9 h. ago Scores of Palestinians killed and thousands flee after Israel launches fresh airstrikes and announces plans to capture Gaza's largest city

The Hamas-run municipality of Gaza City's southern Zeitoun district described the situation as 'catastrophic', with residents enduring almost constant explosions from Israeli air strikes.

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15 h. ago Israeli military preparing to expel Gaza City residents as baby in tent among those killed in latest attacks

Military claims it is displacing population ‘to ensure their safety’ even as health officials report deadly attacks on previously designated safe zonesThe Israeli military will begin preparing for the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza City, it said on Saturday, as health officials said it had killed at least 40 people including a baby in a tent and people seeking aid in its latest attacks.The announcement came days after Israel said it intended to launch a new offensive to seize control of Gaza City, the enclave’s largest urban centre, in a plan that raised international alarm. The Israeli offensive has already displaced most of the population, killed tens of thousands of civilians and created a famine. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Joe Rogan launches fresh attack on Trump over issue he warns will sour GOP voters on the president

Rogan, 58, claimed the conservative was alienating his base Wednesday.

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60 h. ago How to watch Liverpool vs Bournemouth: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

The Reds launch their title charge with nearly £300m worth of fresh talent

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3 d. ago Peter Kyle launches fresh 'single word' attack on Nigel Farage after Jimmy Savile row

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has said Nigel Farage has not said “one single word” about how he’ll protect kids online after vowing to rip up the UK’s online safety laws

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3 d. ago Militant attacks on Pakistani police kill 5 as government hunt for insurgents displaces thousands

A series of attacks against Pakistani police by militants left five officers dead and eight wounded in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Pakistan’s Independence Day

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3 d. ago Fury over newly installed 'killer kerb' causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars daily 

The new installation was designed to create a 'more welcoming environment for pedestrians' but has instead become so notorious that it has been listed as a tourist attraction on Google Maps.

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4 d. ago Spain wildfires are ‘clear warning’ of climate emergency, minister says

Environment minister says blazes are proof of country’s vulnerability to global heating as fires burn across EuropeThe heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain over recent days, devouring thousands of hectares of land and forcing thousands of people from their homes, are a “clear warning” of the impact of the climate emergency, the country’s environment minister has said.Speaking on Wednesday morning, as firefighters in Spain, Greece and other Mediterranean countries continued to battle dozens of blazes, Sara Aagesen said the 14 wildfires still burning across seven Spanish regions were further proof of the country’s particular vulnerability to global heating. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Meghan Markle and Prince Harry launch 'calculated bid for relevance' with fresh 'strategy'

As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce their new 'multi-year, first look deal for film and television projects' with Netflix, an expert has revealed what this really means for the royal couple

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5 d. ago Horrified plane passenger realises he is sat behind Katie Price during a flight as star jets to Turkey with boyfriend JJ Slater for MORE surgery

The hilarious moment a horrified plane passenger realises he's sat behind Katie Price has been captured on film.

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8 d. ago 12 'Easily dismissed' symptoms of deadly cancer that kills thousands every year

This type of cancer is the fourth most common among men, but it’s vague symptoms leaves many simply dismissing the warning signs

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8 d. ago Israel issues chilling deadline for a million Palestinians to flee Gaza

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Israel to immediately reconsider its decision after the plan to re-occupy Gaza was approved overnight by a majority vote

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9 d. ago Netanyahu announces plan to take over Gaza City in further escalation

Proposal that needs to be approved by full cabinet would mean sending Israeli ground troops into remaining territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s security cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said, marking another escalation in the 22-month offensive that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, destroyed most of Gaza and pushed the territory into famine.Ahead of the security cabinet meeting, which began Thursday and ran through the night, Netanyahu had said Israel planned to retake control over the entire territory and eventually hand it off to friendly Arab forces opposed to Hamas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago A young surgeon tries to save lives at a crippled Gaza hospital

Shifa Hospital was once the largest in the Gaza Strip and the cornerstone of its health system

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1 week ago British POW who witnessed Hiroshima atomic bomb was 'dangled in hell and hauled out'

On this day in 1945, the world was changed forever when the USA dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing thousands of civilians within seconds

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1 week ago Russia nuclear submarine base damaged after earthquake – report

Satellite images show damage to floating pier at Rybachiy base after last week’s 8.8-magnitude earthquakeA nuclear submarine base in Russia’s remote far east region was damaged last week after one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the area in decades, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing satellite images.Photos captured by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite imaging firm, show damage to a floating pier at the Rybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BP begins costs review as quarterly profits of £1.77bn beat forecast

Oil and gas group trying to fend off activist investors says it ‘can and will do better’ for its shareholdersBusiness live – latest updatesThe oil and gas group BP is launching a fresh cost-cutting scheme, despite reporting better-than-expected profits, as it tries to do more for its shareholders to fend off pressure from activist investors.It said it would begin a fresh review of its business when its new chair joins in September. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BP to launch fresh business review just months after ‘fundamental reset’ fell flat

Review to follow arrival of new chair Albert Manifold as oil major moves to placate restless investors

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1 week ago Edinburgh locals surprised with free pizza pockets as Virgin Hotels Edinburgh launches TASCA

Locals and tourists across Edinburgh were treated to a surprise taste of Rome as Chef Giulio and the S. Lucas team handed out fresh Trapizzino pizza pockets and Aperol Spritz sorbet to celebrate the launch of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh’s latest pop up: TASCA.

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1 week ago ‘Heartbreaking’: a London surgeon on the trials of operating in a Gaza hospital

Dr Graeme Groom has visited Gaza 40 times and says he has never before witnessed such trauma, hunger and bravery from Palestinian colleaguesEvery day between 4am and 6am, Graeme Groom, an orthopaedic surgeon from London, would be woken by a dawn chorus of bombs and missiles. And so began another 24 hours at the Nasser hospital in Gaza, the largest functioning hospital in the territory. Shortly after 8am, the first patients would be wheeled into the operating theatres.Groom and his orthopaedic and plastic surgery colleagues saw on average 20 patients a day: one-third children, one-third women, then men of all ages, their limbs mangled by bombs and guns. Continue reading...

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