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Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 16 Palestinians, including four women and seven children, and orphaned another four children, Palestinian medical officials said on Tuesday. Ten people were killed in a strike late on Monday on a house near the southern city of Khan Younis, where Israel ordered mass evacuations in recent days, saying it must act against Palestinian militants. Nasser Hospital, where the bodies were brought, said another […]

The US has approved 20 billion dollars in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department has announced. Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles or AMRAAMs, 120mm tank ammunition and high explosive mortars and tactical vehicles. It comes at a time of intense concern that Israel may become […]

The Russian Defence Ministry has said that its forces blocked an effort by Kyiv’s troops to expand a week-long incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory in the major operation Russian army units, fresh reserves, army aircraft, drone teams and artillery forces stopped Ukrainian armoured mobile groups from moving deeper into Russia, near the Kursk settlements of […]

It will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 19th September Welsh actor Michael Sheen can be seen embodying the Duke of York in first-look images from Prime Video’s A Very Royal Scandal. The three-episode series, premiering next month, depicts Emily Maitlis’s headline-making Newsnight interview with Andrew over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Playing former BBC journalist Maitlis is Luther actress Ruth Wilson, who can be seen sitting opposite Sheen for the interview, […]

Organisers say the performances are “sold out” and there'll be stewards checking to make sure that only those with tickets attend Taylor Swift’s series of concerts at Wembley Stadium will have “additional ticket checks”, organisers have said. The performances are “sold out” and the London arena says there will be stewards checking in and around the area to make sure that only those with tickets attend. It comes following three shows in […]

Wes Streeting says the victims “might still be alive” today, if “the NHS had been there when it should have been” Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates “might still be alive” today if “the NHS had been there when it should have been”, according to the Health Secretary. Wes Streeting said their deaths at the hands of killer Valdo Calocane in June last year “could have been prevented and should have […]

More people are appearing in court today following the widespread violent disorder A 13-year-old girl has become the latest youngster to be convicted for her part in the widespread riots after admitting threatening unlawful violence outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. The youth pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday following a protest outside Potters International Hotel in Aldershot on July 31. The girl, who cannot […]

His wife had previously revealed the 55 year old took his own life Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at a railway station in Surrey, the opening of an inquest into his death has heard. The 55-year-old took his own life, his wife Amanda Thorpe revealed previously. The former batter died on the morning of August 4 having suffered “traumatic injuries” during the incident at Esher railway station, Surrey Coroner’s […]

A man has been charged with attempted murder after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square. Ioan Pintaru, 32, of no fixed address, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article and was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning. Police were called to reports of a stabbing at the central London tourist spot at 11.34am on Monday. The girl’s 34-year-old mother […]