Kremlin stipulates maritime ceasefire will start only if it gets sanctions relief on agricultural exports Russia and Ukraine have agreed to “eliminate the use of force” in the Black Sea after parallel talks with US negotiators in Saudi Arabia, though the Kremlin said a maritime ceasefire would start only if […]
Trump adviser says he can’t explain how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg’s number was included in the group chat Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, said on Tuesday he takes “full responsibility” for the group chat of senior administration officials that inadvertently included a journalist and leaked highly sensitive information […]
At Guardian Live event, health secretary says Israel’s decision to break Gaza ceasefire is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘cannot be justified’ Israel’s attacks on Gaza are “unjustifiable” and “intolerable”, Wes Streeting has said, as the health secretary expressed discomfort at images of bombs shattering the region that has been under threat by […]
FCA to explore simplifying communications about savings accounts and review parts of its credit advertising rules The City watchdog is considering changing rules to allow people to receive clearer information from financial firms to make it easier for them to find and compare products. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is […]
Chancellor will announce plans to fund 18,000 social homes before fraught spring statement on Wednesday Rachel Reeves will plough £2bn into affordable housing in a bid to “sweeten the pill” of the spending cuts being announced at this week’s spring statement. The chancellor made the surprise announcement of the new […]
Report finds that 98 domestic abuse victims in England and Wales died by suspected suicide in 2023-2024 UK police to charge more abusers with manslaughter Domestic abusers are driving their victims to suicide, police have warned as they admitted to past mistakes and pledged to investigate more “hidden” cases of […]
No Other Land’s Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank and handed to Israeli military, witnesses say A Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has been arrested by the Israeli army after masked settlers attacked his house. According to five Jewish American activists who witnessed […]
Security leak triggers bipartisan anger after Atlantic reveals officials inadvertently broadcast highly sensitive military plans White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist A catastrophic security leak is triggering bipartisan outrage after the Atlantic revealed that senior Trump administration officials accidentally broadcast highly sensitive military plans through a […]
Ismail Barhoum said to have died in attack on Khan Younis, which was based on extensive intelligence, Israel says An Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza has killed five people, including a Hamas political leader and Palestinian medics, Hamas has said, in an attack that Israel said had targeted […]
‘You can’t cut your way to growth,’ says PCS head as Reeves confirms move to cut administrative costs by 15% by 2030 Rachel Reeves’s planned cuts of £2bn to government departments will hit frontline services from jobcentres to HMRC phone lines and efforts to cut the asylum backlog, a union […]