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Rachel Reeves must do more to protect us from a wartime slump20:41 Editorial : At a time of conflict in the Middle East, it would be unfair to blame the government for Britain now facing the biggest hit to growth of all the world’s major economies – but the public is right to expect the chancellor to display a surer touch with the nation’s finances than she has to date Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a 'toll booth' regime20:41 Iran is cementing its hold over the Strait of Hormuz, demanding vessels give up detailed information and detour into Iranian waters before being vetted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts, known for hits 'Summer Breeze' and 'Diamond Girl,' dies at 8720:41 Singer-songwriter Darrell “Dash” Crofts, who teamed with childhood friend Jim Seals for such 1970s soft-rock hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get Closer,” has died at 87 Star Wars head sells for more than a million dollars at huge Propstore memorabilia auction20:41 Elsewhere, a Wilson volleyball used by Tom Hanks in 2000’s Cast Away sold for 189,000 dollars (£143,181) Photos from Caracas and U.S. court where former Venezuelan President Maduro fights indictment20:41 Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returned to federal court in New York on Thursday, seeking the dismissal of his drug trafficking indictment in the wake of his capture in a U.S. military raid in January. Maduro supporters and opponents gathered outside the courthouse while in Caracas , supporters of Venezuela’s former first couple gathered in a public square hoping to watch the hearing … Shocking moment Bryan Kohberger casually chats to DMV worker about college murders20:09 Kohberger entered the Department of Motor Vehicles branch in Pullman, Washington, on November 18 2022, just five days after the killings of four students in Moscow, Idaho |