Bulletin AM briefing: Polls open in crunch local elections and hantavirus cruise ship latest

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1. Starmer’s last-ditch plea as Labour braces for local election disaster.
2. Pair self-isolating in UK after return from cruise ship affected by hantavirus outbreak.
3. More than 100 flights from UK cancelled this month amid surging prices.
4. Oil prices fall towards $100 as Trump suggests Strait of Hormuz could be ‘open to all’.
5. Israel launches airstrike on Lebanon in first operation since ceasefire was agreed.