Oil back above $100 as US to blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail

A social action charity has welcomed the decision to increase the living wage in Jersey to £15.10 per hour in 2026. The new rate was approved this week and will come into effect at the beginning of January. The living wage is £1.51 higher than Jersey’s minimum wage which is set to increase to £13.59…

Andrew SinclairEast of England political editor, Colchester Andrew Sinclair/BBC More than 330,000 people used foodbanks in the East of England in the last year. A notable fall in numbers in 2026 would show that cost of living pressures are easing. Opinion polls suggest just over half of voters see the economy and the cost of…

The jury saw two very different reactions to the collision when they were shown footage from the Stena Immaculate, the ship that was anchored 14 nautical miles off the Humber estuary, and footage from the Solong, the cargo ship captained by Vladimir Motin that ploughed into it, Detective Chief Superintendent Craig Nicholson said.

A botched net zero scheme which has caused damp issues in thousands of homes was the result of ”serious failings at every level”, a UK government official has said. Last month, the National Audit Office found that 98% of the 23,000 homes that had external wall insulation installed under two separate schemes will result in…