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Keir Starmer
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Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) drops 3.6% on FTSE 100’s heaviest volume as gilt yields and politics hit UK banks
Lloyds was the heaviest-traded stock on the FTSE 100 today with no company news. Gilt yields at 30-year highs and a Starmer crisis did the work instead.
Hardelot beach migrant tragedy: Two dead, 16 injured as engine fails on Channel crossing attempt
Two Sudanese women dead, 16 injured at Hardelot as the UK France one in one out scheme nears its June 2026 review. The deterrent question grows sharper.
Golders Green stabbing: Counter Terrorism Policing formally declares terrorist attack on two Jewish men
Britain has poured millions into Jewish community security, yet a terrorist stabbed two Jewish men in Golders Green in broad daylight. The protection model is failing.
How the UK fell below NATO’s defence average and what it means for BAE and peers
Britain says it is rearming. NATO's 2025 data says London is now spending less of its economy on defence than Türkiye, and the gap is structural.
Kensington Gardens shut as hazmat officers probe items near Israeli embassy after HAYI posts drone video
Metropolitan Police investigate security incident near Embassy of Israel in London after Iran-linked HAYI posts drone attack video; Kensington Gardens closed.
Strait of Hormuz declared open as Israel-Lebanon truce holds; Trump says Iran deal ‘very close’
Iran's foreign minister declares the Strait of Hormuz fully open for commercial vessels during the ceasefire, as a 10-day Israel-Lebanon truce takes effect on 17 April 2026.
Nearly 400 US troops wounded and counting as Iran blockade, sanctions escalation deepen conflict
US confirms 399 service members wounded in Iran war as naval blockade of Iranian ports enters force and Treasury reinstates oil sanctions after Islamabad talks collapse.
Blockade day one: Iran shadow fleet defies United States order, Starmer rallies 40 nations and prices near $100
The US Iran port blockade began April 13 with a sanctioned shadow tanker transiting Hormuz unchallenged as oil neared $100 and Starmer convened 40 nations.
UK and France split from US over Iran blockade as Brent crude surges past $102 and April 22 ceasefire deadline looms
The US naval blockade of Iranian ports took effect April 13 as oil hit $102, Iran threatened Gulf ports, and the UK and France launched a rival navigation plan.
Viktor Orbán defeated in Hungary parliamentary election 2026: Péter Magyar and Tisza win historic supermajority
Péter Magyar's Tisza party wins a two-thirds supermajority in Hungary's April 2026 election, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule with record 80% voter turnout.