Prime minister holds emergency Cobra meeting in face of escalation of disorder following Southport stabbings Keir Starmer has pledged that communities would “be safe” as the country braces itself for an escalation in disorder on Wednesday. The prime minister chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee on Tuesday […]
Russian military claims it repelled incursion by 300 soldiers up to six miles into Kursk border region Moscow has said about 300 soldiers from Ukraine launched a cross-border attack into a hitherto quiet part of the front on Tuesday, with reports of fighting at a town as deep as six […]
Announcement comes after former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in bombing attack last week Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as the new head of its political bureau, elevating the hardline militant to the group’s top post after the assassination in Tehran of its previous political leader. Sinwar’s appointment was […]
US calls for democratic elections as soon as possible after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, sparking celebrations Explainer: Why has Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled? The coordinators of Bangladesh’s student protest movement were scheduled to meet with the army chief, Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman, after the military announced it would form an […]
Programme may soon be expanded in England after study finds ‘life-changing benefits’ of meal replacement scheme Tens of thousands more people in England living with type 2 diabetes could be offered an 800-calorie-a-day “soup and shake” diet after research found almost one in three on the groundbreaking NHS scheme permanently […]
British cycling trio win women’s team sprint gold Clarke and Woods collect canoe slalom medals Keely Hodgkinson punched the air as she confirmed herself as the poster girl of British athletics with a stunning win in the women’s 800m final, as Team GB’s velodrome campaign kicked off with a world-record […]
Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned rampaging rioters as ‘bullies and cowards’ The worst of the far-right violence seen in England this weekend should be treated as terrorism, a prominent former police chief has said, amid warnings over a new wave of unrest targeting migration lawyers. Police have […]
Guardian interviews back up report by rights group B’Tselem, which says jails should now be labelled ‘torture camps’ Torture, abuse and humiliation: Palestinians on Israeli prison ‘hell’ Violence, extreme hunger, humiliation and other abuse of Palestinian prisoners has been normalised across Israel’s jail system, according to Guardian interviews with released […]
Home secretary condemns ‘utterly appalling’ scenes as bottles and chairs thrown outside Holiday Inn Express A far-right-led mob of masked rioters tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers as further violence flared across the country at anti-immigration protests. Some 700 people gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express […]
Maduro told troops he is ‘willing to do anything’ to protect his ‘revolution’ amid growing criticism of crackdown on opposition The Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has vowed to “pulverise” the latest challenge to his rule and told troops he is “willing to do anything” to protect his “revolution” amid growing […]