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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”.

Stamps
UK

Royal Mail stamp prices rise as delivery concerns continue

A decade ago, first class stamps cost 64p and second class stamps 55p, meaning first class prices are now almost three times higher.

Doctors strike
UK

Six-day strike starts in England as doctors reject government offer

The government has withdrawn a pledge to fund 1,000 additional speciality training posts, saying the funding had been tied to acceptance of the deal.

Iran
Editorial

Iran defies US deadline on Hormuz; oil prices rise amid ongoing attacks

Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz since the war began on February 28 after US and Israeli strikes, disrupting a route that carries about one-fifth of global oil supply.

UK
UK

Families to receive higher payments after benefit changes

The two-child benefit cap has been scrapped, allowing about 480,000 families with three or more children to receive an average rise of £4,100 a year.

West Asia
Editorial

Iran rejects Trump deadline, launches fresh strikes across West Asia

Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Trump’s threats could amount to war crimes. “The American president, as the highest official of his country, has publicly threatened to commit war crimes,” he said.

London
UK

Three charged over arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances in London

They have been charged with arson, "being reckless as to whether life would be endangered," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

Iran war
Editorial

West Asia war: US jet downed in Iran as strikes continue across region

The conflict began more than a month ago after US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Iran responded with attacks that spread across the West Asia.