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August 22, 2025

Israel has made lawlessness into an official policy

If the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, possessed anything like the qualities of statesmanship demanded at a moment such as this, he would by now have seized the offer of a peace deal from Hamas, agreed a ceasefire, begun the long and difficult process of winding down the pitiless war in Gaza and, of enormous immediate benefit, secured the return of about half the remaining 20 hostages thought to still be alive, as well as the bodies of others.

3 mins

Record asylum claims test Labour's migration pledge despite progress on backlog

The number of asylum seekers housed in government hotels has risen in the first year under Labour, piling further pressure on

5 mins

'Pathetic' Badenoch pushes for asylum hotels challenge

Kemi Badenoch has been branded a “hypocrite” for calling for Conservative councils to challenge the use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers in their local areas.

2 mins

What next for social media 'martyr' Lucy Connolly?

Lucy Connolly is out of jail. She was one of about 1,800 people arrested during riots last summer in the wake of the Southport murders.

3 mins

Red scare: one in 10 Labour members left party last year

Labour is haemorrhaging members under Sir Keir Starmer, with one in 10 quitting last year alone, official figures show.

2 mins

Reeves warned not to cut tax-free pension lump sum

Rachel Reeves has been warned that cutting the tax-free amount people can withdraw from their pension pots would be self-defeating and “hit responsible savers who have diligently put money aside”.

4 mins

Top GCSE grades increase as boys narrow gap on girls

GCSE results this year have seen a slight rise in the proportion of top grades awarded, while the gap between girls and boys narrowed to its closest point this century.

3 mins

Man arrested in dawn raid after Palestine Action posts

Exclusive: Former director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti warns it demonstrates the dangers of proscribing the group

3 mins

Experienced skydiver took her own life, coroner finds

An experienced skydiver deliberately fell to her death from 15,500ft the day after her relationship ended, an inquest heard. Jade Damarell, 32, did not deploy her main parachute or the reserve and switched off an automatic activation device (AAD) before she crashed onto farmland near the airfield at Shotton Colliery, County Durham, on 27 April, the hearing was told.

2 mins

US woman in niqab gets 30 years for failed murder plot

An American woman disguised in a niqab whose gun jammed in a failed assassination plot has been jailed for 30 years.

3 mins

Why a cow's tooth may help unlock Stonehenge mystery

An ancient cow's tooth has revealed fresh details about the mysteries of Stonehenge that have baffled scientists for centuries.

2 mins

‘Die here or die elsewhere’: stark choice facing Gazans

Netanyahu signals restart of hostage talks with Hamas – but will press ahead with military assault followed by occupation

3 mins

Russia airstrikes threaten peace talks, says Zelensky

A drone and missile attack on western Ukraine overnight that hit targets including a US-owned electronics plant proved that Vladimir Putin is trying to avoid peace talks, warned Kyiv.

2 mins

Man held after four bodies pulled from the River Seine

A man has been arrested on suspicious of murder after four bodies were found in the River Seine in Paris. A passerby spotted the first body floating in the water last Wednesday near Choisy Bridge, connecting to Creteil in the southeastern suburbs. Emergency services discovered three more submerged bodies while inspecting the area.

1 mins

Is the UK ready for Danish-style ‘zero refugee’ policy?

“They’ve got to know that if they come here, they won’t stay here.” Nigel Farage? Robert Jenrick? Suella Braverman? Not on this occasion. These hostile words about refugees coming by irregular means to Britain were uttered on the BBC by a King’s

4 mins

Hamas's attack marked the start of Netanyahu's demise

Israel's military operations against Gaza City have begun, accompanied by protests in Israeli cities and widespread international condemnation.

3 mins

Credit where it's due

Gen Z thinks 'marrying rich' is the easy option in an insecure economy - but trust me, pleads Helen Kirwan-Taylor, it's not

6 mins

CROSS PURPOSES

Can the St George's flag ever be reclaimed, or is it forever tainted by its association with the far right? Helen Coffey investigates how it became such a dubious national symbol

6 mins

RAISE THE GAME

Daisy Lester on the top brow pencils for perfect arches

8 mins

What's your go-to city in France? On love, not logic

Q What are your top three French cities - not based on any logic, just your heart?

1 mins

Meet the Gen Z superfans of Thursday Murder Club

Think the bestselling mystery books – now adapted for Netflix — are exclusively for readers as old as their crime- busting OAP heroes? Think again. Helen Coffey speaks to the twentysomething BookTokkers who can’t get enough

6 mins

‘It’s humour and sadness and real cathartic laughter’

BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg admits to ‘poking at cultural scabs’ in his new animated Netflix sitcom ‘Long Story Short’.

6 mins

A TREACLY MESS

No one talks like a human in Mike Flanagan's ambitious but confused 'The Life of Chuck', and even a stellar ensemble cast cannot make 'The Thursday Murder Club' work. But 'Sorry, Baby' is a stunning debut

8 mins

'HICKEY' IS TRICKY

Australian indie duo Royel Otis's new album is both poppy and problematic, writes Helen Brown, while Laufey delivers sublime glamour and Mac DeMarco goes back to basics

5 mins

Arsenal's Eze signing is not the hijacking it first appears

The Gunners’ swoop to beat Spurs to the Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze’s signature has actually been on cards for days

4 mins

Women's World Cup could catapult game into new era

With a sold-out final, 400,000 tickets snapped up and huge interest, the tournament is set up to be transformational

4 mins

Style over substance in US Open mixed doubles stunt

Rebooted event revealed the limits of spectacle over sport

4 mins

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