Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:10:52 GMT
Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?
UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:18:19 GMT
The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".
Former Nato chief warns UK security 'in peril' as he accuses Starmer of 'corrosive complacency'
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:42:00 GMT
Lord George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary, will use a speech to accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism".
We will name police and social workers unless action taken, lawyer for Southport families says
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:45:40 GMT
Chris Walker says he will name staff from five agencies unless suitable disciplinary action is taken.
Households could get free electricity for doing washing on sunny weekends
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:52:22 GMT
Providers can encourage people to use energy when "weather conditions result in excess supply".
'Welcome home': Watch joyful reunion as Orion capsule opened after splashdown
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:12:27 GMT
Newly released video shows the moment the hatch of Artemis II's Orion capsule is unlocked to a joyful reunion with the four astronauts.
Woman asked to leave bar after wheelchair deemed a 'safety risk'
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:17:11 GMT
Maddie Haining, 18, says she was told she was a safety risk and escorted out of a Manchester nightspot.
JD Vance defends backing 'great guy' Orbán's campaign after landslide defeat
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:04:09 GMT
Hungary's leader was a "great guy" who did a "very good job", the US vice-president said, but he was sure he could work with Péter Magyar.
Burglars who used Rightmove to target homes and steal £1m of valuables jailed
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:08:50 GMT
The gang gloated about their crimes while two of them referred to themselves as Bonnie and Clyde.
Number of asylum hotels falls to 185 after 11 close
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:01:17 GMT
The government says the fall is partly due to housing people in alternative sites such as military barracks.
