Two people have been arrested after an attempted arson attack on a north London synagogue, according to the Metropolitan Police. The incident in Finchley is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. Officers arrested a forty seven year old woman in Watford on suspicion of arson endangering life, and later detained a forty six year old man on the same suspicion. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says the central […]

A thirty day waiver on Iranian oil sanctions introduced last month to ease pressure on global energy supplies is due to expire this weekend. The Treasury has confirmed it will not be extended, despite wider US action including a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for around one fifth of global oil and liquefied gas shipments. The waiver, issued on 20 March, allowed around 140 million barrels […]