National news

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• Trainspotting The Musical to make West End debut this summer

  Trainspotting: The Musical, adapted from the best-selling novel by Irvine Welsh, will make its West End debut this summer, it has been announced.

• Vets to be legally required to publish price lists and cap prescription fees

  Vets will be legally bound to prescription fee caps and publishing price lists among new measures which will start coming into force later this year, the competition watchdog has announced.

• UK urgently needs more domestic oil and gas from North Sea trade body says

  The UK “urgently” needs to produce more domestic oil and gas from the North Sea, an industry body has claimed.

• Dying patients face postcode lottery as care undervalued

  People who are dying face a “postcode lottery” of care in their most vulnerable moments, MPs have said.

• Trump raises hopes for war to wind down but no sign of reduced fighting

  Hopes rose that the Iran war could begin winding down as US President Donald Trump claimed that his government was holding productive talks with Tehran, but fighting showed no signs of slowing and Iran denied there were talks.

• Government must plan for Iran war to continue for some time Starmer says

  Britain must be prepared for the Iran war to continue “for some time”, the Prime Minister has said.

• Aspiring first time buyers with student debt face 2000 annual savings gap

  People who are saving up for a house deposit are putting aside around £2,000 per year less typically if they are still paying off a student loan, compared with those without education debts, according to research for a bank.

• Report highlights economic value of railway stations

  Railway stations could help to unlock one million jobs and deliver £79 billion in economic value by 2036, new research suggests.

• Keir Starmer to chair Cobra meeting after Donald Trump call on Iran crisis

  Sir Keir Starmer is set to convene an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday after a call with Donald Trump to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

• One in four donors have blood that helps critically ill newborn babies

  Around one in four donors in England have the blood needed to help critically-ill newborn babies, health officials have revealed.