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October 03, 2024

PM can stand with Israel while urging restraint

The conflict between Israel and its three-headed adversary, Iran and its allies Hezbollah and Hamas, is Sir Keir Starmer's first big test of foreign policy.

3 mins

Lebanon scarred by 'deadly cycle of tit-for-tat violence'

Israel and Hezbollah have clashed in intense ground battles in southern Lebanon for the first time in nearly two decades as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Iran \"will pay\" for its huge missile attack.

4 mins

Fallout from a cross-region war cannot be imagined

The constant question this year has been: are we on the brink of a regional all-out war?

3 mins

Neither Israel nor Iran has a viable endgame strategy...

...and that really scares me, says Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas

4 mins

Britons leave Lebanon on the first chartered flight

The first charter flight carrying British citizens out of Lebanon has taken off amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the foreign secretary has confirmed.

2 mins

Labour peer investigated for ‘failure to register interests'

Waheed Alli, the Labour peer at the centre of the donations row engulfing Sir Keir Starmer's party, is under investigation over an alleged failure to register interests.

1 min

Starmer faces reality check over Europe relations reset

Sir Keir Starmer faced a reality check on his first trip to Brussels yesterday as he appeared to come away from the European capital with only an agreement to hold further meetings with EU leaders.

3 mins

Not waving but drowning

Tory contenders took the chance to show their real selves to the party faithful. If only they hadn't, writes Joe Murphy

5 mins

Police say no gunshots fired at Private Eye editor's taxi

Police have poured cold water on reports of a suspected gun attack on a taxi ferrying Private Eye editor Ian Hislop.

1 min

Firearms officer may have been 'angry and annoyed' in fatal shooting, court hears

A Metropolitan Police firearms officer may have been \"angry, frustrated and annoyed\" when he shot Chris Kaba in the head through the windscreen of a car, a court has heard.

2 mins

Nearly 20 asylum cases still pending decade after claim

An asylum claim made nearly 17 years ago is still being processed by the Home Office, new data shows.

2 mins

Vance and Walz remain civil in policy-driven VP debate

Trump’s shadow was inescapable as the candidates juggled with questions covering starkly different visions for America

4 mins

Ukraine withdraws troops from key eastern town

After more than two years of intense fighting, Kyiv’s forces have withdrawn from a key town in eastern Ukraine after Russian troops advanced on the area.

2 mins

Female naval officers set sail on journey around the globe

Two female officers from the Indian Navy have embarked ona mission to circumnavigate the world, setting sail from a port in Goa yesterday.

2 mins

Iran is going for broke in a high-stakes nuclear game

Only historians will be able to tell us whether the Middle East is now facing its most dangerous moment since the Yom Kippur war in 1973.

4 mins

How an 'October Surprise' could shake up US election

Republicans stole the White House from under the nose of Jimmy Carter in 1980... or so the story goes. Journalist and author Craig Unger has no doubt the malfeasance took place and is determined American voters must learn from history

6 mins

Move over, boy named Sue: here comes little Thatcher

How much is too much when it comes to picking a name for your children? Katie Rosseinsky on dubious parental choices

4 mins

'My head span when I was asked to portray the PM'

Bafta-winning star Adeel Akhtar tells Ellie Harrison about his latest role in 'Showtrial', his upcoming stint as UK leader and how the reaction to the August riots showed true patriotism

7 mins

House sales spike 25% on back of lower interest rates

House sales jumped in September as lower mortgage rates boosted the market, according to a property website.

3 mins

Low crowds, no data and a big step into the unknown

England are among the favourites to lift the Women's T20 World Cup this month but the tournament will be lessened by the late move to stage it in the UAE, writes Sonia Twigg

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