The renewed violence on Sunday comes amid heated rhetoric from Washington and Tehran that suggests further escalation in the coming hours and days. The offensive is the second time in eight months that the Trump administration has used military force against Iran. Iranian retaliation has targeted Israel as well as civilian infrastructure and US military bases across the Arab Gulf states. Trump said the airstrikes aimed to end a decades-long threat from Iran and ensure it could not develop a nuclear weapon. Many Israeli officials appeared convinced that the death of Khamenei would prompt an almost immediate country-wide uprising, analysts in Israel said.

Cleese said: “To be honest, I was more confident about it than almost anything I’ve ever done. I remember reading the finished script and thinking it was really funny. Think Ben Travers. Think Brian Rix and Ray Cooney. Farce is universal.”

Shipping Suspensions and Global Oil MovementMost tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses have suspended crude oil, fuel and liquefied natural gas shipments via the Strait of Hormuz, trade sources said, after Tehran warned ships against moving through the waterway. More than 20% of global oil is moved through the Strait of Hormuz. Regional and OPEC+ ResponsesMiddle East leaders have warned Washington that a war on Iran could lead to oil prices jumping to more than $100 a barrel, said RBC analyst Helima Croft. Asian Response and Alternative Supply RoutesThe Iran crisis also prompted Asian governments and refiners to assess oil stockpiles and alternative shipping routes and supplies. Kpler analysts said in a webinar on Sunday that India might turn to Russian oil to make up for potential Middle East supply loss.

Read our Privacy noticeCillian Murphy has definitively shut down rumours he has been cast as Voldemort in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series. The Irish actor, 49, had been at the centre of speculation around casting for the role, with Ralph Fiennes, who played the villain in the Harry Potter film adaptations, appearing to suggest that Murphy’s involvement was a done deal. Elsewhere in Murphy’s interview, he discussed the forthcoming Peaky Blinders film, which sees him return as Birmingham gangster Tommy Shelby. “I was 35 when we started [filming the Peaky Blinders TV series] and 48 when we made the film,” he said. It’s incredibly rewarding seeing everybody around you get older.”Reflecting on the success of the Peaky Blinders, Murphy attributed it to the “novel-like” quality of TV as a medium.

Eighty percent of its 14 million population work in agricultural sectors now facing increased challenges from a changing climate. A storm-damaged roof (Brian Lawless/PA)Trocaire’s goals in Rwanda include promoting climate and environmental justice, as well as the empowerment of women and girls. Veridiana Uzamuranga at her family’s rebuilt home (Brian Lawless/PA)One of Trocaire’s key partners in Rwanda is the women-led NGO Duterimbere. Ms Uwitonze was among those who commented on the common Rwandan refrain that “rain is a blessing”, but said this is not always the case when it falls so heavily. The broken banks of the Nyabarongo River (Brian Lawless/PA)Faustin Vuningoma, co-ordinator of the Rwanda Climate Change and Development Network, agreed.

Vetting at Thames Valley Police should be improved to make sure only appropriate people are allowed access to sensitive information, an inspection has concluded. In its latest report, it found that TVP’s vetting of police staff was only ‘adequate’. But when inspectors looked closely at four such cases, they didn't agree with any of the decisions TVP’s vetting unit made. In addition, TVP’s head of vetting said that sometimes managers in various departments failed to tell the force vetting unit when staff changed jobs or roles. When that happens, the vetting unit may not realise that someone now needs a different level of clearance.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday published video of its airstrike on missile launchers in western Iran as Israel and the U.S. take part in a joint effort against Tehran. “We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us. '”Trump said he hopes the IRGC and police will “peacefully merge” with Iranian patriots to stabilize the country. The Israeli military on Saturday said it had killed dozens of members of Iran’s leadership during sweeping, coordinated strikes in Iran, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israeli intelligence managed to infiltrate the Iranian security echelon, making the strikes possible, the official explained.

These historical outcomes are striking, as the UK Government’s mini-budget of 2022 also led to such extensive and immediate reactions. But this use of history can lead to mistakes being repeated if the negative consequences of past policies are overlooked. For example, the policy of Reaganomics was largely remembered for stimulating economic growth and decreasing inflation. The promise of tax cuts was a bold answer to stimulate growth and to instil confidence in financial markets as well as Conservative Party backers. The 2022 mini-budget shows that what is thought to be learned from history gets filtered on political ideology and electioneering.

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Dubai International Airport sustained damage during Iran's attacks while airports in Abu Dhabi and Kuwait were also hit. Thousands of flights have been affected across the Middle East, according to data on flight-tracking platform FlightAware. Airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, the UAE and Qatar remained virtually empty, maps by Flightradar24 showed on Sunday. In Bali, Indonesia, long queues snaked through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport as passengers waited to speak to airline staff. Travellers sat on their luggage as they waited to find out details of their flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, while departure boards in Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport showed a long list of cancelled flights.

India is famed for its stepwells – multi-story structures built to provide access to groundwater, with steps and platforms descending to the water level. Thousands were built across the country near natural aquifers – underground porous rock saturated with water – mostly between the 11th and 18th centuries. About 100 are in the southern Indian state of Telangana, with nearly half of these in the state’s capital, Hyderabad. “If the water from all the stepwells became potable, it would then encourage people to preserve these systems,” she says. More than 600 million Indians already face high-to-extreme water stress, and the country’s water demand is projected to double by 2030.