Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 3 March 2026

The US death toll rises to six, and three American fighter jets fall from the sky in friendly fire. Iran's casualties total more than 500, as Donald Trump refuses to rule out boots on the ground in Iran; At home, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is forced to walk back his pledge to support any action that would stop Iran gaining nuclear weapons or financing terror; Also on the programme, former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming broke police rules by staying in hotels at police expense and inviting a woman he was having an affair with to join him up to ten times; Our Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood joins us with the latest revelations following the release of a new report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority.