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Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?
The US Navy Commander's handbook on naval operations law from 2022 defines a blockade as a "belligerent operation to pre...
How Stephen Miller Is Adjusting Trump’s Immigration Agenda
After the chaos and death that ensued during the deportation raids in Minneapolis, Stephen Miller, the architect of Pres...
UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says
The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".
Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns | Global economy
A further escalation in the Iran war could trigger a global recession, spiralling inflation and a sharp backlash in fina...
Households could get free electricity for doing washing on sunny weekends
The updated scheme will enable customers to be rewarded for running appliances such as washing machines and dishwashers,...
Irish musician Moya Brennan dies aged 73
The singer came to prominence when she began performing with her family in the group Clannad, which was formed in 1970.
Starmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex-Nato chief | Defence policy
The government has shown a “corrosive complacency towards defence” and put the UK in peril, according to a government ad...
Former Nato chief warns UK's national security 'in peril'
Lord George Robertson will use a speech to accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism".
Tuesday briefing: What needs to be done to tackle child poverty in the UK | UK news
The austerity years cast a long shadow over Britain. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, a programme of cuts overs...
Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance's unlikely friendship is being leveraged
Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes.