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Ultranationalism Ethnic hate stoked on the football terraces of Serbia

In the away stand of the creaking Čika Dača stadium, a hooded and masked football fan summoned the crowd to get on their feet and raise their hands. \"Three, two, one...\" the man counted down through his megaphone.

Luton airport reopens after car park blaze grounds flights

Luton airport reopened last night after being shut on Tuesday as a huge fire ripped through a multistorey car park near its terminal, disrupting travel for thousands of passengers.

Justice secretary blocks early release of pilot who bludgeoned wife to death

The early automatic release of a man who bludgeoned to death his estranged wife has been blocked by the justice secretary.

Astronomers' first sighting of afterglow from collision of two planets

The warm afterglow of a world-shattering collision between two massive planets was seen for the first time after astronomers trained their telescopes on a distant sun-like star.

'On a tight leash' Packed, disciplined gathering pleases leadership that is happy to be boring

In a hotel bar on the last night of the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday, a senior aide of Keir Starmer was taking soundings from journalists about how they felt the annual gathering had gone.

'Bomb-proof' Lack of new policies 'was deliberate'

Keir Starmer said he was \"bombproofing\" all of his policy pledges to ensure a Labour government did not break promises, as he defended a lack of new announcements in his speech to the party conference.

'Yimby' Starmer vows to help builders overcome local housing objections

Keir Starmer declared himself a \"yimby\", as he vowed to ensure developers could overcome local planning objections to get more houses built.

It's not in London, you know: Withnail and I to be staged at Birmingham Rep

It is one of British cinema's most quotable comedies: a tale of destitute London actors \"drifting into the arena of the unwell\" who go on holiday by mistake to the Lake District.

Jewish schools step up security after increase in antisemitic incidents

Jewish schools across England are taking extra precautions to protect their staff and students after the attack on Israel, with the body that provides security advice to Jewish communities in the UK saying it had recorded 89 antisemitic incidents between Saturday and Tuesday.

"This is only day four' Fearful Gaza residents face intensifying siege

As Gaza’s only power station ran out of fuel amid a tightening siege, hundreds of terrified people sought shelter in the entrance of the enclave’s largest hospital, huddling together as bombardments rained down .

Netanyahu forms 'war cabinet' as crisis grows

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced an emergency wartime government yesterday as pressure mounted for the establishment of corridors to allow aid and medicine into the Gaza Strip and for civilians to leave.

Hostages Relatives wait in anguish to discover news on captives

The families of the 150 people thought to have been seized by Hamas militants over the weekend and taken to Gaza as hostages continue an agonising wait for news of their loved ones as retaliatory Israeli missile strikes continue to pound the enclave.

'It was a pogrom' The day horror and tragedy came to the kibbutz

The smell of death hits you at the entrance to Be’eri kibbutz. Until Saturday morning Be’eri had a population of 1,200, the largest of the 12 villages that make up the Eshkol regional council , which runs along the border with Gaza.

Israelis suspended between fear, grief and foreboding

Avi Solomon can not serve in Israel’s armed forces because he is blind, but he has a bout 20 close relatives who have been called up to fight.

Malan brings thunder and Topley delivers lightning to spark England

Openers ODI best of 140 puts his side back on track against Bangladesh after opening loss

'Brilliant day' as UK and Ireland given nod to stage Euros

The Football Association's chief executive officer, Mark Bullingham, hailed a \"brilliant day\" for the UK and Ireland after it was confirmed they will stage the men's European Championship in 2028. He promised a national event that leaves no area of the host countries untouched.

Ratcliffe and Wolff share in £75m Mercedes F1 dividend

The Formula One tycoon Toto Wolff and the petrochemicals empire of the billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe have taken a share of a £75m dividend from the Mercedes racing team behind Lewis Hamilton.

Syria accused of pervasive torture in 'watershed' case at international court

Syria has tortured tens of thousands of its people and maintains a \"widespread and pervasive\" system of \"abhorrent treatment\", world court judges have heard at the first international case related to the civil war in the country.

Thailand Barred MP taking on the royal status quo

Pita Limjaroenrat is playing the long game. \"Our time will come\", he says confidently. Dressed in a crisp striped shirt, the 43-year-old Harvard graduate has a breezy, businesslike manner.

I committed fraud with FTX founder, ex-girlfriend tells trial

Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of Sam Bankman-Fried's hedge fund Alameda Research, testified yesterday that she committed fraud together with the former crypto mogul.

Arthritis is altering the way I play guitar, says Richards

He owns more than a thousand, though he plays only a few on stage. But as Keith Richards' love affair with the guitar remains undimmed, his fingers are not quite what they used to be. The Rolling Stones guitarist struggles with arthritis, which has affected the way he plays.

Willoughby quits ITV's This Morning show 'for me and my family'

Holly Willoughby has announced she is quitting ITV's This Morning after 14 years. The TV presenter said it was a \"difficult goodbye\" but that she was making the decision \"for me and my family\".

Early years maths and practical numeracy lead party's education plans

Labour says it will replace Rishi Sunak's demand for compulsory maths classes until age 18 with improved maths teaching for younger children and \"real world\" numeracy lessons for pupils in England.

New technique shows up pigment on Parthenon marbles for the first time

Alhough the Parthenon marbles were admired for centuries for their stark white brilliance, it has long been known that the sculptures were originally brightly painted, before thousands of years of weathering, cannon bombardment, rough handling and overenthusiastic scrubbing scoured them clean.

Alerts over bedbugs on capital's trains a worry, admits London mayor

The bedbug threat to public transport in London is \"a real source of concern\" following reports of outbreaks in Paris, the capital's mayor, Sadiq Khan, said.

'It's so hard' Thai families desperate to hear from lost relatives

There was no answer when Kanjana Patee's family called her brother's phone on Sunday, the morning after the attack by Hamas militants on Israel.

'Expect more funerals' Fearful quiet takes hold in divided Jerusalem

On a hillside in Jerusalem, hundreds of people stood in near silence at the funeral of a lone soldier. Speaking only in whispers or exchanging glances they crammed on to the stone walls that overlooked the line of white gravestones in Israel's national cemetery on Mount Herzl.

"There is no safe place: residents in Gaza describe bombardments

Frightened residents of Gaza have described bombardments striking residential buildings, hospitals and schools across the enclave amid growing concern over destruction of civilian infrastructure as Israel pledges to enforce a full siege.

Route 232 Gunfire echoes as troops gather at the new frontline

Route 232, an Israeli highway, runs parallel to the blockaded Gaza Strip. Surrounded by fl at agricultural land in every direction , from it the higher floors of the overcrowded enclave’s high-rises are visible about 3 miles away.

Braverman Pro-Palestine chants 'may be an offence'

Waving a Palestinian flag or sing a chant advocating freedom for Arabs in the region may be a criminal offence, Suella Braverman has told senior police officers.