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How could strait of Hormuz closure affect UK food and medicine supplies?
ByHelena Horton and Rachel Hall April 2, 2026

Effects of Iran’s blockade will depend on how long crisis lasts as disruption ripples through supply chainsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe closure of the strait of Hormuz, the crucial oil and gas shipping route that has been blocked by Iran since …

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Families condemn UK ‘impotence’ over UAE ‘social media misuse’ detentions
ByMatthew Weaver April 1, 2026

Ministers accused of being too fearful of offending Emirates to help Britons detained for sharing images of warMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe families of UK citizens held in the United Arab Emirates over allegations that they shared images…

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Prominent UK pro-Palestine activists guilty of breaching protest conditions
ByAamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent April 1, 2026

Judge says in verdict against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham that conditions imposed were lawful and necessaryTwo prominent leaders in the Palestine solidarity movement in Britain have been found guilty of breaching protest conditions, in what campaigners…

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Tony Blair says the left is in ‘unholy alliance’ with Islamists. It’s a desperate last ploy to quell the anger over Gaza | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones April 1, 2026

The former PM has no valid response when progressives raise a voice over war crimes, so he seeks to mute them. But we’ll take no moral lectures from himThe left, claims Tony Blair, has forged an “alliance with Islamists”. He goes further: this is simpl…

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‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war
ByOliver Holmes, Angela Giuffrida and Stephen Burgen March 31, 2026April 1, 2026

Many countries in Europe have called the conflict illegal, with some blocking Israeli and US planes from moving weapons through their airspaceMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to…

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UK sends more troops to Gulf amid Trump jibes over British military role
ByMatthew Weaver March 31, 2026

John Healey says extra deployment is defensive response to ‘expanding threat’ from IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK is sending more military support to the Gulf, taking the total deployment to 1,000 troops, a…

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The world cannot allow Gaza’s horrors to be replayed in Lebanon | Letter
ByGuardian staff March 31, 2026

The failure of the UK government to act now will have devastating human consequences, writes Steve CuttsYour editorial on Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon (25 March) rightly warns against a repeat of the devastating tactics unleashed on Pal…

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IMF warns Middle East conflict will lead to higher prices and slower global growth
ByPhillip Inman March 30, 2026

Washington-based fund says rising energy and food costs will hit economies worldwide and could leave lasting scarsThe International Monetary Fund has warned that “all roads lead to higher prices and slower growth worldwide” should the conflict in the M…

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BBC accused of making ‘propaganda’ films for Saudi sovereign wealth fund
ByHelena Horton and Sam Bright March 30, 2026

Critics say films lauding country’s attitude to women and green credentials could damage corporation’s reputationThe BBC has been accused of making “glossy propaganda films” for Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and taking money from a “repressive r…

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We can’t look away from the horrors of war | Brief letters
ByGuardian staff March 30, 2026

Children killed by bombs | Museum charges | No explanations necessary | Trump’s measurements | Origins of ‘lashings’The report of a much-loved six-year-old girl killed in Lebanon by an Israeli bomb reduced me to tears (‘My heart is breaking’: Lebanese …

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