The Guardian - October 08, 2024

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October 08, 2024

PM's new chief of staff plans 'radical changes'

Keir Starmer's new chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, is preparing to make \"radical changes\" to the Downing Street operation as the prime minister seeks to shrug off internal rows and put a tumultuous period behind him.

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"The pain will never leave': Israel marks one year since Hamas attack

Nation remembers the victims of brutal assault on 7 October

4 mins

Health charities call for windfall tax on tobacco

Doctors and health charities have urged Rachel Reeves to hit tobacco companies with a financial double whammy, including a windfall tax in the budget, to help fund Labour's drive to eradicate smoking.

2 mins

The rectangular Shakespearean theatre reshaping stage history

Three metres below ground in a newly developed square in Shoreditch, east London, is a short expanse of brickwork that is both unique and utterly magical.

2 mins

Keir Starmer PM urges all sides to show restraint

Keir Starmer has urged all sides to pull back from the brink in the Middle East as he addressed the House of Commons on the anniversary of the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel.

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'Unspeakable brutality': Leaders condemn 7 October atrocities but call for peace

Joe Biden yesterday condemned the \"unspeakable brutality\" of the 7 October attacks launched by Hamas on Israel as world leaders and governments marked their first anniversary in commemorations ranging from official statements to formal ceremonies and small private vigils

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Israel launches intense wave of airstrikes on 120 sites in Lebanon

Israel launched an intense wave of air raids on southern Lebanon yesterday, with 100 aircraft targeting about 120 sites in the space of an hour, according to the country's military.

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Intelligence failures Anger persists over IDF's inaction on warnings

In the late afternoon on 7 October, an Israeli software engineer in his mid-30s found himself driving down a deserted road parallel to the perimeter fence that separated Gaza from Israel.

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Gaza The oldest and youngest victims of Israeli attacks

Israel-Gaza war One yearon

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Vardy challenges 'sheer magnitude' of Rooney's £1.8m legal bill for libel trial

Rebekah Vardy has challenged the \"sheer magnitude\" of Coleen Rooney's £1.8m legal costs from the \"Wagatha Christie\" libel trial, which include her lawyer's stay at the Nobu hotel and minibar bill, the high court has been told.

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Chagos deal: Lammy hails handover of islands as 'a victory for diplomacy'

David Lammy has hailed the decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a deal to save a strategically important UK-US military base, after accusations from opposition MPs that an important asset was being given away.

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Concerns in Telegraph newsroom over bidder's hardline views on Israel

Concern is mounting across the Telegraph newsroom over the threat to editorial impartiality and influence, as the New York Sun owner, Dovid Efune, is poised to enter exclusive talks to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph.

2 mins

Coroner urges health secretary to fix lack of ME care provision

A coroner has urged the UK health secretary, Wes Streeting, to address the \"non-existent\" care available to people with severe ME or risk further deaths like that of Maeve Boothby O'Neill.

2 mins

Nobel prize awarded to two US researchers for discovery of microRNA

The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2024 has been awarded to two scientists for their work on tiny RNA molecules that help cells control which proteins they produce.

2 mins

US election Will white women's shift to the left prove decisive?

White female voters have been the backbone of the Republican party for decades - but polls indicate their support may be faltering, thanks to younger white women who are moving steadily leftwards.

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Pakistan outlaws Pashtun group as government seeks to stifle dissent

Pakistani authorities have unleashed a draconian crackdown on dissent, breaking up opposition protests with violence and mass arrests and banning a movement to promote the rights of the ethnic Pashtun community under terrorism laws.

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Russian court jails US citizen, 72, accused of fighting for Ukraine's army

A 72-year-old American citizen has been sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison by a Russian court that convicted him of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine.

1 min

England suffer as Masood and Shafique turn up heat

For weeks Pakistan teased England with talk of green pitches and seamer-friendly conditions, and then in the final hours before the opening game they peeled off the covers, shaved off anything betraying any evidence of chlorophyll, gave the heavy roller a final, deathly spin and, once the coin had fallen in their favour, told the tourists to do their best.

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