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Israel To Attack Rafah Unless Hostages Freed Next Month
The Independent

Israel To Attack Rafah Unless Hostages Freed Next Month

Israel has said it will begin an assault on Rafah if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages it holds in Gaza by the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan expected to be on 10 March. The threatened assault comes as the EU warned that such an offensive would create a humanitarian disaster.

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February 20, 2024
Sunak's GB News Spot To Be Investigated By Watchdog
The Independent

Sunak's GB News Spot To Be Investigated By Watchdog

Rishi Sunak's appearance on GB News has been put under investigation by the broadcast watchdog after receiving hundreds of complaints.

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February 20, 2024
Starmer Under Pressure To Support A Ceasefire In Gaza
The Independent

Starmer Under Pressure To Support A Ceasefire In Gaza

Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to back an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as left-wing organisation Momentum relaunches a mass email campaign targeting MPs ahead of a crunch Commons vote this week.

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February 20, 2024
Houthis Attack UK-Flagged Cargo Ship In The Red Sea
The Independent

Houthis Attack UK-Flagged Cargo Ship In The Red Sea

A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has damaged a UK registered ship travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, forcing the crew to abandon the ship.

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February 20, 2024
A Decade Of Struggle How Protest Proved Pivotal For Ukraine
The Guardian

A Decade Of Struggle How Protest Proved Pivotal For Ukraine

Ten years ago Oleksandr Plekhanov took part in protests against Ukraine's corrupt then-president, Viktor Yanukovych. He was one of tens of thousands of demonstrators who had gathered in the Maidan, Kyiv's central independence square. The pro-European movement began after Yanukovych dumped an association agreement with the EU and accepted a bailout from Russia.

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February 20, 2024
Climate Protester Decries Tory 'Assault On The Rights Of Juries'
The Guardian

Climate Protester Decries Tory 'Assault On The Rights Of Juries'

The woman at the centre of an attempt by the government's senior law officer to remove one of the last remaining legal defences available to climate protesters says the move is an assault on the rights of juries to acquit defendants.

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February 20, 2024
If Europe Cowers In Face Of Putin We Will Deserve All We'll Get
Daily Express

If Europe Cowers In Face Of Putin We Will Deserve All We'll Get

THIS Saturday will mark the second anniversary invasion of of Russia's Ukraine one of the darkest days Europe has seen since 1945.

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February 20, 2024
Women Get Bigger Health Lift Than Men From Same Level Of Exercise - Study
The Guardian

Women Get Bigger Health Lift Than Men From Same Level Of Exercise - Study

Women experience greater benefits than men when it comes to avoiding an early death from doing the same amount of regular exercise, research suggests.

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February 20, 2024
PM: I Know It's Been Tough,but Our Plan Will Boost Britain
Daily Express

PM: I Know It's Been Tough,but Our Plan Will Boost Britain

Rishi speaking to Express readers vows to renew nation's sense of pride

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February 20, 2024
Poverty, Anxiety And Cuts How Government Failings Left A Generation Behind
The Guardian

Poverty, Anxiety And Cuts How Government Failings Left A Generation Behind

How austerity and the pandemic have affected childhood, across four key areas of policy:

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February 20, 2024
Starmer Risks Biggest Rebellion Of His Leadership Over Gaza Vote, MPs Warn
The Guardian

Starmer Risks Biggest Rebellion Of His Leadership Over Gaza Vote, MPs Warn

Keir Starmer risks triggering the biggest rebellion of his leadership if he tries to stop his MPs voting tomorrow for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, backbenchers have warned.

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February 20, 2024
Russia Looms Large Over Nato's Borders - But US Help Is Not Assured
The Guardian Weekly

Russia Looms Large Over Nato's Borders - But US Help Is Not Assured

In 1905, in the Finnish city of Tampere, Vladimir Lenin met Joseph Stalin for the first time. They and two dozen or so revolutionaries began to map out plans to overthrow the tsar and bring down the Russian empire.

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February 09, 2024
Can Anything Stop The Deepfakes?
The Guardian Weekly

Can Anything Stop The Deepfakes?

With Taylor Swift the latest victim of Al-generated porn, pressure is growing on social media companies to start taking it seriously.

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February 09, 2024
Smoke Screens Mental Health Apps Under Scrutiny
The Guardian Weekly

Smoke Screens Mental Health Apps Under Scrutiny

As experts worry over privacy issues, effectiveness and even harm, the UK is looking at how to regulate the plethora of smartphone-based mental health tools

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February 09, 2024
Keep Calm And Carry On? Health Fears Could Reshape The King's Role
The Guardian Weekly

Keep Calm And Carry On? Health Fears Could Reshape The King's Role

Last Monday, King Charles emerged from a private clinic alongside Queen Camilla to wave to a small crowd. The message that Buckingham Palace wished to convey was obvious: the monarch is strong and will carry out his duties despite the health setback.

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February 09, 2024
Supreme Court Judges See Dangers To Democracy Of Election Ban On Trump
The Guardian

Supreme Court Judges See Dangers To Democracy Of Election Ban On Trump

The US supreme court appeared sceptical of a Colorado decision removing Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot during nearly two hours of oral arguments last night, seemingly poised to rule Trump is not constitutionally disqualified from running for president.

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February 09, 2024
Hostages They Will Pay Price For Rejected Deal, Families Tell Netanyahu
The Guardian

Hostages They Will Pay Price For Rejected Deal, Families Tell Netanyahu

Moments after Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the terms of a ceasefire proposed by Hamas, five Israeli hostages who were freed in November pleaded with him to push for a deal.

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February 09, 2024
Uefa Chief's 'Resignation' Creates A World Of Confusion
The Independent

Uefa Chief's 'Resignation' Creates A World Of Confusion

With a statement that initially seemed as clear as you can get, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin created a world of confusion. Such words might well describe a legacy that always lacked strategic coherence if the Slovenian does indeed step down in 2027.

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February 09, 2024
How We Consume Sport Is About To Change Forever
The Independent

How We Consume Sport Is About To Change Forever

Chris Blackhurst on the Fox, Disney and Warner revolution

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February 09, 2024
Sunak Refuses To Say Sorry To Brianna's Father Despite Fierce Criticism Of Trans Jibe
The Guardian

Sunak Refuses To Say Sorry To Brianna's Father Despite Fierce Criticism Of Trans Jibe

Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise to Brianna Ghey's father and said it was "sad and wrong" to link his jibe about transgender people to the murdered teenager's case.

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February 09, 2024
Britney: i Made Out With Ben Affleck
Daily Mirror UK

Britney: i Made Out With Ben Affleck

Pop singer's shock claim as actor dáted Paltrow in 1999

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February 09, 2024
Why Wallets And Ringing Phones Are Strictly For Oldies
The Independent

Why Wallets And Ringing Phones Are Strictly For Oldies

No longer down with the kids, Simon Mills looks at 10 ways you're showing your age - Werther's Original, anyone?

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February 09, 2024
Zelensky Fires Army Chief In Ukraine Military Shake-Up
The Independent

Zelensky Fires Army Chief In Ukraine Military Shake-Up

Valery Zaluzhny replaced by Oleksandr Syrsky in the most serious change to top military brass since Putin's invasion

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February 09, 2024
Did The Prime Minister Hint At A Comeback For Johnson?
The Independent

Did The Prime Minister Hint At A Comeback For Johnson?

Rishi Sunak has been subjected to the personal profile treatment by ITV, featuring a previously unseen photo of him as a boy in front of a caravan... and an interview with Anushka Asthana in which he "doesn't rule out" Boris Johnson returning to the cabinet.

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February 09, 2024
Rishi: Trans Dig At Starmer Was 'Totally Legitimate
Daily Express

Rishi: Trans Dig At Starmer Was 'Totally Legitimate

PM criticised for jibe made in front of Brianna's mother

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February 08, 2024
Roman Blasts No10 Over Mental Health For Young
Daily Mirror UK

Roman Blasts No10 Over Mental Health For Young

DJ says Government broke promises

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February 08, 2024
PM Refuses To Rule Out Job For Johnson In The Cabinet
The Independent

PM Refuses To Rule Out Job For Johnson In The Cabinet

Rishi Sunak refused to rule out putting disgraced former prime minister Boris Johnson back in the cabinet as he played down the plots against his leadership as "minuscule".

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February 08, 2024
Sunak Doubles Down On 'Degrading' Trans Remarks
The Independent

Sunak Doubles Down On 'Degrading' Trans Remarks

Brianna Ghey's father among those critical of 'tin-eared' PM

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February 08, 2024
Swift In Legal Threat To Student Tracking Her Private Jet Journeys
The Guardian

Swift In Legal Threat To Student Tracking Her Private Jet Journeys

Lawyers for Taylor Swift are threatening legal action against a student who is tracking the pop star's jet use via social media, with some Swift fans calling the legal move unnecessary.

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February 08, 2024
Pakistan Elections State Authorities 'Harassing' Khan Party Workers
The Guardian

Pakistan Elections State Authorities 'Harassing' Khan Party Workers

For months, police have blocked Arsalan Hafeez from entering the Pakistani constituency where he will be standing for election this week. Since he put himself forward as the candidate for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the political party led by Pakistan's now incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, Hafeez alleges that the state's machinery has done everything to prevent him from contesting his district of Narowal in the state of Punjab.

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February 08, 2024