Sky News looks at the tools and weapons Iran is employing in its blockade of the crucial trade route - and what it might be holding back for later.

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From February 25, 2026, the United Kingdom will replace physical visa stickers and BRP cards with fully digital e-Visas linked to a UKVI online account, marking a major shift to a paperless border ...

David L. Suber receives research funding from the Leverhulme Trust and from the John Fell Fund at the University of Oxford. The UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, recently visited China to announce ...

THERE’S an important by-election coming up which could decide the fate of the Prime Minister. It’s in a place called Gorton and Denton. I’ve never been there but I’m sure it’s lovely. Lots of people ...

Swifties are divided after the jeweler behind Taylor Swift’s engagement ring revealed that the design is now available for purchase through Sotheby’s. While some fans praised the move, others argued ...

The United Kingdom has announced that from February 25, 2026, visitors who require entry clearance will be issued electronic visas only, ending the use of physical immigration documents. The UK Visas ...

Only the Conservatives care about keeping the United Kingdom together, Kemi Badenoch has told her party’s Welsh conference. Speaking to party members in Llandudno ahead of Senedd elections in May, Mrs ...

British Airways is giving travellers the chance to fly to Madrid and Toulon/Saint-Tropez for just £2 - plus Avios - this summer. These exclusive Avios-Only flights go on sale 12 February 2026, ...

Travis Van Isacker receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) (Grant Ref: ES/W002639/1). The deaths of at least 31 people in the Channel on November 24 2021 were “avoidable”, ...