Government follows example of US after allegations that staff took part in attacks on Israel last year Middle East crisis – live updates The decision by the US, UK and other western nations to freeze funding for the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees will significantly worsen the humanitarian crisis in […]
Four-storey building ‘showing signs of collapse’ with smoke plumes visible across city A major incident was declared on Saturday after a large fire broke out in a building in Liverpool city centre. The fire service said it had evacuated neighbouring properties as the building was in danger of collapsing. Continue […]
Christian Grey actor tells Desert Island Discs how response to the box office hit forced him to seek refuge in the countryside Jamie Dornan fled to a rural hideaway when critics panned his performance in Fifty Shades of Grey, the actor has revealed. An empty house – offered as a […]
Court in The Hague tells Israel it must ‘take all measures within its power’ but stops short of ordering a ceasefire Middle East crisis – live updates Israel is under renewed pressure to avoid civilian deaths in Gaza and enable the delivery of humanitarian aid after the international court of […]
Ex-president vows to appeal against ruling, which comes less than a year after Carroll won $5m in sexual abuse and defamation trial Sign up for Trump on Trial: a free newsletter on all the latest court developments A New York City jury awarded $83.3m to E Jean Carroll in her […]
Jonathan Coad also asking for charity donation, saying Mone has suggested he advised her to lie to media Michelle Mone’s former lawyer is demanding that she apologise and make a donation to a charity for allegedly inflicting “severe and irreparable damage” to his reputation by suggesting he had advised her […]
Houthis claim their naval forces targeted Marlin Luanda in Gulf of Aden The UK government has said Britain and its allies “reserve the right to respond appropriately” after an oil tanker was struck and set alight off coast of Yemen. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed their naval forces carried out an […]
Missiles could be placed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk in case of potential war between Nato and Russia The US is planning to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years amid a growing threat from Russia, according to a report. Warheads three times as […]
Bloc plans to bulk-buy key drugs for all 27 countries, potentially leaving Britain ‘behind in the queue’ The EU is to stockpile key medicines that will worsen the record drug shortages in the UK, with experts warning that the country could be left “behind in the queue”. The EU is […]
Lawyers failed to persuade courts to stay the execution, arguing procedure amounted to cruel and unusual punishment Alabama has carried out the first execution of a death row inmate in the US using nitrogen gas, an untested procedure which the prisoner’s lawyers had argued amounted to a form of cruel […]