‘Really, really long lines’: ICE agents now at US airports to help beleaguered TSA – to mixed results
Passengers report varying experiences at different times of day at security screening as ICE agents assist TSA staff
Iran accuses US of plotting ground assault while publicly seeking talks
Tehran says it will confront any land attack, as Houthi missiles fired at Israel signal further escalation in region
‘Her head was broken’: parents at Iranian school bombed by US describe their worst day
Hours before the world learned that a US missile had hit Shajareh Tayyebeh school, parents were already searching the rubble for their sons and daughters. In this exclusive report, four families describe the events of 28 February
Dozens of No Kings protesters arrested in Los Angeles after clash with police
Officers fired pepper balls and teargas into group of about 150 on Saturday night, arresting those who did not disperse
NHS to miss targets for cutting A&E wait times and performance in England
Exclusive: Health secretary’s pledges in doubt as analysis shows health service will not deliver key improvements
DHS funding freeze now longest partial government shutdown in US history
If the now-six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will become the longest of any shutdown
Exhausted Palestinians struggle to put lives back together as world’s gaze fixes on Iran
Five months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, airstrikes are still killing civilians and the humanitarian situation remains dire
Sugar high(st): more than twelve tons of KitKat’s ‘new chocolate range’ stolen in Italy
Thieves made a break for 413,793 units of the company’s new F1 line bars which could cause shortage before Easter
Struggling humpback whale stranded for third time on German coast
Weak and sick mammal has become stuck in shallow bays and experts say prognosis ‘doesn’t look good’
Goodbye Graaff-Reinet: South African town’s name change stirs racial tensions
Minister’s decision to ditch town’s colonial-era identity and honour anti-apartheid activist divides residents
BBC Arabic defended as lone voice in region for giving ‘Israeli perspective’
Exclusive: World Service director Fiona Crack says platform pursues stories ignored by the Gulf’s state-owned media
The Guardian view on peptides: Robert F Kennedy Jr would leave public health policy to the hucksters
Editorial: The US health secretary says he is a big fan of peptides. Many are promising drugs, but the only way to know their utility is proper clinical trials
The Guardian view on Myanmar’s forgotten war: the military cosplay democracy but people demand the real thing
Editorial: Five years of brutal conflict have made the army more determined to crush opposition, and others more convinced they must resist
Forget birdwatching, I’m into moth-watching: they’re fascinating and misunderstood insects
According to new research, distinguishing between the UK’s 2,500 species could halt cognitive decline – so my brain could not be happier, or healthier, says science writer Helen Pilcher
Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this?
After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall