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The American military has ordered 2,500 marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a US official said in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of war with Iran.

A group of MPs has hit out at Fujitsu for being "yet to contribute a penny" to the nearly £1.5 billion redress bill for victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal and called for urgent action to quash pre-Horizon convictions.

MPs will examine the fairness of student loans repayment in a new inquiry following increasing debate over the system.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has vowed that the Government "will not tolerate" heating oil suppliers profiteering from the crisis in the Middle East.

Teachers are set to strike in Scotland later this month in a dispute over workload.

Hereditary peers will lose their seats in the House of Lords before the next King's Speech.

The first three V-level qualifications to be offered from September next year have been revealed, as the Education Secretary pledged to make it less complicated to access vocational and technical education.

The Government has asked Ofcom to report on which social media companies are failing to implement measures to protect women and girls online.

A ban on social media for under-16s has been rejected by MPs.

Ministers face pressure to act on the cost of living as the Iran conflict threatens to push prices higher.