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Vitória Figueiredo Barreto went missing last Tuesday and was last seen in Brightlingsea..

Vitória Figueiredo Barreto went missing last Tuesday and was last seen in Brightlingsea..

Internal government analysis is said to have concluded oil prices could reach $150 a barrel if fighting continues until May, with gas costs also spiking.

Editor-at-Large Richard Kay has spent more than four decades at the Mail, devoting much of that time to covering the royal family as the paper's royal correspondent.

The regime has forced shut the crucial passageway, through which 20 per cent of the world's oil passes, as it ramps up its attacks on vessels in the region.

Asian governments are implementing emergency measures like four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates to cope with a fuel shortage triggered by the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. "Asia is particularly dependent on oil exports from the Middle East; Japan and South Korea respectively source 90% and 70% of their oil from the region," notes Fortune. From the report: On March 10, Thailand ordered civil servants to take the stairs rather than the elevator, and to work-from-home for the duration of the crisis. It increased the air-conditioning temperature to 27 degrees Celsius, and will tell government employees to wear short-sleeved shirts over suits. (Thailand has about 95 days of energy reserves left, according to Reuters). Vietnam also called on businesses to let people work-from-home to "reduce the need for travel and transportation." The Philippines is pushing for a four-day work week, and has ordered officials to limit travel "to essential functions only." South Asia is getting hit hard too. Bangladesh brought forward the Eid-al-fitr holiday, allowing universities to close early in a bid to save fuel. Pakistan also instituted a four-day week for government offices and closed schools. India suspended shipments of liquefied petroleum gas to commercial operators to prioritize supplies for households, leading to worries from hotels and restaurants that they may be forced to close without fuel supplies. Countries across the region are also considering price caps, subsidies, and tapping strategic oil reserves. On Wednesday, the International Energy Agency "unanimously" agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil and refined products from its reserves. The Associated Press offers a look at the energy supplies that countries hold and when they tap them.

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The closures will be in place between 8pm and 5am

Witham Carnival Association has selected its new Carnival Court and Queen for 2026.

Passionate campaigners raise various concerns about the plans for the area

A boy, 15, was arrested by police officers

The threatening notices from Brent Council in North West London, which were written in English and five South Asian languages, describe feeding birds as a ' crime against our streets'.

The naked bodies of Asra Abdullah Alsehli, 24, and Amaal Abdullah Alsehli, 23, were found inside their Canterbury flat in Sydney's south-west in June 2022 at least a month after they died.

Property developer Reuben Wincott, 30, has become embroiled in a property row with homeowners over his application to redevelop a property into a HMO for eight people in Eastleigh.

Glass on the M25 caused major delays this Thursday afternoon (March 12)

The 60-year-old Londoner, who was taken into custody on Monday night, is said to have deleted the video immediately when asked and insists he did not mean to break the law.

Meghan Markle's exact Le Creuset casserole dishes have landed in the Amazon Spring Sale - now up to 47 per cent off.

Just weeks after Southwest Airlines introduced its 'Customer of Size' policy, several female flyers have called out the US carrier for 'predatory' practices against plus-sized travellers

William John Jones, 68, was living with his niece and carer Gwenfair Benjamin, 51, along with her three pedigree dogs. He was left home alone with the animals, resulting in 38 horrific injuries.

Google evolves its pricing for agentic AI tool, pointing devs towards on-demand credits or $250 per month Ultra plan

Developers using Google's Antigravity agentic AI coding tool are complaining about higher prices following an announcement yesterday that the company is evolving its AI plans.…

In a blame game over Britain's limp response to the Iran crisis, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton is reported to have clashed with the Prime Minister's senior staff.