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Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal as “long-overdue news” and paid tribute to “the British people who were murdered by Hamas. The UK Prime Minister said Britain would join its allies in continuing work to “break the cycle of violence and secure long-term peace in the Middle East.” After weeks of painstaking negotiations in Qatar, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, multiple officials […]

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says ceasefire deal with Hamas has still not been reached and that the final details were still being sorted out. The announcement comes after multiple mediators had said Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release dozens of hostages after more than 15 months of war. In the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis large crowds of joyful Palestinians have […]

Singer Linda Nolan died “peacefully” and “with her loving siblings by her bedside, ensuring she was embraced with love and comfort during her final moments”, her manager said. The Irish star, 65, was part of the family group The Nolans, which also included her sisters Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne. She died in hospital in Blackpool surrounded by family, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, given the […]

Conclave, starring British actor Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, leads the Bafta film awards nominations with 12 nods. The film’s star Fiennes is nominated in the leading actor category, where he will go head to head with Adrien Brody for immigrant tale The Brutalist, Timothee Chalamet for Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, about prisoners becoming part […]

They will host Match Of The Day after Gary Lineker leaves at the end of the season. The confirmation follows speculation about the presenting line-up of the BBC’s flagship football show following news last year that Lineker would step back from the role. The former England striker has presented the show since 1999. Logan said: “It’s always a real moment (sitting in the chair) because it has such history. It’s […]

Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape, said he feels “vindicated” after the resignation of the head of the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice. Mr Malkinson was jailed in 2004 until his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in July last year. Announcing her resignation on Tuesday, Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) chairwoman Helen Pitcher said she had been […]

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained over his imposition of martial law last month. In a video message recorded before he was escorted to the headquarters of an anti-corruption agency, Mr Yoon lamented that the “rule of law has completely collapsed in this country”, but said he was complying with the detention warrant to prevent clashes between law enforcement officials and the presidential security service. […]

The total cost of repairing vehicles damaged by potholes hit a record high last year, new figures show. Common problems caused by potholes include damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels. The AA said the total cost of fixing vehicles it attended in the UK which had broken down because of poor road surfaces in 2024 was £579 million. That is compared with £474 million during the previous […]

Where people live, work, learn and play has a “profound impact” on their health but many environments push them away from healthy choices, according to a new report. The study, from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), said the places where people spend their time often do not support health and wellbeing “In fact, it is worse than this,” it added. “For many people, places actively make them unhealthier […]