63 m. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Hostages and prisoners to be released within 72 hours of deal starting

Donald Trump announces that all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed upon lineFull report: ‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and HamasAs part of the Guardian’s Israel-Gaza: two years on series marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack into Israel and the war in Gaza, the below has been published:The children’s names appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Gaza ceasefire talks live: Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off on ‘first phase’ of peace plan

Trump says ‘all parties will be treated fairly’ while Israeli prime minster Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘with God’s help’ all hostages will be brought homeAs part of the Guardian’s Israel-Gaza: two years on series marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack into Israel and the war in Gaza, the below has been published:The children’s names appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island, New York's notorious jail complex

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system

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3 h. ago What was Stephen Fry was in prison for? Celebrity Traitors star recalls teen jail stint

Stephen Fry spoke about his time in prison as a teenager whilst opening up on the Celebrity Traitors this evening, admitting he was a 'troubled child'

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4 h. ago Tourists whose canoe was flipped by a raging elephant describe their terror

Larry Unrein and his partner Jeff Melvin narrowly escaped with their lives following the ordeal in Botswana.

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4 h. ago Last of New Orleans jail inmates who broke out in viral escape is caught months later

Derrick Groves was taken into custody in Atlanta, Georgia, after evading the authorities for almost five months, the U.S. Marshals said Wednesday

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5 h. ago Last of 10 inmates who escaped from New Orleans jail captured by police

Authorities say they found convicted killer Derrick Groves after a standoff at a home in south-west AtlantaThe last fugitive from the high-profile, 10-man New Orleans jailbreak in May has been captured, according to authorities.In an announcement on Wednesday, Jason Williams, the New Orleans district attorney, said that authorities had captured four-time convicted killer Derrick Groves after a standoff at a home in south-west Atlanta. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Dozens of ailing animals found in New York home where elderly woman was 'trapped' by debris

More than 200 animals were found at the home of a wildlife rehabilitator in New York where authorities also discovered a 95-year-old woman who was essentially trapped in her room due to clutter in the residence

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5 h. ago Morgan Freeman wanted on prison recall by cops in "real life Shawshank plot"

A police appeal for runaway Morgan Freeman went viral after hundreds of social media users speculated a wanted lag from Somerset has escaped prison to lie on a beach in Mexico like his famous namesake

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7 h. ago Last of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured in Georgia, authorities say

The U.S. Marshalls say the only escaped inmate who remained on the run after breaking out of a New Orleans jail in May has been captured

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7 h. ago Judge tosses summons for former 'The Bear' writer who was handcuffed in NYC train seating dispute

A New York City judge has dismissed a civil summons against Alex O’Keefe, a former writer for FX’s “The Bear.”

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7 h. ago Runaway thief stopped by actor who played PC Reg Hollis in The Bill is jailed

Actor Jeff Stewart foiled shoplifter Mohamed Diallo's attempts to escape on July 23 when he sat on his legs after the criminal fell from his bike in Southampton, Hampshire.

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7 h. ago UK libraries urged to remove children’s books with URL hijacked by porn site

Puffin issues alert to schools and local authorities over books in popular Spy Dog series by Andrew CopeThe children’s publisher Puffin is hurriedly contacting UK schools and local authorities after it discovered that a website address included in a popular children’s book series had been hijacked by a pornography site.The publisher has urged school libraries to remove the books after a website address printed in the Spy Dog, Spy Pups and Spy Cat series by Andrew Cope was redirected to unrestricted adult content. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Jamaica imposes curfews after two deadly shootings rattle the island

Shootings left six people dead, including a four-year-old, and nine others injured amid suspected gang violenceAuthorities in Jamaica have imposed curfews after two recent shootings in which six people, including a four-year-old child, were killed and nine others injured as suspected gang violence rattles the Caribbean island.The most recent shooting took place on Tuesday night after unidentified gunmen drove past a group of people in the capital, Kingston, and opened fire. Six people, including two nine-year-old children and two teenagers, were shot, according to the Kingston Central police superintendent Beresford Williams. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Jamaica imposes local curfews after two deadly shootings rattle the island

Shootings left six people dead, including a four-year-old, and nine others injured amid suspected gang violenceAuthorities in Jamaica have imposed curfews after two recent shootings in which six people, including a four-year-old child, were killed and nine others injured as suspected gang violence rattles the Caribbean island.The most recent shooting took place on Tuesday night after unidentified gunmen drove past a group of people in the capital, Kingston, and opened fire. Six people, including two nine-year-old children and two teenagers, were shot, according to the Kingston Central police superintendent Beresford Williams. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Georgia Harrison makes history as first Love Island star to be awarded an MBE

Pregnant former Love Island star Georgia Harrison was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at an investiture at Windsor Castle today by Prince William

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9 h. ago China using ChatGPT for ‘authoritarian abuses’, OpenAI claims

Government-linked accounts banned from using AI over national security concerns

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9 h. ago Georgia Harrison makes history as first Love Island star awarded MBE

Pregnant Georgia Harrison is the first Love Islander to get an MBE and was given the honour by Prince William in an investiture at Windsor Castle today

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10 h. ago Trump calls for Illinois governor and Chicago mayor to be tossed in jail for not giving in to his takeover plans

JB Pritzker and Brandon Johnson both said they would not step down or stop fighting Trump’s efforts to send federal law enforcement to Chicago

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10 h. ago Trump explodes at Illinois governor's vicious health insult: 'You should be in JAIL'

Trump's inflammatory call came in a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning.

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