Roo's trousers + Iranian drone strikes = peak tabloid energy

A tabloid newspaper front page (The Sun, dated March 2, 2026) featuring two major stories: a celebrity gossip piece about Wayne Rooney at a restaurant with the headline 'Had one Roo many, Wayne?' with photos, and a sensationalist geopolitical story 'ESCAPE FROM DUBAI' with dramatic imagery of explosions and references to UK rescue efforts during Iran conflict. The page combines typical tabloid sensationalism with military/political crisis coverage. Extracted text: THE Sun MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026 THE PEOPLE'S PAPER £1.20 thesun.co.uk SHOWBIZ EXCLUSIVE Had one Roo many, Wayne? By KELLY ALLEN WAYNE Rooney looked unwell at the Ivy restaurant with two blonde women at a Manchester hotel on Saturday night. The former England striker, 40, struggled to keep his trousers up after what insiders said: "He later left alone." Night out... Roo & Coleen and with gal? SEE PAGES 8&9 BRITS IN IRAN CROSSFIRE ESCAPE FROM DUBAI UK bid to rescue up to 94,000 By RYAN BARRY, NICK PARKER & PAUL SIMS MINISTERS are scrambling to rescue up to 94,000 Brits trapped in the crossfire as war erupts. It came as Donald Trump announced he has agreed talks with Iran's hardline new leader after Saturday's devastating US-Israeli action. The two drone strikes on Iran's Revolutionary Guards commanders - all wiped out in the blitz on Tehran - closed. PM Sir Keir Starmer last night said America will be able to use British bases to Continued on Page Three Trump: I've agreed Tehran talks USA