54 m. ago Israel’s Army admits it underestimated Hamas capabilities: ‘7 Oct was a complete failure’

An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on 7 October 2023 because the much more powerful Israeli Army misjudged the militant group’s intentions and underestimated its capabilities.

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2 h. ago Gardeners urged to soak seeds of popular summer blooms in water immediately

While many people consider spring to be a very popular season because to its blooming flowers, warmer weather, and longer days, it's also the perfect time to complete some gardening tasks.

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2 h. ago Fresh video of missing British journalist, 32, shows her at a hostel in Rio DAYS after a friend said she'd vanished

Charlotte Peet, 32, was reported missing on February 17, but CCTV footage appears to show the journalist in a hostel in Botafogo, a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, on Monday.

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3 h. ago Hamas October 7 attacks were 'one of the greatest failures' in the Israeli military's history, inquiry finds

A damning internal investigation into the events has claimed the inability to prevent the attacks were a 'complete failure' of the Israeli security.

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3 h. ago Even on my wedding day, my narcissist mother couldn't be happy for me. Everything had to be about her

For a bride, it is one of the big heart-stopping moments of her day. Long before she has gathered her skirts and taken her father's proffered arm.

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3 h. ago Gene Hackman's daughters are seen going on a breakfast run to Denny's a day after their father and his wife's dead bodies were found

Gene Hackman's daughter were seen getting out of their vehicle to get food from the all-day breakfast joint Denny's only a day after their father's body was found inside his New Mexico compound.

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3 h. ago When ‘Mr Charisma’ met ‘Mr Logic’: body language expert’s verdict on the Trump

Caroline Goyder described Trump as a “silverback” while she said Starmer looked more like a boy on his first day of school.

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5 h. ago LEO MCKINSTRY: Let's boost the Army AND slash the welfare bill

LEO MCKINSTRY: These days the Army is a shadow of its former self with its current headcount of just 74,000 regular soldiers, meaning that it is at its lowest level since the Napoleonic Wars.

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5 h. ago White Island volcano eruption: criminal convictions for island owners thrown out

Twenty-two people died in the 2019 New Zealand disaster, mostly US and Australian cruise ship passengers on a walking tourThe owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe thrown out by a judge on Friday.The release of the decision followed a three-day hearing last October for the owners’ company at the high court in the city of Auckland where they appealed against the charges laid by New Zealand’s workplace health and safety regulator after the 2019 eruption of Whakaari, also known as White Island. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump cancels contracts with refugee groups one day after judge blocks suspension of resettlement program

Lawyers for aid groups argue the administration is trying to get around court orders by cancelling contracts altogether

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5 h. ago London Mayor claps back at two former KSP troopers suing him for defamation

London Mayor claps back at two former KSP troopers suing him for defamation  LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY

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5 h. ago Gene Hackman's daughters are seen having a Denny's breakfast a day after their father and his wife's dead bodies were found

Gene Hackman's daughter were seen getting out of their vehicle to get food from the all-day breakfast joint Denny's only a day after their father's body was found inside his New Mexico compound.

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6 h. ago ‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa

Employees informed by email that their jobs would be cut off at end of day in move a worker called ‘wrong all around’Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The Trump administration has fired hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency housed within the Department of Commerce, the Guardian has learned.On Thursday afternoon, the commerce department sent emails to employees saying their jobs would be cut off at the end of the day, in a move that one worker called “wrong all around”. Other government agencies have also seen massive staffing cuts in recent days. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Two days after arriving in the UK, he had started his £19,000 crime spree

Andrei Matei was involved in stealing more than £19,000 from ATMs at locations across the country

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6 h. ago TOM UTLEY: Of all life's small wins, nothing beats hearing those rarest of words: Yes, darling, you were right and I was wrong!

TOM UTLEY: At a time when the news from home and abroad gets bleaker by the day, we've never been more in need of those everyday pleasures and minor triumphs.

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6 h. ago Haunting details from Jesus Guerrero's last days leave more unanswered questions about his death at 34

Jesus Guerrero, 34, died in hospital after falling sick with a mystery illness, his sister, Gris Guerrero, revealed on Tuesday. Guerrero died days after working with JLo in Dubai.

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7 h. ago BP boss vows to double value of the oil giant after Elliott pours cold water on revamp plans

Speaking just a day after unveiling his new strategy to investors, chief exec Murray Auchincloss (pictured) said BP could be worth £160bn in five years

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7 h. ago Bosnian Serb lawmakers bar joint institutions after a court convicted president and tensions soar

Bosnian Serb lawmakers on Thursday passed a set of laws barring central Bosnian judiciary and police from the Serb-run entity in Bosnia, sending tensions soaring in the troubled Balkan country after a court convicted its pro-Russia president and banned him from politics

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7 h. ago Trump praises Starmer’s ‘hard’ lobbying as he again suggests UK will be exempt from US tariffs – live

Trump calls Starmer meeting ‘tremendously productive’ and says ‘we have a very good chance at arriving at a very good deal’Trump-Starmer visit: the key takeawaysEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to take part in an informal meeting on Ukraine and European security, the European Commission has just confirmed. Jakub Krupa has more on his Europe live blog.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, has confirmed that President Trump has the ability to veto the deal that the UK has negotiated transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Isands to Mauritius. Speaking on ITV’s Peston last night, Lammy said:If President Trump doesn’t like the deal, the deal will not go forward.The reason for that is because we have a shared military and intelligence interest with the United States, and of course they’ve got to be happy with the deal, or there is no deal. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Locals hit out at plans to fell trees at George Michael's London home

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: The £10million Hampstead house was left to Yioda Panayiotou following the Wham ! singer's death on Christmas Day 2016 at the age 53.

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