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Starmer, Trump back steps to resume shipping through Hormuz

The two leaders “agreed that now there is a ceasefire in place and agreement to open the Strait, we are at the next stage of finding a resolution,” the prime minister’s office said.

Police
UK

Extra £5m pledged for patrols at places of worship

The funding will expand deployments under Project Servator, which uses visible and unpredictable patrols to disrupt crime and prevent attacks in public spaces.

English Channel
UK

Four killed in failed attempt to board ‘taxi boat’ to UK

Two men and two women were swept away by the current as they tried to board a boat with dozens of others near the village of Equihen-Plage in northern France,

Lebanon
Editorial

US-Iran talks planned in Islamabad amid Israel-Lebanon tensions

Israel carried out strikes in Lebanon earlier this week, killing hundreds. The strikes came less than 48 hours after a two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran began.

Students
UK

22,000 students asked to return loans over weekend course issue

Students on weekend courses received letters from the Student Loans Company (SLC) or their universities stating that maintenance loans and childcare grants had been awarded in error.

Lebanon
Editorial

Israeli strikes in Lebanon raise doubts over US-Iran ceasefire

The escalation came despite a two-week truce agreed between the US and Iran, with both sides earlier claiming progress towards ending a war that has killed thousands across West Asia.

Starmer
Editorial

Starmer heads to Gulf as US and Iran reach ceasefire

“I welcome the ceasefire agreement reached overnight, which will bring a moment of relief to the region and the world,” Starmer said in a statement.

Zia-Yusuf
UK

Reform UK proposes visa ban for countries seeking slavery reparations

Last month, the UN voted to describe the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and called for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs”.