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An airstrike has killed four people in Yemen while a senior Iranian commander warned US warships would not be allowed into the Persian Gulf. Alex and Jordan explain the Hormuz stakes and why the rising tensions matter for oil prices worldwide.

A Harwell man has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years for murdering his 64-year-old mother at home in January. Alex and Jordan cover the unanimous verdict, the sentence, and the police appeal for the family's privacy.

Storm Boelo is closing Scottish rail lines tonight under an amber wind warning, with gusts of up to 80mph forecast across Scotland. Alex and Jordan run through the closures, the Met Office warnings, and what travellers should expect into Sunday.

Paris is shutting the Louvre and other major museums as France deploys around 70,000 police and gendarmes for a day of mass protests over living costs. Alex and Jordan look at the curfew, the banned routes, and the unrest last weekend that set the stage for today.

Israel has launched a multi-day West Bank operation with raids on at least 13 towns, demolitions and evacuations around Hebron after gunmen killed two soldiers. Alex and Jordan break down the scale of the operation, the politics ahead of Tuesday's election, and the UN criticism of the lockdown.

Jordan has declared three days of national mourning after gunmen opened fire on a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, killing seven and wounding at least 34, as King Abdullah II visited the injured and a manhunt continues. Alex and Jordan report on a shaken nation and the search for the attackers.

Ukraine and Russia have swapped 270 servicemen each in their first prisoner exchange since August, even as President Zelenskyy says the Starlink slowdown has still not been fully restored. Alex and Jordan explain what the swap means for families and why the Starlink dispute is straining Kyiv's ties with Washington.

Russia launched 126 drones at Ukraine overnight, with 101 shot down, as strikes hit Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Odesa regions ahead of November peace talks. Alex and Jordan break down the scale of the overnight wave and the damage left across five regions.

President Trump rallied in Florida on Friday as Democrats target several House seats in the ruby-red state with ten days to go until the 3 November midterms. Alex and Jordan look at why a rally in a state Republicans usually take for granted signals a fiercely contested House battleground.

Kentucky's Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a drunk driver who killed 62-year-old Gordon Torline, rejecting the argument that a 2023 vehicular-homicide law barred the murder charge. Alex and Jordan examine why the driver's prior alcohol-related history and warnings about drunk driving proved decisive for the court.