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Hong Kong fire victims to return to burned homes, grieving losses and grappling with trauma2:04 Five months after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, thousands of displaced fire victims are beginning to return to see what remains of their homes and retrieve their belongings Hundreds pack Montevideo’s plaza as La Rueda de Candombe caps a breakout run2:04 Every Monday night in Montevideo, hundreds of people gather around a table in a public square, drawn by the pulse of drums, guitars, and voices ‘I collapsed into my cream tea on a bike ride. Turns out I had a serious, undiagnosed health problem for 50 years’1:33 Diana Warren, 55, was enjoying a bike ride when she suddenly collapsed - leading to a shock diagnosis Universities set to be fined up to £500,000 for failing to protect free speech1:33 The Office for Students (OfS) will oversee scheme, which will launch in time for the upcoming academic year Average price tag on a home jumps by nearly £3,000 in April – Rightmove1:32 House price growth is proving strongest in parts of the market less exposed to higher borrowing costs, Rightmove said. Exercise to test response to offshore energy threat involving vessels and drones1:32 ‘Exercise Granite Resolve’ will gauge how the offshore industry and government agencies deal with a complex emergency. UK to narrowly avoid recession and jobless rate to surge, Item Club warns1:32 The independent forecasting group said interest rates will remain on hold in 2026 despite soaring inflation caused by the Iran war. Oil prices rise anew amid a US-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz1:01 Oil prices are rising in early trading as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies Is he or isn’t he? Trump officials flip-flop on whether Vance is leading Iran talks - or staying home0:29 Vance’s participation in upcoming U.S.-Iran peace talks has been in question for days after the last round, helmed by the vice president, failed to reach an agreement |