2 hours ago Middle East crisis: Israeli strikes kill 28 Palestinians in Gaza – live updates

The strikes came a day after Pope Francis condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as ‘cruelty’Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli airstrikes overnight and early this morning have killed at least 28 Palestinian people. Civil agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said at least 13 people were killed in an airstrike on a house in Deir al-Balah – a town in central Gaza – belonging to the Abu Samra family.Bassal said that eight people, including four children, were killed in the attack on the Musa Bin Nusayr school, which had been repurposed as a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the war. Bassal said an overnight Israeli airstrike killed three people in the southern city of Rafah, and a drone strike this morning hit a car in Gaza City, killing four people.They (Israeli forces) have been using heavy artillery and detonating explosive devices that had been planted in the areas surrounding the hospital, preventing and impeding the movement of ambulances, as well as that of people seek...

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7 hours ago Woman hit by Glasgow bin lorry visits site every year to 'pay tribute'

Elaine Morell was mown down by the 26-ton vehicle on December 22, 2014.

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12 hours ago Football fan, 36, dies in tragedy after being hit by car while 'walking to game with dad'

Tributes have been paid to 'devoted' Sheffield United fan and father-of-one Jordan Hattersley, 36, who was tragically hit by a car while walking to a game with his dad and siblings

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17 hours ago West Ham pay emotional tribute to academy goalkeeper, 15, who tragically died of cancer this month, ahead of Premier League match with Brighton

The Premier League side played their first home match at the London Stadium since Fairs' passing, with the club offering a series of tributes around the fixture against Brighton.

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24 hours ago Family 'lose everything' in devastating house fire just days before Christmas

The blaze took away their 'cherished belongings, Christmas gifts, and countless memories'

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30 hours ago Seven children from one family among dozens killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza

Family of 10 were killed in their home in Jabalia in northern Gaza, which has been under Israeli siege for monthsIsraeli airstrikes killed at least 25 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, including seven children from the same family, as Israel continues to bombard the already devastated territory.At least eight people were killed in a strike on apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Pictures sent by news wires showed children among the dead and injured taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital. Meanwhile a family of 10, including the seven siblings, were killed in the northern Gaza town of Jabalia. Continue reading...

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