In this issue

August 06, 2024

Far-right attacks should be seen as terrorism, says ex-police chief

Call for fierce crackdown comes amid fears of new unrest targeting lawyers

4 mins

Palestinians say violent abuse rife in Israeli jails

Violence, extreme hunger, humiliation and other abuse of Palestinian prisoners has been normalised across Israel's jail system, according to Guardian interviews with released prisoners, with mistreatment now so systemic that the rights group B'Tselem says it must be considered a policy of \"institutionalised abuse\".

4 mins

Seven suicides at Wandsworth jail as conditions decline even further

A scandal-hit prison branded the worst in England and Wales has seen a further collapse in its conditions with seven suicides by inmates over the last year, a damning report has found.

2 mins

'I'm different to what I was': Freddie Flintoff opens up about life after horrific car crash

More than 18 months after a horrific accident on the set of Top Gear, Andrew \"Freddie\" Flintoff has revealed his struggles with anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks after suffering life-changing injuries.

3 mins

Bangladesh PM quits and flees country as 56 more are killed in street violence

The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned and gone abroad, the head of the army has confirmed, amid some of the worst violence since the birth of the country more than 50 years ago.

3 mins

Portsmouth hospital A&E reopens after power cut forces closure

A hospital has reopened its emergency department after closing it to new admissions and declaring a major incident following a power cut.

1 min

'A dark day' Sadness as Rotherham residents clean up after riot

Was it naive to think it would be a peaceful protest, people wondered after a riot at a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, where windows were smashed, police attacked and a fire escape was briefly set ablaze with 250 people trapped inside.

4 mins

Asylum seekers and refugees left terrified by far-right mobs

Outside the asylum seeker hotel the far-right mob were baying: \"Get them out\" while hurling rocks, fireworks and other missiles. Behind the hotel windows the residents cowered in terror.

3 mins

Priti Patel Tory criticises Farage for likening riots to Black Lives Matter protests

The Conservative leadership candidate Priti Patel has criticised Nigel Farage's response to the far-right riots, saying it was wrong to compare the violence to Black Lives Matter protests.

2 mins

Tommy Robinson What can authorities do about activist's alleged online incitement?

Images of Tommy Robinson scanning his phone from a sun recliner in Cyprus as a Rotherham hotel housing asylum seekers was set alight have prompted outrage among those concerned about his ability to inspire far-right action, even from a distance.

3 mins

Fast-track to glory: glut of medals on day of record-breaking success

Keely Hodgkinson punched the air as she confirmed herself as the poster girl of British athletics with a stunning win in the women's 800m final after Team GB's velodrome campaign had kicked off with a world record-breaking gold medal run.

4 mins

Men's 100m Apology after announcer on NBC declares wrong winner

For a few moments on Sunday, Kishane Thompson was an Olympic champion to viewers in the US at least.

1 min

Athletics Hodgkinson wins gold after finishing second in every way possible

Seven minutes before the gun, Keely Hodgkinson is sitting in the call room waiting with the other runners to be brought out on to the track for the women's 800m final.

3 mins

Algerian boxer at centre of gender eligibility row hits out at 'bullies'

An Algerian boxer in the centre of an Olympics gender eligibility row has accused those opposed to her presence at the Games of being bullies as the Russian head of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, launched a fresh barrage of criticism at a chaotic press conference.

2 mins

Greco-Roman wrestling Cuba's legendary López eyes fifth consecutive gold

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the greatest Olympian of them all? Ask an American and they would probably say Michael Phelps. In Cuba, you may get a different answer.

3 mins

Strictly unveils comedian as its first blind contestant

The comedian Chris McCausland will be the first blind contestant to compete in Strictly Come Dancing when the show returns this year.

1 min

Chess prodigy of 15 becomes youngest British grandmaster

A 15-year-old chess prodigy has become the youngest British grandmaster.

2 mins

Inmates' ordeals Starved, humiliated and beaten in jail 'hell'

Ashraf al-Muhtaseb is a musician who described leaving Israel's jails with no hearing in his left ear, four fractured ribs and a broken hand, so ill and weak from hunger he could no longer walk.

5 mins

Iran says it has moral duty to punish Israel for killing Hamas leader

Iran has called in foreign ambassadors based in Tehran to warn of the country's moral duty to punish Israel for what it sees as its \"adventurism\" and lawbreaking in assassinating Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader, a week ago in the Iranian capital.

3 mins

Harris expected to reveal choice of running mate in video today

Kamala Harris will reportedly announce her choice of a running mate with a video released today, before they appear together at an rally in Philadelphia to kick off a five-day tour of the swing states that are crucial to winning the election.

2 mins

'It's politics and terror' Dnipro feels heat of Russian air attacks

At 5pm on 28 June, Lana Yefimova left work as usual, walking from her office in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Minutes later a Russian rocket hit the nine-storey block of flats opposite her workplace and crashed through the upper floors, ripping through ceilings.

2 mins

Clarke and Woods emerge with medals from the foamy bedlam

Team GB take silver and bronzein kayak cross, a sport that has arrived witha splash

3 mins

Hodgkinson storms home for long-awaited 800m glory on grandest stage

Outrageously composed 22-year-old kicks clear and leaves near-misses behind her

4 mins

Sprint guru's accreditation pulled over allegations

Rana Reider, the coach of the sprinters Marcell Jacobs and Andre De Grasse at these Olympic Games, has had his accreditation withdrawn amid safeguarding concerns and allegations of sexual and emotional abuse.

1 min

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