18 h. ago What are the legal issues around Britain helping Trump bomb Iran?

Keir Starmer is weighing up whether to back the US and – as a lawyer – will be aware of the legal landscapeMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesAs Keir Starmer considers whether Britain should support the US if Donald Trump decides to bomb Iran, the attorney general, Richard Hermer, has reportedly warned him that UK involvement could be illegal. The prime minister was an outspoken opponent of the Iraq war when he was a human rights lawyer in 2003 and will be well aware of the thorny legal issues around engagement in strikes against Iran. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Putin says he would only meet Zelenskyy in ‘final phase’ of talks – Europe live

Putin’s comments come as fighting continues and Ukraine says Russia avoiding peace talksFor what it’s worth, Russia’s Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready to meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy but only during a “final phase” of negotiations “so as not to sit there and divide things up endlessly, but to put an end to it”.But his broader comments were not really conciliatory, and will do little to raise hopes of a negotiated settlement.“The strikes were carried out against military industries, not residential quarters.” Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Majority of Trump supporters against US military involvement in Israel

Findings reinforce public appetite for peaceful resolution to aim of forcing Iran to give up ambitions of acquiring nuclear weaponsUS politics live – latest updatesA majority of supporters of Donald Trump are against US military involvement in Israel’s conflict with Iran, a poll published Wednesday found, reflecting a growing Republican backlash to the president’s threats to utilize American firepower.A wide ranging Economist/YouGov poll conducted over the weekend revealed that 53% of voters who backed Trump in the 2024 presidential election do not want the country to join in Israel’s strikes. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Most Trump supporters want to keep US military out of Israel

Findings show public appetite for peaceful approach to aim of forcing Iran to give up ambition of acquiring nuclear armsUS politics live – latest updatesA majority of supporters of Donald Trump are against US military involvement in Israel’s conflict with Iran, a poll published on Wednesday found, reflecting a growing Republican backlash to the president’s threats to utilize American firepower.A wide-ranging Economist/YouGov poll conducted over the weekend revealed that 53% of voters who backed Trump in the 2024 presidential election do not want the country to join in Israel’s strikes. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Family of UK embassy staff withdrawn from Israel as air strikes continue

Family members of staff at the embassy in Tel Aviv and consulate in Jerusalem have been ‘temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure’.

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65 h. ago DAVID AVERRE answers the five big questions surrounding the Iran Israel war

The world is watching in horror as Israel and Iran continue to exchange brutal strikes as the death toll rises and the risk of all-out war grows by the hour.

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65 h. ago Israel and Iran strikes continue into fifth day as Trump demands ‘complete give

US president says he is looking at something ‘better than a ceasefire’ after leaving G7 in CanadaLiving in Israel: how have you been affected?Living in Iran: how have you been affected?Donald Trump has encouraged vice president JD Vance and his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, to offer to meet the Iranians this week, the New York Times has reported, citing a US official.Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi had earlier indicated that Tehran was open to negotiations, also suggesting Trump could stop the war with “one phone call” to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu. In a post on X he wrote:If President Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential. Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue.It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu. That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy.There is indeed an offer to meet and e...

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3 d. ago Manchester United monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike

Bournemouth sign France left-back Adrien TruffertLeeds fear Newcastle or Milan may hijack Bijol transferManchester United are monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt’s striker, Hugo Ekitike, as a potential recruit.The French forward is of interest to Ruben Amorim after United’s hopes of signing one of his prime targets, Viktor Gyökeres, receded due to the Swede expressing a preference to move to Arsenal. The 22-year-old Ekitike has scored 19 goals in 47 Bundesliga appearances for Frankfurt, having initially been loaned to the German club in February 2024. The Frenchman subsequently signed a five-year deal for around £14m last April. The France Under-21 international has a total of 50 strikes in 151 career games. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Viktor Gyokeres drops transfer bombshell as Man Utd and Arsenal saga takes twist

Viktor Gyokeres has reportedly rejected the chance to join Manchester United as the striker's future continues to be the subject of much speculation this summer

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5 d. ago Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza

Critics of war will be more reluctant to press for its end while missiles from Tehran are killing people in Tel AvivMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn the hours after Israel attacked Iran, food shipments and distribution in Gaza stopped and a French-Saudi summit meant to pave the way for wider recognition of a Palestinian state was postponed indefinitely.International pressure over starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated in little more than the time it took for the smoke of the first missile strikes to clear over Tehran. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Viktor Gyokeres drops Man Utd transfer bombshell as Arsenal saga takes huge new twist

Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres continues to be linked with moves to Premier League duo Manchester United and Arsenal and it appears that he has made his mind up over where to go

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6 d. ago Trump scrambles to claim credit for Israel’s Iran attack he publicly opposed

Discordant US response as president says he was fully aware of plans for what Marco Rubio called a ‘unilateral action’ Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump is walking a tightrope as he claims that he was fully aware of Israel’s plans to launch massive airstrikes against Iran while continuing to distance the US from those strikes and deny Washington took any active role in the preparations.The White House’s messaging has shifted quickly from Marco Rubio’s arms-length description of the Israeli attack as a “unilateral action”, to Trump claiming on Friday morning that he was fully in the loop on the operation and that it came at the end of a 60-day ultimatum he had given Iran to “make a deal” on its nuclear programme. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Ayrshire Stagecoach strike shows no sign of halting as drivers picket bus station

Strikes by bus drivers in Ayrshire are set to continue amid a claim that Unite and Stagecoach have not spoken to each other since the industrial action began.

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7 d. ago Hugo Ekitike to Man United transfer bombshell emerges amid Victor Osimhen stance on move

Manchester United continue to be linked with several strikers this summer including Hugo Ekitike, Viktor Gyokeres and Victor Osimhen

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7 d. ago Netanyahu announces launch of military operation against Iran – video

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel had launched Operation Rising Lion, a 'targeted operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival'. Declaring that Iran had recently take steps to weaponise enriched uranium, Netanyahu said Israel had targeted its leading nuclear scientist and main nuclear enrichment and weaponisation facilities. 'This operation will continue for as many days as it takes.'Israeli military says strikes hit dozens of targets in Iran, including nuclear sites – live updates Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Viktor Gyokeres breaks silence amid Man United transfer twist and Sporting fury

Manchester United and Arsenal are said to both be interested in Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres, who continues to be linked with a move away this summer

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9 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Deaths in Kharkiv as Russia continues strikes on civilian targets

Latest prisoner exchange includes Mariupol defenders; European Commission unveils 18th round of sanctions. What we know on day 1,204At least two people were killed and 28 injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday morning. “Seventeen strikes by enemy UAVs were carried out in two districts of the city this night,” said the Kharkiv mayor, Igor Terekhov. More than 15 apartments were on fire in a five-storey building and several houses were hit. Terekhov added “there may be people trapped under the rubble”.Separately the death toll rose to at least three with 13 wounded after Russia attacked Kyiv and Odesa with waves of drones and missiles early on Tuesday. The civilian targets hit included a maternity ward and a cathedral. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts were hit, writes Daniel ...

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1 week ago Care workers employed by Enable Scotland to take strike action in Lanarkshire this week in continuing dispute over pay

This is part of a co-ordinated wave of walkouts rolling out over five days across Scotland.

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1 week ago ‘No formal decision’ on Michail Antonio future as West Ham striker continues recovery from car crash

Antonio was involved in a serious car crash in December and hasn’t played football since

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1 week ago Man United make Viktor Gyokeres 'contact' as fresh transfer update issued on striker

Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres continues to be linked with a summer move to Manchester United in their search for a new striker

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