Global oil prices fell on Friday to lows not seen since the first week of the Iran crisis after Donald Trump claimed he was close to reaching a peace deal with Tehran. The price of Brent crude began to tumble from about $93 a barrel in overnight trade after the US president called off further military strikes against Iran scheduled for the evening. It traded briefly below $85 a barrel on Friday morning in fresh hope that a deal between the US and Iran could mean a reopening of the…
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The last remaining house in a former Welsh mining village where hundreds of people left nearly 50 years ago over landslide fears will go up for auction. More than 600 people and their pets abandoned Troedrhiwfuwch, Caerphilly County, in 1985 because of fears the village – nestled in Rhymney Valley – would be hit with a catastrophic landslip. Number 2 Lawrence Terrace is the only house left in the village and auctioneers have set its guide price at £35,000. Sean Roper, of Paul Fosh Auctions, said: “Why this otherwise ordinary…