82 minutes ago Keir Starmer warned that trans conversion therapy ban could lead to 'criminalisation' of parents opposed to their child's gender swap

More than 140 people including peers, MPs, doctors and psychotherapists have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister with 'grave concerns about the government's plan.

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87 minutes ago German authorities arrest Libyan man suspected of planning attack on Israeli Embassy

German authorities have arrested a Libyan national with suspected ties to the extremist group Islamic State who was allegedly planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin

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91 minutes ago Pointers to ‘Pindi: five things to look out for in the Pakistan v England decider

With the home side basking in glow of a second test victory, an intriguing matchup awaits both teams in RawalpindiThere’s a sense that both sides learned everything and nothing from a remarkable second Test. Pakistan’s winning formula – an all-spin attack running amok on a ninth-day pitch – will not be replicable in Rawalpindi, leaving their selectors pondering more gung-ho chopping and changing. Babar Azam, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi are too talented to be sidelined for long, and Naseem in particular might be needed in Rawalpindi. They also have an almost comically underperforming opening pairing to address, the trouble being that Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub are alternating between big scores and total failures, so whom to drop? Victory in Multan was a well-deserved tonic ...

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91 minutes ago A planned sequel and a West End musical – but is The Devil Wears Prada out of step with our times?

Attitudes to body standards and corporate exploitation are among themes that look dated in the 2006 smash hitThere’s to be a follow-up to the film The Devil Wears Prada, with original screenwriter, Aline Brosh McKenna, “in talks” to provide the script. The 2006 ­comedy, starring Anne Hathaway as Andy, the put-upon assistant to Meryl Streep’s glacial New York fashion magazine ­editor, Miranda Priestly, was an enormous global hit ­(taking $327m at the box office). As well as the planned sequel, there’s a stage musical opening at the Dominion theatre in London’s West End at the end of this month, ­starring Vanessa Williams as Priestly, with music by Elton John. Almost two decades after the ­original, it appears the ­franchise has been reawakened, but so too have the problematic issues surr...

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91 minutes ago ‘You are next’: online posts show Islamic State interest in attacks on US ahead of election

Internet chatter and Oklahoma arrest of alleged would-be IS attacker indicate terror group’s planningAfter the FBI arrested an Afghan man in Oklahoma planning an election day shooting on behalf of the Islamic State, the terrorist organization re-entered what has become one of the most chaotic news cycles leading up to a November vote.Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City admitted to investigators he and a co-conspirator expected to die as IS martyrs as they opened fire on crowds on election day, according to charging documents. Continue reading...

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97 minutes ago Labour's economic plans risk creating £80bn black hole... and cutting GDP

The Growth Commission calculates that the Government's economic policies will cut national output by nearly 9% by the end of the decade.

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2 hours ago Former MI6 boss says Netanyahu will ‘wait for US election’ before considering ceasefire

Former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers claims that Benjamin Netanyahu won’t “consider a ceasfire” in Gaza until the US election result has been announced.

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2 hours ago Jeremy Clarkson undergoes urgent heart procedure after ‘sudden deterioration’

‘Clarkson’s Farm’ star was ‘maybe’ days away from death

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2 hours ago Labour warned nursing shortage and pharmacy 'crisis' will affect NHS turnaround

Labour plans to turn the NHS into a “neighbourhood health service”

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2 hours ago Middle East crisis live: at least 87 people killed or missing in Israeli strikes on Beit Lahiya, health ministry says

Gaza health ministry updates toll after strike in northern Gaza; Israel earlier claimed figures were exaggerated At least 42,603 Palestinian people have been killed and 99,795 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.Of those, 84 Palestinians were killed in the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to the ministry, which has said in the past that thousands of other dead people are most likely lost in the rubble of the territory. Continue reading...

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