5 h. ago Israel's defense minister says troops to remain in West Bank refugee camps for 'coming year'

Israel's defense minister says he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank’s urban refugee camps “for the coming year.”

Politics

31 h. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel says body of Shiri Bibas handed over as Hamas prepares to release six more hostages

Hamas says six captives expected to be freed from Gaza on Saturday in swap for about 600 Palestinian prisoners and detaineesA convoy of Red Cross vehicles is now heading to a hostage handover site set up by Hamas in Rafah in southern Gaza, the Times of Israel is quoting an Israeli defense official as saying.The Red Cross is expected to receive two hostages there, the report says. According to Al Jazeera, hostages Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu will be freed in Rafah. The other four — Omer Shem-Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert and Hisham al-Sayed — will be released later in central Gaza’s Nuseirat.On the stage prepared by Hamas in Rafah are the usual placards with messages including “We are the flood” as well as military weapons and equipment the group claims were stolen from the IDF on October 7 2023.One piece is a gun on which the group wrote “Ravshatz,” the Hebrew acronym for the head of a community’s local security team, indicating it was taken from such an individual killed by terr...

Events

31 h. ago Which English arboreal project occupies 200 square miles? The Saturday quiz

From back, basting and zigzag to ‘the stuff that dreams are made of’, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What TV cliffhanger was resolved on 21 November 1980?2 Which body in the solar system has lakes of liquid methane?3 What Yorkshire side were the first national women’s football league champions?4 In a 1941 film, what was “the stuff that dreams are made of”?5 Who writes the Empyrean fantasy book series?6 What does the US defense department classify as UAP?7 What arboreal project occupies 200 square miles of central England?8 Which monarch was killed in 1057 at the Battle of Lumphanan?What links: 9 Emotion icon; glamorous camping; smoke and fog; fan magazine; romantic comedy?10 Cantuar; Dunelm; Ebor; Petriburg; Roffen; Sarum?11 Tom Cruise (6.5 mins, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation); Kate Winslet (7.25 mins, Avatar: The Way of Water)?12 Seth Pecksniff; Howard Roark; Anthony Royal; Rudolf Santonix?13 Back; basting; blind; cross; running; slip; zigzag?14 8 (1950-60); 9 (19...

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39 h. ago Britain's Got Talent judges stunned as naked comedian takes to the stage in VERY risky act

In a show first, all the Britain's Got Talent judges are left completely speechless by a naked comedian in Saturday's upcoming episode.

Events

45 h. ago Channel 4 slaps ANOTHER beloved comedy with a woke trigger warning over 'offensive and derogatory' language

The BAFTA awarding-winning comedy stretches across four series and has been highly praised by fans, with an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Events

68 h. ago Young lad at races shocks when he reveals his uncle is an ultra famous sportsman

Students events company INVADES shared clips of a presenter casually interviewing guests at a Haydock Park, in Merseyside, racecourse earlier this week.

Sport

3 d. ago Revealed: Ukraine peacekeeping plan Sir Keir Starmer will present to Donald Trump

Prime Minister to propose sending 30,000 troops to police Ukraine as part of peacekeeping efforts

Politics

3 d. ago Is laughter the best medicine? Comedy shows could be prescribed for people on antidepressants to curb NHS costs

Trials are taking place to provide 'comedy-on-prescription' in a bid to improve people's mental health, reduce NHS costs and offer alternatives to antidepressants.

Culture

3 d. ago Trump goes to war on 'dictator' Zelensky in extraordinary, brutal insult

Donald Trump has issued a warning to Volodymyr Zelensky, calling the Ukrainian leader 'a dictator without elections' and saying he 'better move fast or he is not going to have a country left.'

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3 d. ago Trump goes to war on Zelensky in extraordinary brutal insult

Donald Trump has issued a warning to Volodymyr Zelensky, calling the Ukrainian leader 'a dictator without elections' and saying he 'better move fast or he is not going to have a country left.'

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5 d. ago Noughties pop star hasn't aged a day as she makes a huge comeback 17 years after hit single

The star rose to fame as a singer in the late 2000s as part of the Manchester-based urban dance group Platnum.

Events

5 d. ago Europe CAN'T go it alone on Ukraine peacekeeping without US backing, minister admits

Heidi Alexander, the Transport Secretary, said it was 'absolutely essential that any security guarantee is done in partnership with the US'.

Politics

5 d. ago US must provide ‘backstop’ to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again, Starmer says after emergency Paris summit – Europe live

UK prime minister says future of Europe and Ukraine at stake after European leaders convene at emergency summit in ParisSwedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson told Reuters that deploying Swedish troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force is “absolutely a possibility.”His comments build on earlier declaration from Swedish foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenegard (9:40). Continue reading...

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5 d. ago No decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine, Poland’s Tusk insists, as Germany says Europe and US must not be split – Europe live

European leaders call for unity and discuss defence spending at emergency summit sparked by US plans for UkraineSwedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson told Reuters that deploying Swedish troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force is “absolutely a possibility.”His comments build on earlier declaration from Swedish foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenegard (9:40). Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Europe and US must not be divided over plan for peace in Ukraine, Scholz says after emergency summit – Europe live

Olaf Scholz says it is only possible to support Ukraine if allies contiue to finance itSwedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson told Reuters that deploying Swedish troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force is “absolutely a possibility.”His comments build on earlier declaration from Swedish foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenegard (9:40). Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The dark side of Dubai: meet the Brits who badly regret starting new lives in the harsh Arab country

When lettings agent Harvey Thrower was offered a job working at a leading real estate agency in Dubai, he jumped at the chance to earn a fortune in one of the most lucrative markets on the planet.

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer 'ready' to put troops into Ukraine if peace deal reached, as leaders meet for crisis talks

Prime Minister says UK is ‘ready and willing’ to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if a deal is reached to end conflict, as European leaders gather for emergency talks in Paris

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