5 h. ago Israeli strike on Gaza church kills three and injures priest Pope Francis called daily

Two of the dead named as Pope Leo renews ceasefire call after strike on territory’s only Catholic churchAn Israeli strike has hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people and injuring 10 others including the parish priest, who used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis.The Catholic charity Caritas Jerusalem earlier named two of the victims were Saad Salameh, the 60-year-old janitor of the Holy Family church, and Fumayya Ayyad, an 84-year-old woman who was receiving psychological support in a Caritas tent within the church’s compound when the blast occurred. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Israeli strike on Gaza church kills two and injures priest Pope Francis called daily

Pope Leo renews ceasefire call after strike on territory’s only Catholic church injures children and clergyAn Israeli strike has hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing two people and injuring several others including the parish priest, who used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis.“Two persons were killed as a result of an apparent strike by the Israeli army that hit the Holy Family compound this morning,” the Latin patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a statement. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Israeli attack on church in Gaza injures priest Pope Francis called daily

Italian PM condemns strike on territory’s only Catholic church that injured clergy and childrenIsraeli strikes have hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, injuring several people including the parish priest – who used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis – and drawing condemnation from the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.“The Holy Family church in Gaza has been struck by a raid this morning,” the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a statement. “There are several injuries in the place, including the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. Currently there are no fatalities confirmed. The church sustained damage.” Continue reading...

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62 h. ago UK WhatsApp users warned to make call if they receive this message

The message has already cost unsuspecting consumers hundreds of thousands of pounds

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3 d. ago Lions squad continues to grow with three players added before first Wallabies Test

Scotland’s Sutherland, Ashman and Graham receive call upsBritish & Irish Lions now have 44 players on tour of AustraliaThe British & Irish Lions squad in Australia continues to grow in number with three extra Scotland players set to join the party. Rory Sutherland, Ewan Ashman and Darcy Graham have been called up to provide cover for next week’s First Nations & Pasifika XV fixture which will be played between the first and second Tests against the Wallabies.All three players are currently in New Zealand where they had been preparing to face Samoa but will now become the latest members of the Lions ever-expanding squad. The Lions management have already had to summon four injury replacements in Owen Farrell, Ben White, Jamie Osborne and Jamie George with prop Thomas Clarkson also added as cover over the weekend. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Experience: a postcard delivered 121 years late led me to my long

Davies is the fifth most common surname in the UK, with a huge concentration in Wales, so it’s a wonder it found meI n August last year I received a message on Ancestry.com. A lady called Rhian, who shared my surname, had sent me a link to a recent BBC news story, which I read with mounting interest.The head office of the Swansea Building Society, the story said, had recently received a postcard postmarked 1903 and originally sent to a girl called Lydia Davies, who had lived at the address. Having mysteriously received the postcard 121 years after it was posted, staff were hoping to trace one of her descendants. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Infected blood scandal victims 'harmed further' by compensation delays, scathing new report finds

Chairman of inquiry into scandal say just 460 people receiving compensation ‘profoundly unsatisfactory’ as he calls for ‘faster and fairer’ compensation for victims

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2 w. ago Kristi Noem secretly accepted huge sum of money from mystery donor

Noem received the funds from a nonprofit called American Resolve Policy Fund, a so-called dark money group, while serving as Governor of South Dakota in 2023

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2 w. ago Sir Chris Hoy gesture to TV presenter shows true colours after cancer diagnosis

TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan said he was "numb with shock" following his diagnosis with stage 4 prostate cancer, after which he received a timely phone call from Sir Chris Hoy

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2 w. ago Major update for Three mobile customers over compensation as network still hit by problems

Three Mobile customers across the UK experienced a massive outage with users unable to make phone calls for several hours as the network has issued a statement

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2 w. ago Three Mobile outage update for customer compensation after major service issues

Mobile operator Three has issued a statement after a huge network issue caused problems for customers as it offers advice for those people impacted by the outage

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2 w. ago Gemma Collins left 'terrified' after being sent 'rat poison' to her Essex home

Gemma Collins was left terrified after a hate mail reportedly parcel containing rat poison was sent to her home recently - it comes just weeks after she called 999 after receiving hate letters

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3 w. ago Three outage: All we know as major UK network goes down for entire day

A mass outage has left Three customers unable to make or receive calls - and some say they are also experiencing problems with text messages and mobile data connection

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3 w. ago Three issues update as mobile phone users unable to make or receive calls

The first reports of an issue came shortly after 8am this morning

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3 w. ago Gerald Davies calls for greater support for volunteers on receiving knighthood

Sir Gerald was honoured by the Prince of Wales at an investiture ceremony on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Mobile phone network Three and Three iD Mobile down with users unable to make calls

Mobile phone network Three is down for many customers, with thousands of customers reporting issues with voice calls not working on the network.

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3 w. ago Three down: 3 phone network not working as users unable to make or receive calls

Phone network Three is down, with users unable to make or receive calls.

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3 w. ago Three down: Phone network not working as users unable to make or receive calls

Phone network Three is down, with users unable to make or receive calls.

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3 w. ago Major UK phone network down as customers 'can't make or receive calls'

Customers have been unable to make or receive voice calls on their handsets since around 8am on Wednesday morning, consumer reports show. The company has apologised and promised to fix the issues

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3 w. ago Council orders woman to remove trampoline after neighbour's complaint

The 67-year-old believed all her neighbours were happy with the equipment until she received a call from the council

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