Iran vows revenge after airstrikes kill Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on same day as commander killed in Beirut Iran has vowed revenge after airstrikes killed the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut in the space of 12 hours, as the dual Israeli […]
Lola Anderson fulfils late father’s faith in quad sculls Team GB chalk up five more medals, including two golds Latest medal table | Live Paris schedule | Full results The British rower Lola Anderson choked back tears as she told of her pride in fulfilling her late father’s faith in […]
Leader says ‘perverse and macabre’ electoral rivals are stoking protests as US official calls for governments to acknowledge Edmundo González Urrutia as election winner Nicolás Maduro has gone on the offensive after suspicions that he stole last Sunday’s presidential election plunged Venezuela into turmoil and diplomatic isolation, blaming the unrest […]
Far-right protesters threw bricks at officers, set vehicles on fire and attacked mosque Keir Starmer has said those who rioted in Southport on Tuesday night will “feel the full force of the law” after police vehicles were set alight and missiles hurled at officers. It came after far-right protesters pelted […]
Exclusive: At least three department officials allegedly felt pushed out by MP’s behaviour as business secretary Kemi Badenoch, the frontrunner to be the next Conservative party leader, has been accused of creating an intimidating atmosphere in the government department she used to run, with some colleagues describing it as toxic, […]
Lebanon foreign minister says attack came as shock after assurances of ‘limited response’ from Israel Israel has claimed it killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, Fuad Shukur, in an airstrike on a south Beirut suburb launched in retaliation for a rocket attack that killed 12 children at the weekend. Shukur, also […]
Limit on welfare support, introduced in 2013, leaves some with just £4 a day for each family member Low-income families affected by the benefit cap are living on as little as £4 for each person a day, often in overcrowded, rat-infested and damp homes with little prospect of escape, according […]
VP touts prosecution record to cheering crowd after state leaders including Stacey Abrams take stage to show support Three weeks ago, the political commentariat was writing off Georgia and talking of narrow pathways for Joe Biden to hold the White House. Georgia was a desert. Tuesday evening, an Atlanta crowd […]
Boy, 17, arrested following ‘absolutely abhorrent’ incident at children’s dance class Two children have died and nine have been injured, six critically, after a series of stabbings at a children’s dance class in Southport on Monday. Two adults are also in critical condition after what police described as a “ferocious […]
Former BBC presenter charged with three offences after Met police investigation The former BBC presenter, Huw Edwards, has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children. Edwards, who left the BBC in April, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday on charges relating to images shared […]