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Trump: Europe is desperate for Energy, and yet the United Kingdom refuses to open North Sea Oil, one of the greatest fields in the World. Tragic... Aberdeen should be booming. Norway sells its North Sea Oil to the U.K. at double the price. They are making a fortune. U.K., which is better situated on the North Sea for purposes of energy than Norway, should, DRILL, BABY, DRILL... It is absolutely crazy that they don’t… AND, NO MORE WINDMILLS

British Prime Minister Starmer: It is essential to open the Strait of Hormuz and we do not support imposing a blockade on it.

Ireland’s government announced more than €500 million in tax cuts on motor fuel in an attempt to placate protesters snarling key ports and roadways

Financial Times, citing informed sources: Britain will not participate in imposing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz

Protesters in Ireland are blocking ports and fuel depots with trucks and tractors in protest against the high gasoline prices

Keir Starmer: I'm fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energy, businesses' bills go up and down on energy, because of the actions of Putin or Trump across the world

British Ministry of Defence has released satellite images of the GUGI base the UK believes Russia deployed a series of submarines to covertly spy on Britain’s undersea cable network. It has also released an image of the alleged spy ship the Yantar, alongside at one of those docks. This vessel is thought to have tried to pinpoint and threaten undersea cables in around the UK in recent months

Russia ran a secret submarine operation in British waters that threatened vital energy and data cables, John Healey has revealednn

British and Norwegian militaries led an operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of malign activity in the north Atlantic

British Foreign Secretary: We want to extend the ceasefire to include Lebanon

The Trump administration is considering a plan to punish some members of the NATO alliance that it believes were unhelpful to the U.S. and Israel during the Iran war, according to administration officials.The proposal would involve moving U.S. troops out of NATO countries deemed unhelpful to the Iran war effort and station them in countries that were more supportive of the U.S. military campaign

A Russian frigate sailed into the Channel this morning protecting some of Putin’s shadow fleet oil tankers. Following them was RFA Tideforce, a British Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship. I spent the morning in a fishing boat tracking Putin’s flotilla as it openly defied warnings from Keir Starmer, who two weeks ago today warned the British military could start seizing the ships

British minister: The Prime Minister is heading to the Middle East today to meet with allies and support a ceasefire in Iran.

Ireland is expected to come to a standstill today as national fuel protests have started across the country this morning

"Defences sources have confirmed HMS Dragon, a Royal Navy destroyer in the region, has NOT been attacked nor struck", according to The Telegraph's Tom Cotterill

A British government spokesperson: Starmer discussed with the Kuwaiti Crown Prince the deployment of a British air defense system in the Gulf states.

British Defence: Air Force shot down more than 10 Iranian drones in the region overnight

Keir Starmer says the UK will convene 35 countries to discuss the diplomatic and political measures needed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and UK military planners will meet as well

President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Asaad al-Shaibani arrive in London

Trump: "All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you"

The FSB has accused British Embassy's Second Secretary, Gerardus in espionage activity, and ordered him to leave Russia

Sources confirm Iran launched an unsuccessful missile attack on the UK-US base at Diego Garcia. The attack was launched before yesterday’s update from the government expanding the use of UK bases by the US to deal with threats to the Strait of Hormuz. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: "Iran’s reckless attacks, lashing out across the region and holding hostage the Strait of Hormuz, are a threat to British interests and British allies. “RAF jets and other UK military assets are continuing to defend our people and personnel in the region. “This government has given permission to the US to use British bases for specific and limited defensive operations.”

Iran fired two missiles at the joint US-UK base in Diego Garcia, about 4,000 kilometers from Iran One of the missiles failed in flight, and a interceptor was fired at the second, from a US warship

Trump: I am disappointed in the British Prime Minister

Starmer: We are holding talks about a viable plan regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

Starmer: Britain will ‘not be drawn’ into war with Iran

British Defence: Typhoon and F-35 fighter jets conducted night sorties in the region. The sorties included Qatar, Cyprus, the UAE, Jordan, and Bahrain. We conducted these sorties in defense of our country's interests and those of our allies in the region

British Energy Minister: We are talking with Washington and allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and there are things Britain can do.

The SNP has passed a pro-independence motion telling the UK Government to begin to prepare for Scotland’s exit from the Union

A British tourist arrested after allegedly filming missiles hitting Dubai is facing two years in prison after being charged with a cybercrime