15 h. ago Gaza has become journalism’s graveyard. Killing journalists is killing the truth | Anthony Bellanger

If we accept that reporters die in Gaza, we pave the way for other regimes to consider the murder of journalists a normal instrument of warHistory will only be kind to witnesses. In Gaza, it will remember the name of Anas al-Sharif, a young Al Jazeera reporter killed on 10 August 2025. It will also remember the 222 other Palestinian journalists murdered in the past two years by the Israeli army, according to the International Federation of Journalists’ own monitoring. But those who chose to eliminate these media workers will remain condemned forever.For 24 long months now, Gaza has become the most dangerous place in the world to practise our profession. Israel prohibits foreign journalists from entering the territory, so the truth relies exclusively on Palestinian reporters – almost all of whom are members of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate, affiliated to the IFJ. Too often they work without protection and without refuge for their families. And all too often, they are directl...

Events

21 h. ago ‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countriesAdoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report.The diet – which allows moderate meat consumption – and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by half by 2050. Today, a third of greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food system and taming the climate crisis is impossible without changing how the world eats, the researchers said. Food production is also the biggest cause of the destruction of wildlife and forests and the pollution of water. Continue reading...

Events

21 h. ago Eat 'no more than three portions of meat a week' to save planet, report says

EAT-Lancet report unveils radical new ‘Planetary Health Diet’ high in fruit and veg - but low in meat and dairy - which also cuts chances of early death by 27%

Politics

26 h. ago Man with Down's Syndrome 'starved to death after hospital mistake'

Adrian Poulton, 56, died in an NHS hospital in September 2021, with an internal report later finding that a lack of nutrition had contributed to his death

Events

28 h. ago Blame game begins after adult enrolled as student at Minnesota school: ‘There should be ramifications’

Kelvin Luebke, 22, was known to students as ‘KJ Perry,’ and played on the school’s football team

Politics

33 h. ago Big Brother fans ‘expose’ fake housemate after uncovering TV past

Big Brother fans have been busy doing some research into the new housemates, and it seems one of the newbies has an acting past

Sport

50 h. ago Readers' letters: Labour's funding pledges for Scotland are Trumpian fake news

Anas Sarwar’s call for a “new directionr “ for Scottish Labour fails to convince a reader

Politics

3 d. ago South African ambassador Nathi Mthethwa dies in plunge from 22nd floor of famous Hyatt Hotel in Paris

SOUTH Africa's ambassador to France has died after reportedly plunging from the 22nd floor of a famous Paris hotel. Nkosinathi “Nathi” Mthethwa, a veteran politician and diplomat, had been missing since Monday, sparking a police search after his wife alerted authorities. She said she had received a “worrying message” from the 58-year-old that evening, according...

Events

3 d. ago Brit is 'lured to secluded spot by fake tour guide who then rapes her before fleeing on his horse' at Moroccan beach resort

The unnamed woman had been visiting the Agadir Ida-Outanane prefecture last week when the horrific assault took place near a hotel on on Taghazout beach.

Society

3 d. ago China carries out 'fake missile launch' on Royal Navy frigate: Fighter jets 'carried out 'constructive kill' in Taiwan Strait'

The provocative manoeuvres saw Chinese aircraft perform so-called 'constructive kills' against HMS Richmond, part of the UK's carrier strike group, according to the Times.

Events

4 d. ago No need to ‘reinvestigate’ report into fatal rail derailment, says sheriff

An inquiry hearing heard there is no dispute around a Rail Accident Investigation Branch report into the crash in which three people died.

Events

5 d. ago Child dies while reportedly trying to reach UK in small boat

Body of teenager found on beach in northern France after three other people die in Channel crossings on SaturdayA child is believed to have died while trying to cross the Channel in a small boat, according to French reports. The body of the teenager, who was believed to have fallen from a dinghy, was discovered on a beach in northern France on Sunday.The death follows those of three other people on Saturday who were trying to reach the UK – two Somali women who were reportedly crushed in a boat, and a man whose body was recovered from a canal in the town of Gravelines, near Dunkirk. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Child dies in the channel during small boat crossing, French media reports

An investigation has reportedly been launched

Events

5 d. ago Child dies off French coast in small boat Channel crossing attempt – reports

An investigation has been launched into the incident at Ecault beach, in Saint-Etienne-au-Mont.

Events

5 d. ago TV star sobs over fake news reports star has died and says 'I feel so mad'

Bachelorette favourite Katie Thurston has been left in tears after the bogus reports she had passed away as she battles stage four cancer

Events

5 d. ago At least 39 dead and more than 40 injured in crush at Vijay rally in India

Victims include nine children at election campaign gathering in Tamil Nadu led by popular actor and politicianPolice in India have opened a criminal case against the leaders of a party headed by the actor turned politician Vijay, after a crowd crush at one of his rallies killed 39 people and injured at least 40 others.Local officials reported that nine children had died at the rally, which took place on Saturday night in the Karur district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Vijay, one of the most popular and successful actors in Tamil cinema, who entered politics last year, was addressing the crowd for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party before state elections early next year. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago At least 40 dead and 124 injured in crush at Vijay rally in India

Victims include nine children at election campaign gathering in Tamil Nadu led by popular actor and politicianPolice in India have opened a criminal case against the leaders of a party headed by the actor turned politician Vijay, after a crowd crush at one of his rallies killed 40 people and injured at least 124 others.Local officials reported that at least nine children had died at the rally, which took place on Saturday night in the Karur district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Vijay, one of the most popular and successful actors in Tamil cinema, who entered politics last year, was addressing the crowd for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party before state elections early next year. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago British man dies in Costa Blanca after falling from his racing bike as police launch investigation

A British cyclist reportedly died in the residential area of Gran Alacant on the Costa Blanca, on Friday. Despite their efforts, emergency services pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Events

6 d. ago Two women die after attempted Channel crossing, reports claim

The incident happened south of the Neufchatel-Hardelot beaches between Boulogne and Le Touquet

Events

6 d. ago Police update over allegation of fake court reference for sex attacker from 'dead religious leader'

Police investigating the allegations arrested a 32-year-old woman on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice following the jailing of 27-year-old Suroj Bk for groping a woman as she slept beside her boyfriend

Events