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Nov 2, 2026 - World

Brent crude drops by more than 6% to $105.55 a barrel, the lowest level in more than two weeksThe oil price has fallen to its lowest level in more two weeks amid new hopes of a breakthrough to end the Iran war.Brent crude, the international benchmark, dropped by more than 6.5% to as low as $105.55 a barrel on Monday, the lowest since 16 October, sending shares in airline companies higher and pushing down government borrowing costs. Continue reading...

Nov 2, 2026 - World

Residents would welcome the development, but the president’s past false promises cast doubt on the proposalOn a Monday afternoon in late September, Donald Trump gathered Iowa Republicans in the Oval Office to make a big announcement: the firm Mesabi Metallics would invest $15bn to make the midwestern state the site of the largest steel mill in the country.One month later, and just days before the midterm election, word has spread in the small town of Wever, population 142, that the mill will be built somewhere nearby. And that’s been about it – no shovels in the dirt, workers on a job site or machinery on the dirt roads leading down towards the Mississippi River. Continue reading...

Nov 2, 2026 - World

Connor Sanderson-Doyle is one of four men accused of sexually abusing Joanne Young, who was repeatedly assaulted by her husband, Philip YoungA man has told a court he believed a woman who was repeatedly raped and drugged by her husband had consented when he answered an advert to have sex with her.Former Tory councillor Philip Young has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of drugging and sexually abusing his wife, Joanne Young, during a 13-year period at their home in Swindon, Wiltshire. Continue reading...

Nov 2, 2026 - World

Home secretary announced 5-year ILR option for care workers won’t apply to people who arrived after May 2025Downing Street has declined to say how much it cost for the plane carrying Andy Burnham and UK delegates to a Commonwealth leaders’ summit to stop in Manchester to pick him up (see 10.28am), the Press Association reports.At the morning lobby briefing, asked if this was an appropriate use of public money, the PM’s spokesperson said:The prime minister’s travel arrangements are made on the basis of security, operational requirements, and value for money for the taxpayer.The prime minister’s travel arrangements reflect where he was carrying out official government business at the end of last week. Continue reading...

Nov 2, 2026 - World

The upcoming polls appear to be giving jitters to investors, who are already troubled by the ongoing broader market volatility.