BBC News

1. Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all-out war

   The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefire in serious jeopardy.

2. Woman, 35, died in explosion after ex-partner 'forced entry' into her home

   Police officers are treating the death of Jo Shaw as a homicide.

3. Hate crime prosecutions to be fast-tracked after antisemitic attacks

   The director of public prosecutions has told prosecutors in England and Wales to bring charges more quickly.

4. Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says

   Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.

5. Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage

   The group of four activists were accused of breaking into the Elbit Systems factory near Bristol.