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Oil prices drop sharply and global markets surge as Strait of Hormuz reopened

Brent crude fell more than 10% to just under 89 US dollars a barrel in afternoon trading as Iranian authorities said the strait has fully reopened.

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Drivers handed 48,000 parking tickets every day by private firms

Figures show parking management businesses issued 13.1 million tickets between April and December last year.

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US military begins blockade of Iranian ports on Trump’s orders

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he did not support the blockade announced by the US president.

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Swinney outlines plans for £300 of energy support for islanders

The First Minister also vowed investment to boost housing and declining populations in Scotland’s remote communities.

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Rising mortgage costs dent buyer demand amid ‘housing market mood shift’

Surveyors said their report points to a housing market increasingly pressured by inflationary concerns and higher mortgage costs

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Price of oil tumbles as global stocks rebound on two-week ceasefire

Investors welcomed the deal on Wednesday morning after a volatile six weeks for the financial markets since the conflict first began.

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Macron hits back after Trump mocks him over ‘shove’ by wife

The French president said that Trump’s comments were ‘neither elegant nor up to standard’

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Trump claims Iran wants ceasefire as Starmer seeks to calm UK economic fears

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: ‘No matter how fierce this storm, we are well-placed to weather it.’

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Starmer signals need for closer ties with EU in light of Iran oil crisis ‘storm’

Britain’s “long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe”, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

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US ‘figuring out who’s in charge’ in Iran after Trump hails talks progress

Tehran’s leadership has been left ‘very fragmented’ by the conflict, says Washington.

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Starmer pledges to ‘fight for values’ in local elections

Labour approaches the May 7 elections struggling in the polls.

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Keir Starmer won't quit as PM even if Labour suffers disastrous losses in local elections, says minister

Polls suggests Labour will lose hundreds of seats in London and more in other parts of the country at the May elections

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Trump calls UK warships ‘toys’ in latest attack on Nato and Starmer

The president also insisted that King Charles will visit the US

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Trump calls UK warships ‘toys’ as he lashes out at Starmer’s Iran war ‘mistake’

The president insisted the King will visit the US.

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Rachel Reeves warns of ‘significant’ economic challenges from Iran war

The Chancellor updated MPs on the economic impact of the Middle East crisis, which has pushed up oil and gas prices.

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Downing Street welcomes ‘postponement’ of US strikes on Iranian power plants

Donald Trump had threatened to obliterate Iran’s power plants if it did not reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz by just before midnight on Monday.

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British lives ‘in danger’ after UK backs US strikes on Iran from its bases

US President Donald Trump said the UK ‘should have acted a lot faster’.

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UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

Up until this point, the Government has allowed the US to use British bases only to hit missile sites targeting British interests in the region.

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Iran tells Cooper UK letting US use bases is ‘participation in aggression’

Abbas Araghchi criticised the ‘negative and biased approach of Britain’.

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British military experts working with US on options to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Defence sources played down the prospect of countries being willing to risk their warships under the current threat of attack from Iran.

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Meningitis B: The symptoms to know as fourth case confirmed in Reading

We explain the signs of meningitis and sepsis and whether there is a vaccine

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What is meningitis B and why are young people at risk?

Symptoms of meningitis and sepsis can include a high temperature, cold hands and feet, vomiting, confusion, and muscle and joint pain.

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Houmous and non-alcoholic beer join basket of items used to track UK inflation

A big shake-up to the data this year will also mean millions of prices will be automatically collected from supermarket tills.

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Starmer vows energy bill support for some households as Trump warns Nato allies over Iran response

Sir Keir Starmer announced £53 million in support for ‘those households that are most exposed’ to rising heating oil prices on Monday

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Average price tag on a home jumped by around £3,000 in March

Home movers are continuing with deals despite mortgage rate rises

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