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Riot trained police are to be deployed to beaches in France under a new £662m agreement with the UK aimed at stopping migrants crossing the Channel. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to sign the three year deal, which will see at least fifty officers trained in crowd control tactics sent to tackle violence and hostile groups. The package also includes drones, two helicopters and a new camera system to […]

Donald Trump has announced an extension to the ceasefire with Iran, saying it will remain in place until a proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded. The announcement follows uncertainty over when the original agreement would end, with just hours left before the deadline. Earlier, the US president had said the ceasefire would expire on Wednesday evening Washington time, although no specific time was given. An X Factor singer accused […]

A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a car struck pedestrians near a central London nightclub in the early hours of Sunday. Metropolitan Police say Gabrielle Carrington, aged twenty nine, from Broadfield Road in Manchester, is accused following the incident in Argyll Street near Oxford Circus and the London Palladium at around four thirty in the morning. Three people were hit. A woman in her thirties remains in […]

Eight children aged between one and fourteen have died after a mass shooting in Louisiana. Local police say the victims were killed during what has been described as a domestic disturbance at around six o’clock on Sunday morning. Police Chief Wayne Smith said ten people were shot in total. He confirmed the gunman was shot dead by officers following a vehicle chase. Some of the children who were shot are […]

Reports have emerged of gunfire after at least two merchant vessels attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters citing maritime sources. Iran is said to have reversed a brief reopening of the waterway, accusing the United States of failing to meet obligations under a ceasefire arrangement. UK Maritime Trade Operations reports a separate incident near the strait, northeast of Oman. A tanker captain told the Royal […]

Iran’s foreign minister has indicated the Strait of Hormuz is completely open during the remaining period of a ceasefire. Seyed Abbas Aragchi said all commercial vessels would be able to pass through the route. The US president also repeated a number of claims linked to the Iran war during remarks at a Turning Point event, including criticism of NATO, references to US military strength and assertions about winning the conflict. […]

Sir Olly Robbins, the most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office, is set to leave his role after the prime minister and the foreign secretary lost confidence in him. The move follows revelations that Peter Mandelson failed vetting for top level security clearance, but the decision was overruled. The government says officials granted clearance without informing ministers. Donald Trump says Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a ten day […]

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 […]