Intelligence Video raises doubt over IDF denial it finds targets using AI

Footage of an Israeli intelligence chief describing using machine learning to help identify Hamas targets in Gaza has raised questions over Israel's insistence that it \"does not use an artificial intelligence system that identifies terrorist operatives\".

Ceasefire deal Hamas claims not to have 40 hostages who fit criteria

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has indicated it does not have 40 captives who are still alive who meet the criteria for a proposed hostages for-prisoners ceasefire agreement with Israel.

US seeking to deter Iran from retaliatory strike on Israel, officials say

The US is seeking to deter Iran from carrying out a retaliatory strike against Israel with concerted declarations of commitment to Israeli security, while at the same time trying to prevent the outbreak of a major regional war, officials in Washington said yesterday.

Backlog Up to 5,000 young people waiting for care

Five thousand children and adolescents with gender-related distress are awaiting NHS treatment-yet a shortage of clinicians meant only 12 had been seen at a new London-based gender clinic by the start of this week.

Sports star and actor whose murder trial split America dies of cancer aged 76

OJ Simpson, the former American football star, actor and notorious suspected double murderer, has died of cancer at 76, his family said yesterday.

Divided loyalties Tory MP who supports Anderson keeps whip

Rishi Sunak has rejected calls to remove the whip from a backbench Conservative MP who praised the Reform party's only MP, Lee Anderson, as \"Ashfield's greatest champion\".

'I can't wait' Sheffield voters just want to get rid of Tories

On the high street of Crookes, a leafy hillside suburb of Sheffield with a large student population, plenty of people said they would vote Labour at the next general election - but most weren't too happy about it.

Sunak wanted to be given final choice over new director of British Museum

Rishi Sunak's government has reportedly clashed with George Osborne over an attempt to interfere in the appointment of a new director of the British Museum, of which the former chancellor is chair.

House sparrow top of the tree again in latest Big Garden Birdwatch

A friendly - if slightly tuneless chirp is the most ubiquitous birdsong in British gardens, with the house sparrow topping the Big Garden Birdwatch charts for the 21st consecutive year, according to the annual RSPB survey.

Alexei Navalny’s vivid’ memoir to be published in the autumn

A memoir by the late Russian politician Alexei Navalny is due to be published this autumn, said the publisher Penguin Random House (PRH).

Death sentence for tycoon in Vietnamese fraud case

A prominent property tycoon has been sentenced to death for her role in Vietnam's biggest-ever fraud case.

British Paralympian urges Nike to introduce single trainer sales

A Paralympian is urging Nike to start selling individual trainers to singleleg amputees after spotting that the sports brand was using mannequins with running blades to promote its products.

Unseen Pompeii banquet hall offers feast for the eyes

A banqueting hall replete with frescoes depicting characters from the Trojan war has been unearthed among the ruins of Pompeii, in what has been described as one of the most striking discoveries ever made at the archaeological site in southern Italy.

Donelan libel case cost total of £34,000

Taxpayers have paid out more than £34,000 to cover the cost of the science secretary, Michelle Donelan's libel case, more than double the sum that the government had previously admitted.

Storm clouds still gather but a Masters thriller can clear air

Golf is beset by never-ending political machinations and a rare meeting of world's best is a chance to regain the plot

Raphinha and Christensen give Barça upper hand

On a gripping, frantic night at the Parc des Princes Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona produced a game that felt like the opposite of the \"Barca DNA\" Xavi had spoken about in the buildup to this Quarter-final first leg.

London Lions make history on night of chaos and delirium

Club become first English team to win major European trophy with comeback victory in Women's EuroCup

Deep purple patch How Lara's run of record-breaking feats still stand out 30 years on

St John's Recreation Ground, Antigua. At 11.46 am on 18 April 1994 - 30 years next week - Brian Lara pulls a Chris Lewis short ball to the legside boundary and cricketing history is written.

Fitch downgrades China's debt outlook over public finance fears

Fitch has downgraded the outlook on China's debt, warning of increased risks to the economy while the country moves away from its reliance on growth from the property sector.

AI to help Trinity College Dublin find history's forgotten women

Four centuries ago Dublin had an official city \"scavenger\" who was tasked with running sanitation teams to clear streets of human and animal waste. In return, the scavenger earned tolls from shopkeepers and traders.

'It doesn't feel like Eid' Homeless and scared, Palestinians find little to celebrate

As cold, driving rain swept across the rubbish- and rubble-strewn streets of Rafah early yesterday morning, residents of the crowded city in the south of Gaza set out to celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the festival of Eid al-Fitr.

confidence' 'Gift of hope and Parents recall how Sure Start was a vital lifeline for them

Baby massage classes, breastfeeding support, early intervention for children with special needs and advice on hair clips for nervous dads were just some of the multiple benefits of Sure Start, according to parents who used the service.

Sunak spent £2m on focus groups and polls for 'eat out to help out' scheme

Rishi Sunak ordered multiple taxpayer-funded focus groups and polls to craft the messaging of his planned \"eat out to help out\" campaign in July 2020, despite keeping the UK's top medical and scientific advisers in the dark about the scheme.

"They fob you off' The carer DWP fined £6,000 for a tiny mistake

In the spring of 2018, Helen Grater's world began to fall apart. Her partner, Mark Young, then 55, had been diagnosed with throat cancer. He also had lung disease. He was dying and desperately needed her care.

No single explanation Why are so many girls questioning their gender?

In 2009 the NHS's gender identity development service (Gids) saw fewer than 50 children a year. Since then demand has increased a hundredfold with more than 5,000 seeking help in 2021-22.

Rise in ocean temperatures could cause fatal sight loss in octopuses

Octopuses could lose vision and struggle to survive owing to heat stress by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the projected rate, a study has found.

Biden 'considering' request to drop Assange charges

Joe Biden said yesterday that he was considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long US push to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents.

Welcome back: free stays for thousands of tourists evacuated from Rhodes wildfires

It has required new legislation and navigation of copious red tape, but nine months after wildfires devastated Rhodes, Greece has launched the first \"free\" holidays for thousands of tourists who were forced to flee the island because of the infernos.

Migraine pill that can halve attacks is given green light

Thousands of people in England who suffer from migraines are to be offered a daily pill on the NHS that can reduce their frequency by half.

Olympic tradition broken as athletes at Paris games told they will receive £40,000 for victory

The governing body of track and field sport has broken with 128 years of Olympic tradition by becoming the first to give athletes prize money if they are victorious in the Paris games this summer.