Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes - BBC News

Brent crude - the global benchmark for prices - rises after the US hit five Iranian tankers on Tuesday

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Oil prices rose past $100 (£74) a barrel on Wednesday after further strikes in the conflict between the US and Iran and continuing Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia.

In back and forth attacks, the US hit five Iranian tankers in reprisal strikes after Tehran targeted one of its warships.

Brent crude - which is the global benchmark for prices - has not been as expensive since the end of July, when a ceasefire between Iran and the US collapsed.