What You Need To Know

MPs will examine the fairness of student loans repayment in a new inquiry following increasing debate over the system.
The Treasury Committee is asking young people for their views on issues like whether they would still take out loans today and how their student loan repayments are impacting their finances.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said any change to the student loan system would have to be “fully costed and fully funded”, and indicated that the Government had prioritised other spending commitments in the NHS and defence.

After almost two weeks of the war in the Middle East, global attention has been on fears about the rising price of oil and gas, but there’s a hidden factor at play: the impact on the cost of food.
Because with tensions across the region escalating, Iran has now closed the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to attack ships passing through the narrow stretch of sea.
In this explainer, ITV News Science Correspondent Martin Stew breaks down the hidden impact this could have on global trade, food supplies, and agriculture.

After US and Israeli strikes on Iran, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, and the Middle East is in chaos. But who will replace the Supreme Leader?
As Tehran faces a power vacuum, who is likely to be Donald Trump's desired candidate and what is his ultimate long-term aim for Iran.
Will we see a new Supreme Leader, an internal revolution, or a return to the Iranian monarchy?
Here's what you need to know about who could lead Iran, and how President Trump is influencing the country's future.

From FPV drones, to leaderboards for kills and captures, to large-scale cyber warfare, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has rewritten how modern combat is fought. As we reach four years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the stalemate between Putin and Zelenskyy continues to push military tech to its limits.
So how is this new technology impacting soldiers on the battlefield and people living in the rest of Europe? And how will these four years of innovation define the future of warfare across the globe?
Sam Leader tells you what you need to know.
Contributions from:
James Rogers - drone expert
Lauren Sukin - Associate Professor, U.S. Foreign Policy

Could China be key in tackling the small boats crisis? Keir Starmer has been meeting President Xi Jinping in Beijing and is hoping a new security pact will be a game-changer, with more than half of small boat engines made in China.
The Prime Minister is also pledging to put more money in British pockets through a better relationship with China. So will it work and what are the risks?
Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen tells Paul Brand what you need to know.