90 m. ago ‘Our days are full of hardship’: people in Gaza barely dare to hope for success in ceasefire talks

Mood is tense and subdued after nearly 21 months of Israeli offensives that have displaced almost the entire populationIn Gaza City on Sunday morning, there was only one topic of conversation: the possibility of peace. In the half-ruined town, as across the entire territory, few took their eyes off their phones, a television or better-informed relatives or friends for more than a few minutes.Um Fadi Ma’rouf, from the now destroyed town of Beit Lahia in the far north of Gaza, said she was encouraged by the positive response from Hamas to the most recent US-sponsored proposal of terms for a deal. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago What Swansea City's best XI now looks like as key missing piece glaringly obvious

The Swans have already done a fair amount of business this summer - and there are already some potential selection headaches emerging

Events

3 h. ago Man City locked into £256m transfer battle with Arsenal and Liverpool

Manchester City have strengthened in midfield for the upcoming season but so have two of their biggest rivals

Economics

5 h. ago Jeremy Corbyn breakaway party should be named 'Farage assistance group', claims former Labour leader

A former Scottish Labour MSP claimed "people need an alternative to the establishment parties who have failed us for years".

Politics

5 h. ago Ministers to launch £500mn scheme to help struggling families

Labour unveils Blair-style family hubs as Reform UK gains ground in new poll

Politics

5 h. ago Any breakaway party should be called ‘Farage assistance group’ – Lord Kinnock

The former Labour leader said any ‘splintering’ of the party would ‘only be of assistance to the enemies of Labour’.

Politics

5 h. ago Dining across the divide: ‘He was a “Stop the boats” person’

With immigration, universal tax rises and big tech on the menu, could a Tory IT director and a Labour-voting financial services technician find anything to agree on?Matt, 52, Leek, StaffordshireOccupation Account director in the IT sector Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Huge development creating 500 jobs among the key plans for Greater Manchester

These are all the significant developments tabled with councils across the city-region

Politics

5 h. ago Why ‘sloppy’ and ‘scared’ England need a rapid transformation at Women’s Euro 2025

England created their ‘own problems’ on the ball and must find a way to break a familiar pattern if they are to avoid an early end to their Euros campaign

Politics

5 h. ago 'Way World War Three will start' revealed by top NATO Chief after 'learn Russian' warning

A co-ordinated power grab by two major nations could be the likely start of WWIII, according to NATO's Mark Rutte, as Russia threatens him with life in a Siberian labour camp

Events

5 h. ago Celtic told Isak Jansson transfer rules as Rapid Vienna reveal the bid that has already been rejected

The Swede is seen as a successor for Nicolas Kuhn with the winger set to join Como

Politics

5 h. ago Man City transfer could trigger five quick departures in busy window

Manchester City have sent striker Divin Mubama to Stoke on loan and more of his teammates will be looking to move

Politics

5 h. ago Voices: The man who wants to lead Cambridge, and the day he feared for his life

Free speech isn’t about comfort but about courage, writes Chris Smith, former Labour cabinet minister and master of Pembroke College, Cambridge. That principle applies in politics, journalism, and perhaps most vitally in universities

Politics

6 h. ago Labour policies ‘obscured’ by rows over welfare and winter fuel – Lord Kinnock

The week of Sir Keir Starmer’s first anniversary in Number 10 saw the Prime Minister scrap a raft of the Government’s proposed welfare reforms.

Events

6 h. ago Timelapse video shows Texas flash floods turn dry riverbed into deadly rapids in 20 minutes

Dramatic timelapse video shows how heavy rainfall turned a dry riverbed into surging rapids in just 20 minutes, as Texas was deluged by deadly flash floods on July 4.

Events

6 h. ago Club World Cup gimmick shows up how needless Man City punishment is

Manchester City were involved in one of the shocks of the Club World Cup and their list of fines in the Premier League is more embarrassing

Politics

6 h. ago Tories demand foreigners are banned from getting disability benefits as Kemi Badenoch seeks to tighten access to handouts after Labour's U

Kemi Badenoch 's party will attempt to change the Government's welfare Bill to tighten access to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit.

Events

7 h. ago Swansea City to battle Championship rivals for Euro star as fresh links emerge

The Swans have been linked with another midfielder this summer, despite the recent capture of Ethan Galbraith

Events

7 h. ago Labour council criticised after banning military equipment from Armed Forces Day celebrations

Protest groups say Armed Forces Day glorifies violence and military equipment in front of children

Events

7 h. ago Starmer’s approval ratings at lowest level since becoming PM after welfare chaos

A More in Common poll also found seven in 10 voters think Sir Keir’s government is at least as chaotic as the Tories’ previous term

Events