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Middle East crisis live: Iran reopens strait of Hormuz but US blockade remains

Middle East crisis live: Iran reopens strait of Hormuz but US blockade remains

Iran reopens the strait of Hormuz during ceasefire negotiations, a move the US president praised on social media
Vivian Ho (now); Taz Ali and Adam Fulton (earlier)36 min
After the latest Mandelson revelations, Starmer needs to get a good lawyer. Wasn’t he supposed to be one? | Jonathan Freedland

After the latest Mandelson revelations, Starmer needs to get a good lawyer. Wasn’t he supposed to be one? | Jonathan Freedland

If only the PM had been the process-obsessed technocrat he was once painted as, this disaster wouldn’t have happened – and he wouldn’t be on the brink, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Jonathan Freedland7 min
Kenyan outsourcing company for Meta sacks more than 1,000 workers

Kenyan outsourcing company for Meta sacks more than 1,000 workers

Social media corporation terminated Sama contract after allegations its staff viewed private scenes filmed by Meta’s smartglasses
Robert Booth UK technology editor3 min
Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience

Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience

With Imax more popular than ever, a new way to watch movies – HDR by Barco – has been quietly rolling out but what difference does it really make?
Jesse Hassenger8 min
Annette Dolphin obituary

Annette Dolphin obituary

Other lives: Neuroscientist whose research showed how individual molecules can affect neurological disorders
Philippa Dolphin3 min
Defence spending should not be a choice of welfare or warfare | Letters

Defence spending should not be a choice of welfare or warfare | Letters

Letters: Readers on the purpose of Nato and the merits of increasing military spending in straitened times
The Guardian5 min
Paving is crazy: we should let our gardens grow as nature intended | Letters

Paving is crazy: we should let our gardens grow as nature intended | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to Emma Beddington’s defence of untidy gardens at this time of year, when many sacrifice unruly nature for hard standing
The Guardian4 min
Lancashire to put matches behind paywall; Hampshire v Somerset, and more: county cricket – live

Lancashire to put matches behind paywall; Hampshire v Somerset, and more: county cricket – live

Join Tanya Aldred for updates from the first day of the latest round of County Championship matches
Tanya Aldred9 min
Nursery worker jailed for three years over death of 14-month-old boy in her care

Nursery worker jailed for three years over death of 14-month-old boy in her care

Noah Sibanda died after he was physically restrained while being put to sleep at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley
Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent and agencies4 min
Senate passes short-term extension of surveillance law – US politics live

Senate passes short-term extension of surveillance law – US politics live

Senators pass 10-day extension by voice vote after House defeated attempts for five-year and 18-month extensions on Thursday night
Shrai Popat (now); Marina Dunbar and Vivian Ho (earlier)13 min