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'Extinguished too soon' Hundreds mourn for British-Israelis

A mid the pomegranate groves of Kfar HaRif, a collective farm in southern Israel, hundreds of people gathered as the sun began to set for the funerals of Lianne Sharabi, a British-Israeli woman, and her teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel.

Martinelli and Jesus turn the tables on Sevilla to deliver crucial win for Arsenal

They were made to resist, but Arsenal are back on top. Just as the clock turned 90 in the Ramón SánchezPizjuán, Youssef En-Nesyri leapt to head, Sevilla still coming at the visitors in search of the equaliser that would change everything.

Turn down the Céline Dion, plead residents worn out by 'siren kings'

A small city in New Zealand plagued by \"siren battles\" - cars decked out in loudspeakers commonly used in emergency warning systems and often blaring Céline Dion hits - is calling on authorities to end the noise.

Criminal gangs burn 35 buses in Rio after police kill militia leader

Rio de Janeiro's state governor, Cláudio Castro, has vowed to strike back against organised crime after gangsters attacked Rio's public transport system, torching vehicles in what he called \"terrorist acts\".

Trump's former ally Cohen takes stand as fraud trial's star witness

Donald Trump dismissed his former fixer as a \"proven liar\" yesterday as the star witness in his fraud trial pledged to hold the former president accountable for alleged crimes.

Iceland's PM calls for gender parity and joins thousands for full-day women's strike

The prime minister of Iceland yesterday said she wanted her country to achieve full gender equality by 2030 as she joined an estimated 100,000 women and non-binary people in an all-day strike, the first of its kind in 48 years.

One dead and four missing after British cargo ship sinks

One person has died and four are missing after the sinking of a British cargo ship off the coast of Germany in a collision in the North Sea.

The great debate How fears and hopes for its future are dividing pioneers of the technology

Demis Hassabis says he is not pessimistic about artificial intelligence. But that did not stop the chief executive of Google DeepMind signing a statement in May warning that the threat of extinction from AI should be treated as a societal risk comparable to pandemics or nuclear weapons.

Treat risks of AI as seriously as climate crisis, urges senior executive at Google

The world must treat the risks from artificial intelligence as seriously as the climate crisis and cannot afford to delay its response, one of the technology's leading figures has warned.

NHS England to investigate why it invited dead people for jabs

The NHS has launched an investigation after it sent \"priority\" letters to people who died years ago urging them to book flu and Covid-19 jabs to reduce their risk of serious illness.

Tributes paid to storm victims as new yellow warnings issued

Tributes have been paid to three people killed in two separate incidents at the height of Storm Babet, as new weather warnings were issued yesterday.

Plan to close asylum seeker hotels 'will leave thousands homeless'

Home Office plans to significantly reduce the backlog of asylum claims will create a \"humanitarian crisis\" by increasing homelessness among refugees, Glasgow city council has said.

West Bank 'The Israelis are coming almost every day. They want revenge'

In their uncle's house, next door to the ruins of their demolished home, two young boys from Aqabat Jaber refugee camp in the occupied West Bank were still asleep at mid morning.

'Moral insensitivity' Harari blasts 'indifference' of left to militant atrocities

The Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari has backed academics and peace activists in his home country in an attack on the \"indifference\" of some American and European progressives to Hamas atrocities, accusing them of \"extreme moral insensitivity\" and betraying leftwing politics.

'A nightmare' Relatives' pain over slow release of hostages

British relatives of hostages held in Gaza say they feel mentally tortured by Hamas releasing a handful of their captives and the speculation that more could follow.

Israeli leaflet drop offers Palestinians reward for help in locating hostages

Israel's military has dropped leaflets in Gaza, offering protection and a reward to Palestinians who contact them with information about hostages held by Hamas, in its latest effort to free more than 200 people seized during the terrorist attacks which killed 1,400 people on 7 October.

'Staggering potential': Chaucer goes digital as British Library puts poet's works online

Earth's \"vital signs\" are worse than at any time in human history, an international team of scientists has warned, meaning life on the planet is in peril.

Life on Earth 'under siege' as world's vital signs in crisis, scientists warn

Earth's \"vital signs\" are worse than at any time in human history, an international team of scientists has warned, meaning life on the planet is in peril.

UN calls for immediate ceasefire to end 'epic suffering' in Gaza

Secretary general's plea ignites row with Israel after 18 days of bombing

'Shalom' Hostage offers hand to militant

At the precise moment of her deliverance from a hellish ordeal, Yocheved Lifshitz paused and turned to grip the hand of one of the masked Hamas militants who had kept her captive. “Shalom,” she said.

Son and Maddison strike as Spurs return to the top

What has happened to Tottenham? Before kick-off the sense was that it would be so very Spursy for them to blow this one.

Arsenal to address lack of diversity in women's team

Arsenal have accepted there is a lack of diversity in their women's team and vowed to make improving the situation a \"key priority.

Supervision Stressed officers fear more fatal errors

Giving evidence at an inquest last week, England's most senior probation officer admitted that inexperienced G and unqualified staff had made a \"fundamental error\" by classing Damien Bendall as posing a \"low risk of harm to partners and to children\".

More heavy rain to come in areas hit by Storm Babet floods

England should brace for heavy downpours in areas already suffering from the flooding caused by Storm Babet, forecasters warned yesterday, as Scotland's first minister pledged to support a devastated Angus town.

Chinese surveillance firm recommits to UK amid security concerns

Hikvision, the Chinese surveillance firm identified by the UK government as a security threat, has \"recommitted\" to Britain after receiving clarification that a ban on its cameras being positioned at sensitive sites does not extend to public authorities or police stations.

Analysis Risk of scandal over bias in tools

Kate Osamor, the K Labour MP for Edmonton, recently received an email from a charity about a constituent of hers whose benefits had been suspended without reason.

Book review Spears' indictment of system used to exploit her

Over the course of Britney Spears' career, she was repeatedly subject to narratives constructed to  disempower her.

Met police chief defends lack of arrests after shouts of 'jihad' at protest

The Metropolitan police commissioner has hit back at criticism of his force's decision not to make arrests after shouts of \"jihad\" at an anti-Israel protest, saying the police cannot enforce \"taste and decency\" and laws should be changed if politicians want tougher action taken.

Antisemitism Incidents put Germany at risk of return to 'horrific times'

Germany's antisemitism commissioner has condemned the country's recent increase in incidents of antiJewish violence, warning that they risk transporting the country back to its \"most horrific times\".

Hospital blast caused by rocket fired by militant group, Sunak tells MPs

The intelligence services have concluded that the deadly blast at al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza was caused by a rocket fired by a Palestinian militant group rather than by an Israeli airstrike, Rishi Sunak told MPS yesterday.