time. Far too much time. That’s probably never happened between our countries before,” he added.
This piece of exclusive journalism is only available to subscribers. Click below and sign up to read it. Continue reading ➤ | |  | | In the coming days or weeks, Iranian clerics will determine whether the Islamic Republic seeks de-escalation or pursues the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel. Several favourites have emerged to lead the country after many of the previous candidates were killed on the opening day of the war. “It’s not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead,” Donald Trump admitted. Akhtar Makoii reveals the leading contenders vying for power – and the likely path each would take.
Continue reading ➤
Colin Freeman: I’ve watched regime changes unfold. Iran has all the ingredients to be a disaster ➤ | | | | | Sir Keir Starmer’s move to allow the US to use British military bases to strike Iran came as a surprise. However, behind the scenes, there had been 24 hours of wrangling over the decision – and a fair amount of fury from the White House and regional allies. In the end, Sir Keir’s focus on the legal implications of joining the war was finally overridden by the threat to UK personnel and citizens in the Middle East. His decision will have massive implications for Britain’s role in strikes over the next month. Tony Diver reports.
Continue reading ➤
Ben Wallace: Starmer is angering all sides with his dithering on Iran. He must act ➤ | | | | | Influencers living in Dubai interrupted their usual programming to keep followers abreast of the situation on the ground | | Dubai’s lifestyle influencers moved to the Middle East for high sun, low tax and a perfect paradise, writes Guy Kelly. Now, Iranian missiles are darkening their doors. As projectiles are intercepted above luxury high-rises, former reality stars and fitness bloggers are pausing six-pack selfies to broadcast their survival, sparking a bizarre new breed of wartime content. Continue reading ➤ | | | Charles Moore The genius of Israel’s prime minister is to make his country’s relationship with America truly special Continue reading ➤ David Blair Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing in Iran. It’s time to make a decision Continue reading ➤ Jason Burt Everything that is wrong with football this season Continue reading ➤ | | To make sure you don’t miss our newsletters when they land in your inbox, click here. | | The little-known Vision of Zacharias in the Temple was rejected by curators as one of the Dutch master’s originals in 1960 | | Was your child one of the tens of thousands who missed out on their first-choice secondary school yesterday? If so, it could be a good time to take a look at The Telegraph’s Private School Value for Money league table. This tool gives you the full ranking of how schools perform for fees, facilities and grades, giving you the power to make the right choices for your child at this pivotal moment in their education.
Continue reading ➤ | | | Forever trying to defy perceptions, the late star was more complex than people realised, as an inventive new documentary about her proves | | Most people’s view of Marianne Faithfull is that the Sixties ingénue was simply a muse to Mick Jagger, a fashion inspiration and, later, a tragic drug addict. However, Mick Brown – who met her on several occasions – says, it’s time to put the record straight, via an idiosyncratic new film that re-examines Faithfull’s defiant personality and almost-disregarded creative brilliance. Continue reading ➤ | | | Job loss fears were raised in the first interview since the streaming service’s historic Hollywood takeover battle | | | Low on carbohydrates, low on fat and high in protein – diet fads come and go and are rarely crucial for better health. Yet pursuing a high-fibre diet is something we should all get behind, according to nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert. She shares exactly how it will have you looking and feeling younger and how to nudge up your intake. Continue reading ➤ Below is another helpful article to get you started this morning: - Stocks and shares Isas give you the opportunity to grow your money on the stock market while sheltering your earnings from capital gains, and dividend and income taxes. We have identified the best of them here.
| | Hepburn pictured wearing her famous tiara on the set of Breakfast at Tiffany’s | It’s over 60 years since Audrey Hepburn starred in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The costumes still seem as elegantly timeless now as they did then. Many were designed by Hubert de Givenchy, marking a highlight in the actress’s long-running collaboration with the French couturier, but plenty of looks from the adaptation of Truman Capote’s novella were also easy to emulate for everyday women.
With the news that Emily in Paris star Lily Collins is set to play Hepburn in a new film about her time playing Holly Golightly, Rebecca Cope has looked back at some of the actress’s Sixties styles and offers advice on how to recreate those outfits.
Ballet flats were a particular favourite of Hepburn’s as they reminded her of her childhood dream of becoming a dancer while “boyfriend” shirts became a shortcut to effortless chic after Golightly wore one with an embellished eye mask in the film. Both would be particularly apt for this week’s spring weather.
Continue reading ➤ | Your favourite pizzas: It’s a toss up While Orlando Bird, our loyal reader correspondent, is away, Kate Moore is on hand to share an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Kate writes...
For something that is routinely served to small children and late-night revellers looking to soak up the alcohol, pizza comes freighted with a lot of angst. The pineapple-on-pizza debate is guaranteed to arouse strong emotions on both sides, and is probably best left until after the plates are cleared away, just in case someone needs to storm off mid-argument.
It was hardly surprising, therefore, that Phineas Cage’s case for the superiority of British pizza had readers exercised. Dr Edward Howell, weighing in for Italy, placed strong emphasis on the “territorio of ingredients, whether San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella from Campania, Calabrian ‘njudja or Tuscan olive oil. Such a taste for authenticity… is far more alive in Italy than it is in the United Kingdom.”
William Shadbolt also vouched for Italian pizza’s superiority, though in his opinion the secret lay in regional diversity: “A Neapolitan sourdough is a different beast entirely from the thin, crispy Roman scrocchiarella.”
My own tastes are rather simple. I insist on a thin base and plenty of mozzarella, but otherwise the only crucial accompaniment is a decent appetite. However, more adventurous souls have been experimenting with local delicacies. A “Britalian” pizza might have ground Hereford beef or Blue Stilton. In St Andrews it is possible to buy haggis pizza, which to me is pushing it a bit.
I do rather like the sound of Rosemary Wells’s “Wessex pizza”: “It combines Mediterranean ingredients such as tomatoes, basil, oregano and sweet peppers with British cheeses such as Red Leicester or Dorset Red and cheddar…It is much tastier than any Italian one I have had.”
There’s certainly an argument to be made for alternatives to the rather bland and flabby mozzarella – even if some of them are better kept away from pizza. “I prefer Welsh Rarebit”, said Christopher Chadwick. “Delightful with horseradish and made with proper British cheese.”
The thought was enough to send Peter Riding into his own cheese reverie: “For cheese on toast I prefer the sandwich makers. I’ve only just discovered that if you put a sheet of grease-proof paper on top and under the food you do not get any mess on the maker’s metal plates …And the butter can be on the outside of the bread slices as it should be.” How many more hours to go until lunch? Are you a pizza purist? Send us thoughts (and any recipes) here, and the best will feature in a future edition of From the Editor PM, to which you can sign up here.
Please confirm in your reply that you are happy to be featured and that we have your permission to use your name. | | Find as many words as you can in today’s Panagram, including the nine-letter solution. Visit Telegraph Puzzles to play a range of head-scratching games, including PlusWord, Sorted, and Quick, Mini or Cryptic Crosswords.
Yesterday’s Panagram was DITHERING. Come back tomorrow for the solution to today’s puzzle. | | Thank you for reading. Have a fulfilling day and I hope to see you tomorrow. Chris Evans, Editor
P.S. I’d love to hear what you think of this newsletter. You can email me your feedback here. | |
.jpg)
.jpg )
.png){kind=icon}
%20(2).jpg )
.jpg)
.jpg )
.png){kind=icon}
%20(1).jpg)
%20(2).jpg )
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire