Handover delayed by jostling crowd in Khan Younis, with Netanyahu suspending release of Palestinian prisoners Three Israelis and five Thai citizens held in Gaza have been freed, as Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy met hostages’ relatives, reportedly telling them he was optimistic the ceasefire would hold to allow the return […]
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National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordination An “epidemic of violence against women and girls” in the UK is getting worse despite years of government promises and strategies, a highly critical report from Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said. The National Audit Office […]
Vessel commissioned by previous Tory government to house asylum seekers was decommissioned in November Eighteen months after it arrived at Portland Port in Dorset, the empty asylum seeker barge Bibby Stockholm has been towed away from its mooring. The barge, which only ever provided accommodation for about 400 single male […]
Emission targets could derail project as campaigners say net zero commitment cannot be met if expansion happens Reeves urged to rethink plans for airports and roads Heathrow third runway: promises, protest and U-turns Rachel Reeves caused a furious backlash as she insisted a third runway at Heathrow was “set up […]
President signs executive order instructing preparation of facility to house 30,000 immigrants at US naval base in Cuba US politics – live Donald Trump has signed an executive order to prepare a huge detention facility at Guantánamo Bay that he said could be used to hold up to 30,000 immigrants […]
‘Covid baby’ explanation starting to feel like an excuse, say some teachers, as quarter of children begin reception in nappies Some children are starting reception school “unable to climb a staircase”, while others use Americanisms in their speech because of too much screen time, according to a survey of teachers. […]
Mary Grimes, Avril Monaghan, Maura Monaghan and Avril’s unborn twins died in 1998 attack, inquiry hears A family from which women of three generations were killed in the Omagh bombing have spoken about the immeasurable pain caused by the atrocity and said they hope no other family suffers as they […]
Judge rejects attempt to strike out publisher’s defences after hearing application was ‘absolutely hopeless’ Noel Clarke has suffered a blow in his legal action against the Guardian after a high court judge rejected his attempt to strike out the publisher’s defences in the case. In central London on Wednesday the […]
Witnesses describe surging crowds that crushed people on the banks of the Ganges as they arrived to take a dip at holy site India crowd crushes – latest updates Dozens of people are feared to have died in multiple crowd crushes at India’s Kumbh Mela festival, local officials at the […]
Chancellor to announce plans to improve infrastructure in region to put it at forefront of science and tech advances Rachel Reeves is unveiling plans to create “Europe’s Silicon Valley” between Oxford and Cambridge as she stakes the government’s success on kickstarting economic growth and putting more pounds in people’s pockets. […]