NATO to get involved in Iran? | Chelsea fined
Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
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4.0 • 224 Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump is unhappy, again, with the prime minister over his response to the war in Iran - and debate intensifies as to whether this is a matter for NATO.
There have been strikes overnight on the US embassy in Baghdad, and the UK is one of several nations to warn against an Israeli ground invasion in Lebanon.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will today set out her "three big choices" for the coming decade.
These are to deepen ties with the EU, increase regional investment as well encourage innovation in the use of AI.
Afghanistan has claimed 400 people have been killed by a Pakistani strike on a hospital which deals with drug addicts.
Students in Kent are being warned about the symptoms of meningitis following the deaths of two people.
And finally, Chelsea have been hit with a record fine of £10.75m for admitting historical breaches of Premier League rules.
Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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| 0:35.3 | Sky News, the full story first. Thank you. The Full Story First President Trump is unhappy again with the Prime Minister |
| 0:45.0 | over his response to the war in Iran |
| 0:46.9 | and debate intensifies as to whether this is a matter for NATO. |
| 0:51.9 | The Chancellor will make strengthening ties with the EU, |
| 0:55.0 | one of her three pledges today, |
| 0:56.6 | to try and get the economy moving. |
| 0:59.6 | Hello, you're listening to Cheechy, |
| 1:01.2 | a 10-minute podcast on the day's news. |
| 1:03.2 | It's Tuesday, the 17th of March. |
| 1:05.3 | I'm Wilfrid Frost. |
| 1:06.3 | And I'm Sophie Ridge. |
| 1:07.2 | Also today, Chelsea received the highest fine |
| 1:09.5 | in Premier League history, |
| 1:12.1 | but they avoid a point deduction. Two and a half weeks since the war began in Iran and shows no signs |
| 1:20.8 | of stopping as we sit here on Tuesday morning. The latest developments overnight, probably |
| 1:25.0 | the most headline grabbing, is further comments from President Trump, specifically about the UK and Kier-Starma and how he's dealt with the Iran War. |
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