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UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian missile sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

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Airline industry hit by biggest crisis since pandemic

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Taiwan concerned by depletion of US missile stocks during Iran war

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Flagship Blackstone credit fund posts first monthly loss since 2022

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Investors start to bet on US interest rate rises amid inflation fears

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UK ministers begin contingency planning amid economic fears over Iran war

Photograph: Reuters UK ministers begin contingency planning amid economic fears over Iran war Anger grows within cabinet over impact of war begun by Donald Trump,...

7 min Mar 21, 2026

US stock markets dip for fourth straight week over US-Israel war on Iran

Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP View image in fullscreen Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026....

4 min Mar 21, 2026

How the Iran war has sent shocks rippling across the globe

Photograph: Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images View image in fullscreen People gather near a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder distribution agency in India, after supply issues caused...

7 min Mar 21, 2026

US company to pay $22.5m over newborn’s death after denying woman remote work

Photograph: JHVEPhoto/Alamy US company to pay $22.5m over newborn’s death after denying woman remote work Chelsea Walsh prematurely gave birth after firm rejected work from...

6 min Mar 21, 2026

Lowering speed limits among contingency plans to curb UK oil demand

Photograph: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock Lowering speed limits among contingency plans to curb UK oil demand International Energy Agency recommends emergency measures, including working from home, as...

5 min Mar 20, 2026

Pinterest CEO calls for ban on social media for youth under 16

Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP via Getty Images View image in fullscreen Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, in Beverly Hills, California, on 5 May 2025. Photograph:...

3 min Mar 20, 2026

FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal

Photograph: M4OS Photos/Alamy View image in fullscreen The FCA said it had ‘opened an enforcement investigation’ into MFS. Photograph: M4OS Photos/Alamy FCA investigates collapsed lender...