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Rescue Tunisia, Qatar and Spain send teams to help search

Several countries have offered aid and search support after the Moroccan earthquake, but most of the rescue operation in remote mountain areas was being led by local teams and by last night Rabat had not issued a broad appeal for international aid.

Moroccans tell of digging out their neighbours after quake

Rescuers in Morocco were yesterday trying to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings as the country began three days of mourning for victims of a disaster that killed more than 2,000 people and left many more injured and homeless.

Alastair Stewart reveals vascular dementia diagnosis

Alastair Stewart, one of Britain's longest serving and most familiar newsreaders, has revealed he has been diagnosed with dementia.

Capture of terror suspect hailed as triumph for newanti-terror centre

The capture of the escaped terrorism suspect Daniel Khalife has been hailed as a vindication of a decision to bring together police and the intelligence agencies into a new £412m surveillance centre.

MPs express alarm after researcher's arrest over alleged spying for China

MPs have reacted with alarm after it emerged that a parliamentary researcher with links to senior Conservatives and potential access to sensitive information had been arrested over allegations of spying for China.

She's put a spell on us: Desert Island castaways’ top choice now Nina Simone

Nina Simone is the undisputed queen of Desert Island Discs after castaways chose her songs more than any other artist in 2022.

184,000 cancer cases in UK this year were preventable’

A growing epidemic of preventable cancers will lead to an estimated 184,000 people in the UK being diagnosed with the disease this year and will cost the country more than £78bn, research reveals.

Spanish football boss to resign after global outcry at World Cup final kiss

The president of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, has said he will resign, three weeks after he forcibly kissed a triumphant Spanish women's footballer after the team won the World Cup.

The Moroccan village where death came in the night

In a narrow passage in the village of Moulay Brahim in Morocco’s Atlas mountains, a house had spilled across the lane in a drift of sandy ruins.

'We are suffering' South Korea's teachers stand up to unruly parents

Park Seo-yoon* says South Korea's teachers know why a young primary school colleague killed herself after being subjected to abuse from parents. \"We've all had similar struggles,\" she says.

Hundreds stranded by floods in central Greece

Helicopters and lifeboats have been deployed to rescue hundreds of villagers stranded by flood waters in central Greece after rainstorms killed at least 10 people.

'Close to the edge': rescuers aim to free sick American from Turkish cave

Local and international cave rescue teams were poised to begin an attempt to evacuate a sick American caver from a deep underground system in Turkey, in what experts are suggesting may be one of the most complex operations of its kind.

Ethiopian soldiers accused of killing 70 civilians in conflict with regional militia

Ethiopian soldiers have killed more than 70 civilians and looted homes in a region hit by escalating violence between state forces and a local militia, multiple witnesses have claimed.

Aung San Suu Kyi's life put at risk by denial of medical help, says her son

Aung San Suu Kyi's life may be at risk because she has such serious gum disease she is struggling to eat, her son has warned, saying he feels powerless to help her.

Shell retreats from carbon offsetting over fear schemes are hot air’

Shell has become the latest large company to pull back from carbon offsets amid concerns that many are \"hot air\", as the Carbon Trust discontinues its \"carbon neutral\" labelling scheme based on offsetting.

Life-threatening humid heatwaves will spread rapidly as climate warms, research suggests

Life-threatening periods of high heat and humidity will spread rapidly across the world with only a small increase in global temperatures, a new study has found, potentially causing a sharp acceleration in deaths resulting from the climate crisis.

Leeds fan jailed for assaulting Newcastle manager

A football assaulting fan has been jailed for the Newcastle United manager, Eddie Howe, during a Premier League match against Leeds United at Elland Road.

Death of Sara Sharif Family on run a month after girl's body found

When Olga Sharif W went to identify her 10-year-old daughter, Sara, at the mortuary she could barely recognise the small battered body dressed in Mickey Mouse pyjamas.

Hit hard Rugby finding its feet after Covid and dementia fears

As the country slowly emerged from the Covid pandemic, grassroots rugby union was in a A precarious state.

Starmer's reshuffle Smooth move to right seen by some as sure step on path to power

In the evening sunshine on the House of Commons terrace on Wednesday, Keir Starmer took some of his closest aides for a drink.

Right to a second opinion Adopt Australian life-saving rule in UK, say campaigners

Six-month-old Weston was fast succumbing to infection in a hospital S waiting room when his parents saw a poster that they have no doubt saved his life.

‘We all miss you: a year on, family remembers Elizabeth II

The king and queen attended private prayers yesterday to mark the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death in a day of low-key commemorations by members of the royal family.

World will miss climate targets if fossil fuels are not phased out, says UN

Governments around the world are failing to cut greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to meet the goals of the Paris agreement and stave off climate disaster, a major report by the UN has found.

"They are ashamed of us' Poorer communities are hidden behind screens

The first time that Saroaj Devi heard about the G20 was when tall walls were erected around the slum where she lives.

UK-India trade deal is not guaranteed, says Sunak in run-up to Modi meeting

Rishi Sunak has insisted a trade deal with India is not guaranteed, as he prepares to meet his Indian counterpart during the G20 summit in Delhi.

Osman got rejected by MI6 after 'tap on shoulder' at Cambridge

Richard Osman received the \"tap on the shoulder\" from MI6 while he was a student at Cambridge University, and interviewed for a role as a spy, he has revealed in a Guardian interview.

Boy, 10, dies days after suffering electric shock at Blackpool hotel

A boy aged 10 has died after suffering an electric shock at a seaside hotel. The incident took place in the lounge of Tiffany's hotel in Blackpool on Sunday, police said yesterday.

Education Sunak tries to draw line under schools' Raac crisis

Rishi Sunak has defended his government's decision to shut schools because of problems with crumbling concrete and aims to use this weekend's G20 summit in New Delhi to draw a line under another bruising week in office.

Keegan's 'hot mic' moment Outburst catapults education secretary into the public eye

Fierce, no-nonsense and Those are F self-assured. the qualities that helped Gillian Keegan go from leaving school at 16 to a successful business and political career - culminating in her reaching the cabinet.

Family dinners Young Oliver is latest in line of cooks with famous parents to star in own TV show

Buddy is a 12-yearold schoolboy from Essex, with a large family and a shock of blond hair. He also happens to have an extremely famous father: the TV chef Jamie Oliver.