Agreement could involve limited ceasefire in Gaza Strip and release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails Israel-Hamas war – live updates Israel and Hamas appear to be edging towards a deal that would see the release of a significant number of hostages, possibly in return for a limited ceasefire and […]
‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality Introduction: the great carbon divide Twelve billionaires’ emissions equal to fuelling 2.1m homes The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%, with dire consequences for […]
Leading property firms also call for more tax breaks and improved transport links to hubs ahead of autumn statement The UK needs to build more laboratory space, improve transport links and offer more tax breaks to achieve Rishi Sunak’s ambition of becoming a science superpower, two leading property firms have […]
The chancellor’s potential inheritance tax cut in Wednesday’s budget would aid millionaires amid a cost of living crisis Jeremy Hunt faces a backlash from “red wall” Tory MPs if he uses a fiscal windfall of up to £20bn to deliver tax cuts for the rich rather than to help ordinary […]
Company behind Chat GPT said to be in turmoil as top staff join exodus Sam Altman, the recently sacked boss of OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT bot, was telling investors he planned to launch a new company before his shock departure, it was claimed. The former OpenAI president, Greg […]
Fears mount for Gaza refugees as nowhere is deemed safe for civilians in effort to destroy Hamas Israel-Hamas war – live update Airstrikes on crowded UN shelters in north Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp killed more than 80 people on Saturday, as Israeli plans to expand operations into south Gaza deepened […]
Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events Fifteen government departments have been monitoring the social media activity of potential critics and compiling “secret files” in order to block them from speaking at public events, the Observer can […]
Singer says safety comes first after death of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, in sweltering stadium Taylor Swift’s concert in Brazil on Saturday night has been postponed after a fan died shortly before the start of her gig in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. The show’s organisers, Time4Fun (T4F), said […]
Party leader’s comment prompted by predecessor refusing to say if Hamas are terrorists on Piers Morgan TV show Keir Starmer has said Jeremy Corbyn’s “days as a Labour MP are over” after the former party leader repeatedly refused to call Hamas a terrorist organisation. Starmer said his predecessor, who lost […]
Exclusive: New foreign secretary to say UK has ‘moral mission’ to help world’s poor in white paper David Cameron is marking his return to frontline politics by saying he wants to unlock billions of dollars for foreign aid over the next decade, as part of a “moral mission” to help […]