US President Biden’s statements about potential Israeli action on Iranian oil facilities have increased global tensions, causing a surge in oil prices and raising concerns over energy exports and inflation impacts.

Israel has announced plans to carry out a retaliatory strike on Iran in response to recent missile attacks, while the United States has decided not to support this course of action targeting Iran’s nuclear sites.

Iran’s missile strike on Israel has raised concerns of a potential new conflict, reports the i.

A government report has confirmed that a second IT system used by the Post Office is likely to have been faulty and may have led to wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses, who were investigated and prosecuted over financial discrepancies.