5 d. ago Union sparks criticism after urging teachers to bring Palestine struggle into schools

The National Education Union (NEU) encouraged teachers to hold a day of action at schools on Thursday to highlight 'the Palestinian struggle for freedom'.

Culture

7 d. ago Windows 10 and Windows 11 critical update as users urged 'not to ignore'

Microsoft Windows has released a critical update, with users being urged to check immediately if their PC and laptop are up to date.

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9 d. ago MPs with medical backgrounds urge assisted dying support after Bill criticism

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is back in the Commons for debate on Friday.

Events

1 week ago Despair at Starmer’s ‘divisive’ language as he clamps down on immigration

Backbench Labour MPs, unions and charities criticise the PM, who is urged to apologise for his ‘dangerous’ comments

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2 w. ago ‘Desperate, traumatised people’: Gaza faces wave of looting, theft and violence

Aid officials and residents report breakdown in law and order as food and supplies run out during Israeli blockadeGaza has been hit by a wave of looting and theft as increasingly desperate Palestinians struggle to get food while criminal gangs exploit a breakdown in law and order.Aid officials and witnesses in the devastated territory describe armed men attacking humanitarian warehouses, firefights over remaining food stores and a spate of stealing of supplies vital for survival, such as solar chargers, batteries, phones and cooking pots. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch urged to be bold as critics warn she has a year to restore Tory hopes from the 'existential' threat of Reform UK

The Tory leader is lining up a set of proposals, including on sentencing and social media, after criticism she has been too slow to develop policies.

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3 w. ago Gaza blockade: a Palestinian widow, her children and a cupboard that is almost bare

Ibtisam Ghalia and her four children are just one of the families living on brink of starvation with no sign of an end to blockadeEvery day, Ibtisam Ghalia and her four children count their remaining stocks of food. These are meagre: a kilo or so of beans, a bag of lentils, a little salt, some herbs, spices, and enough flour for half a dozen flatbreads cooked on a griddle over a fire of wood splinters, waste plastic and cardboard.In the two months since Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza, stopping food, medicine, fuel and anything else from entering the devastated territory, Ghalia’s “cupboard” has slowly diminished. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘We want the fear to end’: a Palestinian widow relives the trauma of loss and struggle for survival

Ibtisam Ghalia and her four children are just one of the families and thousands living on the brink of starvation after blockade on GazaEvery day, Ibtisam Ghalia and her four children count their remaining stocks of food. These are meagre: a kilo or so of beans, a bag of lentils, a little salt, some herbs, spices, and enough flour for half a dozen flatbreads cooked on a griddle over a fire of wood splinters, waste plastic and cardboard.In the two months since Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza, stopping food, medicine, fuel and anything else from entering the devastated territory, Ghalia’s “cupboard” has slowly diminished. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New Pope must stand up to the 'gay lobby', leading cardinal says

German cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, a critic of the late Pope Francis, urged the Church to return to its traditional roots and demanded the next pontiff be 'strong on doctrine'.

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3 w. ago AP PHOTOS: Palestinians struggle to feed their families under Israeli food blockage

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors

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3 w. ago For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families

For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel

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