Israel says it will prevent ‘public displays of joy’ by families when Palestinians are released as part of Gaza ceasefire Israel-Gaza war – live updates The family of Zina Barber, a 24-year-old Palestinian woman held in a jail for more than a year, were preparing for her to be released […]
The deal has made it possible to hope that the nightmares of the Israeli hostages and the people of Gaza can begin to end Israel-Gaza war – live updates From a ridge on the western edge of Sderot, the ruins of Gaza loom. Less than a kilometre separates the Israeli […]
Prisoners speak of their joy as they are greeted by thousands of people in occupied West Bank despite Israeli attempts to prevent ‘public displays of joy’ Gaza ceasefire – live updates About 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released in exchange for three Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas to Israel, […]
To admirers, Biden will remain one of the most consequential one-term presidents in US history – to detractors, he was undone by a fatal flaw His back straight, his voice steady, Joe Biden stood at the US Capitol just days after a violent insurrection and declared: “Democracy has prevailed.” Fast […]
Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase The Conservative government spent more than £130m on IT and data systems for the scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which will never be used, the Observer can reveal. Digital tools needed […]
PM says US has promised Israel will have the weaponry it needs to return to military campaign if necessary In an update on the previous post, the Israeli military said sirens sounded in central Israel on Saturday as it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. Explosions were heard over Jerusalem […]
Mikel Arteta looked like he had seen a ghost. With his side leading 2-0 against Aston Villa thanks to goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz, the Arsenal manager must have felt they were within touching distance of a cathartic victory that would keep up the pressure on Liverpool. But […]
Wife of actor Mark Rylance worked in various roles at Shakespeare’s Globe and had been diagnosed with cancer The director and composer Claire van Kampen, the wife of the actor Mark Rylance, has died at the age of 71 after being diagnosed with cancer. She died in the central German […]
Rare spherical egg could fetch in region of £200, with proceeds of sale going to charity A farm worker in Devon has discovered what she believes to be a “one-in-a-billion” spherical egg. Alison Greene, who has worked as an egg handler on Fenton Farm near the Somerset border for three […]
Exclusive: Labour to announce delay to many of 40 planned projects as costs spiral to estimated £30bn At least half of the 40 new hospitals pledged by Boris Johnson will not be built for many years, the Guardian has learned, in a move decried as “devastating” for staff and patients. […]