An Australian travel industry expert has urged passengers to not cancel flights despite 'significant disruptions' to global aviation following US-led airstrikes on Iran.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed Iran's leader had been killed in the strikes and urged Iranians to rise up and overthrow the regime. Retaliatory attacks by Iran have been persistent across the Middle East since, with missiles and drones striking Israel and the United Arab Emirates where hotels and airports were hit.

Labour's John Healey today repeatedly dodged questions on whether Britain supports Donald Trump's strikes on Iran.

The Defence Secretary refused six times in a TV interview to say if the UK backed the US and Israeli action - or if the Government considered the action to be legal.

Starmer's Chagos surrender is facing further uncertainty after the Maldives threatened to mount a legal challenge to the deal. 

The move could collapse the divisive agreement under which Britain will hand over £35billion and UK sovereignty to Mauritius to secure the use of the military base there for 99 years. 

A third wave of Iranian suicide drones has hit Dubai this afternoon and destroyed a hotel in Bahrain, as Tehran's onslaught against the region continues following the death of its Supreme Leader.

The remnants of the Iranian regime are launching widespread airstrikes across the Middle East, targeting US allies, military bases and areas popular with Western expats.

Protesters have gathered at Sydney's Town Hall to denounce the United States' historic military attack on Iran, which many hope has ended its tyrannical regime.

The rally, at which professional protester Josh Lees of the Palestine Action Group spoke, called on the Australian government to condemn the attack on Iran jointly executed by the US and Israel.

When Gisèle Pelicot was first shown a selection of images of herself lying unconscious in her bed, dressed in underwear she didn't own and being raped by strangers, she didn't recognise herself. 

The photographs were just a handful out of thousands captured over a decade, showing the 73-year-old being violated by at least 70 men who her husband, Dominique, had invited into their home. 

Missiles have been fired at Cyprus and British troops saw a near miss in Bahrain as Iran 'lashes out' in the wake of Donald Trump's strikes, John Healey revealed today.

The Defence Secretary warned Iranian missile commanders are 'increasingly allowed to choose their own targets' as Tehran loses its 'command and control'.

A 'experienced' skydiver died at an aerodrome while performing a wingsuit jump alongside a friend, according to the site's operator.

Police officers rushed to Dunkeswell Aerodrome, in the town of Honiton, near Exeter, just before 1 pm on Saturday after the man was involved in an incident.

Iran has launched hundreds of missiles and suicide drones at Dubai, and explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital, as its onslaught across the Middle East continues after the assassination of its Supreme Leader.

Tehran has expanded its bombardment and vowed to unleash its 'most intense offensive operation in history', amid fierce warnings to back down from Israel and the US, and missiles striking the 'heart' of its capital today.

Jeremy Corbyn last night accused Donald Trump of launching a 'clearly illegal' attack on Iran 'to bring about regime change', joining a chorus of far-Left condemnation in the wake of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. 

He said the joint US-Israeli operation in Iran on Saturday was a 'catastrophic act of aggression, brutality and escalation' which has resulted in 'more lives lost, more pain, more horror and a great deal of money being made by arms manufacturers all around the world'.

International pop star Dean Lewis has accused a Dutch woman he briefly dated of manipulating raunchy texts between the pair to portray him as violent and abusive.

The Sydney-born singer-songwriter has launched legal action against 25-year-old Sanne van Ooijen, who in December last year posted a TikTok video showing a picture of a badly bruised buttock.

The internet has started gloating at terrified influencers who relocated to the UAE in search of a glamorous, tax-free lifestyle but are now caught up in a war zone after Iranian drones and missiles rained down on Dubai. 

Plumes of thick black smoke billowed into the night sky on Saturday after the five-star Fairmont hotel on Palm Jumeirah was set ablaze, with at least four people injured as UK tourists hid in basements while missiles streaked overhead.