IDF airstrike on Beirut that killed at least 14 causes fears of escalation into even more devastating conflict Further violence between Israel and Iran’s allies Hezbollah and Hamas could ignite a devastating regional conflict, the United Nations has warned, after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 14 people […]
Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner will not accept donations for work outfits after row over Waheed Alli gifts Labour’s first party conference as a new government risks being overshadowed by the donations row as Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner gave in to pressure to stop accepting clothes as […]
Performer was first black actor to land leading role at National Theatre and to be cast in regular role on UK soap opera The “trailblazing” actor Cleo Sylvestre has died aged 79, her agent has confirmed. Sylvestre, also known as Cleopatra Palmer, had been a feature of film, stage, television […]
Killing comes a week after an officer fatally wounded another suspect held on accusations of blasphemy Police in southern Pakistan have shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, in the second such killing in a week. Police identified the man as Shah Nawaz, a doctor […]
MPs demand ‘forensic’ look at Labour’s plans to protect football pyramid in light of Premier League hospitality Keir Starmer is facing questions about whether his £35,000 of free tickets from football clubs risks a conflict of interest as his government prepares to bring in a new regulator opposed by the […]
Lionel R, 44, one of 50 men accused, apologises to his victim and tells the court: ‘I have no choice but to accept the facts’ One of 50 men accused of raping the French woman Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged by her husband accepted the charges on Thursday, saying […]
Cabinet ministers rally around chief of staff as Keir Starmer insists he is in control of No 10 • Why is Sue Gray at the centre of a new political storm? Cabinet ministers have begun rallying around the Downing Street chief of staff, Sue Gray, saying the briefing against her […]
Hassan Nasrallah decries targeting of pagers and walkie-talkies that killed 37, including children, and hurt thousands Israeli warplanes carried out dozens of strikes across southern Lebanon late on Thursday, hours after Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, threatened “tough retribution and just punishment” for the wave of attacks that targeted the organisation […]
Other perks including nine-day fortnight and more planning time at home offered to attract recruits ‘A brave new world for educators’: teachers respond to nine-day-fortnight proposals Teachers in England are being offered a range of incentives to make the job more appealing, including two free periods a week to give […]
Revelation Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is paid more than PM adding to anger over salary cuts, sources say Sue Gray has been given a salary of £170,000 as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff – more than the prime minister – prompting fury among Labour colleagues who have taken lower […]