Households have faced a sharp rise in the cost of heating oil since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will promise on Monday to support "working people" with cost-of-living pressures worsened by the conflict in the Middle East, warning companies not to try to "exploit this crisis" by increasing prices.

A mix of stories on Sunday's papers, with the war in the Middle East remaining prominent. "Over a barrel" is the Observer's headline as the paper fills its front page with plumes of black smoke rising from a key oil depot in the UAE after an Iranian strike.

LONDON (AP) — News that Prime Minister Keir Starmer ignored warnings of senior advisers and appointed Jeffrey Epstein’s pal Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S. was bad for the embattled leader. It seems unlikely to improve.

SIR Keir Starmer will today unveil new help for households reliant on heating oil as energy prices soar. At a Downing Street press conference, the PM will insist helping families

In separate calls, the leaders discussed reopening the Strait of Hormuz to end the disruption to global shipping, Downing Street said US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke on Sunday about the "importance" of reopening the Strait of Hormuz,

President Trump criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday over delaying sending an aircraft carrier to the Middle East.

The headline news that 50 Labour councillors have defected to the Greens will make unpleasant reading for Keir Starmer.