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Trending News: Brits brace for more misery as oil prices jump back over $100 after Iran talks collapse… with Starmer refusing to join Trump’s ‘blockade’ of Strait of HormuzOil prices spike as Trump plans his own clampdown on Strait of Hormuz and blasts NATO for not helping to defeat Iran: ‘They weren’t there for us’Passengers are ‘left vomiting and passing out’ after becoming stranded in Milan airport while trying to fly home to UK ‘because of border check queues’NYPD Officer issues urgent ‘sleeper cell’ warning as ISIS-inspired teen bombers could face life sentenceAussie state considers building its own fuel reservesBritish tourist is stranded in hospital with £40,000 bill due to insurance technicality after getting knocked off motorbike three hours after arriving in Sri LankaMeghan beams as she serves lunch at a women’s homeless shelter after visiting a children’s hospital with Harry on the first day of their whirlwind tour of AustraliaI was in bed at 5am when the call cameMale passenger, 52, is accused of raping woman seated next to him on international flightMeghan and Harry’s quasi-royal tour of Australia under fire over ‘unacceptable’ cost to taxpayer as couple visit homeless shelter and children’s hospital before money-spinning commercial engagementsTwo men accused of murder over Primrose Hill stabbing of 21-year-old Finbar Sullivan are remanded in custodyTrump gives Iran new two-day ultimatum as ceasefire holds steady amid blockade… and he surges more US troops into Middle EastChina’s President Xi warns world order is ‘crumbling into disarray’ as Iran threatens to block Red Sea if Trump does not end Hormuz navy blockade amid claims Beijing aided Tehran attack on US base: Live UpdatesModel’s daughter, 18, ‘was asked to leave Manchester gay bar because her wheelchair was deemed a fire safety hazard by club bosses’Trump declares Strait Hormuz ‘permanently open’ just hours after imposing Iran blockade as China intervenes: ‘They want me to do it’Starmer told to QUIT over ‘lies’ amid claims Mandelson FAILED security vetting for US envoyTrump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon as a first step toward ‘lasting peace’He stole the show in the Trump-Clinton debate… now discover what really happened to ‘Red Sweater Guy’ in the free DC Insider newsletterPutin is preparing for ‘Pearl Harbor in space’ nuclear attack, US military chief warnsHarrowing 911 call reveals distressing new details of top Democrat’s murder suicide that saw him kill wife then himself at $1m Virginia homeDaniel Kinahan is ARRESTED in Dubai: ‘Cartel leader’ faces extradition back to Ireland over ‘serious organised crime offences’Radio One DJ and Live Aid presenter Andy Kershaw dies aged 66 following cancer battleMoment RFK Jr confronted with Trump’s viral Jesus meme as he’s grilled over his ‘mental fitness’David Beckham’s 52nd birthday tribute to Victoria: Sportsman posts picture of the day he fell in love with Posh and mocks viral Netflix doc moment with snap of her dad’s Rolls-RoyceCo-op executive wins £100,000 in a major equal pay case after she was unfairly paid less than her male colleaguesUnited Airlines flight diverts and passengers escape on emergency slides amid ‘bomb threat’ after pilots ‘hear beeping device’French soldier is killed in Lebanon as Macron blames Hezbollah for ambush that also wounded three other troopsCaitlyn Jenner begs Trump for help correcting the gender on her passport after trans policy change‘Hypocrite’ Flynn’s £14,000 US junket courtesy of Trump… despite call to cancel President’s UK visitTrump warns Iran ‘can’t blackmail us’ as crisis deepens in Strait of HormuzMillionaires fund last-ditch rescue operation to free stranded whale named ‘Timmy’ off German coast for six weeksPolice watchdog to investigate motorway crash that killed two men: Patrol car had activated its blue lights after spotting car driving in wrong directionSTEPHEN DAISLEY: This masterpiece of mendacity should be enough to ensure we never suffer an SNP government againManhunt for balaclava-clad knifemen after pubgoer is stabbed in beer gardenSNP torn apart by bitter civil war over ‘plot to frame Salmond’Rapper’s bodyguard is abducted in Sydney in late-night  snatch from his homeForeign Office chief sacked over Mandelson vetting scandal to be grilled by MPs: Sir Olly Robbins to maintain he did nothing wrongPetty Texas Rep. introduces new act named MAMDANI that would deport visitors based on their political beliefsAlmost a third of middle-aged people put off exercise ‘for life’ by trauma of PE lessonsSmooth real estate tycoon, 54, outrages Denver high society with alleged scam… years after wife exposed appalling antics with MUCH younger womanAnthony Albanese announces four cargo ships carrying 200million litres of diesel will soon arrive in AustraliaFamily of D4vd’s alleged murder victim break silence after singer was charged with killing their ‘beautiful, strong girl’Man’s metal best friend? 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I was in bed at 5am when the call came

I was in bed at 5am when the call came

By CHRIS PLEASANCE

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I’ve been covering foreign affairs for the Daily Mail for almost 15 years.

The Iran war is the latest conflict I’ve reported on, but it’s far from the first.

With this video, I wanted to give readers a sense of what it’s really like inside the newsroom of a major publication on a day when huge breaking news unfolds.

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