In this issue

July 25, 2024

Protests as Netanyahu addresses Congress

Benjamin Netanyahu praised US support for Israel's war in Gaza but offered few details on ceasefire negotiations with Hamas last night as he addressed a raucous joint session of US Congress that drew thousands of protesters on to the streets outside the US Capitol.

3 mins

Benefit cap linked to families not eating

Families hit by the two-child benefit cap are much more likely to go hungry, skip meals or be unable to afford to eat healthily, according to new data that shows about one in four low income families with three or more children suffer food insecurity.

2 mins

Revealed: rich western countries lead global gas and oil expansion

US and UK accused of hypocrisy over emissions pledges

4 mins

Harry: fight with tabloids contributed to family rift

The Duke of Sussex believes his determination to take on tabloid newspapers in the courts was a \"central piece\" in the deterioration of relations between him and his UK family.

2 mins

Fossils may show how mammals were able to live long and prosper

The remains of a diminutive mouselike creature that lived 166 million years ago could help answer one of biology's biggest questions, fossil experts say: how did mammals become so successful?

2 mins

Abortion Harris vows to restore 'hard-won freedoms'

Kamala Harris yesterday emphasised her pledge to sign abortion access into law if she becomes president, saying the country is witnessing a \"full-on assault on hard fought, hard-won freedoms and rights\".

3 mins

Officer filmed kicking man in the face during airport arrest

An armed officer has been removed from frontline policing after footage showed him kicking a man in the face during an arrest at Manchester airport.

2 mins

Poll vaulting Macron tries to keep eyes on the Games and away from political woes

Arms outstretched, Emmanuel Macron looked out over the white sand of the Olympic beach volleyball arena under the Eiffel tower, marvelling at what promised to be the most Parisian backdrop of the games.

3 mins

Labour will be pushed to scrap two-child benefit limit, warns McDonnell

Labour will be pushed to act on abolishing the \"indefensible\" two-child benefit limit, the former shadow chancellor John McDonnell said yesterday, after Keir Starmer suspended him and six others for the first rebellion against the new government.

2 mins

Calls to halt arms exports to Israel Protest blocks access to Foreign Office

Pro-Palestinian activists blocked entrances to the Foreign Office in protest at the perceived failure of the new Labour government to do more to change UK policy towards Israel's offensive in Gaza.

3 mins

Adidas apologises to Bella Hadid after axing Olympic shoe adverts

Adidas has apologised to the model Bella Hadid after pulling adverts in which she was promoting a sport shoe first launched to coincide with the 1972 Munich Olympics.

2 mins

Councils: 'Broken' special needs system will trigger debt crisis

A £5bn debt crisis caused by out of-control overspending on special educational needs could explode in less than two years, bankrupting scores of England's local authorities, the government has been warned.

2 mins

'Life is at a standstill' How Palestinian refugees in Egypt struggle to survive

On the afternoon of 7 October, Nour Shahtout was busy doing her homework when she received a text message from school, telling students not to come in the next day. She hasn't been back since.

4 mins

'National disgrace': extent of abuse in New Zealand's care institutions revealed

The treatment of people in New Zealand's state and faith-based care institutions has been described as a \"national disgrace\" after a landmark report revealed the scale of abuse that an estimated 200,000 children and adults suffered at the hands of those entrusted with their safety.

2 mins

'A watershed moment' Transfemicide becomes a crime in Mexico City

When the trans sex worker Paola Buenrostro was killed by a client in Mexico City, her friend Kenya Cuevas grabbed the man to stop him fleeing and recorded the scene as police arrived amid sirens, screams and red and blue lights.

2 mins

LVMH shares fall as shoppers spend less on luxury goods

Disappointing figures from LVMH as shoppers reined in spending on handbags and champagne have hit the value of luxury goods firms amid fears of weak demand.

1 min

Former minister: I wish I had intervened when Post Office resisted lawsuit over Horizon

A former postal minister has said it was a mistake for the government not to step in as Post Office executives developed their ultimately unsuccessful legal defence of the flawed Horizon IT system against a lawsuit brought by branch owner-operators.

2 mins

'Chilled' Brook plays down talk of England white-ball captaincy

Harry Brook has played down talk of being an England white-ball captain in waiting, insisting he is focusing on Test cricket, leading the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred this summer and not expecting a change of leadership any time soon.

3 mins

Dupont carries weight of opening day to ease host nation's nerves

Face of the Games shows his genius to help French rugby sevens team to much-needed victory against Uruguay

3 mins

'It's the right time': Murray has no doubts on farewell

Andy Murray says heis happy about his approaching retirement and feels it is the right time to finish his career despite struggling with the decision over the past few months.

2 mins

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