Oil and gas prices have seen dramatic lifts as financial markets give their first reaction to the war in the Middle East. Global stock markets were down across the board but some sectors, such as energy and defence, helped limit losses. Brent crude oil rose by as much as 13% to $82 per barrel at […]
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “stands by” his decision not to join in with the strikes on Iran carried out by the United States and Israel. The UK leader was speaking in the House of Commons, as he updated MPs and the public on the latest situation in the Middle East. Sir Keir restated that
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Police investigations into the Epstein files send the “right message” that “no one is above the law”, the Metropolitan Police commissioner has told Sky News. In a wide-ranging interview about violence against women and girls (VAWG) marking five years since the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer, Sir Mark Rowley said “it helps
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Winter was the wettest on record for parts of the UK, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. Cornwall, Leicestershire and the West Midlands experienced their wettest winter since comparable records started in 1836. Dorset and Warwickshire had their second wettest winter, while southern England experienced its fourth wettest. The period saw the UK
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Fresh conflict in the Middle East threatens to make the cost of petrol more expensive for motorists in the UK, experts have warned. Escalating oil prices could see higher costs for consumers across the British economy – and the first place those rises will show up is at the fuel pumps. Will the cost of
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A man has denied criminal damage after a statue of former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill was defaced with graffiti. Words including “Zionist war criminal”, “Stop the Genocide” and “Free Palestine” were sprayed in red paint on the bronze sculpture in Parliament Square in Westminster. Further slogans such as “Never again is Now” and “Globalise
Celebrating a brand-new name, The Actor Awards – formerly the SAGs – welcomed a host of stars to the red carpet in LA on Sunday night. Actors including Timothee Chalamet, Emma Stone, Jenna Ortega, Michael B Jordan, Kate Hudson, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley were there to honour the best on-screen performances in TV and
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A man has been arrested after a knife incident in Edinburgh which left two people requiring hospital treatment. Armed police locked down the Calder Gardens area of the Scottish capital following reports of a man with a bladed weapon at about 8.25am on Monday. Armed police outside Cobbinshaw House tower block. Pic: PA Image: Armed
If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week we chat to Professor Jon Copley, a marine biologist at the School of Ocean and Earth Science at
The first American flag-draped coffin to arrive home will land with greater force than any Iranian missile. For President Donald Trump, the loss of US military personnel redraws the political battlefield at home. Trump has long cast himself as a president who understands the cost of war in human terms. He mocked “forever wars” and
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