Project Freedom or Project Deadlock? | PM to discuss antisemitism | Which airport has longest delays in UK?
Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
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🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Iran has warned the US that no military solution can bring about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran claims to have struck an American warship in the crucial waterway, while Washington says it's destroyed seven of Iran's "fast boats".
Sir Keir Starmer has warned that a rise in attacks against British Jews is "a crisis for all of us" and requires a "whole of society" response.
The prime minister is set to meet senior figures from all walks of public life to discuss growing antisemitism in Britain.
Two people were killed after a car ploughed into a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Monday afternoon.
Three people have died, including a Dutch couple and a German national, after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde.
And finally, Manchester Airport tops the table for the longest average flight delays in the UK last year.
Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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| 0:00.0 | Sky News, the full story first. |
| 0:10.0 | The ceasefire between Iran and the US in the Strait of Homer's Luxby and Tatters is President Trump's Project Freedom, really Project Deadlock. |
| 0:21.6 | The Prime Minister will meet with senior figures in the UK today to discuss what can be done to curb the rise in anti-Semitism. |
| 0:31.8 | Hello, you're listening to Cheek Sheet, a 10-Minute podcast on the day's news on Tuesday, the 5th of May. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm Stafie Ridge. |
| 0:38.0 | And I'm Wilford Frost also today. |
| 0:39.7 | Which airport has the longest delays in the UK? |
| 0:43.9 | Already I can hear everyone saying, the one I have to use. |
| 0:47.8 | So let's first start, shall we, on what's been taking place in the Strait of Hummers, |
| 0:52.1 | this little narrow passageway of water that we've |
| 0:55.1 | become painfully familiar with because of the impact it's having on all of our lives. |
| 1:00.5 | Both Iran and the US have said that they have overseen successful strikes in this waterway, |
| 1:07.5 | and that means effectively striking vessels trying to pass three, right. |
| 1:11.5 | But what do we know now? Well, the latest report coming from the region is that five people |
| 1:16.3 | have been killed after the US targeted two civilian boats carrying goods towards Iran. Look, |
| 1:22.4 | this is according to Iranian state media, citing a military source for that. |
| 1:27.9 | And it follows Donald Trump's claim. |
| 1:30.1 | The US has shot down a number of small boats in the Strait of Humbers on Monday. |
| 1:34.9 | And obviously at the same time, Iran has retaliated firing missiles, in particular at the UAE, |
| 1:42.5 | who've reportedly intercepted around 14 or so missiles heading their way. |
| 1:50.9 | I think the key point, obviously, for the UK and for many allies around the world, is the ceasefire is over. |
| 1:58.7 | Now, is it going to drastically escalate from here or just be a sort of 24, 48 hour |
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