IDF confirms buying thousands of tents for evacuation, raising fears over long-threatened attack Israel has reportedly deployed extra artillery and armoured personnel carriers to the Gaza Strip periphery, suggesting that the military is preparing for its long-threatened ground offensive on Rafah, the only place of relative safety for at least […]
Mark Menzies allegedly spent £14,000 of campaign funds on medical costs and demanded £6,500 from aide to escape captors A Conservative MP has lost the party whip after an investigation was launched following claims that he misused campaign funds. Mark Menzies, 52, also faced allegations that he made a late-night […]
Some shortages are so serious they are imperilling the health and even lives of patients with serious illnesses, pharmacy bosses say Drug shortages are a “new normal” in the UK and are being exacerbated by Brexit, a report by the Nuffield Trust health thinktank has warned. A dramatic recent spike […]
Legislation to return to the Commons with changes that would ensure conformity with UK and other law and protect claimants The Rwanda deportation bill has been delayed for at least one more day after the House of Lords voted for amendments that would ensure that it adheres to international and […]
Military spokesperson says Nobel laureate is among prisoners to be moved out of prison as a precaution during hot weather Myanmar’s detained former leader and Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been moved from prison to house arrest, a spokesperson for the military government has said. “Since the weather […]
Iran’s chargé d’affaires in London said his country would respond more severely if Israel attacked it again in ‘another mistake’ Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to trap the west into a total war across the Middle East that would have incalculable consequences for the region and the world, Iran’s top diplomat […]
City records over 120mm of rain in a day, about as much as it expects in a year as rain floods highways and homes Heavy rains have hit the United Arab Emirates, flooding major highways and disrupting flights at Dubai international airport – in what the government has described as […]
Rishi Sunak suffers blow to his authority as 57 of his own MPs vote against his plan and over 100 abstain A ban on smoking for future generations moved a step closer last night, but Rishi Sunak suffered a blow to his authority after dozens of Conservative MPs voted against […]
A red line has been crossed from an Israeli security standpoint but none of the options for retaliation are without risk Middle East crisis – live updates Israel’s war cabinet – Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister; Yoav Gallant, the defence minister; and Benny Gantz, a former defence minister and centrist […]
The US seems so preoccupied that officials are barely keeping track of shipments they last week said were a priority Middle East crisis – live updates Iran’s attack on Israel tested the country’s air defences, but repaired – at least temporarily – Tel Aviv’s fractured relationship with Washington, and pushed […]