‘A step back from the brink’: European leaders welcome US-Iran ceasefire pred 12 urami in 1 minuto Announcement of deal met with relief, and calls for strait of Hormuz to be reopened and permanent end to hostilities US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesEuropean leaders have welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire deal, while calling for the reopening of the strait of Hormuz and a permanent end to hostilities, including in Lebanon.The US and Iran agreed a two-week conditional ceasefire on Tuesday, including a temporary reopening of the strait of Hormuz, after last-minute diplomacy from Pakistan. The Israeli military said on Wednesday, however, that it was continuing “fighting and ground operations” in its war against the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, despite a statement from mediator Pakistan that Lebanon was included in the ceasefire. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Doctors’ strike timed to cause havoc over Easter break, says NHS England chief pred 12 urami in 3 minutami Sir Jim Mackey said hospitals were struggling to fill rotas because six-day walkout was scheduled over holidayThe latest strike by resident doctors in England has been “deliberately timed to cause havoc” by coinciding with hospital staff’s Easter holidays, the head of the NHS has claimed.Hospitals have struggled to find enough doctors to replace those who have refused to work during the six-day walkout, Sir Jim Mackey, the chief executive of NHS England, said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Keir Starmer welcomes Iran war ceasefire as he heads to Gulf to meet regional leaders – UK politics live pred 12 urami in 7 minutami PM to meet partners in region to discuss effort to ‘support and sustain ceasefire’ and reopening the strait of HormuzThe chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, Brant Dunshea, has revealed that the sport will consider more direct action protests as they continue to battle against government plans to introduce affordability tests for punters, Matt Hughes reports.Opening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would “send a shock wave around the world”, imperilling international climate targets, undermining the UK’s climate leadership and encouraging developing countries to exploit their own fossil fuel reserves, experts have warned. Fiona Harvey has the story. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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