In this issue

April 17, 2024

Top Iranian aide warns west over 'total war'

Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to trap the west into a total war across the Middle East that would have incalculable consequences for the region and the world, Iran’s most senior diplomat in the UK claimed yesterday.

3 mins

Tory divisions exposed as Sunak smoking ban moves a step closer

Flagship bill passes but Badenoch and Truss lead sizeable revolt

4 mins

PM attacks rightwing conference shutdown

Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, has rounded on Belgian authorities for closing a radical right wing conference in Brussels that was addressed by British politicians including Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman.

3 mins

High court rejects girl's call to be allowedto prayat school

A high court decision to uphold a prayer ban at one of the highest-performing state schools in England has been welcomed by Rishi Sunak and Kemi Badenoch, who described it as a \"victory against activists trying to subvert our public institutions\".

3 mins

Stream of consciousness: Akomfrah's Britain comes to Biennale

Britain's national pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the world's largest and most prominent art event, begins with video of Holbein drawings from the Tudor court being washed over by the eddies of a stream - and ends with the death of a British-Nigerian man, David Oluwale, who drowned in a Yorkshire river after being beaten by local police in 1969.

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Fire engulfs Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in city's 'Notre Dame moment'

Firefighters at Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange were yesterday battling a huge blaze that had engulfed the 17th-century building's roof, toppled its distinctive spire and threatened one of Denmark's most valuable art collections.

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'Destabilising' US and EU mull widening of sanctions on Tehran

The US and the EU are considering rapid new sanctions against Iran in the wake of its large-scale air attack on Israel at the weekend.

2 mins

Fate Of Palestinians In Rafah In Balance While Israel Plots Response To Missile Attack

As Israel weighs up plans to respond to Iran's drone and missile attack, the fate of nearly two million Gazans sheltering in the border town of Rafah hangs in the balance.

4 mins

Israeli Security Forces Must End Role In West Bank Violence, Says UN

The United Nations has voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately” stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.

3 mins

‘A hole in my heart’ Dismay at fast-track for settlers’ homesin East Jerusalem

Israel’s government has accelerated the construction of settlements across East Jerusalem, with more than 20 projects totalling thousands of housing units having been approved or advanced since the start of the war in Gaza six months ago, planning documents show.

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Artists make a stand Venice Biennale show shut until ceasefire deal agreed

The artists and curators of the Israeli national pavilion at the Venice Biennale have announced their decision not to open until “a ceasefire and hostage release agreement is reached” in the conflict in Gaza, on the opening preview day of the largest and most prominent global gathering in the art world.

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Garden Centres Order Early From EU To Beat Brexit Checks

Garden centres and nurseries are stockpiling plants before new Brexit checks are introduced later this month, owing to fears over whether new border posts will be ready to deal with the volume of deliveries.

2 mins

Baby died after she was strapped face down to a bean bag at nursery, court told

A nursery deputy manager caused the death of a baby she placed face down, tightly swaddled and strapped to a bean bag for more than 90 minutes, a court has heard.

2 mins

Study for portrait Churchill hated goes on show at Blenheim Palace

An intimate study of Winston Churchill that has been in private hands for seven decades has gone on show in the room at Blenheim Palace in which Britain’s most famous prime minister was born, before being auctioned in June.

1 min

Fresh DNA testing in rape and murder cases is a decade too late’

Andrew Malkinson has said that an announced rollout of fresh DNA testing for contested rape and murder convictions should have happened a decade ago when the science first became available, a move that would have spared him years in jail.

2 mins

TV review Hammond gets tails wagging as she takes over from O'Grady

We are living through canine television's golden (retriever) era. Flick through the channels and it's odds on that you'll find a programme about dogs who need a home, or need to be better trained in the one they have.

1 min

Where there's smoke... Critics' votes rekindle leadership talk

In his speech to the Tory faithful at the Conservative party conference in Manchester last year, Rishi Sunak declared that he wanted to ban smoking for future generations.

2 mins

Rat bites and sewage Schools on frontline of housing crisis that is making children ill

Some children living in dire housing conditions have been woken up by chesty coughs caused by damp, others by the smell of sewage leaking down their walls. One was woken by rats on his chest.

3 mins

Art review Rage, violence, death and regret in an unmissable one-act drama

At the height of his fame in Rome, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is known to have owned at least 12 books. We don't picture Caravaggio as a reader. A street-fighter, a killer, yes - but not an intellectual.

3 mins

Kharkiv's mayor calls for support to prevent city being a 'second Aleppo'

Kharkiv's mayor has called on US politicians to vote through a fresh package of military aid to prevent the city suffering from Syrian civil war levels of destruction because it does not have the air defences to prevent long-range Russian attacks.

4 mins

Fifty potential jurors in Trump trial say they couldn't be impartial

Donald Trump arrived at the Manhattan courtroom yesterday morning for the second day of jury selection in his criminal trial over alleged hush-money payments to a porn star.

2 mins

‘A message of peace’: Olympic flame’s journey to Paris begins

A taste of the drama and beauty of this summer's Paris Olympics unfolded yesterday in the foothills of Greece with the lighting of the flame that will illuminate the world's biggest sports event.

2 mins

Croatia's pro-western stance under threat as populist looks to make gains in election

Croatian voters are going to the polls today in a high-stakes parliamentary election that could significantly change the country's pro-western stance on issues including European support for Ukraine in its battle against Russia.

2 mins

Belarus inmate smuggles out story of brutal prison time on toilet paper

A political prisoner in Belarus has shed light on the country's brutal prison system by smuggling out her story written on pieces of toilet paper.

1 min

Superdry restructures to halt dive into administration

Superdry is to embark on a restructuring plan including rent reductions in stores and a fundraising, backed by its boss and co-founder Julian Dunkerton, and will quit the London Stock Exchange.

1 min

Unemployment rate Jumps to 4.2% as cost of borrowing slows jobs market

The number of people out of work rose by more than expected in February, raising concerns that employers are beginning to lay off staff in response to high interest rates.

2 mins

'For the first time in 10 years, I can just kind of be

Britain's Olympic sprint hope has rediscovered her mojo after a life-changing move to Texas to prepare for Paris 2024

4 mins

Key favours Kookaburra because 'you really work out who can bowl'

The early-season trial of the Kookaburra ball in the County Championship has been hailed as a success by Rob Key, with the England men's team director keen to make it a permanent fixture throughout the domestic first-class summer.

3 mins

Palmer's imagination and audacity integral to Chelsea's future

England prospect showcased his ingenuity by scoring four goals inthe 6-0 dismantling of Everton on Monday night

3 mins

Arsenal arrive in Munich with destiny still in their hands

Mikel Arteta urged his side to brush off the Villa defeat but knows ousting Bayern on their own turfis far from easy

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