Israel says it has hit 1,300 targets in escalating conflict with Hezbollah, as tens of thousands flee their homes At least 492 people have been killed and 1,645 injured, Lebanon’s health ministry has said, after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on alleged Hezbollah targets that left the country with its […]
Year: 2024
Top civil servant tried to persuade ex-defence secretary not to commission inquiry into UK military actions in Afghanistan, inquiry hears The former defence secretary Ben Wallace was advised by his permanent secretary that a public inquiry into allegations of SAS executions in Afghanistan would be “expensive, unproductive and extremely bad” […]
In first conference speech as PM, Labour leader will defend tough rhetoric but say there is light at the end of the tunnel Keir Starmer will cast off the gloom that has dominated his early days in power and pledge to “build a new Britain” as the Treasury examines tweaking […]
Analysis of satellite images show 60-metre crater at silo suggesting a ‘catastrophic failure’ after ignition Russia’s Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile – known in the west as Satan II – appears to have suffered a “catastrophic failure” during a test launch, according to analysis of satellite images. The images captured by […]
Sovereign grant that pays for royal family’s duties to increase from £86.3m in 2024-25 to £132m in 2025-26 The cost of the grant that funds the monarchy is due to increase by more than 53% in the next year to £132m – a rise of £45m. Official royal accounts released […]
Chancellor will confirm inquiries in conference speech as Labour tries to move on from donations scandal Rachel Reeves will announce on Monday that she has ordered investigations into more than £600m worth of Covid contracts awarded under the Conservatives as Labour struggles to get back on the front foot over […]
Country’s attempt to defer adoption of ambitious ‘pact for the future’ to reform institution rejected 143 votes to seven Russia was left badly isolated at a high-profile UN summit in New York when it made a surprise move to derail an ambitious pact designed to revive the UN – and […]
Both sides engage in significant escalation in conflict, prompting UN to say region is on ‘brink of imminent catastrophe’ Hezbollah has said it has entered an “open-ended battle of reckoning” with Israel after launching a series of rocket attacks on the north of the country as world powers implored both […]
Olaf Scholz’s SPD made a late comeback after trailing far-right party throughout Brandenburg campaign The far-right Alternative für Deutschland party has narrowly missed out on victory in an election in the German state of Brandenburg, according to initial results, three weeks after making historic gains in two other regions. In […]
Mark Rowley launches initiative that includes reset of stop and search, but acknowledges ‘there is still a lot to do’ Scotland Yard has launched its latest steps to try to rebuild trust with London’s black community, which the Met police commissioner acknowledged had been let down for many years. Mark […]