66 m. ago Israel has chosen military occupation over a ceasefire in Gaza. Where does this end? | Sanam Vakil

The latest escalation and attempts to dismantle the Palestinian leadership are utterly at odds with peace negotiationsSanam Vakil is a senior research fellow in the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham HouseAgainst the pleas and protests of hostage families desperate to secure the release of their loved ones, the Israeli government is moving ahead with the military occupation of the Gaza Strip. On 2 April, the defence minister, Israel Katz, announced plans to seize large areas of Gaza with the aim of eliminating Hamas’s remaining infrastructure and establishing new security zones that will split Gaza in two. This escalation, which began in mid-March with intensified airstrikes, is intended to encourage a mass exodus of the local population, and has led to substantial civilian casualties. Despite the international outcry over more than 50,000 deaths, 110,000 civilian injuries and significant displacement of Palestinians, the Israeli government rationalises and justifies ...

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72 m. ago Mother's appeal to find suspect in murder of schoolboy, 16, in Pimlico 12 years on from brutal killing

Hani Hicham Abou El Kheir was killed in January 2013 after being attacked with meat cleavers and knives while walking through a Pimlico estate

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79 m. ago School locked down as teacher 'attacked and bloodied' and children in tears

Two teenagers have been taken into custody as parents were urgently summoned to collect their children from the secondary school.

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79 m. ago Chelsea vs Tottenham Betfair offer: Get 50/1 on over 0.5 cards and a £5 Grand National Free Bet

New Betfair customers can get 50/1 odds on a goal being scored when Chelsea make their way to North London to take on Arsenal at the Emirates in the Premier League

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87 m. ago Sadiq Khan sparks anger from Israeli Embassy as they accuse him of citing 'Hamas propaganda'

Mayor’s video acknowledges Muslim Londoners’ anguish over the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza, as Israel claims figures are unreliable

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87 m. ago ‘I heard them take their last breath’: survivor recounts Gaza paramedic killings

Munther Abed, 27, was in the first ambulance on the scene of an airstrike near Rafah when Israeli soldiers opened fire• Gaza paramedic killings: a visual timelineA survivor from a massacre of Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza has said he saw Israeli troops open fire on a succession of Red Crescent ambulances and rescue vehicles and then use a bulldozer to bury the wreckage in a pit.Munther Abed, a 27-year-old Red Crescent volunteer, was in the back of the first ambulance to arrive on the scene of an airstrike in the Hashashin district of Rafah before dawn on 23 March, when it came under intense Israeli fire. His two Red Crescent colleagues sitting in the front were killed but he survived by throwing himself to the floor of the vehicle. Continue reading...

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91 m. ago Doctor suspended after attacking woman's car and calling her 'ugly'

Dr Thabo Miller will be able to keep working for the NHS for a month before his suspension begins

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1 hour ago US tourist arrested for leaving a can of Coke for untouched tribe on a remote island is a wannabe travel influencer who spent time with the Taliban

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, creates YouTube videos under the username Neo-Orientalist. He seemingly teased his visit to North Sentinel Island online five months before making the journey.

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1 hour ago ‘Creating chaos and crisis’: Democrats slam Trump’s sweeping tariffs as global markets tumble – live

Democrats accuse Trump of ruining US economy on purpose and note the lack of tariffs for RussiaGlobal markets react to Trump tariffs – follow liveAnalysis: Trump promised lower prices – his tariffs risk the oppositeIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Prince Harry attacks ‘blatant lies’ in charity row as watchdog opens inquiry

Duke of Sussex says he hopes Charity Commission will ‘unveil the truth’ about governance of SentebalePrince Harry has launched a thinly veiled attack on the chair of the Sentebale charity he founded two decades ago for telling “blatant lies”, as an inquiry was launched into claims about the organisation’s governance.In a statement issued in response to the Charity Commission’s decision to open a “compliance case”, the prince said he hoped a “robust inquiry” would “unveil the truth”. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Lucy Letby's legal team publishes report giving alternative causes of death for the 17 babies

The 14-strong panel concluded that no criminal offences had been committed by the convicted baby-killer

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2 h. ago Horse killed in Grand National horror fall as jockey taken away in ambulance

There were horror scenes on the first day of this year's race meeting

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2 h. ago Grand National horse killed in horror fall as jockey taken away in ambulance

There were horror scenes on the first day of this year's race meeting

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2 h. ago I saw assassins slaughter gangster at boxing event – I'll never forget child's scream

It has been nine years since the most notorious gangland attack ever witnessed in Ireland took place and below I share my experiences from the day

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2 h. ago Man who drove wrong way on M6 would have been charged over four deaths – inquest

RAF pilot Richard Woods, 40, killed a family in a head-on collision near Tebay, Cumbria, last October.

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2 h. ago Do you live in an asbestos hotspot? Interactive map reveals levels of deadly material in your area with one town's deaths EIGHT times higher than road traffic accidents

Today, the Mail is publishing an interactive map produced from the Asbestos Information CIC researc as part of The Mail's Asbestos: Britain's Hidden Killer campaign

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2 h. ago American tourist leaves can of coke for world’s most isolated tribe and gets arrested

American man was seen leaving on inflatable single-seater boat

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2 h. ago XL Bully owner hits out at cops for 'executing' beloved dogs after they escaped garden

The XL Bully dogs had escaped through a hole in Callum Differ's garden in North Anston, Sheffield, and were killed when police were called to say the animals had attacked a horse

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2 h. ago Man blows up his car and turns himself into a human fireball in Amsterdam days after knifeman's frenzied attack was ended by hero Brit at same tourist spot

Amsterdam police said a car caught fire on the central Dam Square on Thursday afternoon following an explosion in the vehicle.

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3 h. ago Boy killed while he slept in tragic UK 'crime lab' 100 gas canister explosion

Archie York was only seven at the time of the blast

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