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UK gathers more than 30 countries in bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to the world9:05 Thursday’s meeting is considered a first step, to be followed by ‘working-level meetings’ of officials to hammer out details 5 key takeaways from Trump’s first address to nation since start of Iran war9:05 In his televised speech, Trump does not commit to a timeline to end the war in Iran and says he may bomb energy and oil infrastructures if negotiations are unsatisfactory Jermain Defoe is a long way from the Premier League but ready for Woking ‘gamble’8:33 The former England, Tottenham and West Ham striker has dropped into the fifth tier for his first managerial job but is keen to earn his stripes and says there will be no excuses if success doesn’t come Sonia Bompastor explodes at Katie McCabe’s hair-pull — then pulls out the receipts8:33 The Chelsea manager was furious McCabe was not sent off for pulling Alyssa Thompson’s hair as Arsenal held on to reach the Women’s Champions League semi-finals Why England fans shouldn’t panic about their World Cup hopes after a dismal international break8:33 England struggled to create chances in their 1-1 draw with Uruguay and 1-0 defeat by Japan at Wembley, but the time to fine-tune this team is not in March Easter bank holiday weekend weather forecast revealed with yellow warnings issued across UK8:33 Yellow weather warnings for wind are in place on Saturday and Sunday with peak gusts of up to 90mph possible in certain exposed areas Coroner says New Zealand rugby player who died by suspected suicide had brain abnormality CTE8:33 A post-mortem examination shows a New Zealand professional rugby player who died by suspected suicide last year had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain abnormality linked to repeated concussions New Zealand and Cook Islands sign a defense pact, easing tensions over a China deal8:33 New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them |