New iPhone and iPad expected to be announced by Apple on 21 March

Smaller iPhone and iPad Pro predicted to feature at special event happening a week later than expected, apparently due to its ongoing court case with the FBI

Apple is holding a press event on 21 March, the company has confirmed, at which it is expected to announce a new, smaller iPhone and a replacement for the iPad Air 2.

The company announced the event, to be held in its Cupertino, CA, offices, with the typically obfuscatory strapline: "let us loop you in". The line could refer to Apple Watch straps, or simply to Apple's location at 1 Infinite Loop.