Prolific artist who was a major star in both Nashville and Hollywood retired in 2021 after a six-decade career Kris Kristofferson, the country singer who ably balanced a prolific acting career alongside his music, has died aged 88. Kristofferson’s family confirmed his death on Sunday night, saying he “passed away […]

Attack, if confirmed, would be first by Israel on centre of Lebanese capital since 2006, as wave of Israeli airstrikes target Houthis in Yemen Israel strikes Lebanon and Yemen: what we know so far A Palestinian militant group said three of its leaders were killed in an Israeli attack on […]

Higher interest rates puts further pressure on property market, with overall transactions at lowest level in a decade The number of UK estate agents declaring insolvency has jumped by almost a third with nearly 300 businesses going bust in the last year. The figures underline the gloom around Britain’s property […]

Residents of Lebanon’s capital flee their homes and seek shelter as the death toll from Israel’s airstrikes rises Gunshots fired into the air, women wailing in the streets, the ever-present buzz of drones and the distant thud of Israeli airstrikes: this was the sound of mourning in Beirut on Saturday. […]

Israel’s airstrike on Hezbollah’s leadership in Lebanon has far-reaching implications for Tehran and Washington When Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, told reporters in New York on Friday that the coming days will determine the future path of the Middle East, he could not have been more prescient, even […]

Iran’s supreme leader says Israel’s killing of Nasrallah will “not go unavenged”, as fears grow of spiralling conflict Iran’s supreme leader has warned Israel that its assassination of Hezbollah’s veteran leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, will “not go unavenged”, as fears of a spiralling conflict in the Middle East grow. As […]

Politician cites ‘cruel and unnecessary policies’ as she lambasts prime minister’s ‘managerial and technocratic approach’ A Labour MP has resigned from the parliamentary party after criticising Keir Starmer’s “cruel and unnecessary” policies and lambasting the prime minister’s “managerial and technocratic approach” to politics. In a furious letter announcing her decision, […]

Conservative grandees at the conference in Birmingham fear that none of the candidates can unite the party’s factions Senior Tories are already predicting that whoever wins the Conservative leadership race is unlikely to survive until the next election, amid criticisms of a “B-list” contest that risks taking the party farther […]

Blasts heard in Lebanese capital where air attack earlier on Friday, reportedly targeting Hezbollah leader, left more than 90 people injured The Israeli military said drones and rockets crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon on Friday, as Lebanon’s Hezbollah claimed a rocket attack on the Israeli city of Tiberias (see […]

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