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Pressure on Johnson over Covid messages

Boris Johnson asked why damage was being inflicted on the economy during the pandemic \"for people who will die anyway soon\" in a meeting with the chancellor at the time, Rishi Sunak, the Covid inquiry was told yesterday

Israeli PM rules out ceasefire and declares: 'This is a time for war'

Netanyahu hails rescue of hostage as footage of three captives emerges

Liverpool turn on the style and show solidarity with Díaz

Luis Díaz was on Liverpool minds throughout, news of his parents' kidnapping in Colombia making preparations for Nottingham Forest's visit \"the most difficult I've ever had in my life\" according to Jürgen Klopp.

Shami sends England's walls tumbling down after early fight

For 50 overs in the field England, bowling with venom and fielding with spirit, snapped and crackled.

Disaster averted but England must start again with Six Nations ahead

Bronze was the reward for bloody-mindedness but Borthwick must now set in place along-term plan

Pence exit could help coalesce anti-Trump camp, rivals say

Mike Pence's surprise withdrawal from the Republican presidential nomination race on Saturday was part of natural winnowing of the crowded field, rivals of the former vice-president said yesterday - and one that could help their quest for a candidate to wrestle the nomination from the overwhelming frontrunner, Donald Trump.

'It gives us peace' Heavy metal offers relief from reality in Bougainville

'Courtesy of the patriarchs' path shown by ancient ancestral domain ... retain or never,\" bellows singer Hyginus Tagira to an appreciative crowd of metalheads at a festival in Kokopau, a bustling township in Bougainville.

'I had no control': owners claim electric cars were hit by 'incredibly scary' faults

A woman from London has claimed her electric car's autopilot engaged without warning and accelerated to 65mph, zigzagged across the road and caused a serious crash.

Man tried to take own life when told of move to asylum-seeker barge

A 23-year-old Nigerian man made an attempt on his own life in an Essex hotel car park after hearing he was to be transferred to the Bibby Stockholm barge, a local charity said.

Hospital's jab failure was beyond cruel', say parents who lost baby

The parents of a baby boy who died at seven weeks old after a hospital failed to give him a routine injection have described the failure as beyond cruel”.

Bobi's oldest dog crown in peril as Guinness investigates age claim

The death of Bobi the Portuguese mastiff at 31 this month was at first sight history-making - no dog had ever reached such a grand old age.

Ice hockey player dies after 'freak accident' at match

Tributes have been paid to a 29-year old professional ice hockey player who died after a \"freak accident\" during a Challenge Cup match between Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers on Saturday night.

Storm Ciarán to bring strong winds and flood risk to south

Storm Ciarán is likely to bring strong winds, heavy rain and the risk of flooding across southern England and Wales later in the week, the Met Office has warned.

Protests Police 'will be ruthless' if marchers break the law

The head of the Metropolitan police has said his force will be \"absolutely ruthless\" in dealing with pro-Palestine protests, but added there can be prosecutions only when the law is broken.

'It's just so hardcore' Ingrained views in US leave little room for empathy

Aziz Abu Sarah knows what it's like to have been so entrenched in his views that to give an inch, even to acknowledge A someone else's suffering, feels like a betrayal.

Palestinian Authority would only rule Gaza under a two-state path, says PM Shtayyeh

The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority has said it would not return to governing Gaza after the Israel-Hamas conflict without a comprehensive agreement that included the West Bank in a Palestinian state.

'Everyone wants a gun' Many Israelis rush to buy firearms

Inside a gun shop in the West Bank, a salesman placed a collection of unloaded handguns on the counter and invited a group of men gathered around him to pick them up and see how it felt to squeeze the trigger. His advice was punctuated by the staccato of automatic rifle fire and the rhythmic sound of a handgun from the shooting range next door.

"They were abandoned' Anger at funeral for Hamas massacre victims

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke of \"a long and difficult\" conflict as he announced the second stage of the war against Hamas on Saturday evening.

People in Gaza hear of relatives' deaths after phone blackout lifts

Phones belonging to many of the 2.3 million people trapped in the Gaza Strip came to life again yesterday morning, inundated with messages and missed calls after the lifting of a 36-hour near-total communications blackout imposed by Israel.

Matthew Perry 1969-2023 Metrosexual, ironic actor who captured the spirit of an age

'Chandler Bing,\" wrote 'C Matthew Perry in his puckish, self mocking memoir, \"changed the way that America spoke.\" The actor's bold words were true - but only up to a point and only for a while.

UN says civil order in Gaza is starting to break down

Desperate Palestinians raid warehouses for food after three weeks of near-total blockade

Seed capital Islanders work to save Caribbean's tamarind artisanship

For just over 50 years, Louise Edwards has been collecting tamarind seeds that grow wild on the Caribbean island of Antigua to create earrings, mats and belts

Snakes on the loose in suburb of Sydney after pet pythons dumped in 'fit of anger'

Residents of Sydney's eastern suburbs are scouring the streets to rescue two pet pythons allegedly dumped in a \"fit of anger\" by an ex-boyfriend

Maine residents in lockdown as hunt for suspected killer focuses on river

Authorities in the US state of Maine expressed concern for the safety of the community, which was told to stay in lockdown as the search for a US army reservist suspected of carrying out a mass shooting went into its second day

Russia raises interest rates to 15% after prices surge

Russia's central bank increased interest rates by more than expected to 15% yesterday after the economy suffered a steep rise in inflation

'People are going crazy': rugby fever grips New Zealand

Sports bars across New Zealand are fully booked, flights to France are selling out and schools have told students they can ditch their uniforms and wear all black as rugby fever grips the country in the run-up to the World Cup final against South Africa

Dickens Search for old friend's nit-pick papers

Charles Dickens may be lauded by many as the greatest Victorian novelist, but one close friend did not shy away from criticism after his death

Driving force Sturgeon's test pass shows it's never too late to learn

After successfully securing her driving licence at the \"tender age of 53\", the question that followed Nicola A Sturgeon's decision to take to the road was why she had left it so late

Rising number of doctors training to inject Botox amid 'discontent' in NHS

Doctors and nurses are increasingly training to administer Botox because of discontent over the pressures of working for the NHS, data suggests

Coming of age How older models are casting a spell on fashion

Incredible-looking models fronting recent fashion campaigns will surprise no one, but the fact that many happen to be in their 80s is less run of the mill