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Defamation Suits In Italy 'Being Used To Silence Intellectuals'

The government of Giorgia Meloni is making strategic use of defamation suits to silence public intellectuals, a philosopher who is being sued by the Italian prime minister's brotherin-law has claimed.

EU Reaffirms Readiness For Trade War With China To Protect Domestic Jobs

The EU has restated its readiness to launch a trade war with China over imports of cheap electric cars, steel and solar and wind technology.

Menorca Village Threatens Ban On Tourists After Numbers Soar

Perched over a small bay, the village of Binibeca Vell on the Spanish island of Menorca has long been a magnet for tourists looking to wander its winding, narrow lanes lined with whitewashed villas.

Over 1,000 Hastings Homes Still Have No Water After Five Days

More than 1,000 homes in Hastings were still without water last night after five days and will only have their supply restored today at the earliest.

Tory Right's Volte-Face Plot To Oust Leader Goes Out With A Whimper

After months of plotting to oust Rishi Sunak by some on the right of the Tory party, the rebellion fizzled out with barely a whimper this weekend despite a disastrous set of local election results.

Pro-Palestine Camps At Five More British Universities

Students at five UK universities have become the latest protesters to stage occupations to press their institutions into divesting funds from and ending partnerships with Israel.

Cop29 Chief Urges Poorer Countries To Build Trust For Climate Cash

Poor countries must demonstrate clearer accounting and transparency to back up their calls for trillions of dollars of climate finance, the president of global climate negotiations has said.

Rufus Wainwright Blames UK's 'Narrow Outlook' Post-Brexit For Show's Closure

Rufus Wainwright has defended his musical Opening Night, which was forced to close early after mixed reviews, saying West End audiences lacked "curiosity" after Brexit and the British press had turned on the project because it was too "European".

Israeli Airstrikes On Rafah Begin Despite Rising Ceasefire Pressure

Attacks start hours after Hamas 'accepts truce deal' but Israel fears ploy

Rebel Braverman Urges Sunak To Change Course

RISHI Sunak must change his political course to remain in power as there is no time to change Tory leaders, Suella Braverman has said following a bruising set of local election results.

Hamas Attacks Main Aid Crossing Point For Gaza

HAMAS militants yesterday attacked Israel's main crossing point for delivering humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, reportedly wounding several Israelis and prompting Israel to close the terminal.

Chelsea Crush West Ham On Late Surge For Europe

Chelsea kept up their electric goalscoring form at home and boosted their hopes of securing a Europa League spot with a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham.

Tory Voters Won't Thank Us If We Replace The Prime Minister

The results of the local and police and crime commissioner elections in England were supposed to follow a clear narrative – that Labour was on course for a massive parliamentary majority in a general election, and that Rishi Sunak’s premiership would be on the rocks, with rebel factions waiting to displace him.

Russia In Race To Make Gains Before Fresh US Arms Arrive

Analysts and officials say the Kremlin wants a military victory to tout before its artillery advantage over Ukraine diminishes

Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Peace Talks To End Gaza War

Rafah invasion talked up as Israeli PM shuts down Al Jazeera

Gaza Truce Talks As Hopes Rise For Return Of Hostages

HAMAS peace negotiators arrived in Cairo yesterday as tens of thousands demonstrated in Israel, demanding the return of hostages held in Gaza.

Did Sunak Snub Susan Hall By Not Voting In London?

With the catastrophic local election results suffered by the Tories this weekend, Rishi Sunak’s leadership has again become the focus of attention.

Tories 'Smart' To Use Holiday To Mask Border Check Chaos

The director general of Britain’s leading trade body has described Tory ministers as “smart” for using the bank holiday weekend to mask the impact of a new Brexit border checks system, which is set to add delays, red tape and costs to many imports.

Brexit Boost Gives Firms A Royal Seal Of Approval

Top three firms honoured for success in the global marketplace

Only Big Tax Cuts And Growth Can Save Tories Now

TORY grandees are urging Rishi Sunak to prepare a big taxcutting offer in a bid to turn around the party's fortunes.

Tory Hopes In Ruins An Economic Revival Won't Save Sunak Now

Tory MPs have been busy this past week and probably not found the time to watch Shardlake, the adaptation of CJ Sansom's book set during the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s, but once the dust has settled from last week's elections they might want to take a look.

Shadow Hangs Over Orthodox Easter In Ukraine And Russia

Orthodox Easter services in Ukraine and Russia took on a political tone yesterday, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy asserted that God had a "Ukrainian flag on his shoulder" and Vladimir Putin attended a church service led by a supporter of Moscow's invasion.

Israel: No To 'End War' Deal

President says his country won't accept return of Hamas as demonstrators take to the streets

Europe's Housing Crisis Risks Fuelling Rise Of Far Right, UN Expert Warns

Spiralling rents and sky-high property prices risk becoming a key battleground of European politics as far-right and populist parties start to exploit growing public anger over the continent's housing crisis, experts have said.

Accept Terms Of Ceasefire Or Face New Onslaught, Israel Tells Hamas

Senior Israeli officials increased the pressure on Hamas yesterday, saying Israel would refuse any permanent end to hostilities and threatening a new onslaught "in the very near future" if the militant organisation did not accept recently proposed terms for a ceasefire.

I Will Kill Myself Upon Arrival In Rwanda, Warns Asylum Seeker

A Syrian asylum seeker, who is locked up in a detention centre awaiting deportation to Rwanda, has said he will kill himself on arrival because he does not believe it will be a safe country for him.

Kind Of A Big Deal: Will Ferrell Invests In Leeds As A-List Actors Fall For Football

The Hollywood actor Will Ferrell has enhanced Leeds United's newfound status as a celebrity magnet by becoming the latest household name to invest in the football club.

Israel Shuts Down Local Offices Of AI Jazeera

Israeli authorities shut down the local offices of AI Jazeera yesterday, hours after a government vote to use new laws to close the satellite news network's operations in Israel.

Labour Sets Sights On 'Blue Wall' Seats At Next Election

Labour is planning to target the south of England heavily at the general election as the local election results show some “blue wall” seats are turning red, Keir Starmer’s election chief has said.

Tories 'Polling Lower Than Under Liz Truss'

THE Conservatives are currently polling lower than under Liz Truss, the latest data from YouGov has revealed.