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Study Warns Of Risk To Humans' Ability To Cope With Disaster

Humanity is moving dangerously close to irreversible tipping points that would drastically damage our ability to cope with disasters, UN researchers have warned, including the withdrawal of home insurance from flood-hit areas and the drying up of the groundwater that is vital for ensuring food supplies.

Fears Of Worsening Humanitarian Disaster In Gaza As Fuel Runs Short

UN agency warns relief lifeline’ will halt unless fresh supplies arrive

England World Cup Shock After Defeat To Afghanistan

England’s hopes of defending the World Cup suffered an almighty blow in Delhi yesterday, where underdogs Afghanistan pulled off a stunning upset to floor the 2019 champions.

Stink Or Swim? How We Can Make Our Waters Clean Again

"I’ve just swum the length of the Hudson River – 315 miles from the source in the Adirondack mountains all the way to New York City. I did it to highlight the importance of clean rivers. Rivers are the arteries of our planet. They sustain life on Earth. We cannot have a healthy planet without healthy rivers.

Putin Accuses Washington Of Russia-China Paranoia

Russian president says US politicians are scaremongering

Why Electric Cars Could Fall Foul Of The Free Trade Deal

Car industry bosses are warning of serious consequences without a new Brexit deal on electric car tariffs.

Brexit Tariffs Could Drive Up Price Of Electric Cars In UK

Electric cars will cost British motorists an extra £6,000 if Rishi Sunak fails to strike a post-Brexit deal with the EU on tariffs, industry bosses have told The Independent. UK manufacturers warned of a “devastating price war” on consumers – threatening both the electric vehicle (EV) market and the UK’s climate change commitments – if tariffs are enforced in January 2024.

Electric Afghanistan Stun Sleepy England And Shock The World

This was always pencilled in as the weekend that one game would ignite this tournament, and so it proved. It was not the packed-house procession in Ahmedabad on Saturday that did it, but rather the champions' shock decoronation in Delhi.

Police Seek Palestine March Pair Over Paraglider Pictures

Police want to find two women who were seen wearing images of paragliders at a pro-Palestine march in London on Saturday. Thousands of people attended the demonstration in the capital, marching in solidarity with Palestinians trapped in Gaza as the Israeli army bombards the territory.

Clinging To Hope The World's Financial Leaders Are Far Too Sanguine About Growing Crises

Half a century ago a surprise attack on Israel by neighbouring countries marked the start of the Yom Kippur war - an event that signalled the end of the long postwar boom and ushered in a period marked by higher inflation and rising unemployment.

Hamas Wants War Across The Middle East, Says Cleverly

Hamas wants to spark a “war between the Muslim world and the wider world”, the UK’s foreign secretary has said, as he urged Israel to show restraint in Gaza. Speaking yesterday, James Cleverly said the UK did not give “carte blanche” to its allies but that he trusted that the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) would act with “restraint and discipline”.

'IT Will Be Difficult': Anxious Wait For The Israeli Reservists

The mood among the Israeli troops preparing for combat across the border in Gaza was quiet and reflective as they faced brutal and bloody battles against an enemy ready and waiting. The overwhelming firepower of the Israeli military should ultimately prevail over Hamas. But the troops waiting to go in know that some of them will not return from the long and attritional campaign that lies ahead.

TV Boss Asks State To Back 'Hollywood' For North-East

The co-founder of the maker of hit shows including The Kardashians, the Friends reunion and the documentary series Sunderland 'Til I Die has said the north-east has been "utterly forgotten" amid Britain's multibillion TV and film production boom, and called on the government to back a proposed Hollywood-style studio complex in the region.

Israeli Armour Amasses As Gaza On 'Verge Of Collapse'

Thousands of Israeli forces have massed on the border with Gaza ahead of an “imminent” invasion as the deadline for Palestinian civilians to flee southwards expired on Saturday afternoon.

Sunak And King Agree Strategy

RISHI Sunak and King Abdullah of Jordan have discussed "diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation in the wider Middle East", Downing Street said.

Suella's Stark Warning To Those Who 'Glorify Terrorism'

Home Secretary vows police will pursue 'anyone mocking murder of Jews'

US In Last-Ditch Effort To Reduce Impact Of Israeli Assault On Gaza

Blinken in second round of talks as Iran says all hands are on the trigger’

Madonna Makes Middle East Call On Tour

MADONNA urged her fans to unite in “light and love” to help bring peace to the Middle East and the world during the opening night of her Celebration Tour.

Gaza Power Plant Out Of Fuel As Strikes Continue

PALESTINIANS in the sealed-off Gaza Strip struggled to find any safe area yesterday, as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighbourhoods, hospitals ran low on supplies and the territory's only power plant ran out of fuel, deepening the misery of a war sparked by a deadly assault by militants from terrorist organisation Hamas.

Starmer Warns MPs On Blocking Housing Plans

SIR Keir Starmer said he would get tough with Labour MPs who stand in the way of his plans to rip through planning red tape to build homes and modern infrastructure.

How Twitter Has Become A Hotbed Of Misinformation

As the EU warns of fake news, Elon Musk's reinvention has evolved into an increasingly unhelpful place to follow events such as the conflict in Israel and Gaza, writes Andrew Griffin

Pyramids Were Built By Aliens!

If you don't believe that, ask a youngster

House Republicans Select. Scalise As Speaker Nominee

Majority leader Steve Scalise has defeated Ohio Rep Jim Jordan to win the Republican Party nomination to be speaker of the House of Representatives. The vote was 113-99 in a closed-door meeting yesterday morning. A loud cheer was heard by reporters as the result was announced.

Brexit Red Tape Sees Expats Locked Out Of Their Pensions

British citizens living abroad face being locked out of their pensions because of post-Brexit rules that see bank accounts shut down.

Revealed: Cummings And Johnson Covid WhatsApps

Eye-opening messages sent between Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings about the government’s handling of the start of the pandemic have been released for the first time.

Netanyahu Will Win The War But He Could Lose The Peace

The first sentence of the editorial in Haaretz, the liberal newspaper whose English edition is sold in Israel inside The New York Times, could hardly have been more stark: “The disaster that befell Israel on the holiday of Simchat Torah is the clear responsibility of one person: Benjamin Netanyahu.”

Zelensky In Talks With Nato Chiefs

PRESIDENT Zelensky met Nato defence ministers yesterday as humanitarian groups celebrated after Russia was told it can't rejoin the UN Human Rights Council.

Rise In Scots Detained Over Mental Health

ALMOST 7000 people have been detained for compulsory mental health care and treatment in the past year, official figures show.

Israeli Troops Massing On Border For Gaza Offensive

THE Middle East was on the brink of a nightmare escalation last night as Israel faced a possible war on three fronts - from Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.

Keir Protest 'Could Have Been Worse'

LABOUR leader Keir Starmer yesterday admitted the incident in which he was grabbed by a protester ahead of his party conference speech could have been "a lot worse".