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B&M’s new ‘coastal paradise’ collection set to bring a slice of the beach to your back garden this spring
WITH the warmer weather well and truly here, many people will be setting off to the beach to soak up the sunshine.
But there’s no reason you can’t replicate some of those seaside vibes in your own back garden too.
This task will be aided by the fact that B&M has dropped a beachy new collection just in time for spring.
And with temperatures set to hit 22C across parts of the country this week, interest in this release is sure to heat up.
The Coastal Paradise collection promises to help shoppers immerse themselves in the laid-back charm of coastal living.
And the B&M team claim it’s the perfect way to create your very own little slice of paradise.
The range includes coastal outdoor cushions with prints including lobsters, coral reefs and sea shells for just £6, or two for a tenner.
Shoppers can also create an inviting spot reminiscent of sandy shores with a cosy beach chair sheltered by a parasol, or go all in and create a beach-themed seating area.
Adorable scallop edged shell dinnerware pieces are on sale for £1.50, while a white outdoor round mirror is up for grabs for £10, or pretty cut out solar lanterns for £3.
The collection also includes£4 shell-shaped citronella candles, adding a touch of coastal charm while warding off unwanted guests.
And garden lovers are already desperate to get their hands on some of the new pieces.
One gushed: “This is my dream. To have my own escape would be heaven.”
“I love this range”, wrote a second.
A third added: “Oh my days.”
“How cute”, chimed in a fourth.
Meanwhile, a fifth said: “This is stunning. I can’t wait to get my indoors decorated, then have a beautiful garden. This is so dreamy.”
King Charles lands in Italy for ‘historic’ state visit just hours after estranged son Prince Harry flew to UK
KING Charles landed in Italy for a historic State Visit last night — hours after Prince Harry flew into the UK.
It was not known if the Duke of Sussex met his dad after landing on Sunday.
Harry is here to fight yet another court case in a bid for taxpayers to pay for armed guards.
Charles flew to Italy yesterday with Queen Camilla, for four days of official engagements.
British Ambassador to Italy Edward Llewellyn said: “Their visit will strengthen the closeness between our nations.
“Their love for things Italians cherish — culture, food, heritage — resonate very deeply here.”
It was unclear if Harry will attend the Court of Appeal for the two-day hearing, starting today.
The four-year case has cost taxpayers £618,622 to defend.
Harry lost 24-hour protection after quitting as a working royal in 2020.
He has not seen Charles in person since the King announced he had cancer last February.
Why would girls dream of sporting greatness when their role models lose to ‘men’ with size 10 feet & Adam’s Apples?
CONGRATULATIONS to the finalists of Sunday’s Ultimate Pool Women’s Pro Series: Two biological men.
That will shut the likes of JK Rowling and Sharron Davies up, eh?
After all, it makes a mockery of the idea that blokes deliberately enter women’s sport in order to thrash women because, well, the overall winner beat another person born with a penis.
In a scene reminiscent of something from Little Britain — a show since cancelled over its mickey-taking of minority groups — fans watched as two trans ladies fiercely competed at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan for the coveted trophy.
In the end, victory — and the £1,800 prize money — was snatched by Harriet Haynes who defeated Lucy Smith 8-6.
“Snatched” because in a sport already dominated by blokes — and where ladies’ leagues encourage women to play in a safe, secluded environment — once again a female lost out to someone against whom she never set out to play.
A few protesters lamely held up banners in protest at Ms Haynes’ victory and social media was yesterday ablaze with anger.
But no one can un-pot those balls. The damage has been done.
Now, in a world increasingly filled with incitement and hatred, this isn’t an attack on trans people.
Everyone should be treated with kindness, respect and decency, and be able to pursue their passions.
But when it comes to top-level sport, the playing field MUST be level.
By allowing trans women — who simply cannot undo the physiological advantages established during puberty — to compete against biological women, we are eroding years of hard-earned gender equality.
Let’s face it, the Suffragettes didn’t chain themselves to railings to see what was effectively an all-male final in Wigan.
What incentive is it to young girls, dreaming of becoming Lionesses or Olympians, if they see their grown-up role models being usurped by people with size 10 feet and Adam’s apples?
Let’s face it, the Suffragettes didn’t chain themselves to railings to see what was effectively an all-male final in Wigan.
Last year Harriet, who unquestionably seems a lovely, decent person, gave an interview in which she defended her position.
“All I’ve ever wanted is to be able to play like any other woman,” she said.
And here lies the crux — thanks to a cruel twist in the chromosome lottery, she isn’t any other woman.
Now pool, you may think, isn’t really a sport that especially benefits men, is it?
But the fact that two trans women were in the final in the first place would suggest otherwise, no?
Physical ‘advantage’
One commentator took to X to explain: “Men have an advantage in pool with upper body strength; that is huge on the break (and) the break is huge in pool.
“They have larger reach. They have larger hands for making a bridge. They have a physical advantage in massé (a technical curved ball shot).”
Yesterday marked the start of a five-day tribunal which sees Harriet take on the English Blackball Pool Federation after it decided to restrict its ladies’ events to those born female.
Should she win, it could forever change the face of women’s sport.
Last week, Stateside, this issue came to a head in the world of fencing — once again, the trans women came out on top.
In November 2023, Harriet was handed a walkover win over opponent Lynne Pinches who refused to play, citing fairness concerns.
Footage emerged of Stephanie Turner taking the knee in protest after being pitted against a trans player.
She was shown a black card — a move used for bad behaviour or unsporting conduct — and disqualified.
In November 2023, Harriet was handed a walkover win over opponent Lynne Pinches who refused to play, citing fairness concerns.
In the aftermath, Harriet was bombarded with vile and horrific abuse. None of this is right or fair.
Surely, the answer is very simple. A universal trans division must be set up by all governing bodies of every sport involved, and let everyone compete fairly, safely and without acrimony.
Legend Vera’s still Wangtastic at age of 75
AGELESS, or aged? Over to you . . .
This photo of US fashion designer Vera Wang from February’s Baftas has resurfaced online, with fervent speculation as to whether the sunglasses-wearing 75-year-old should be, well, dressed more like a 75-year-old.
“Ageless? Agree. She looks about 105,” commented one kindly soul. “Ageless? She looks like a cryptkeeper,” said another.
Nonsense.
Why should women of pensionable age be banished away in sensible Laura Ashley, and wrinkled, nude stockings?
Ms Wang is an icon – and I guarantee the people mocking her won’t look half as good at 75.
Surfer in sea change
PROOF, if it were needed, social media is creating a generation of narcissist monsters.
A surfer who was pulled unconscious from the Cornish coast and “brought back to life” by an RNLI lifeguard set up a GoFundMe appeal asking followers to pay for his new wetsuit.
Sam Brenchley, who was airlifted to hospital, moaned that his suit had to be cut off him during the rescue.
After – rightly – being lambasted for his out-of-touch appeal, he later thanked his rescuers, and pledged to send the £350 he had received from 16 donations to the charity that airlifted him to hospital.
After, of course, getting his coveted freebie from a local surf store.
HOWLS of merriment from fans after the forthcoming Beatles biopic line-up was announced – not helped by the fact it came about on April Fool’s Day.
But the most baffling thing for me wasn’t hulking, blue-eyed Paul Mescal playing slimline, brown-eyed Paul McCartney – rather Barry Keoghan, who actually looks like the late John Lennon (if you squint) being cast as Ringo Starr.
Baffling.
Help Esme’s legacy
GOOD luck to 75-year-old Mike Adlam, who’s cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats in memory of his beloved granddaughter, Esme Orike.
Last year the youngster died aged 13 from an aggressive and rare form of cancer – CIC DUX 4 sarcoma – after doctors, tragically, thought she had picked up a rugby injury.
He’s raising money for The Esme Orike Foundation – a charity dedicated to funding critical research into rare and deadly cancers.
For anyone who has a couple of spare quid going, visit justgiving.com/page/grampy-is-going-on-a-bike-ride.
DEFENDANTS must be prevented from bringing untrained “emotional support” animals into courtrooms, judges have now been told.
Several cases in recent months have been rudely disrupted by barking Bedlington terriers and meowing moggies.
Officials have sent an alert to courts clamping down on “animals that are little more than family pets” being dispatched to sit on defendants’ laps.
I mean, who could possibly have seen this coming?
Steve’s gone hip too
IT’S a lazy stereotype that still gets bandied around.
But finally, the myth of the “white van man” has been dismantled.
A new poll suggests that today’s handymen are more likely to do yoga, recycle and have a six-step skincare regime than wolf-whistle at passing women and have “images of saucy women” lying around.
Indeed, my decorator, a very nice chap called Steve, listens to mindfulness podcasts when he’s repainting my dog-eared walls, and stops every hour on the hour to pop into the “malasana” hip-opening position.
He also brings his own calorie-controlled packed lunches, and plays nine holes of golf after work.
A reformed character – he spent two years in HMP Wandsworth for aggravated GBH – he is now a devout member of AA, and regularly preaches the 12 steps to me. (A hint I wilfully ignore.)
MUCH has been written about madman Trump’s tariff lunacy.
But maybe, just maybe, there’s (some) method to it.
Whatever the eventual outcome – and surely it’s too early to speculate with any certainty – this marks the end of globalisation as we know it.
The President’s protectionism should also prove a catalyst for post-Brexit Great Britain to follow suit, and start protecting its own.
As The Donald might say, let’s Make Britain Great Again.
Meme of the week
I’m a booze expert and this is the perfect wine to sip with your Mini Eggs – plus other delicious Easter combos
THE annual Easter feast is almost upon us.
But if you also fancy sinking a few bevvies over the spring holiday then pick your drinks pairing with care.
Finding the right tipples to sip with seasonal treats such as chocolate eggs and hot cross buns can be tricky, as the wrong combo can leave both feeling flat.
Luckily drinks expert Helena Nicklin is on hand to suggest some great glugs that will go brilliantly with all your favourite bank holiday treats.
Here, she suggests some classic Easter Bunny-approved booze and food combos.
NEST CAKES
Sip: Ballycastle Cream Chocolate Honeycomb Liqueur, 70cl, £6.99, Aldi
NEST cakes, with their simple charm of crunchy choccie-covered outers, mini eggs in the middle and perhaps a few fluffy decorative chicks on top, give a lovely bit of nostalgia.
They either represent something we’ll make with the kids, or remind us of our own childhood at Easter.
I’d say go all in and up that hug-in-a-glass feeling with a sip of honeycomb-flavoured Irish cream.
Fans of Crunchie bars will love this indulgent treat that’s pure pudding in a bottle.
The creaminess really sets off the munch into the nest eggs too.
If you can’t go all out on the sugar – in your glass and on a plate – at Easter, when can you?
HOT CROSS BUNS
Sip: Westmalle Trappist Extra Beer, 300ml, £2.92, Asda
THE trick when deciding what to sip with sugary snacks is to find drinks which are as sweet or sometimes even sweeter than what you’re about to scoff.
Then in my opinion you are best placed to end up with a beverage match made in Easter treat heaven.
Ease gently into your buttery, toasted and fruity treats with a hot cross bun accompanied by a dark, Trappist beer.
This rich, malty and spicy tipple will make the cinnamon in the bun ping and is a perfect partner for the dried fruits and pieces of peel.
The beer bubbles will refresh the palate – especially if you have done it right and added a decent slab of salted butter.
EASTER BREAD
Sip: Limoncello Spritz, 75cl, £4.49, Aldi
EASTER bread is usually lightly sweet, fairly buttery and citrusy thanks to the addition of orange or lemon peel running through the dough.
Whether you toast your loaf and slather it with jam, or rip off hunks, this fun new drink from Aldi will bring the party to your pairing.
This is a lovely, vibrant fizz that really captures the essence of spring in a sip.
Think limoncello, citrus vibes that make the candied lemon peel sing, all freshened up with a cool, frothy finish.
Not overtly sweet but jolly enough to wash down something that contains dried fruit, and it makes a lovely cocktail-style aperitif.
A bit different, and reasonably priced.
Mini Eggs
Sip: I Heart Asti sparkling wine, 75cl, £6.75, Morrisons
THESE simple, tiny and oh-so-moreish sugar shell sweets are all about crunchy vanilla encasing the chunky and creamy milk chocolate in the middle.
Whatever colour is on the outside, they are always saccharine heavy, so you’ll need to sip something that matches the lightweight note of the eggs but with enough sweetness to stand up to them.
Washing it down with a bottle of frothy Moscato d’Asti sparkling wine is ideal.
This Italian fizz is a cork-popping bargain for the bank holiday weekend and a flute will feel very celebratory.
And with its low ABV and notes of apricot and pear, it’s the best-laid choice for sipping with your mini eggs.
ROAST HAM
Sip: Toro Loco Rosé Superior 75cl, £5.49, Aldi
A JUICY roast ham loves crunchy, light red wines or wonderfully fruity rosés.
Whether you are having your salty joint warm or cold over the holiday, Aldi’s top-value Toro Loco Spanish pink is a spot-on pairing to pour.
Made from the up-and-coming Bobal grape, it means it will even match your meat in colour.
The flavour is all about juicy raspberry and spicy strawberry fruit, with enough tang to keep everything fresh.
A soon-to-be classic combo that will be just as yummy when you are having the leftovers in a sarnie too.
And it is incredible value, so ideal if you fancy a few bottles.
ROAST LAMB
Sip: Monte Plogar Gran Reserva, 75cl, £4.98, Lidl
WINE experts will always tell you the classic roast lamb wine pairing is an earthy, spiced red Rioja.
But this “other” Spanish tipple from Lidl is my pick for opening and pouring with your Easter Sunday plate.
Giving you all the tang, spice and leathery goodness of a great Rioja for a fraction of the price, this is an Easter bargain that is well worth stocking up on for the spring celebration.
With its fancy label, it looks very smart and befitting for a big feast too.
Ideal with your lamb, roasties, gravy and veg and it also offers fabulous bang for your buck.
A proper bargain that tastes far pricier than it actually is.
TRADITIONAL CHOCOLATE EGGS
Sip: M&S Special Reserve Ruby Port Decanter, 20cl, £6
CHANCES are, there will be some egg nibbling going on over the Easter break, even among the grown-ups in the room.
So whether you are cracking into a milk, dark or white shell, how about going for this ultimate, catch-all ideal wine with your chocolate?
It might not be your first thought but Ruby Port is a perfect match.
This fortified, sweet red is packed with concentrated, dark berries flavours and it will have you covered, whether the egg is on the sweeter, milkier, creamer side or more cocoa-dense and bitter.
It will also match whatever treats you find in the middle, from choccie buttons to truffles. You can’t go wrong.
SIMNEL CAKE
Sip: Amaretto Veroni Classic Almond Flavour, 50cl, £6.58, Asda
TRADITIONAL Easter simnel cakes are everywhere in the shops this year and if you are picking one for a centrepiece pud, you will soon find out it’s the thick layer of marzipan that is the best bit.
It is also the bit you need to watch out for with a drinks pairing to ensure you get something that can match the fondant perfectly, as well as go down a treat with the fruity base and possibly some chocolate eggs or almond icing balls on top.
Enter Asda’s own Amaretto. This classic nutty liqueur will raise your Easter pudding game to a whole new level.
It is a springtime sip made in heaven that really is perfect and I promise you won’t regret trying.
All I can say is, wow!
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Coronation Street newcomer Natalie Anderson reveals explosive scenes as she arrives on the cobbles as Theo’s secret wife
CORONATION Street newcomer Natalie Anderson has revealed there will be explosive scenes as she arrives on the cobbles as Theo’s secret wife.
The actress – who is best known for playing Alicia Gallagher in Emmerdale – has joined the soap in the top secret guest role.
But after making her debut as Danielle, Theo’s secret wife, in tonight’s episode, Natalie has spoken out about joining the soap and the explosive drama to come.
“I’m loving my time here at Coronation Street, it’s fantastic,” she said.
“There’s a real nostalgia with Coronation Street, some of the most incredible actors have tread the cobbles so for me personally it’s a huge honour to follow those footsteps and be a tiny part of its history.
“I’m really enjoying myself, I’ve got some great friends here and it’s just a joy. To be part of that soap legacy, even a teeny part, is such an honour when you’ve grown up with it.
“Back in the day Raquel and Curly, Jack and Vera, Deirdre/Ken and Mike were all these amazing icons that many of us working in the genre today really looked up to as we set out.”
Speaking about her character, she said: “Danielle is a very interesting character, she’s very layered, you never really know what you’re going to get, you think she’s going to be one thing then she turns out to be another, which is really fun to play.
“It’s great for me to play something different, going into all those different facets of her has been really exciting.”
In tonight’s episode Danielle arrived on the cobbles to visit the funeral parlour after her mum died suddenly – and she called her husband for support.
Theo arrived much to the shock of Todd, who slept with him just hours before, but Danielle has no idea.
However Natalie has teased the explosive scenes to come when she does find out.
She said: “This is what I mean when I say you don’t know what you’re going to get. Initially we must remember that Danielle is grieving, she’s only just lost her mum so her emotions are all over, one minute she can be crying and the next minute she’s shouting at somebody.
“I think if the secret was to come out I can’t imagine she’s going to take it very well. She’s a woman dealing with a lot of very intense emotions right now.”
She added: “If she found out I think she would make things very difficult.
“I can’t imagine her going down without a bit of a fight and just accepting things, I think she would want to protect what she feels is hers.
Coronation Street's 2024 shock exits
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.
“If the family were to split I think she would be extremely protective of the children because family is everything to her.
“I certainly can’t imagine it being smooth sailing with everyone going off happily into the distance.”
US & Iran to hold direct talks over Ayatollah’s plan to get hands on nukes as Trump says we’re in ‘dangerous territory’
THE US is to hold direct talks with Iran to push through a nuclear deal amid fears the Ayatollah is building up a deadly stock of nukes.
Presidents Trump admitted the tension has hit “dangerous territory” as he announced the last-ditch diplomatic effort alongside Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office.
Trump said: “We’re having direct talks with Iran. Everyone agrees that doing a deal would be preferable to doing the obvious.
“The obvious is not something I want to be involved with, or that Israel wants to be involved with if they can avoid it.”
He said that “top level” talks will be held on Saturday.
The President again levelled direct threats against Iran in the case a deal is not signed during on Saturday.
He said: “If the talks aren’t successful, Iran is going to be in great danger. Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon. It will be a very dangerous day for Iran.”
Netanyahu visited the White House on Monday, becoming the first world leader to do so since the introduction of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs.
A scheduled joint press conference with Trump ab was abruptly scrapped but the two leaders still held a meeting in the Oval Office – with Iran at the top of the agenda.
The White House claimed the decision to cancel the 7.30pm media event was to avoid “two back-to-back media availabilities” — instead promising “one big, beautiful news conference” inside the Oval Office.
But only a small, select group of reporters — the so-called press pool — will be allowed to attend.
An Israeli senior official familiar with the details of the meeting said: “Netanyahu supports a deal that will lead to the complete dismantling of the Iranian nuclear program. As was the case with Libya.”
The official added that Netanyahu will present Trump with his vision of “what a good deal with Iran should look like.”
The visit comes after a surprise invite from Trump, who called Netanyahu during a trilateral phone chat with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over the weekend.
While Netanyahu had been wrapping up a visit to Budapest, Trump insisted on an urgent Monday meeting, forcing the Israeli leader to fly straight to DC.
A statement from Netanyahu’s office outlined the hefty agenda: “Tariffs, efforts to release our hostages held in Gaza, Israel-Turkey relations, the Iranian threat and the battle against the International Criminal Court in The Hague.”
The Israeli PM’s office also highlighted the “personal and warm relationship” between the two leaders and expressed gratitude for the meeting invite — just days after Trump slapped a 17% tariff on Israeli imports, stunning Jerusalem.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich had only just announced Israel was scrapping tariffs on US goods — hoping to curry favour and dodge the blow. But the gamble failed.
“We knew that this was going to happen, but we are surprised about the scope of the tariff,” said Finance Ministry Chief Economist Shmuel Abramzon.
The US is Israel’s largest trading partner, with exports worth over $22 billion last year.
Now, officials are scrambling to negotiate a rollback of the shock duties.
Beyond trade, tensions with Iran are hitting boiling point.
Just weeks ago, Trump issued a chilling warning: “If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing. It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.”
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defiantly refused to engage in direct negotiations — triggering fury in Washington.
In a fiery response, Khamenei vowed: “If they commit any mischief, they will surely receive a strong reciprocal blow.”
Iran accelerates nuclear development
Exclusive by Katie Davis, Chief Foreign Reporter (Digital)
IRAN is believed to have accelerated its nuclear weapons development and is building terrifying nuclear warheads for solid-fuel missiles with a range exceeding 1,800 miles (3,000km).
A powerful blast from Iran could impact on several continents due to the chilling capability of the warheads.
Italy, Ukraine, Sudan, India and even large swaths of Russia would all potentially be in the firing line.
They are being developed at two sites in Shahrud and Semnan, which were previously pinned as rocket or space satellite launch sites.
A third site, Sorkheh Hesar, is also said to be carrying out projects, including research on nuclear power and underground explosions.
Nukes are being quickly created under the watchful eye of the regime’s nuclear weaponization entity, the Organization for Advanced Defense Research (SPND).
Bosses are developing nuclear warheads for the solid-fuel Ghaem-100 missiles, which are equipped with mobile launch platforms at the Shahrud site.
Iran’s rocket designers have used North Korea’s missiles as a guide to develop the Ghaem-100 missile.
When the missile was in a very early testing stage in 2011, dozens of missile experts were killed at the Modarres site in Tehran.
Personnel vehicles are banned from entering the Shahrud site and are forced to park at a checkpoint before people are transported in.
Meanwhile, they are using the liquid fuel missile Simorgh to develop nuclear warheads in Semnan.
Iran has staged three successful Ghaem-100 missile launches over the past two years, enhancing the regime’s capability to deploy nuclear weapons.
Iran has placed its military on full alert, preparing for what state-aligned media claims could be a “devastating” US-Israeli strike.
Tehran also warned neighbouring countries against aiding any attack, threatening “severe consequences.”
Meanwhile, the US is flexing its muscles, reportedly positioning B-2 bombers on Diego Garcia island — well within strike range of Iran.
The already explosive backdrop is further intensified by fresh US intelligence on Iranian threats to assassinate Trump — a plot allegedly linked to revenge for the 2020 drone strike on IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani.
Trump has warned: “I’ve left instructions — if they do it, they get obliterated, there won’t be anything left.”
Back in Gaza, Netanyahu is also under intense domestic pressure. After a ceasefire collapsed, 59 Israeli hostages remain in Hamas captivity.
Thousands protested across Israel this weekend demanding action. But Netanyahu has refused to halt the war during talks, declaring Hamas must be defeated first.
On the Turkey front, tensions are also flaring.
Israeli airstrikes in Syria have sparked warnings from Ankara, which is preparing to deploy forces near key military zones.
Turkey insists it seeks no conflict, but says repeated Israeli strikes are “weakening” Syria’s stability.
In the background, the US has quietly beefed up Israel’s defences — delivering a second THAAD missile battery, alongside two Patriot systems.
As the Oval Office doors close, Netanyahu is expected to push for a hard line on Tehran and walk away with stronger support — or at least, fewer tariffs.
But with the region on edge and war clouds gathering, Monday’s meeting may do more to escalate than de-escalate.