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Protesters in Gaza being 'deliberately shot in the ankle', say doctors

Medics in the Gaza Strip have reported treating an influx of protesters who appear to have been deliberately shot in the ankle in recent unrest at the volatile boundary of the blockaded Palestinian enclave.

Lesson from history Kennedy's view on 'riding the tiger' still holds true

'In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.\"

Nobel prize in chemistry given to US and Russian scientists for quantum dot discovery

Two American scientists and a Russian have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots, which helped drive a revolution in nanotechnology.

Tory council's warning to No 10 as it faces threat of 'financial meltdown'

One of the UK's largest Conservative-run councils has warned it faces \"financial meltdown\" and has called on ministers to fix the \"broken\" local government funding system to avoid it and many other authorities plunging into effective bankruptcy.

Sam Bankman-Fried's empire was built on lies, prosecutors say, as crypto fraud trial begins

Sam Bankman-Fried took more than $10bn (£8.2bn) from unsuspecting customers of his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, a US prosecutor said yesterday in opening statements at the 31-year-old former billionaire's fraud trial.

"Out of touch with reality' Unions criticise Sunak's plan to replace A-levels

Rishi Sunak wants to scrap A-levels and replace them with a single \"Advanced British Standard\" qualification including compulsory English and maths, bringing upheaval to sixth form education in England that would last a decade.

'It feels like a boozy wake' Tory leader's reset beset by scene stealers and infighting

Rishi Sunak was desperate to downplay suggestions of a reset - but this week's Conservative party conference in Manchester was undoubtedly meant to be a turning point in his premiership.

Sunak scraps HS2 northern link with pledge to revive local transport plans Tories tore up

Rishi Sunak has been accused of the \"biggest and most damaging U-turn in the history of UK infrastructure\" by scrapping the northern leg of HS2, with a promise to divert £36bn into transport in the Midlands and north.

Not just hocus pocus: try the UK's first degree in magic

If you've been getting into crystals, manifesting your dream board or exploring feminist readings of witchcraft, you can now take your hobby to the next level - with the UK's first postgraduate degree in magic and the occult.

Corporate manslaughter investigation launched into Lucy Letby hospital

Police have launched a corporate manslaughter investigation into the Countess of Chester hospital after the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby's convictions for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of six more.

Sunak ignites Tory civil war after declaring he is 'change' candidate

PM axes northern leg of HS2 and seeks to phase out smoking and A-levels

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Wahi and Thomasson apply the heat as Arsenal wilt in Lens furnace

Arsenal had been delayed by one storm in the buildup to this match and then, on a night that may have wider consequences, wilted under another. They were deservedly beaten by a relentless, passionately. backed Lens side in a reminder that progress to the round of 16 cannot be taken remotely for granted; there was another cost to count, too, Bukayo Saka leaving the field in the 34th minute with the latest and potentially most serious of a seemingly endless string of knocks.

Meta may charge EU users €13 a month to use apps without ads

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is considering charging users in the EU €13 (£11) a month to access an ad-free version of Instagram or Facebook on their phones, as the company grapples with regulatory pressure on how it uses people's data.

McCarthy becomes first House speaker to be removed from office in US history

Kevin McCarthy has been removed from his role as US House speaker, ousted by hard-right members of his Republican party less than a year after his election following a successful effort to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend.

UK's class divide in the frame as London film festival begins

The London film festival is being held in what is being hailed as a banner year for UK cinema, with British movies that highlight the country's sharp social divide taking centre stage.

Dire warning of refugee 'camps' crisis after eviction notice is cut

Makeshift refugee \"camps\" are likely to spring up across England this winter as an unprecedented number of people newly granted the right to remain are sleeping rough after speeded-up Home Office evictions, charities have warned.

Boy, 13, admits killing Sheffield social worker run over by her own car

A 13-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to causing the death of the Sheffield social worker Marcia Grant by dangerous driving.

Bent bananas Strange angles on fiction and fact as Tories twist the truth

His government, Rishi Sunak said, had scrapped plans to ban Christmas, Strictly Come Dancing, and puppies. This was a very obviously self-knowing joke. But at times at the Conservative conference it can feel as if the joke is on voters.

Braverman 'Hurricane' of mass migration coming to UK, says home secretary

Suella Braverman has warned of a \"hurricane\" of mass migration and attacked the \"luxury beliefs\" of liberal-leaning people in a populist speech aimed at cementing her position as a standard bearer of the Conservative right.

Trial of crypto firm FTX founder gets under way in New York

The criminal trial of the former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried began yesterday, with jury selection getting under way in a Manhattan federal court.

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South of England predicted to be as hot as Ibiza over weekend

Parts of the UK could be as hot as Ibiza at the weekend, with predicted temperatures up to six degrees above the October average, the Met Office said yesterday.

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Sensitivity reading? It's just the latest mass hysteria, says McEwan

Ian McEwan has expressed his opposition to sensitivity readings, accusing young people of wanting to bind their arms and legs in ways that are just trivial”.

Man stockpiled guns and bombs to carry out 'revenge' attacks, court told

A warehouse worker obsessed with mass killings built up an armoury including a submachine gun and bombs at his Somerset home as he plotted to carry out revenge” attacks at his old primary school, a police headquarters and his workplace, a jury has heard.

India kicks 41 Canadian diplomats out of Delhi

India has told Canada that it must remove 41 diplomats from its embassy in Delhi as a diplomatic spat continues over accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh leader in Canada.

PM declares politics broken in bid to wrest back control

Sunak to say voters are exhausted’ amid chaos of Tory factional fighting

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Sunak Tells Covid Inquiry He Cannot Access Whatsapps From His Time As Chancellor

Rishi Sunak has failed to hand over his WhatsApp messages from his time as chancellor to the Covid inquiry, despite the high court ruling that ministers should disclose their communications for scrutiny.