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‘We can’t increase prices any more’: UK hospitality firms hit by cost triple blow
Struggling pubs reel from rising business rates, wages and energy bills, with customers at limit of what they will payNick Evans is staring in vain at columns of numbers, trying to make them add up to a profit. He is a co-owner of the Old Crown Coaching Inn in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, a pub and hotel whose rich history is etched into its crooked wooden beams and cosy snugs.Oliver Cromwell stayed here in 1645. A room believed to have been used by the notoriously severe hanging judge" Lord Jeffreys to condemn rebels now stages happier encounters: it is the honeymoon suite. Continue reading...
UK house prices fall in March amid uncertain impact of Middle East conflict
Average price dips back below 300,000 after higher energy costs have knock-on effect on mortgage ratesUK house prices fell in March, as the housing market lost momentum amid uncertainty over the conflict in the Middle East and the impact on the economy and interest rates.Figures from Halifax, which is part of Lloyds - Britain's biggest mortgage lender - showed property prices dipped by 0.5% in March compared with a month earlier. As a result, the average price of a home slipped back below 300,000, to 299,677, after first crossing the milestone in January. Continue reading...
US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire as Tehran says it will reopen strait of Hormuz | First Thing
Donald Trump abandons threat for Iran to surrender or face destruction. Plus, why some people are bad texters'Good morning.The US and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire deal on Tuesday evening, which includes a temporary reopening of the strait of Hormuz.How does the ceasefire affect Israel and Lebanon? The Israel prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel backed the US ceasefire with Iran - but that the deal did not cover fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,500 in Lebanon.What has Trump said about the Iranian 10-point plan? He has called it a workable basis on which to negotiate". Here's what's in it.Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.How much of a margin do Republicans have in Georgia? The GOP currently holds the state House with a three-vote margin. Continue reading...
Network Rail worker wins race harassment case after EDL leaflet left in locker
Colleagues left anti-Islam leaflet in locker belonging to Parmjit Bassi, who is not a Muslim, and accused him of knife attackA Network Rail worker has won a race harassment case after his colleagues left an anti-Islam English Defence League [EDL] leaflet in his locker.Parmjit Bassi, who is not a Muslim, was found to have been the victim of a racist attack when his co-worker stuffed an EDL leaflet in his locker that asked what individuals were doing to protect their children from Islam". Continue reading...
Family pay tribute to British teenager killed in motorcycle crash in Vietnam
Orla Wates, 19, who died after incident on popular Ha Giang loop, described as beautiful, independent and very funny'The family of a British teenager have paid tribute to their daughter who died after a motorcycle crash on a popular route in Vietnam.The incident occurred on the Ha Giang loop in the country's north, and Orla Wates, 19, died at the Viet Duc university hospital in Hanoi, according to Viet Nam News. Continue reading...
‘I want to make myself obsolete’: the MP fighting for Greenland’s self-governance
Qarsoq Hoegh-Dam aims to use his seat in Danish parliament to shift power from Copenhagen to NuukIt's not the standard motto for a newly elected parliamentarian, but Qarsoq Hoegh-Dam is adamant: if he does his job properly, there will soon be no need for it. I want to make myself as obsolete as possible," he said.Last month, Hoegh-Dam, a Greenlandic politician, became the first member of the pro-independence Naleraq to be elected to the Danish parliament. The new MP is clear that if all goes to plan, the largely autonomous Arctic territory will be the sole responsibility of the parliament in Nuuk, the island's capital. And there will no longer be any need for two seats representing Greenland in Copenhagen, its former colonial ruler. Continue reading...
Shell oil trading profits soar amid Iran war but Qatar strikes hit gas output
Earnings at renewable energy division expected to soar to between $200m and $700m in first quarter
Australia news live: truck drivers warn fuel crisis could see industry ‘grind to a halt’; Nationals ‘winning’ war against net zero, Canavan says
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Keir Starmer heads to Gulf after US and Iran agree two-week ceasefire
PM to meet regional leaders to discuss effort to support and sustain ceasefire' and reopening the strait of Hormuz
US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire as Tehran says it will reopen strait of Hormuz
US president abandons threat for Iran to surrender or face destruction with last-minute intervention led by Pakistan
Landlords evicting tenants before law to prevent practice comes into force in England
No-fault evictions made up one in three reports made to renters' union Acorn in JanuaryIncreasing numbers of landlords are evicting tenants at the last minute before the law changes to outlaw the practice in next month, charities have said.The renters' union Acorn told the Guardian that no-fault evictions made up one in five of the reports they received from members in October, rising to nearly one in three by January. Continue reading...
Wednesday briefing: Has the sacking of a shop worker highlighted our unease around how crime is tackled?
In today's newsletter: A Waitrose worker's dismissal after confronting a shoplifter has become a flashpoint in a wider debate over rising retail crimeGood morning. Overnight, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire, which included a temporary reopening of the strait of Hormuz. It followed a last-minute diplomatic intervention led by Pakistan, but the Israeli government have said the deal does not include Lebanon.You can read our main report here and our live blog will be tracking news throughout the day. My colleague Martin Belam will have more details on what the pause in the fighting means in tomorrow's First Edition. Today, we are covering the scourge of shoplifting in the UK.Middle East | Donald Trump said he had agreed to a Pakistani-brokered two-week ceasefire, shortly before a deadline at which he had threatened to end the whole civilisation" of Iran. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, issued a statement saying: For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordinating with Iran's armed forces."UK news | Millions of graduates will have the interest on their student loans capped at 6% from September as a temporary measure to protect them from the risk of rising inflation driven by war in the Middle East.Entertainment | The Wireless music festival has been cancelled after the artist formerly known as Kanye West was banned from entering the UK amid a deepening political row over his previous antisemitic statements.Politics | Reform UK would stop issuing visas to people from any country that continues to demand compensation from the UK for its role in the transatlantic trade in enslaved people, the party has said.World news | Australia's most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has not applied for bail and will remain in custody after being charged with war crimes. The former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross-recipient is charged with five counts of war crime - murder" in relation to alleged offences in Afghanistan between April 2009 and October 2012. Continue reading...
Ben Roberts-Smith to remain in jail after bail hearing over war crimes charges
Former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who has always denied wrongdoing, did not immediately apply for bail on Wednesday
Matt Canavan’s ‘economic revolution’ is little more than a populist mirage – and Australians would pay the price | Patrick Commins
Nationals leader's solution to the high cost of living is to force us to buy more expensive, locally made goods
Billionaire Gina Rinehart says ‘I don’t understand’ arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith over alleged war crimes
Australia's richest person questions cost and time spent investigating former soldiers as pockets of support emerge for Victoria Cross recipient
Track current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – Australia's fuel crisisin charts
How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Check how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country since the US and Israel's war on Iran began in late February
Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis
More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in GermanyTurkey has given the green light to more batteries to buffer its electricity grid than any EU member state, a report has found, in a further sign of rich countries losing steam in the race to a clean economy.More than 33GW of battery capacity have been approved in Turkey since 2022, according to the climate thinktank Ember, while the total planned and operational capacity in European frontrunners that started deploying them earlier, such as Germany and Italy, is 12-13GW. Continue reading...
‘People are so judgmental’: the growing cohort of over-55s facing homelessness
Richard Hewett, who was forced to sleep in his car when his relationship broke down, is one of many in the UK hit by rising costs and a lack of social housingWhen Richard Hewett's relationship broke down, he was forced to leave his partner's council house - but found his disability benefits didn't stretch far enough to get him his own flat in his Essex home town. He resorted to the next best option: sleeping in his car.It wasn't what he had expected, aged 59. At 6ft 2in, he squeezed into a Ford Focus and struggled to sleep. When he broke his ankle, he couldn't look after it properly, contracted sepsis and had his leg amputated. Continue reading...
Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?
Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan's leaders, with China also believed to be exerting influence over Tehran
Trump says uranium will be ‘taken care of’ – as it happened
This blog has now closed. Follow the latest ceasefire news and updates in our Iran war live blog here.
Anthony Albanese brands Trump’s Iran threats ‘extraordinary’ in rare moment of criticism
Australian PM also welcomes a conditional two-week ceasefire deal that will reopen the strait of Hormuz to global shipping
Tropical Cyclone Vaianu may bring life-threatening winds to New Zealand, forecasters warn
Category 3 cyclone is moving south of Fiji towards New Zealand, with winds at centre in excess of 150km/hTropical Cyclone Vaianu forming in the Pacific could bring life-threatening winds and heavy rain to New Zealand later this week, forecasters have said, with strong wind watches issued for the entire North Island.The category 3 cyclone is moving south of Fiji towards New Zealand, with winds around the centre in excess of 150km/h, MetService said on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Republicans express hope for Trump’s ceasefire deal with Iran as Democrats voice skepticism – as it happened
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‘Desperately searching for any sort of exit ramp’: US political leaders react as Trump announces ceasefire
Chuck Schumer attacks president's ridiculous bluster' while Republicans cast decision as shrewd tactical move
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv lays out how ‘Russian satellites help Iran in war’
Iran bombed US bases and allies' facilities soon after Russian satellites mapped them, according to Ukrainian assessment. What we know on day 1,505Russian satellites made detailed imagery of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East including US bases and other targets that were attacked by Iran soon afterwards, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment. Reuters reported that the assessment cited at least 24 surveys of areas in 11 Middle Eastern countries from 21-31 March, covering 46 objects" including US and other military bases and airports and oilfields. Within days of being surveyed, military bases and headquarters were targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, the assessment said.Russian satellites were actively surveying the strait of Hormuz, according to the Ukrainians. Reuters said a western military source and a separate regional security cited their own intelligence in backing up the claims. Reuters said the Iranian foreign ministry had no immediate comment and the defence ministry in Russia did not respond to a request for comment.Reuters said its regional security source confirmed a specific incident where a Russian satellite imaged Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia days before Iran struck the facility on 27 March, hitting a sophisticated US E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft. The next day a Russian satellite passed over again to assess the damage, the assessment said. The Ukrainian report also alleges Russian and Iranian hackers were collaborating in the cyber domain.The Ukrainian military said it had struck Russia's Ust-Luga oil terminal in the Leningrad region on Tuesday. The general staff said on Telegram it had preliminary confirmation of damage to three storage tanks belonging to the Transneft-Baltika company.Crude oil exports from Russia's Sheskharis terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk were suspended after a big drone attack and a fire, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The terminal, which typically loads 700,000 barrels a day of crude oil, is Russia's key oil outlet in the Black Sea. Its suspension will add to the strain on Russian infrastructure, which has been repeatedly attacked.Moscow's troops targeted two buses in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, its governor, Oleksandr Ganzha, said on Telegram. A drone smashed into a bus approaching a stop in Nikopol's city centre, he said, and later another bus was hit in a neighbouring community. Four people were killed in Nikopol and at least 16 injured, officials said. In the southern city of Kherson, a Russian attack on a residential area that lasted half an hour killed four elderly people and injured seven more, said the regional governor, Oleksandr Prokudin. Other deadly Russian strikes took place in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy oblasts, said Ukrainian officials.Ukrainian drone strikes killed five civilians including a 12-year-old boy and his parents in Russia and Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, Russian officials said on Tuesday. Reuters could not independently verify the officials' statements, and Ukraine denies deliberately targeting civilians. Continue reading...
American journalist released a week after being kidnapped in Iraq
Freelancer Shelly Kittleson was reportedly held by Iran-backed militia which says she must now leave countryThe US journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, has been released, secretary of state Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday.We are relieved that this American is now free and are working to support her safe departure from Iraq," he said on social media. Continue reading...
New Zealand asks US to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by Iran war
After meeting with Marco Rubio, foreign minister Winston Peters says he made sure US understands significant economic impacts on New Zealand and Pacific'
World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’
Exclusive: Former UN climate chief to co-chair Lancet Commission examining how sea-level rise is reshaping health, wellbeing and inequality
US seeks to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia despite new Costa Rica deal
Man born in El Salvador has been fighting removal to series of third' countries after mistaken deportation last yearUS government attorneys on Tuesday told a federal judge the Department of Homeland Security still intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, despite a new agreement with Costa Rica to accept deportees who cannot legally be returned to their home countries.The Salvadorian national's case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last year. Since his return, he has been fighting a second deportation to a series of African countries proposed by homeland security officials. Continue reading...
Donald Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Iran ignores demands
Attacks on Iran increase and Israel tells Iranians to avoid train travel as deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz looms
Democrats outraged at Trump’s Iran post: ‘A threat to commit a war crime’
President says on Truth Social he will annihilate country if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz
US soldier’s wife released after arrest by ICE agents at military base
Annie Ramos, who came to US from Honduras as a toddler, was detained last week at husband's base in LouisianaThe wife of a US soldier who was detained last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at her husband's Louisiana military base was released from federal custody on Tuesday.All I have ever wanted is to live with dignity in the country I have called home since I was a baby," Annie Ramos said in a statement following her release. Continue reading...
‘A blatant political ploy’: California sheriff’s seizure of referendum ballots sets off alarm bells
Chad Bianco of Riverside county obtained warrants to seize ballots cast for state's successful redistricting referendum
Retired military officers call Trump’s threats against Iran ‘likely war crimes’
Alarm among military observers after president says whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran ignores demands
DHS secretary calls for US states to lead disaster response instead of Fema
Markwayne Mullin visits Asheville to survey Hurricane Helene recovery in first big trip since Kristi Noem's ousterMarkwayne Mullin, the US homeland security secretary, used a visit to Asheville, North Carolina to call for a fundamental shift in the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), arguing that states and local governments - not the federal agency - should lead disaster response.We shouldn't look at Fema as being a first responder, but look at Fema as supporting the first responders you already have," Mullin told reporters at a roundtable discussion. Continue reading...
Vance’s whirlwind visit may not help Orbán to the election victory he craves
As the US vice-president wades into a heated campaign, Hungary's leader faces the real possibility of defeatEven before the plane carrying JD and Usha Vance had landed in Budapest, the Hungarian government had hailed their two-day visit as a new golden age in the relationship between Washington and Budapest.What came next was a whirlwind of politics in which the US vice-president waded directly into the country's heated election campaign, just days before Hungarians cast their ballots. Continue reading...
Iran calls on young people to form human chains around power plants as Trump deadline looms
President Masoud Pezeshkian says 14m people declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives' for defence of Iran
Charity cleared after claims it forced pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers
Watchdog finds complaints against City of Sanctuary UK were misleading and false after online attacks over its migrant welcome projectA refugee charity subjected to vicious social media attacks over a migrant welcome project in schools has been cleared after watchdogs found allegations it encouraged pupils to send Valentine's Day cards to asylum seekers were misleading and false.City of Sanctuary UK came under fire last year after rumours spread online that under its schools programme, children were being forced" to write heart-shaped welcome cards to adult migrants, including cards addressed to my fiance". Continue reading...
National Gallery picks Tokyo Olympic stadium architect to design new wing
London gallery to undergo biggest transformation in its 200-year history, with Kengo Kuma's design called exemplary'The National Gallery has announced that its largest and most significant transformation in its 200-year history will be designed by the Japanese architect behind Tokyo's Olympic stadium.The new wing will be designed by Kengo Kuma as part of Project Domani, the gallery's expansion into art from the 20th and 21st centuries. Its completion will make the National Gallery the only museum in the world that exclusively displays paintings where visitors will be able to view the entire history of painting in the western tradition. Continue reading...
UK politics: Farage says Trump’s Iranian ‘civilisation will die’ threats went ‘way too far’– as it happened
The Reform UK leader says he is shocked' by the remarks which were over the top in every single way'The Green party is backing resident doctors who are on strike. This morning the party issued a statement on the dispute from its co-deputy leader, Mothin Ali, saying:Rather than shifting goalposts or arm twisting resident doctors with threats over training places, Wes Streeting needs to get serious about resolving resident doctors long term concerns over pay, training and working conditions. The government's 10-year plan for the NHS will go nowhere if the workforce feels unappreciated, devalued and demotivated.I think I'm going to stay out of the selection of music by different bands. We live in a free country; people are going to say things. Let's just let people listen to the music they want to.People should choose their music and they don't really they need advice from John Swinney unless they want to listen to The Jam or Amy McDonald.Well, the government should go on and take their decisions within their powers, but I'm not going to give a running commentary on music taste. Continue reading...
UK veterans ‘forced to resign’ for being gay launch legal action against MoD
Steven Stewart and Mark Shephard claim in high court that LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme is structurally unfair'Two veterans who were forced to resign for being gay due to a ban on LGBT personnel in the armed forces have launched legal action against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over a scheme set up to compensate them.Steven Stewart, 55, and Mark Shephard, 49, who were both effectively forced to resign" from the military due to their sexuality, and faced enduring psychological and relational harm", are taking legal action against the MoD over the rules of the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme, with their lawyers telling the high court that it is structurally unfair". Continue reading...
Vance accuses EU of ‘foreign interference’ in upcoming Hungarian election while endorsing Orbán – Europe live
US vice-president claims the bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary'... and here they are!JD Vance and Usha Vance off the Air Force Two, welcomed by Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto as they begin their two-day trip to the Hungarian capital. Continue reading...
‘We still deserve due process,’ says Cambodian man deported by US to Eswatini
Pheap Rom was one of 15 people sent to prison in African kingdom last year despite completing US sentencesA Cambodian man deported by the US said he would have accepted being sent to Cambodia, but instead ended up imprisoned in Eswatini, a country he knew so little about that when he first read the name he thought it was another immigration detention centre in Louisiana.Pheap Rom, who had been convicted of attempted murder, was one of 10 deportees sent to Eswatini by the US in October 2025. They joined a group of five men, from Cambodia, Cuba, Jamaica, Vietnam and Yemen, who were deported to the small southern African country in July. All were sent to a maximum-security prison. Rom was deported from Eswatini to Cambodia in March. Continue reading...
Universal Music, home to Taylor Swift and Drake, receives €55bn takeover offer
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square claims world's biggest music company has suffered because of delay of US listing
Human skull discovered during Easter egg hunt near Los Angeles
Authorities launch investigation after human remains found at DeForest Park in Long Beach
Spanish politicians clash over request to move Picasso’s Guernica
Madrid and Basque government leaders call each other provincial' in dispute over the artworkA row has broken out between the Madrid and Basque regional governments in Spain over the latter's request for Guernica, probably Picasso's most celebrated work, to be housed temporarily in the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to mark the 90th anniversary of the bombing of the Basque town.The work has hung in the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid since 1992 and repeated requests for it to be moved to the Basque Country have been refused. Continue reading...
JP Morgan clears final hurdle for Canary Wharf’s tallest tower
Planning application expected shortly as London City airport and bank reach agreement for 265m-high building
Scientists develop gene-edited wheat that can make toasted bread less carcinogenic
Bread and biscuits made from Crispr-edited wheat showed substantially reduced acrylamide levels, even after toastingGene-edited wheat which can make bread less carcinogenic when toasted has been successfully developed by scientists.Researchers at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, used Crispr genome editing which allows researchers to selectively edit the DNA of living organisms. This revolutionary technology was adapted for use in the laboratory from naturally occurring genome editing systems found in bacteria. Continue reading...
UK Jewish groups threaten protests if Kanye West’s Wireless shows go ahead
Campaign Against Antisemitism calls on rapper to cancel gigs, while rapper offers to meet Jewish representativesKanye West will face mass protests if his three-night residency at London's Wireless festival goes ahead, according to Jewish groups who say that if the rapper is truly sorry for his antisemitic remarks he should cancel this summer's gigs.In a statement on Tuesday, West, who is legally known as Ye, offered to meet and listen" to members of the UK's Jewish community after a backlash over his planned appearance at the festival in July. Continue reading...
Oil and gas crisis from Iran war worse than 1973, 1979 and 2022 together, says IEA
Oil prices seesaw and stock markets on edge amid Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz
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