4 h. ago Starmer rules out more UK visas for highly skilled Indian workers ahead of talks with Modi in Mumbai

India reportedly pushed for far more visa access to the UK when the two countries were finalising a trade deal earlier this year

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12 h. ago Unmasked: PhD student who cut Israeli hostage ribbons is married to Palestinian actor as Starmer condemns October 7 protests

Nadia Yahlom, of London, used scissors to brazenly snip the memorial bands that the Jewish community had tied to railings in honour of the 251 people taken hostage by Hamas.

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15 h. ago Unmasked: PhD student who cut Israeli hostage ribbons as Starmer condemns October 7 anniversary protests

Nadia Yahlom, of London, used scissors to brazenly snip the memorial bands that the Jewish community had tied to railings in honour of the 251 people taken hostage by Hamas.

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16 h. ago Two years on from October 7, hostage families hope that a deal can finally bring them home

After months of protests, political chaos and a brutal military campaign in Gaza, hostages kidnapped by Hamas in 2023 still remain in captivity. Their devastated families tell Alex Croft of their pain – and their unwavering hope that a peace deal can finally bring them home

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18 h. ago Two years on from 7 October, hostage families hope that a deal can finally bring them home

Hamas militants captured 250 hostages in Israel in the most devastating attack on Israel in its history on 7 October, 2023. Their families tell Alex Croft that they hope a peace deal can finally bring them home - but say for two years they have been ‘collateral damage’

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19 h. ago Furious bystanders confront woman cutting down ribbons for Israeli hostages as Starmer condemns protests on October 7 anniversary

The young female was filmed armed with a pair of scissors which she uses to brazenly snip the memorial bands that have been tied to railings by the Jewish community.

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21 h. ago Israel stands in silence to remember its darkest day: Nation mourns on the second anniversary of October 7 with people gathering to remember those killed and the hostages still held in Gaza

Across southern communities and in Tel Aviv, citizens held memorials at border towns and at the Nova festival site.

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22 h. ago Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz

So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of graceSharone Lifschitz is a London-based film-maker and academic whose parents were taken hostage on 7 OctoberSo much about the past two years has been horrific, but let me tell you how it began for me. On the morning of 7 October 2023, I was sitting on a train with my son and husband on our much anticipated way to pick up a new puppy. Life seemed predictable enough.I open my phone and see that something is happening on the Gaza-Israel border. I call my mum as usual, waiting to hear her cheery, relaxed voice telling me that she is in the safe room with Dad, telling me there is nothing to worry about. She doesn’t answer. Neither does my dad. I look again at the news feed. I call my brother and he answers. His voice is so different, altered, that I know already, before he tells me, that the worst has happened. “Terrorists broke into the kibbutz,” he says. “Dad said in his ...

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34 h. ago Who are the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and what might happen to them?

More than 250 hostages were taken by Hamas in the 7 October attack but they could be freed under a deal being proposed by Trump

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3 d. ago ‘Glimmer of hope’: Families in Gaza and Israel hold breath over Trump’s peace plan to end bloodshed

Donald Trump calls on Israel to stop bombing Gaza immediately as Hamas agrees to release hostages under US-proposed peace plan

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3 d. ago ‘Glimmer of hope’: Families in Gaza hold breath over Trump’s peace plan to end bloodshed

Donald Trump calls on Israel to stop bombing Gaza immediately as Hamas agrees to release hostages under US-proposed peace plan

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4 d. ago Trump issues chilling Gaza ultimatum to Hamas: 'All HELL will break out. This is your final warning'

Trump promised on Truth Social that if the militants did not accept his peace plan that 'all hell' will 'break out against Hamas.'

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7 d. ago Chelsea vs Benfica live: Rios own goal puts hosts ahead as Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge

The so-called ‘Special One’ will hope his side can cause a Champions League shock on familiar turf

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7 d. ago Chelsea vs Benfica live: Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge for Champions League clash

The so-called ‘Special One’ will hope his side can cause a Champions League shock on familiar turf

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8 d. ago YouTube agrees to pay $24.5M to settle Trump lawsuit filed after his January 6 insurrection suspension

The deal makes YouTube the final Big Tech company to bend the knee — following Elon Musk’s X and Facebook’s parent company Meta

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9 d. ago Trump's comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families

Some mothers of autistic children say President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he suggested taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism

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1 week ago Yvette Cooper suggests international community on brink of Gaza peace deal

Exclusive: Foreign secretary says world has ‘reached moment’ it wants to end war after Donald Trump signals plan within reachThe international community is on the brink of securing a peace deal for Gaza that could finally bring an end to two years of conflict and a humanitarian crisis that has claimed thousands of lives, Yvette Cooper has suggested.The new foreign secretary, who has just returned from a UN summit, said that they had “reached a moment where the world wants to end this war” after US president Donald Trump indicated a peace deal was within reach. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Families say Huntington's treatment breakthrough brings 'hope'

A 'groundbreaking' new treatment could slow Huntington's disease for the first time ever

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1 week ago ‘This new treatment brings hope’ – families on Huntington’s treatment

Huntington’s disease is a fatal neurological condition.

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1 week ago Huntington’s treatment slows disease for first time giving hope to families

The condition, which currently has no cure, has been slowed in a groundbreaking trial

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