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Gaza talks stall but date for restart set as West Bank tensions rise

The latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks ended in Qatar yesterday without a breakthrough but with a date set next week for further negotiations to attempt to end the 10-month-old war.

Speed and secrecy How Kyiv turned the tables on Moscow in daring Kursk attack

It was a critical and deliberate deployment on a previously unimportant part of the front.

Incursion’'s aim 1s to force Russia to engage in fair’ talks, Ukraine says

Ukraine's lightning offensive into several Russian border regions is designed to persuade Moscow to engage in \"fair\" talks about its war in Ukraine, an aide to Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday as Russian forces closed in on the strategic city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.

Scottish theatre cancels Reginald D Hunter show over heckling of Israelis

A theatre has cancelled an upcoming show by the comedian Reginald D Hunter following reports that Israeli audience members were heckled during his Edinburgh festival fringe show after they objected to one of his jokes.

Half of journeys from London City airport could easily be done by train’

More than half of the journeys taken from London City airport last year could be completed in six hours or less by train, new data reveals.

West Bank Lammy calls settler attack abhorrent’

The UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has condemned the \"widespread rampage\" in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, after an attack by dozens of Israeli settlers left at least one person dead.

Led By Donkeys Labour is fair game’, says satirical campaign group

The satirical artists' collective Led By Donkeys says the Labour government is \"fair game\" and it would be \"inconceivable\" for the group not to hold it accountable over the next few years.

Infected blood scandal survivor says new Offer of compensation derisory’

A government offer of £15,000 compensation to some victims of the infected blood scandal has been described as a \"kick in the teeth\" by one of those affected.

Rise in number of UK school leavers accepting offersat top universities

School leavers are rushing to take up places at selective universities, with figures showing a substantial increase in the numbers enrolling compared with last year after receiving their A-level results.

Tweet, eat, repeat Musk's week on X and what his posts reveal about him

Elon Musk doesn't stop tweeting. Over just seven days last week, he made nearly 650 posts to the social network he bought in late 2022 and half-heartedly rebranded as X.

Prison terms handed to members of 'baying mob' who attacked car in Hull

A man who was part of a \"baying mob\" that forced three terrified Romanians from their car during a riot has been jailed for six years, as the number of people sentenced for their part in far-right disorder topped 100.

Make it snappy: point-and-shoot cameras back in fashion as analogue trumps digital

A new range of Google smartphones capable of AI image generation was launched this week.

Bye bye brat Why everyone is jumping on the demure’ bandwagon

Unless you have been living under a rock, you will have heard by now that we are living through a \"brat summer\".

Girl died froma sip of Costa Coffee drink after failure to follow allergies processes’

A 13-year-old girl with a severe dairy allergy died after drinking a Costa Coffee hot chocolate following a \"failure to follow the processes in place to discuss allergies\", an inquest has concluded.

Matthew Perry had multiple ketamine shots on day he died, assistant says

The Friends actor Matthew Perry ordered his live-in personal assistant to give him regular intravenous doses of ketamine on the day of his death last year, according to a statement by the assistant to investigators.

Rise in snakes and rats turns Rome into aproper jungle’

A zoologist in Rome said yesterday that the Italian capital had become \"a proper jungle\" amid a surge in the number of snakes, oriental hornets, seagulls and rats owing to high temperatures and the city's persistent problem with rubbish.

'I want audiences to be seduced': series on rise of Mussolini aims to touch a nerve

He built up violent paramilitary gangs and terrorised political opponents, suspended democracy in favour of a dictatorship that would inspire nazism, and plunged his country into a bloody war.

Train drivers to stage 22 days of strikes on east coast mainline

Passengers travelling between London and Edinburgh face months of disruption after LNER drivers announced 22 days of strike action from the start of September to early November.

Home Office unit to curb teenage violent crime

Teenagers have it \"much, much harder\" than previous generations because of knives, mental health pressures and social media, Yvette Cooper has said, announcing plans to set a new unit to prevent violent crime among young people

Gaza toll of 40,000 hides true scale of loss

Dalia Hawas was 24 when an Israeli airstrike flattened the apartment building where she lived in February, burying the young mother with her 10-month-old daughter, Mona.

Bompastor calls for WSL to help clubs in Europe

New Chelsea manager wants to avoid big games before Champions League matches

United's 'belief' Emboldened Ten Hag sets his sights on dethroning City

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United's ambition is to win the Premier League, claiming they have only been second best to rivals Manchester City since his arrival in 2022.

Bissouma to miss opener after laughing gas incident

Ange Postecoglou has said Yves Bissouma must earn back his trust after confirming the Mali midfielder has been suspended by Tottenham for their opening game of the season against Leicester on Monday after he was seen inhaling laughing gas.

Breakdancer Gunn hits back at 'devastating' online attacks

The Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn said the backlash she has received since competing at the Paris Olympics has been \"devastating\" and pleaded for privacy for her family and friends.

Vollering plunges to ninth after Amnéville horror

Demi Vollering's hopes of back-to-back victories in the Tour de France Femmes took a painful blow after the defending champion crashed in the final moments of stage five from Bastogne to Amnéville, in the Moselle.

Town in Kenya mocked for lousy’ statues of top athletes

Authorities in a Kenyan town known for its athletics success have rushed to remove statues of runners that some people had deemed shoddy, on the eve of an event to confer city status on the municipality.

Harris strives to win over Latino voters to clinch swing states

The abrupt substitution of Kamala Harris for Joe Biden as the Democratic party's presidential nominee has energised two of the party's bedrock bases of support-pro-choice women and African Americans along with millions of young voters who felt dismay at the Hobson's choice posed by two old white guys in the presidential contest.

Ukrainian troops now in full control of key Russian town, says Zelenskiv

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, yesterday said Kyiv's troops have full control over the Russian town of Sudzha, the biggest of 80 settlements the country claims to have taken in the 10 days since its surprise incursion into Russia began.

British MPs urge Azerbaijan to free State critic and LSE academic

A group of British MPs have called on Azerbaijan's government to free an LSE academic who was detained after writing articles critical of the country's environmental policies.

Hot cities Seville's ancient fix to tackle worsening problem

Beneath the streets of Seville - where summer temperatures regularly top 40C -a €5m (about £4m) cooling strategy is taking the city back in time.