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Some experts have warned that the closure of the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway could see oil prices hit 100 US dollars (£74.43) a barrel.

The UK Government’s development bank has revealed the investment plans as part of Sir Keir Starmer’s 10-year industrial strategy announcement.

The Foreign Secretary said it would be a ‘catastrophic mistake’ for Tehran to fire at US bases in the region.

Three Irish citizens and their dependents have left the country after the US joined bombing raids.

Clifton George, 44, was charged on Sunday with the murder of Annabel Rook, the Metropolitan Police said.

The instrument belongs to a member of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

The comments came in the hours after calls between UK and US leaders.

Scientists spotted the behaviour in drone footage of orcas in the Salish Sea, in the inland waters of the US state of Washington.

The Reform UK leader said the policy would ‘encourage the return of wealth and talent’ to the UK.

The two leaders spoke on Sunday night after the US launched air raids and missile attacks on key Iranian nuclear facilities.

The Home Secretary will update Parliament on the Government’s plan to ban Palestine Action following its vandalism of two planes at an RAF base.

A woman and baby were taken to hospital as a precaution.

The family of Kory McCrimmon spoke after the Parents Against Knives march in Glasgow.

Ireland’s deputy premier said he spoke to a ‘really angry’ Iranian foreign minister on Sunday.

The Government’s industrial strategy includes measures to ease the ‘crippling’ costs of energy for UK manufacturers.

Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north-east London, just before 5am on Tuesday.

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter were among those killed when the superyacht sank off Sicily on August 19.

The 59-year-old man was riding on the B966 Fettercairn to Edzell road in Aberdeenshire on Saturday evening.

On Saturday, a provisional high of 33.2C was recorded by the weather service in Charlwood, Surrey, making it the warmest day so far of 2025.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been calling for restraint and diplomacy but Donald Trump launched military action against Iran’s nuclear sites.