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A warning - the following story contains elements that may distress some people. A woman dubbed the Ketamine Queen has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling Friends star Matthew Perry the drug that killed him in 2023. Forty-two-year-old Jasveen Sangha is the third of five people to be sentenced over Perry’s overdose.

The announcement of a ceasefire in the Middle East looks set to reduce motorists' pain at the pump, with Iran agreeing to allow ships through the Strait of Hormuz.But even if the ceasefire holds, it's likely price reductions will take time to flow through, and disruption to global markets could have a long tail. The government is again urging calm, saying fuel supplies are secure into May, as it works to shore up supply from international partners.

Australia’s sharemarket has recorded its strongest session in about a year, with the ASX200 jumping 2.6 per cent and adding around $80 billion in value as investors responded to a reported two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran. Gains were broad-based, with eight of eleven sectors higher and technology stocks leading the charge, while gold miners and airlines also rallied amid sharp moves in commodity prices. The Australian dollar climbed to around 70.7 US cents. Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Kyle Rodda, Senior Financial Market Analyst at Capital.com, to unpack what’s driving the surge and what it could mean for markets next.