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Tehran Division over response to Israeli strikes
Iran's reformist-led government has said it has no plans to send troops to reinforce Hezbollah in Lebanon, but it is coming under domestic pressure from hardliners seeking to exploit what they regard as a failure to stand up to Israel - and also hoping to block any discussion with the west over future oversight of Iran's nuclear programme.
Oasis take 2025 reunion global with shows in US, Canada and Mexico
Oasis have announced that their reunion tour will take them to the US, Canada and Mexico in August and September 2025.
PM urged to help energy users as price cap rises
Keir Starmer has been urged to intervene to help households tackle rising gas and electricity bills this the winter, as average energy bills rise by £149 a year from today.
Head of civil service to step down at end of year
The cabinet secretary, Simon Case, has formally announced that he will stand down as the UK's most senior civil servant at the end of the year.
Israel has begun ground attacks on Hezbollah inside Lebanon, says US
Shelling reported near border after warning of ‘next phase’ of war
'We're all on one page' Ten Hag insists job is safe after latest United debacle
Erik ten Hag denied any concern that he may be sacked by Manchester United following Tottenham's 3-0 humiliation of his side at Old Trafford.
Abject United plumb new depths as Fernandes sees red
This is the nadir of Erik ten Hag's Manchester United tenure: a shambolic mess that Tottenham exploited gleefully, pinging the ball about, and punching through their storied host as if in a men-v-kids knockabout.
for 'I could have applied Championship jobs but I need to earn the right to manage'
By the time Robbie Savage's official matchday duties start, he has been at Moss Lane almost four hours.
Pepper strikes to give Leicester some problems to digest
Michael Cheika was given a reminder of the size of the task ahead as his Leicester side paid a heavy price for their mistakes on his first home match in charge.
Australia beat rain and Brook's misfiring hosts to claim series
Despite a spot of time-wasting towards the end, the rain arrived three minutes too late to rescue England. Australia were ahead on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern calculations when it came and, with just enough overs bowled to ensure a result, the tourists went on to claim a 3-2 series win and snuff out any debate about the moral victors of this one.
HMRC accused of helping bogus tax rebate fraud
HMRC has been accused of facilitating fraud by paying fictitious tax rebate claims submitted in the name of unwitting taxpayers by third-party agents.
'Huge frustration': Port Talbot's last blast furnace closes today
The steel town of Port Talbot is braced for the shutdown of the final furnace at its plant today, which will result in heavy job losses and deal a devastating blow to communities in south Wales.
Hopes fade of finding dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Canaries
Hopes of finding 48 people missing from a migrant boat that sank close to the Spanish island of El Hierro were fading yesterday, in what could become the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.
Walz v Vance Fiery debate likely as Republican tries to shrug off recent woes
The football coach and \"Yale law guy\" go head-to-head in New York City tomorrow night, as two midwesterners with very different styles and messages slug it out over the future of the US.
Hurricane Helene kills 64 and leaves millions without power in US
South-eastern US states started a massive cleanup and rescue operation yesterday after Hurricane Helene brought winds, rain and storm surges that killed at least 64 people, left millions without power and destroyed roads and bridges.
Far right on track to win the most votes in Austria poll for first time since Nazi era
The far-right won the most votes in an Austrian election for the first time since the Nazi era, early projections showed yesterday, as the Freedom party (FPÖ) rode a tide of public anger over migration and the cost of living to beat the centre-right People's party (ÖVP) by three percentage points.
'I just feel I need to live' Innocent in court - but a life term of online hate
When Abdul Hai saw what Tommy Robinson had posted on X, he felt panic rising.
Labour uses 'sham' £90bn figure to oppose water nationalisation
Labour used \"economically illiterate\" analysis paid for by water companies to argue against nationalisation of the sector, the Guardian can reveal.
Milestone for UK's green plan as final coal power station closes
Britain's only remaining coal power plant will generate electricity for the last time today, after operating for 57 years.
United States White House not warned about strike that killed Nasrallah
The White House said it was not warned in advance of the airstrike that killed Hezbollah's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a Beirut suburb and assumed it had caused civilian casualties, while reaffirming its \"ironclad\" support to Israel.
Hezbollah Deadly attack showed the depth of Israel's infiltration
One hundred munitions including, it is believed, US-made 2,000lb bombswere used by the Israeli air force in Friday evening's overwhelming air raid that killed the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an underground complex hidden in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh.
Lebanon Denial, terror and bravado as Beirut residents await next attack
For months, the staff at Rafik Hariri University hospital had been preparing for the worst. Nurses ran drills in parking garages, practising how to transfer patients from hospitals to the bomb-proof concrete structures.
Writers of 'a working-class Downton' say representation matters for future of TV
The creators of a new \"working-class Downton Abbey\" drama have said the lack of representative programming is being compounded by the decline of soaps, and \"posh older guys\" should not have the \"monopoly on storytelling\".
Anger over Badenoch's maternity pay remarks
Kemi Badenoch's leadership campaign was in damage control mode on the first day of the Conservative party conference, as rival candidates criticised comments she made on maternity pay.
Violence escalates as Israel targets Yemen in airstrikes
Raids on Lebanon send death toll soaring as risk of regional war grows
Post Office boss asked about his pay and bonuses 'more than expected', says board member
The chair of the Post Office's remuneration committee has said she was surprised at how frequently the company's boss, Nick Read, asked about his pay and bonuses, given the pressure it was under due to the ongoing fallout from the Horizon IT scandal.
Murdoch property group raises offer for Rightmove to £6.2bn as deadline looms
Britain's booming wine-growing industry has been compared to \"California in the 70s\", with annual production more than doubling to 12m bottles a year, according to a report.
Viral load Social media putting rare species in danger
With its striking plumage, impressive size and rowdy displays, a capercaillie is many birders' dream. Only about 530 of the woodland grouse survive in the wild, most in Scotland's Cairngorms national park.
Toll of 20 dead in storm-hit south-eastern US could rise as flooding hampers rescues
Hurricane Helene has reportedly killed at least 20 people and left 4m consumers without power across the south-eastern United States after crashing ashore in north-western Florida late on Thursday as a potent category 4 hurricane, according to officials.
Closing borders Electoral pressures put EU's freedom of movement under threat
In 2015, when more than 1.3 million people headed to Europe, mostly fleeing a brutal war in Syria, the response of Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, was to say: \"Wir schaffen das\" (\"We can manage this\"), and open the country's borders.