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 […]
Measures include cutting winter fuel payments for wealthier pensioners and shelving cap on social care payments Rachel Reeves has cut winter fuel payments for 10 million wealthier pensioners as she sought to plug a £22bn black hole in the public finances she said was “covered up” by the Conservative government, […]
Tom Pidcock and eventing team pick up first GB golds Silvers in diving, swimming and canoeing Britain’s athletes overcame all manner of adversity, from life-changing injuries to a tyre puncture and a Covid scare, to claim two golds in Paris and ensure God Save the King was heard at an […]
Travel warnings issued as US diplomatic efforts reportedly focus on constraining Israel’s response by urging it against targeting densely populated Beirut See all our Middle East crisis coverage A frantic diplomatic push to deter Israel from striking Beirut in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights was […]
US backed Israel in blaming Hezbollah for strike on Golan Heights but is ‘working on a diplomatic solution’ Global leaders were engaged in intensive diplomacy on Sunday to dissuade Israel from increasing attacks on Lebanon, amid fears that a wider regional war could erupt in response to a rocket strike […]
Chancellor will announce pause in work on a number of infrastructure projects, saying Conservatives ‘covered up’ true state of finances Rachel Reeves will lay the ground for cuts to public spending, tax rises and delays to some major infrastructure projects on Monday as she sets out the toxic inheritance the […]