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Apr 8, 2026 - World

David Lammy says those affected by a heinous crime cannot be expected to engage with the justice system within the existing 28-day limitVictims and bereaved families will be given six months to challenge “unduly lenient” sentences handed to criminals, under changes announced by David Lammy.Relatives of murder victims campaigned for the government to scrap the 28-day time limit to submit a formal request after an offender is sentenced. Continue reading...

Apr 8, 2026 - World

PM meets Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia before further visits to regional allies, who may see him as more reliable than TrumpMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UK has a “job” to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, Keir Starmer has said, as Iranian reports said the key shipping route was closed again just hours after a supposed ceasefire.The prime minister met British and local military personnel at an airbase in Taif, Saudi Arabia, at the start of what is expected to be a wider trip to Gulf allies, one billed as a mirror to his efforts to pull together a plan for how a ceasefire might operate in Ukraine. Continue reading...

Apr 8, 2026 - World

The Middle East war has caused a significant increase in oil prices. Brent prices rose 30 per cent since the war began and pulled the coal futures up by 18 per cent too.

Apr 8, 2026 - World

Randhir Jaiswal also urged Indian nationals in Iran -- where an estimated 7,500 Indians remain -- to exit the country quickly in coordination with the Embassy and follow advised transit routes.

Apr 8, 2026 - World

Trump said, "We're thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It's a way of securing it - also securing it from lots of other people."