US President Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying that “it’s time for this war to end”. The three-part proposal would begin with a six-week ceasefire in which the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza. There would also be...
A man has been arrested in southern France for planning an attack on a football stadium which will be used during this summer’s Olympic Games, officials say. The 18-year-old of Chechen origin was apprehended in Saint-Etienne on 22 May after authorities found evidence of an Islamist-inspired attack, officials say. Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin praised the...
SNS A protester has chained himself to the goalposts at Scotland’s Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier against Israel at Glasgow’s Hampden stadium. The kick-off was delayed after the man used a heavy duty bike lock to secure himself to the posts in protest at Israel’s military operation in Gaza. The Israeli team was then led off...
8 minutes ago Farouk Chothia,BBC News, Johannesburg Reuters The ANC’s leader Cyril Ramaphosa will have to form a coalition With most of the results now in from South Africa’s election, the long-ruling African National Congress (ANC), will have to contend with sharing power after a historic loss of its parliamentary majority. Counting in over 80%...
City of London Police Mira Solmaz was described in court as “cruel, cynical and ruthless” A nurse who targeted vulnerable patients in what a judge called “the most grotesque breach of trust” has been jailed for 15 months for fraud. Mira Solmaz, a healthcare assistant at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the City of London, spent...
Family photo Felicity Pacey’s parents were the first to arrive on scene and tried to revive her The parents of a 17-year-old who died after an “intoxicated” driver lost control of his car have told of their heartbreak. Jack Burkhill, 21, killed Felicity Pacey – a trainee financial advisor – in the 100mph (160km/h) crash...
Parry family Police say two bodies found in Glen Coe on Wednesday evening are those of a father and son from Cheshire who went missing while hillwalking in the area. The bodies of Tom Parry, 49, and his 12-year-old son Richie, were recovered from the mountain Stob Coire Nan Lochan. Police Scotland said their deaths...
Joe Biden outlines new Israeli proposal for ceasefire in Gaza – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary US President Joe Biden has outlined a new Israeli proposal to end the war in Gaza with Hamas He says Israel has offered a three-stage roadmap – involving a six-week ceasefire that would become permanent and...
Getty Images Labour plans to invest in wind and solar power to end the use of fossil fuels for electricity by 2030 Keir Starmer’s proposals for a publicly-owned company called Great British Energy to invest in clean and renewable energy are a central plank of Labour’s plans to entirely remove fossil fuels from UK electricity...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has warned China not to cross a red line in the South China Sea, where a standoff between the countries continues to escalate. If any Filipino died as a result of China’s wilful actions, he said, the Philippines would consider it as close to “an act of war” and respond...