Both sides engage in significant escalation in conflict, prompting UN to say region is on ‘brink of imminent catastrophe’ Hezbollah has said it has entered an “open-ended battle of reckoning” with Israel after launching a series of rocket attacks on the north of the country as world powers implored both […]
Olaf Scholz’s SPD made a late comeback after trailing far-right party throughout Brandenburg campaign The far-right Alternative für Deutschland party has narrowly missed out on victory in an election in the German state of Brandenburg, according to initial results, three weeks after making historic gains in two other regions. In […]
Mark Rowley launches initiative that includes reset of stop and search, but acknowledges ‘there is still a lot to do’ Scotland Yard has launched its latest steps to try to rebuild trust with London’s black community, which the Met police commissioner acknowledged had been let down for many years. Mark […]
Prime minister insists he offers more than ‘doom and gloom’ in an interview with the Observer, but admits that leaks and squabbles are damaging the Downing Street operation Andrew Rawnsley: Starmer defends his record Keir Starmer today pledges to defend public services from further austerity and protect working people from […]
Phillippa Kaufmann KC, who helped black cab rapist’s victims sue the Metropolitan police, is helping examine whether the force should have done more to bring Harrods boss to justice The lawyer who helped victims sue the Metropolitan Police for failing to investigate John Worboys, the black cab rapist, is working […]
Israeli military says its jets targeted hundreds of Hezbollah sites on Saturday, while Hezbollah says it launched dozens of missiles at an airbase in northern Israel See all our Middle East coverage The Israeli military says it has launched airstrikes on hundreds of targets in southern Lebanon, as Hezbollah launched […]
Former champion suffers fifth-round knockout Dubois keeps his IBF heavyweight title Anthony Joshua suffered a shocking knockout loss to Daniel Dubois, his far less celebrated British rival, on an extraordinary night at Wembley Stadium. It was a crushing defeat for Joshua who was knocked down in the first round and […]
Labour wants to see apartment blocks built in more densely populated cities to achieve its housing targets A radical scheme to speed up the building of more apartment blocks in towns and cities – as opposed to individual houses and bungalows – has been announced by the prime minister on […]
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 […]
Ruling out of rises to four main taxes could lead chancellor to make ‘economically damaging’ decisions, says thinktank Rachel Reeves has “one hand tied behind her back” as she considers how to balance the books next month in her first budget, a leading economic thinktank has said, after she ruled […]