FTSE 100: BP, Shell and oil prices surge on assassination of Hamas leader in Iran Markets The FTSE 100 jumped over a hundred points on Wednesday morning, after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders caused the index’s energy and commodities constituents to surge. Shares in BP and Shell both rose by between two and three per cent in early morning trading, helping the index as a whole to jump [...]
London-based broadcaster where stabbed journalist worked faced ‘heavy threats’ from Tehran Media The London-based channel aims to provide independent coverage of Iran, but the Tehran regime has declared it a terrorist organisation.