National News

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• Iranian man and Romanian woman charged after submarine base incident

  An Iranian man and a Romanian woman have been charged after two people tried to enter the naval base which is the home of the UK’s nuclear deterrent.

• Meningitis cases rise to 34 from 29 as students queue for third day for vaccines

  The number of cases linked to the meningitis outbreak in Kent has risen to 34, up from 29 previously, as hundreds of students queued for a third day to get vaccinated.

• Iran targets Diego Garcia with missiles after warning British lives in danger

  Iran has reportedly fired missiles towards a joint US-UK base in the Indian Ocean following its warning that British lives are “in danger” after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer backed the US to carry out further strikes.

• Live from London Saturday Night Live UK to launch with host Tina Fey

  US actress Tina Fey will launch the series premiere of Saturday Night Live UK alongside Isle Of Wight band Wet Leg who will join as the show’s first musical guest.

• Wintry weather to return after UK enjoys warmest day of the year so far

  A return to colder weather, and a chance of snow for some, is set to follow a week of sunshine which brought the warmest day of the year so far in the UK.

• Meningitis Parts of UK could see sporadic but containable clusters

  Students in Kent have queued for hours for meningitis vaccines for a second day as a public health director said “sporadic” household clusters could appear in other parts of the UK.

• Cooper warns Tehran against targeting UK interests

  The Foreign Secretary has warned Tehran against targeting UK interests as her Iranian counterpart said the UK providing its military bases to the US to use is seen as “participation in aggression”.

• Entering football match without ticket to become illegal before Wembley final

  Entering a football match without a ticket will become a criminal offence ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final at Wembley, more than five years after thousands of ticketless fans stormed the same stadium.

• Household energy bills to jump by 332 a year in July latest forecasts show

  Household energy bills could jump by £332 a year in July as recent sharp increases in wholesale prices are set to feed through into Ofgem’s price cap, according to the latest forecasts.

• Meningitis Family describe immeasurable loss as cases rise to 29

  The family of a teenager who died from meningitis in the Kent outbreak have described their “immeasurable loss” as the number of cases jumped to 29.