The Guardian - October 07, 2024

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October 07, 2024

Families fear for hostages in Gaza as mood shifts

Eli Albag had been fighting for the release of his daughter from captivity in Gaza for almost a year when he was pelted by eggs and verbally abused.

6 mins

One year on, Israel remembers its victims and intensifies airstrikes

Attacks on Lebanon and Gaza escalate on eve of 7 October memorials

4 mins

Starmer's election guru steps in after Gray quits

Keir Starmer shored up his top team yesterday after his chief of staff Sue Gray quit following months of sniping and criticism that she acknowledged had undermined the government.

3 mins

Beirut besieged Airstrikes disrupt universities, shops and daily life in the capital

As a powerful barrage of Israeli airstrikes pummelled Beirut's southern suburbs overnight, cousins Nader Ismail and Lyne Nassar sat on a balcony in nearby Baabda overwhelmed with shock.

3 mins

Gaza Volunteer doctors on desperate attempts to save lives

When Dr Ammar Darwish went to Gaza in January 2024 as a volunteer medic, his team narrowly escaped an Israeli airstrike on their accommodation.

3 mins

Starmer reflects on 7 October deaths and appeals for unity in UK

Keir Starmer has called for unity in Britain and urged the nation to \"unequivocally stand with the Jewish community\", as he reiterated calls for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon on the anniversary of the 7 October attacks.

3 mins

'Get a grip' The PM had to act - but it may take more to turn the ship around

In the days running up to Labour party conference one of Keir Starmer's most senior aides took him aside and told him he had to \"get a grip\" of his No 10 operation, after weeks of damaging headlines about tensions within his top team.

3 mins

Ex-Google chief to join PM for key UK investment summit

The former Google boss Eric Schmidt has been named as one of the highprofile executives attending the Labour government's first-ever international investment summit next week.

2 mins

Harris launches media blitz to win over US swing states in campaign's final month

Kamala Harris has embarked on a week-long media blitz, hurtling from TV studios and late-night shows to podcast interviews as she tries to gain an edge over Donald Trump in the US election's key battleground states.

3 mins

'As I was saying...' Trump's theatrical return to Butler, PA

Donald Trump has returned to the site where he narrowly escaped assassination in July, pushing the emotional buttons of his supporters and suggesting that his political opponents \"maybe even tried to kill me\" to stop him regaining the White House.

5 mins

Democracy campaigners criticise Tunisian president who is expected to win election

Polls have closed in Tunisia's presidential election as Kais Saied seeks a second term, while his most prominent critics are in prison after his main rival was jailed last month.

2 mins

TGI Fridays rescue deal could save 2,000 jobs

Administrators are reportedly finalising a rescue deal for the UK arm of the TGI Fridays restaurant chain in a move that could save more than 2,000 jobs.

1 min

Post Office CEO to face tough questions at Horizon inquiry

The week ahead is set to be the most keenly watched of the final phase of the longrunning public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal and the state and culture of the Post Office.

4 mins

Adieu Antoine Now France will realise Griezmann was undervalued and irreplaceable

Not all of the beaten Bleus headed for the tunnel of the Parc des Princes at the final whistle of France's 3-1 defeat by Italy on 6 September. One of them, Antoine Griezmann, trotted around the whole periphery of the pitch on his own to applaud the crowd.

4 mins

Vikings cling on after Rodgers fails to deliver

Hobbling veteran unable tolocate his winning touch as Jets lose 23-17 in London

3 mins

Bluestocking rolls up late for Beckett's poignant Arc victory

Filly triumphs in Europe's most prestigious race after being entered only this week

3 mins

Madueke levels but 10-man Forest battle for fiery point

Chelsea played for 26 minutes with an extra player, survived a mass brawl, saw João Félix spurn a late unmissable header and watched two brilliant saves deny goal machine Cole Palmer.

3 mins

tenterhooks Ten Hag on as United draw a blank

Quite what this draw does for Erik ten Hag is unknown but it may just spare him the indignity of what seemed an inevitability had Manchester United slumped to a dam-aging defeat at Aston Villa. Maybe.

3 mins

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