European stock markets fall and oil and gas prices jump 5% as strait of Hormuz ‘chaos’ worries investors – business live

European stock markets have dropped at the start of trading, as last Friday’s optimism about a Middle East peace deal evaporates.In London, the FTSE 100 has dropped by 42 points, or 0.4%, to 10,626 points, away from a six-week high at the end of last week.Germany’s DAX has fallen by 1.3%, and Italy’s FTSE Mib is down 1

Oil prices rise and markets fall after US seizure of ship hits Iran peace deal hopes

Oil prices have risen sharply and European stock markets have fallen after the US seizure of an Iranian vessel dented hopes for a peace deal.Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by 4.8% on Monday to $94.69 (£70.07) a barrel

Sonos Play review: a great jack-of-all-trades portable speaker for home or away

The Play is a new portable wifi and Bluetooth home speaker that packs the best of Sonos into a jack of all trades that is intended to be a reset point in the company’s recovery from its app debacle that lost it faith, favour and a chief executive.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.It is the first truly new music speaker since Sonos launched its new app in May 2024, which junked fan-favourite features while causing stability and usage problems for new and old customers alike

How a fiery attack on Sam Altman’s home unfolded

In the early hours of 10 April, a man approached the gate of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house in San Francisco and hurled a molotov cocktail at the building before fleeing. The suspect, 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama, was arrested less than two hours later while allegedly attempting to break into the headquarters of OpenAI with a jug of kerosene, a lighter and an anti-AI manifesto.Federal and California state authorities have charged Moreno-Gama with a range of crimes including attempted arson and attempted murder. His parents issued a statement this week saying that their son had recently suffered a mental health crisis. Moreno-Gama, who has not yet entered a plea, faces up to life in prison if convicted

Hampshire v Somerset, Warwickshire v Essex, and more: county cricket – live

As lunch approaches:Somerset need 74 to beat Hampshire with four wickets remaining. Tom Abell, vitally, still there on 63. Big Craig, been and gone. Liam Dawson weaving magic.Lancashire, spearheaded by Keaton Jennings, 74 not out, are nearly there

Floods, baskets and Billie Jean King: how the rough and tumble WBL set the stage for the WNBA

It was the night before the 1980 Women’s Professional Basketball League draft in New York City and the Dallas Diamonds had the No 1 pick. But the team’s top brass was split. Coach Greg Williams wanted to take the 6ft 5in Danish star Inge Nissen, and the team’s GM Nancy Nichols prized Nancy Lieberman, the American point guard people called “Lady Magic”.“We argued for days about Nissen versus Lieberman,” Nichols tells the Guardian.Nichols remembers the hours after dinner that night; everyone had retired to their rooms