69 minutes ago The Observer view: ICC’s Israel arrest warrants are a test the world must not fail

International criminal court’s intervention must be supported if global rules-based order is to have a meaningful futureThe decision by the international criminal court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and Yoav Gallant, Israel’s former defence minister, for alleged war crimes committed in Gaza has huge implications for Israel and Palestine, for international justice and the rules-based global order that the UK and its allies are pledged to uphold. This unprecedented, necessary and impartial supranational attempt to prosecute democratically elected western politicians accused of grievous wrongdoing is a test the international community dare not fail.Netanyahu’s reaction to the charges was to dismiss them as “absurd” and “antisemitic” and the...

Events

11 hours ago As Band Aid marks 40th anniversary critics take aim at Africa stereotypes

Latest version of Do They Know It’s Christmas fundraiser reignites debate about ‘problematic’ lyrics and imagery Forty years ago this week, a group of pop stars gathered at a west London studio to record a single that would raise millions, inspire further starry projects, and ultimately change charity fundraising in the UK.Do They Know It’s Christmas, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure’s festive charity behemoth, would go on to raise almost £150m for famine relief and development in Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa. To mark the anniversary, on Monday a new version of the single – its fifth – will be released under the name Band Aid 40. Continue reading...

Culture

14 hours ago 'I am so angry with how I was treated at Chelsea and relieved to have finally quit club'

Danny Drinkwater admits that he wasted some of his best footballing years after making the move from Leicester to Chelsea in 2017, making just 23 appearances with the west London outfit in his five-year tenure

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19 hours ago "What a night. What a gig. What a f**king band." Kneecap's joyous, messy, and wildly celebratory tour

"What a night. What a gig. What a f**king band." Kneecap's joyous, messy, and wildly celebratory tour-closing London show is further proof that the West Belfast hip-hop trio are utterly unstoppable  Louder

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20 hours ago Massachusetts will phase out use of hotels and motels to shelter homeless families, governor says

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced that the state's reliance on hotels and motels to shelter homeless people will be phased out in the next couple of years

Society

24 hours ago Putin says Russia will use experimental missile again after Ukraine strike

Ukrainian president calls testing of nuclear-capable weapon on his country’s territory an ‘international crime’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has vowed to launch more strikes using an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile as Ukraine decried the testing of the nuclear-capable weapon on its territory as an “international crime”.Speaking at a defence conference on Friday, Putin contested US claims that Russia possessed only a “handful” of the high-speed ballistic missiles, saying that the military had enough to continue to test them in “combat conditions”. Continue reading...

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29 hours ago William and Harry's beloved childhood treehouse in Highgrove gets a much

The roof of Princes William and Harry's much-loved den in the grounds of Highgrove, King Charles ' private home in Gloucestershire, has just received a make-over.

Politics

31 hours ago Inside the chilling true story of The Man With A Thousand Faces: How an international conman scammed 4 women into serious relationships

The man known as Brazilian Ricardo - but also Daniel and Alexandre, depending on who he is speaking with - is a serial scam dater who tricked four women into falling in love with him.

Politics

32 hours ago Homes evacuated after suspected 'radioactive' rubbish found in bin bags in west London

Around a dozen homes were evacuated after the discovery in Hammersmith’s Bentworth Road

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