The Independent - October 07, 2024

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October 07, 2024

Numbers show the scale of a deadly year in Middle East

As calls for a ceasefire in Gaza go unheeded, and the conflict spreads, figures highlight the toll war is taking in the region.

7 mins

The Hamas attacks were fuelled by antisemitism

Shlomo Mansour turned 86 while being held captive, having been kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October 2023.

3 mins

'I don't have the words to express the pain we feel'

Bel Trew and Nedal Hamdouna recount the shocking stories of those who have lived, worked and died in the Gaza Strip

8 mins

Peace in the Middle East is possible... we must act now

Aziz Abu Sarah is Palestinian, Maoz Inon Israeli. Both have lost family members to the conflict in terrible cirumstances but here they join forces with a message of action and hope

3 mins

Don't forget my daughter is still in Gaza 'hell' after year as a hostage, pleads mother

The mother of a 28-year-old British-Israeli woman being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for almost a year has urged the UK government to “fight for her release”.

2 mins

Gray quits as PM's chief of staff to avoid ‘distraction'

Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to accept the resignation of his chief of staff Sue Gray in the latest attempt by the prime minister to regain control of the political agenda and end the chaos in his government.

3 mins

How PM's reshuffle deals a big blow to the Tory plotters

The plot by the right-wing press to destabilise the new government has been busted.

3 mins

Who will go head-to-head for the Tory leadership?

With just days to go before the four candidates in the Conservative leadership race are whittled down to just two by MPs, it appears there is all to play for.

3 mins

Fuel payment cut sees these pensioners barely managing

Retired electrical design engineer Paul Taylor is not a big spender.

4 mins

'No one should live with threat of domestic abuse'

Dermot O'Leary backs Independent campaign for a refuge

2 mins

Man endures cancer battle away from home as he waits for cladding work to begin

A homeowner who was evacuated from his flat a year ago due to dangerous cladding faces a battle with cancer from his temporary home as remediation work has not yet started.

4 mins

Landlord charges 'entitled' diners for wasting pub food

A pub landlord has warned customers he will charge them extra for large amounts of food they do not finish from his all-you-caneat roast dinner buffet.

2 mins

Heinz apologises as Black family advert sparks outrage

Heinz has issued an apology after it came under fire for an advertisement currently on display in Tube stations across London.

2 mins

'Impossible' for Beijing to rule Taiwan as motherland

As China seeks to 'reunite' the self-governing island with the mainland, Lai Ching-te insists his country is 'independent'

2 mins

Wreck of 'ghost ship' found off the coast of California

The USS Stewart was deliberately sunk on 24 May 1946

2 mins

One day in October that we have to keep remembering

Documentary maker Dan Reed's new film focuses on just one of the kibbutzim attacked on 7 October, as he explains to Guy Walters why the memory must never be allowed to fade

7 mins

United's vanilla display at Villa may yet save Ten Hag

Manchester United have rarely found relief in a five-game winless run but, for the second time in four days, there was some respite for the beleaguered Erik ten Hag.

3 mins

Brighton fight back to end Tottenham's winning run

Brighton scored three times in 18 second-half minutes to fight back from two goals down to stun Tottenham and claim a 3-2 win after an entertaining encounter at Amex Stadium.

2 mins

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