Iran war: Oil rises above $115 and Asia shares slide as conflict enters fifth week

Gideon LongBusiness reporter Kseniia Kalmus Kseniia Kalmus started to make drones for the Ukrainian army after Russia’s invasion The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is often described as the world’s “first drone war”. It has led to a continuing huge growth in the production of military drones, both within and outside Ukraine. Before Russia’s invasion of…

Ben Godfrey,in Wolverhamptonand Tanya Gupta,West Midlands BBC Lucy Cox said providing hot meals and a warm space was even more important at this time of the year A charity has laid on hot lunches for people struggling as temperatures plummet and the government warns of the effects of cold weather. Good Shepherd in Wolverhampton supports…

An emergency food charity that sends meals to foodbanks across Blackpool has said it could face closure without support to keep its services running. The Big Food Project is a redistributor of surplus food from supermarkets and manufacturers to 125 foodbanks, schools, community kitchens, crisis services and families across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. It said…

Vital supplies of US liquefied natural gas are due to start flowing into war-ravaged Ukraine this winter via a pipeline across the Balkans. The deal was announced after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Sunday. Greece is working to increase the flow of American LNG to its terminals…

Getty Images Reselling tickets to live events for a profit is set to be banned by the government. Ministers are expected to announce the plan in a bid to tackle touts and resale sites which offer tickets at several times’ face value. Restricting ticket touts was one of the Labour government’s election pledges, as fans…