Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost

US President Donald Trump has postponed strikes on Iran's power plants by five days, after what he called "productive talks" with Iran. But Tehran's denying they ever happened - describing the talks as "fake news" to try and calm global markets. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will outline measures to prevent energy firms exploiting the war to hike prices. Will every household feel protected? And England...

An investigation has been launched after four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance service were set on fire in Golders Green, in what the Metropolitan Police have said is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. The clock is ticking for Iran after President Donald Trump said if Tehran does not “fully open” the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, the US will "hit and obliterate t...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel acted alone when it struck an Iranian gas field, and that the war will end a “lot faster than people think”. Netanyahu has said that Israel will hold off on committing any further attacks against energy infrastructure, following its strikes on Iran’s South Pars natural gas field- which is the largest in the world. The number of me...

The Iran war intensifies in the Middle East as Qatar suffers from Iranian strikes. The foreign minister of Qatar says his country reserves its right to respond” after Iran hit some of it’s liquified natural gas facilities a day after hitting other industrial sites in the country. And with Easter around the corner, what could the effect of jet fuel prices be for those who have plans to go away? A s...

Iran has confirmed two of its highest ranking security officials have been killed in Israeli strikes. US President Donald Trump appears to be frustrated again with NATO members, accusing them of making a "foolish mistake" by refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Members of the Scottish Parliament have voted narrowly against legalising assisted dying in Scotland. The outbreak of meningitis...

Donald Trump is unhappy, again, with the prime minister over his response to the war in Iran - and debate intensifies as to whether this is a matter for NATO. There have been strikes overnight on the US embassy in Baghdad, and the UK is one of several nations to warn against an Israeli ground invasion in Lebanon. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will today set out her "three big choices" for the coming de...

US President Donald Trump is demanding help from seven countries to unblock a crucial oil waterway in the Middle East. Two people have died in the Canterbury area of Kent after an outbreak of an "invasive" disease which causes meningitis and septicaemia. Sir Keir Starmer is looking at ways to help protect people from the rising cost of living caused by the conflict in the Middle East. And Sophy an...

The US says it will temporarily ease sanctions on Russian oil amid surging prices. America's treasury secretary tells Wilf Frost oil tankers will be escorted through the Strait of Hormuz. Opposition MPs say Sir Keir Starmer's ethics adviser must investigate whether he broke the ministerial code in his handling of the Mandelson scandal. And a British fox has hitched a ride all the way to New York....

Explosions on energy facilities and ships in the Gulf mean oil prices have risen again - despite an historic release of reserves. A damning report on a fatal strike in Iran shows the US appears to have been behind the attack. The prime minister has more tough questions to answer, after documents show he was warned of the reputational risk in hiring Peter Mandelson. There's an opportunity for young...

Iran's police chief has warned anyone who takes to the streets will be "confronted as an enemy, not a protester". Back at home, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has banned a pro-Iran march from taking place in London on Sunday. A Labour MP has spoken out against reforms to courts and juries - waiving her anonymity in parliament to speak about being raped. We'll find out more information later about...

Donald Trump says the war in Iran could be over soon - in an attempt to prevent a global economic crisis. The first subjects for the new 'V Levels' have been announced - a new qualification that students in England will be able to take from next year. The government is introducing a new definition of anti-Muslim hate. Five Iranian women footballers have been granted humanitarian visas by Australia...

Oil prices have jumped by 20% in a single day in response to the conflict in the Middle East. Iran has announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late supreme leader of Iran, has been named as his successor. Cancer death rates in the UK have hit a historic new low. And a masked fan in Germany has taken frustration towards video action replay technology into their own hands… Sophy and Wilf hav...

Today marks the seventh day of the Iran war, with Israel saying it will launch a “broad” wave of air strikes against targets and has told people living in parts of Beirut in Lebanon to evacuate. Donald Trump says he needs to be involved in choosing the next leader of Iran and has dismissed one of the people tipped to take over, the son of Ali Khamenei, as a “lightweight”. Trump has also sacked his...

The war in the Middle East enters its sixth day today, and the conflict has reached new ground. A ballistic missile fired from Iran heading into Turkish airspace was shot down, the Turkish defence ministry has said. This came before Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defence, confirmed a US submarine sunk an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka. The husband of a Labour MP is one of three men arrested by t...

Donald Trump has claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is "no Churchill". Trump said he was "not happy with the UK" over its "shocking" decision to not allow the US to use its military base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands for the initial strikes against Iran. The Israeli military says it has started a "broad wave of strikes" in Iran overnight, marking the fifth day since the conflict in th...

The US and Israel's war on Iran is entering its fourth day, as strikes from both sides continue following the death of Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday. Tehran has threatened to burn down any ships that pass through the Strait of Hormuz, while Marco Rubio has said “the hardest hits are yet to come from the US military”. A potential dispute looks to be brewing between Donald Trump and Sir Keir Sta...

Donald Trump has repeated claims that the US is prepared to continue its attacks on Iran for several weeks. This follows a tense weekend in the Middle East as a new conflict began on Saturday morning with the US and Israel striking cities across Iran, calling for its people to remove the regime. The RAF base Akrotiri has been hit by a suspected drone strike the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. P...

The Green Party have won a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election. What does it mean for Labour and Reform Pakistan has declared an "open war" with its neighbour Afghanistan. Hillary Clinton has denied any knowledge about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes ahead of her husband, former US president Bill Clinton, testifying before Congress today. A massive study of the vegetarian diet has revea...

Content Warning : childbirth trauma & loss "Maternity and neonatal services in England are failing too many women" - that's the findings laid out in a report into the nation's maternity care. Jeffrey Epstein has appeared to blame the then-Prince Charles for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor losing his UK trade envoy job. Cuba says its forces have killed four Cuban nationals on a US-registered speedbo...

President Donald Trump has made a record-breaking speech in the US - the longest in history… at one hour 48 minutes long. Peter Mandelson's lawyers say a 'baseless' suggestion prompted his arrest on Monday. Mandelson has denied any wrongdoing. From today, visitors will require an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter Britain. What does it mean for dual nationals? And has spring sprung? Sophy an...

Lord Mandelson spent around eight hours being questioned by police over alleged leaks of market-sensitive data to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The UK's pledged millions more support for Ukraine, four years on from Russia's invasion. GPs are being given an incentive of £3,000 from the government to prescribe patients weight-loss jabs. And a baby boy's become the first child in the UK to be...

Billions of pounds are to be spent to help provide for children with educational special needs, which would see more children learning in mainstream rather than specialist schools. Blockades and violent protests have erupted across Mexico after the country's most wanted man, a kingpin drug lord, was killed in a military operation, with the help of the US. What do US President Donald Trump's fresh...

After being arrested by police, the former prince and brother to King Charles, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has now been released under investigation. His former home in Berkshire is set to undergo further police searches today. It is understood that the UK has said the US cannot launch strikes on Iran from its military base on Diego Garcia, the biggest island in the Chagos Islands. More than 30 "d...

Could the Government be set to make another u-turn? President Donald Trump has yet again warned the UK not to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The boss of Meta Platforms Mark Zuckerberg appeared in court at a landmark trial in Los Angeles questioning whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Children can now claim damages for years of life earnings lost due to me...

Real Madrid and Brazilian football star Vinicius Junior has said he was racially abused in last night’s match against Benfica. Essex Police are looking into private flights taken in and out of Stansted Airport - as a result of details coming from the Epstein files. The National Crime Agency (NCA) says police are arresting 1,000 suspected paedophiles every month. A group of female MPs say the gover...