Donald Trump said the US is 'very far' ahead of the initial timeframe in its war with Iran, and has made a renewed Strait of Hormuz threat as chaos grips the oil market ...

Meanwhile, Israel says it's carrying out strikes across Iran and in Lebanon. This afternoon, G7 finance ministers will hold an emergency meeting on the oil price.

Trump claims Iran responsible for school bombing; central Beirut targeted in fresh Israeli strike; Sri Lanka urged not to repatriate Iranian sailors. Follow live updates.

Trump says he no longer wants UK’s help; Tehran refinery on fire; Trump says Kurds won’t join war; tower hit by debris in Dubai marina as UAE president warns it is ‘no easy prey’. Follow updates.

• Escalating conflict: Trump signaled that attacks on Iran will intensify this weekend. A series of major explosions rocked Tehran late Saturday as Israel launched new strikes.

Two people were left dangling from a communications tower near Longview, Texas, on Saturday until more than a dozen firefighters could scale the equivalent of a skyscraper to reach them.

Emergency crews, including firearms officers, were deployed to the Calder area of the Scottish capital on Monday morning.

A man has been arrested after armed police were deployed to Calder, Edinburgh, following reports of someone with a 'bladed ...

Emergency crews, including firearms officers, were deployed to the Calder area of the Scottish capital on Monday morning.

Armed police have been deployed to Calder, Edinburgh, where members of the public were forced to stay indoors following ...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards is reported to have targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln, as strikes are reported in Tel Aviv, Dubai, Doha and Bahrain's capital.

A short 11-second clip has emerged online showing the brief moment when Iranian airstrikes were shot out of the sky above the United Arab Emirates city.