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Desperate bid to stop crisis spiralling into wider war

World leaders issue joint appeal calling for Hamas to release hostages and aid to be allowed into Gaza as death toll grows

If we give our best, we'll be celebrating tomorrow night, claims Itoje

MARO ITOJE has total conviction that England's best will be enough to see them celebrate victory over South Africa in Paris tomorrow night.

Steward will need a flying start if brutal Boks are to be demolished

WHEN South Africa hoist the ball high into the Paris night in tomorrow’s World Cup semi-final, time will almost stand still for Freddie Steward.

Poch prepares to gamble on swift return for James

MAURICIO POCHETTINO could roll the dice to re- introduce Reece James for Arsenal’s visit to Stamford Bridge

Footsie takes another hit as US losses add to nerves

OIL and gold prices pushed higher and European shares took a fresh hit today as the risk-averse mood of markets continued into the weekend.

Shell offloads contractors in shake-up by new CEO

SHELL is cutting hundreds of contractors from its workforce amid a major efficiency drive by the oil giant’s new CEO as he targets bigger shareholder returns

This role's given me the time of my life, says new star of Cabaret

AWARD-WINNING singer Self Esteem says she is having \"the best time\" after making her stage debut in the hit musical Cabaret

Bluesky is refreshing after Twitter's disinformation hell, but I do miss the drama

I HAD never been a member of an underground movement before. I’d seen films, of course, which made getting involved look both risky and somewhat tedious

King could speak at Mid-East climate summit after No 10 nod

THE King is planning to head to the Middle East to make a major speech on the climate crisis — a year after he was blocked by No 10 from attending the COP27 summit in Egypt

Now go out and beat the Boks! Stars issue England rallying cry

ENGLAND’S rugby stars were today told “the nation is behind you” as they prepare to face defending champions South Africa in tomorrow’s crunch World Cup semi-final

Labour overturns massive Tory majorities in two seats

Swing like that at election could spell worse defeat for Tories than 1997, says expert

Jewish activists forced to turn off billboards of kidnapped children

POLICE in London forced Jewish activists to switch off electric billboard vans displaying the faces of kidnapped Israeli children.

Hamas and Russia both want to annihilate democracy, says Biden in TV address

US President Joe Biden has warned that Hamas and Russia want to “annihilate” democracy in an address to the nation from the Oval Office.

New strikes signal invasion could be imminent

Israel attacks more than 100 Hamas targets as hospitals 'are overwhelmed'

Steward reinstated at 15 for Boks battle as Smith is held back after injury

ENGLAND will deploy Freddie Steward to handle South Africa’s aerial bombardment in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final.

'MY ENGLAND HOPES REST ON ME BEING ARSENAL No1'

GOALKEEPER RAMSDALE HAS A FIGHT ON TWO FRONTS

Wage demands could make it harder to avoid UK recession

MARKETS, consumers and quite possibly the Bank of England (BoE) may breathe a sigh of relief this week as UK inflation holds steady at 6.7% and UK wage growth shows signs of slowing, albeit marginally.

Oxford Nanopore surges 15% after bioMérieux invests £70m

SHARES in British biotech firm Oxford Nanopore rocketed today after it unveiled a £70 million investment by billionaire French scientists.

Future of Hipgnosis boss in doubt as board launch 'strategic review'

THE boardroom battle over the future of Merck Mercuriadis, founder of music rights business Hipgnosis, came to a head today, as directors said they are considering putting somebody else in charge of managing its collection of hits by artists from Barry Manilow to 50 Cent.

Can an inquiry be devastating if nobody is paying any attention?

HAVE you been following the Covid inquiry? Away from the front pages, which have mostly been occupied by other stories, revelation after appalling revelation has been spilling out, confirming our very worst fears about what went on in Downing Street as the Covid pandemic hit.

I volunteered on a kibbutz, and all I feel is sympathy for both Israel and Palestine

IN 1984, I spent a few months in Israel with my older brother, the then future but now former prime minister of this country.

Opening crossing into Egypt 'next step' to freeing Britons stuck in Gaza, says minister

OPENING the Rafah crossing is the “next step” to getting Britons trapped in Gaza to safety, the Security Minister said today.

'My nightmare as I pray my mother and brother will be freed'

A BRITISH-Israeli woman who had a brother murdered by Hamas and another kidnapped, along with their 79-year-old mother, has told of the “nightmare” she has suffered since discovering their fate.

We're with you: Sunak expresses solidarity for Israel

But he’s set to warn against escalation

'IT'S TIME WE DELIVERED A TROPHY'

KANE SAYS ENGLAND MUST TAKE NEXT STEP AFTER HIS BRACE HELPS SOUTHGATE'S MEN BOOK EUROS SPOT

Southgate sets up a final chance to silence the critics

Coach can end noise over tenure by guiding team to glory in Germany

Chief agitator Erasmus makes move to get into English heads

Mind-games are back, but masterful Springboks' chief has so much more in his locker

Whitbread in £300m buyback

THE return of business and tourist travellers to London has helped power a sharp rise in profits and a shareholder payday at Whitbread, owner of Britain's biggest hotel chain Premier Inn.

How to get into property without being a landlord

From crowdfunding purchases to the only stock exchange for buildings, Charlotte Duck looks at investment alternatives to buy-to-rent

Booing Owen Farrell? We should be proud of one of our greats

OWEN FARRELL: captain, leader... pantomime villain. Supporters booing England's record points scorer need to get their slogans straight and their heads examined.