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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
A blockade on Iranian ports has begun following a deadline ordered by US President Donald Trump.
Ships of all nations entering or leaving Iran’s ports and coastal areas will be subject to the US military blockade. US Central Command says vessels travelling between non Iranian ports can still pass through the Strait of Hormuz, although it remains unclear exactly how the blockade will operate.
A senior government adviser is set to accuse UK leaders of what he calls corrosive complacency towards defence, warning national security is in peril.
Lord George Robertson, who led the Strategic Defence Review, is expected to criticise non military experts in the Treasury. The government says the review is backed by the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War, with more than two hundred and seventy billion pounds planned across this Parliament.
A man in the United States is facing multiple charges after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI boss Sam Altman.
Daniel Moreno Gama is due in court for arraignment. The twenty year old also faces federal charges including possession of an unregistered firearm and attempted damage using explosives. Prosecutors say he was found with documents calling for crimes against artificial intelligence executives and investors.
A report says Slough Borough Council should create a new mayor’s charitable trust to improve oversight of funds raised for good causes.
Money collected for charities is held in a council account before donation, but the report says sums have built up over several years. It adds there is a lack of clarity about when funds were raised and which causes they were meant to support.
The Chagos Islands deal has been paused indefinitely after US President Donald Trump withdrew support, according to a government minister.
The agreement would have transferred sovereignty to Mauritius while the UK leased back a military base. Trump had previously backed the plan but later urged it to be scrapped, calling it an act of weakness.
Tech, Prices and Lifestyle Then and Now If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, you’ll know things felt very different. Some things were better, some things were worse, and some just make you laugh now. Here’s how life stacks up then vs now. Tech Back in the day You had to wait your turn for the house phone. If someone was online, that was it, no calls. The […]
