Iran besloot vrijdagmiddag plotseling de Straat van Hormuz te heropenen. De Amerikanen handhaven hún blokkade, maar alleen voor Iraanse schepen. Ondertussen bereidt een aantal westerse landen zich voor om zeemijnen te gaan ruimen in de zeeëngte, die cruciaal is voor de wereldoliehandel.

De aankondiging dat Iran de Straat van Hormuz weer zal openstellen voor alle commerciële scheepvaart is een „positief signaal”, zegt een woordvoerder van brancheorganisatie…

Ouders werken massaal, hebben het druk en kinderen worden overal verleid om vet, zoet en zout te eten. Gezonde maaltijden op het kinderdagverblijf voorzien in een behoefte. „We laten elk nieuw gerecht testen door een peuterpanel.”

• ‘Twenty-two years without title … if they win it’s over’

• City manager enjoys watching rivals despite criticism

Pep Guardiola believes if Manchester City replicate their second-half Carabao Cup final display against Arsenal “for 95 minutes” in Sunday’s pivotal title meeting with Mikel Arteta’s side they will win, though the manager expects his opposite number to make adjustments for this key clash.

Arsenal dominated initially when the teams met last month at Wembley before City gradually became ascendant, Guardiola’s side in control after the break as two goals from Nico O’Reilly claimed the trophy. Guardiola was asked if City would prevail again at the Etihad Stadium if they perform as they did at Wembley. “If we play like the second half during 95 minutes and they play like the second half during 95 minutes, we are going to win,” said the manager.

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The Premier League has history when it comes to clashes between the two teams fighting to become champions

Kevin Keegan’s swashbuckling Newcastle looked set to be runaway champions, but from 12 points clear they were slowly reeled in by Alex Ferguson’s ruthless Manchester United. When the two title-chasers met at St James’ Park in early March, Keegan’s previously irresistible attack was kept out repeatedly by Peter Schmeichel, and there was a sense of inevitability when Eric Cantona popped up to volley home the winner at the far post. Ferguson’s side travelled home a point behind Newcastle, who had been dragged into a scrap, and when he turned up the mind games in the run-in, Keegan boiled over on live TV in unforgettable fashion. How the Magpies manager would have loved it if his champions-elect had put their challengers away when they had the chance.

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Wegwerkzaamheden zorgen dit weekend voor omleidingen op de A12, de A15 en de A27. Het treinverkeer tussen Dordrecht en Geldermalsen ligt plat. Aan de metro in Rotterdam wordt gewerkt tussen de stations Beurs en Voorschoterlaan.

We hear Sweden is lovely place for workloads to visit

Microsoft Azure capacity woes are back, and worse than ever, judging by the complaints of UK users.…