36 m. ago Trump touches down in Qatar amid controversy over luxury jet gift and hopes for Gaza ceasefire

President Donald Trump arrived in Qatar Wednesday amid a controversy about its gift of a new Air Force One and amid hopes he can broker an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

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53 m. ago Trump arrives in Qatar after hailing meeting with Syria’s ‘young, attractive’ president in Middle East tour: Live

Donald Trump said ending sanctions on Syria would give the country a “chance for greatness” after meeting with Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa

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2 h. ago UK school lockdown as children and staff 'flee' onto field while police swarm in

Lydiard Park Academy in Swindon has reportedly sent children and staff to the back of the school field, telling them to get as far away from the building as possible

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2 h. ago Children evacuated from Swindon school after threats of ‘suspicious package’

There are no reported injuries and police remain at the scene

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2 h. ago Six kids 'rescued from house of horrors after severe torture' as husband, wife and daughter arrested

Kenneth Key, 60, his wife Tina, also 60, and their daughter Katlynn, 23, were arrested following an investigation into the alleged "severe and prolonged" torture of several children

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2 h. ago Readers reply: If you were prepping, what would your top five items be?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts. This week’s followed the Spain/Portugal outagesIf you were prepping, what should be your top five things to hoard in light of the recent power outages in Spain and Portugal? Alina Ahmad, JohannesburgSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Katie Price reveals hopes to reconcile with Peter Andre after not speaking for 16 years

Katie Price and Peter Andre, who fell for each other while appearing on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, split up in 2009 after welcoming two children

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2 h. ago Israeli bombing wave kills dozens in Gaza including at least 22 children, say reports

Bombardment signals new escalation after Netanyahu said Israel would ‘go in with full force to complete the operation’Middle East crisis – live updatesAn intense wave of Israeli bombing has reportedly killed dozens of people in Gaza, including many children, signalling a new escalation at a critical moment in regional politics.The exact number of deaths from the attacks was unclear, with estimates ranging from about 30 to more than 50, making it one of the highest tolls in a single morning for many weeks. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump claims ‘it was an honor’ to lift Syrian sanctions after meeting president in Middle East visit: Live

Donald Trump said ending sanctions on Syria would give the country a “chance for greatness” after meeting with Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa

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2 h. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Community doctor who championed women and children’s health, and Indian music

Dr Rupasree Tewari, doctor. Born: 21 April 1948 in Kolkata, India. Died: 16 April 2025, aged 76

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2 h. ago Dozens dead 'including 22 children' as Israel launches wave of strikes on Gaza hospitals

Israel's response to the October 7 massacre by Hamas has now killed approximately 52,000 Palestinians

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2 h. ago Lydiard Park Academy evacuation LIVE: Bomb threat sees children and staff 'flee' into field

Wiltshire Police warned of an ongoing incident at Lydiard Park Academy after it received a threat that a 'suspicious package' was on site - with all staff and pupils evacuated from classrooms

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2 h. ago Legacy furniture giant MFI to return 18 years after it collapsed into administration

At its peak one in three Sunday lunches in the United Kingdom were cooked in an MFI kitchen and 60% of British children were conceived in an MFI bedroom

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2 h. ago Israel is annihilating Palestinian children. Amer Rabea was one of them | Ahmad Ibsais

This US citizen was shot by Israeli forces in April. There was no warning, no investigation but worst of all – no outcry from the westAmer Mohammed Rabea was 14 years old. He was a US citizen. On 7 April 2025, he was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Turmus Ayya. There was no warning. No investigation. Just a bullet, a body and a silence so deep it threatens to swallow justice whole.The killing of a child should rupture the world. Instead, Amer’s death joined a growing ledger of erased Palestinian lives, tallied but never mourned by those in power. There was no state department briefing. No congressional statement. No public grieving for a child born under two flags, killed under a third. Even in death, Amer was made stateless. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago AD FEATURE: More foster carers are needed to help children flourish

Olive Branch Fostering has been connecting carers in the north west since 2015

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3 h. ago The One Show star Alex Jones’ husband ‘sends her into a spin’ with one thing she ‘hates’

The One Show star Alex Jones shares three children with husband Charlie Thomson, but she says there is one thing he does at home with their eldest child that she can't stand

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3 h. ago Donald Trump says lifting sanctions on Syria ‘gives them a chance of greatness’ – US politics live

Donald Trump meets Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia after agreeing to lift sanctions on SyriaThe meeting between Donald Trump and Syria’s president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia was the culmination of months of diplomacy by the Syrians, as well as their Turkish and Saudi allies, who believed face time with Trump would help end Syria’s international isolation, writes William Christou.Damascus had prepared a pitch to Trump that included access to Syrian oil, reassurances of Israel’s security and a proposal to build a Trump tower in Damascus. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Fewer children able to grip pencils properly as motor skills decline

77% of respondents to a YouGov survey said there had been a deterioration in fine motor skills over the last five years

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3 h. ago Early air pollution exposure affects health in adolescence, study finds

UCL study of 9,000 children also found marked inequality, with people from ethnic minority backgrounds having higher exposure riskYoung children who are exposed to high levels of air pollution are more likely to experience poor health outcomes in later adolescence, according to new research.The study, conducted by academics at University College London, looked at data from 9,000 young people taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study born between 2000 and 2002 across the UK, measuring their exposure to various types of air pollutants including PM2.5, PM10 and NO2. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Middle East crisis live: More than 60 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza

Dead include those killed in a strike on the European hospital complex near Khan YounisIsrael hits hospitals in deadly strikesAssociated Press, citing local hospitals, reports that at least 22 children were killed in Gaza overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday by Israeli airstrikes.Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met online with US president Donald Trump, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa, Reuters reports, citing Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu news agency. Continue reading...

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