March 2025
Marine Le Pen guilty
French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for office for five years after being found guilty of embezzlement of EU funds.
She also received a 4 year prison sentence, of which 2 will be suspended.
Reported - 31/03/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0ylgjew1xo
Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600
More than 1,600 people have been killed and thousands more injured in Myanmar following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that was also felt in neighbouring countries.
Reported - 29/03/25
Five people injured in stabbing in Amsterdam
Five people have been injured following a stabbing near the central Dam Square in Amsterdam.
Reported - 27/03/25
Tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea
6 tourists have died and 39 have been rescued when a submarine sank in the Egyptian Red Sea.
Reported - 27/03/25
South Korea wildfires kill 27
Huge wildfires are burning through the South-East of South Korea, killing 27 people so far and destroying ancient temples and infrastructure.
The fires have been burning since 21st of March.
Reported - 27/03/25
Major US defence security failure
A journalist was inadvertently added to a secret group chat where senior US officials discussed plans for a strike against the Houthi group in Yemen.
Reported - 25/03/25
Pope Francis is discharged from hospital
Pope Francis has been discharged from Gemelli hospital in Rome. He was admitted on 14 February.
Reported - 22/03/25
Heathrow Airport closes after power outage
Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power.
Reported - 21/03/25
Trump signs order to dismantle US education department
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education.
Reported - 20/03/25
Astronauts return from ISS
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after nine unplanned months in space.
Reported - 19/03/25
JFK assassination files released
The US government has begun releasing documents on the assassination of President John F Kennedy, complying with the executive order signed by Donald Trump shortly after he took office.
Reported - 19/03/25
North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59
At least 59 people have been killed and more than 155 injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia.
The blaze broke out around 02:30 (01:30 GMT) at the Pulse club in Kocani.
Reported - 16/03/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70wdedp20wo
South African ambassador 'no longer welcome' in US
The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio describing him as a "race-baiting politician".
Reported - 15/03/25
34 dead after tornadoes hit US
At least 34 people have died after tornadoes tore through central and southern parts of the US.
Reported - 15/03/25
SpaceX launches rocket with crew to relieve stranded astronauts
SpaceX has launched Nasa's Crew-10 mission, with a rocket sending four astronauts to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The mission will allow the 2 astronauts - who have been "stranded" on the Station for months longer than planned - to return to Earth.
Reported - 14/03/25
NHS England to be axed
NHS England will be abolished and the organisation will be brought into the Department of Health.
The government said it expected around 50% of the jobs at NHS England, which as of December had 14,400 staff, and the Department of Health, which has 3,500 staff, to go.
Reported - 13/03/25
Greenland's opposition wins election
Greenland's centre-right opposition has won a surprise general election victory, with around 30% of the votes.
Reported - 12/03/25
Astronauts' return delayed after SpaceX launch postponed
300 hostages rescued from train siege
Pakistan's army says it has freed more than 300 hostages from a passenger train seized by militants in Balochistan province on Tuesday.
Reported - 12/03/25
Philippines ex-leader arrested on ICC warrant
Philippine police have arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly "war on drugs".
Reported - 11/03/25
2 ships collide in North Sea
A Portuguese cargo ship has crashed into a US tanker in the North Sea, spilling jet fuel and hazardous chemicals.
1 person is missing but the search for them has been called off.
Reported - 11/03/25
Mark Carney to become Canada's next PM
Mark Carney, the former Bank of England boss, will become the next Prime Minister of Canada, replacing Justin Trudeau who resigned in January.
Reported - 09/03/25
Twelve injured in shooting at Toronto pub
Three suspects are still at large after 12 people were injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto, police in the Canadian city say.
Reported - 08/03/25
Man with Palestinian flag climbs Palace of Westminster
Emergency services have been called to the Palace of Westminster, where a man has scaled one of the buildings carrying a Palestinian flag.
Reported - 08/03/25
Reform UK refers MP Rupert Lowe to police
Reform UK has suspended MP Rupert Lowe and referred him to police, alleging he has made "threats of physical violence" against party chairman Zia Yusuf.
Reported - 07/03/25
Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia in the UK
Three Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what police have described as "one of the largest" foreign intelligence operations in the UK.
The spies are identified as Vanya Gaberova, Katrin Ivanova and Tihomir Ivanchev.
Reported - 07/03/25
Florida opens criminal investigation into Tate brothers
Florida's attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into British-American personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate, who landed in Florida last week.
The brothers are facing trial in Romania on various charges including human trafficking.
Reported - 05/03/25
Hong Kong billionaire to sell Panama Canal ports to US firm
A Hong Kong-based company has agreed to sell most of its stake in two key ports on the Panama Canal to a group led by US investment firm BlackRock.
Reported - 04/03/25
Private spacecraft Blue Ghost lands on Moon
A private spacecraft has landed on the Moon, becoming only the second commercial vehicle to reach the lunar surface.
Blue Ghost left Earth on January 15, after being launched by US firm Firefly Aerospace.
Reported - 02/03/25
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
Kurdish militant group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve.
Reported - 01/03/25