Residents of areas under airport’s flightpath savour a brief taste of ‘peace and tranquillity’ amid travel chaos Heathrow airport closure – live updates Chirping birds and unbroken skies come as standard in many English villages, though not in Harmondsworth – which lies under Heathrow’s flight path. But Friday was different. […]
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Defence minister issues threat as IDF intensifies offensive with ‘non-stop’ overnight attacks across territory Israel’s defence minister said he had instructed the military to “seize more ground” in Gaza and threatened to annex part of the territory unless Hamas released 59 Israeli hostages still held in the devastated territory. Israel […]
The death of the heavyweight champion boxer was announced by his family in a post on Instagram Boxing Hall of Famer and entrepreneur George Foreman has died at age 76, his family has announced in an Instagram post on his account. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our […]
UK leader says Russia cannot veto how Ukraine defends itself as western military officials meet to draft security plans Analysis: UK turns to the EU for defensive ties Vladimir Putin will face “severe consequences” if he breaches a peace deal with Ukraine, Keir Starmer has warned as western military planners […]
Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the Department of Education, seemingly attempting to circumvent […]
Unesco report highlights ‘unprecedented’ glacier loss driven by climate crisis, threatening ecosystems, agriculture and water sources Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current “unprecedented” rates of melting will have unpredictable consequences. Two-thirds of all irrigated agriculture […]
Vivian Jenna Wilson tells Teen Vogue she feels obliged to take stand for trans rights as Trump attacks community Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s eldest child, has spoken out publicly about her father, saying that Musk “definitely [did] a Nazi salute” at two rallies in January and that he is […]
David Norris, whose parole hearing is due, denied guilt after being jailed for the 1993 murder in south-east London One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers may now accept he was involved in assaulting the teenager, according to a report by the Parole Board. Lawrence, 18, was murdered by a gang of […]
Ukraine’s president says his country is ready to implement pause in strikes on energy and infrastructure Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “very good telephone call” on Wednesday, according to Trump, in the first conversation between the US president and his Ukrainian counterpart since their disastrous showdown in the […]
Non-profit, which will appeal decision, says lawsuits like this are aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’ A jury in North Dakota has decided that the environmental group Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the pipeline company Energy Transfer and is liable for defamation and other […]