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Oil prices have spiked up today on speculation that Israel may respond to Iran’s missile strike by targeting the country’s oil infrastructure.

Even at a point when the entire system is in crisis, Parc’s problems have been particularly acute. It’s had more inmate deaths than any other jail so far this year.

Wrongly accused of gun crime, drug dealing, human trafficking, money laundering and even terrorism – homes repeatedly raided, stopped and searched by firearms officers, bank accounts frozen, suspended from work.

The Prime Minister has paid back more than six thousand pounds for gifts he’s received since taking office – in a bid to curb the row over accepting freebies.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in Brussels as part of his “drive to improve the UK’s relationship with the European Union”. But beyond the handshakes and smiles, it is far from clear that the ‘reset’ he has promised will deliver any tangible benefits.

Despite warnings to keep it clean, Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly have been quietly tearing chunks out of each other as they vie to be the next Tory leader at this year’s Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

It’s the end of an era for two major industries in the UK today. The country’s last coal-fired power station will shut down tonight, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar. 

We were joined by Jeremy Hunt, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer until July, and is now the Shadow Chancellor.

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has told the Tory party conference they would have done much better in the election if she had still been Conservative leader. 

The BBC has apologised to the actress Amanda Abbington and upheld her complaints of verbal bullying and harassment by her 2023 Strictly Come Dancing dance partner.

We’re at the Tory conference in Birmingham.

Rishi Sunak has been addressing Conservative Party members in a short speech on the first day of the Tory conference in Birmingham.

We were joined by the shadow Foreign secretary – and former deputy Foreign Secretary – Andrew Mitchell.

The Conservative Party is gathering for its first conference in opposition for 14 years.

The beloved British actress, Dame Maggie Smith, has died at the age of 89. A legend of stage and screen, she was well-known for her prominent roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey.