23 h. ago Jared Kushner’s Affinity to take 8% stake in UK lender OakNorth

Investment by firm founded by Donald Trump’s son-in-law comes as bank plans US push

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31 h. ago Several Palestinian people reported injured in overnight attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank – Middle East crisis live

Settlers attacked Palestinian people in village of Susya, south of Hebron, while separately settlers reportedly attacked village of Atara and set fire to vehiclesHere is some more detail on the controversial plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem.The decision from the Supreme Planning Council, which meets next week, is expected to support the plan after rejecting objections by Israeli NGOs.The expected decision in favour will come after Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich – who backs both the plan and the imposition of Israeli sovereignty through the occupied West Bank – gloated that he believed construction on E1 would “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Bezalel Smotrich outlines plan for 3,000 new housing units in controversial West Bank settlement, reports say – Middle East crisis live

Israel’s far-right finance minister announces plan to advance tenders for housing which international community says would split West Bank in half, reports Times of IsraelThe health ministry in Gaza has just issued a statement, saying four more people have died from famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours.This brings the total to 239 since the start of the war, including 106 children, according to the health ministry. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state

Israel’s far-right finance minister has announced a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state by effectively cutting the West Bank into two separate parts

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54 h. ago Keir Starmer meets with Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street amid claims US and Russia are planning 'West Bank

The Prime Minister and Mr Zelensky met in No10 as both leaders brace themselves for the outcome of the US President's talks with the Russian leader.

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2 d. ago Zelensky tells Trump 'Putin is bluffing' and says he WON'T surrender territory... as US and Russia 'plan West Bank

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned Donald Trump that Putin was 'bluffing' about his desire to end the war.

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4 d. ago Terrifying moment plane cabin fills with smoke after power bank bursts into flames

A plane was filled with smoke when a power bank caught fire during a flight from Sao Paulo to Amsterdam on Wednesday (6 August).

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8 d. ago Digital ID cards would be required for every Scot under plan by Labour MP

EXCLUSIVE: Livingston MP Gregor Poynton says a modern identity card could bring huge benefits

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4 w. ago Risk of 'voter fraud' over Labour plans to allow bank cards as identity at polling stations

Existing laws require people to show photographic ID such as a passport or driving licence at the polling station before they can vote.

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4 w. ago Richard Tice claims he’s seen people carrying ‘bags and bags’ of postal votes to a polling station

Richard Tice claimed he has seen "people carry bag loads of postal votes to a polling station on election day" during a House of Commons urgent question on Labour's strategy for elections on Thursday (17 July).

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