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This blog is now closed. See our latest full report here and all our Middle East crisis coverage hereAl Jazeera reports that the death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced people in central Gaza has risen to six, and includes a six-year-old and a four-year-old child.Lebanon's Nation News Agency has reported that the Israeli army, which has been staging incursions inside the south of the country, is booby-trapping and destroying entire neighbourhoods in cities and towns, such that more than 37 towns have been wiped out and their homes destroyed, and more than 40,000 housing units have been completely destroyed." Continue reading...

Many say they felt guilty until proven innocent' amid fears misconduct claims used to silence whistleblowersUK doctors are having suicidal thoughts because disciplinary proceedings against them by their NHS employer take so long to resolve, research has found.Medics who have been accused of misconduct say the current system of investigating allegations is brutal" and humiliating" to go through and can feel like a witch-hunt".In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. In the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is at 988 and the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org Continue reading...

Court rules in favour of a stateless refugee who argued the visa conditions breached the separation of powers and amounted to punishment

Valencia authorities say search efforts continue as prime minister announces 10.6bn fund to help victims of disasterAt least 89 people remain missing after deadly floods in eastern Spain, regional judicial authorities in Valencia have confirmed, as the country's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said he was earmarking 10.6bn (8.9bn) to help victims.The number includes only those who have been reported missing by family members who have also provided personal information and biological samples to allow for their identification, the superior court of justice of the Valencia region said in a statement on Tuesday. It added that there could be more cases of people who have disappeared whose details have not yet been registered. Continue reading...

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Prime minister of Caribbean island expresses deep shock and sadness' at death of MP Asot MichaelThe prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda has expressed deep shock and sadness" after the suspected homicide of one of the country's most prominent MPs.Asot Michael, 54, was found unresponsive with what appeared to be multiple puncture wounds about his body" at his home just after 8am, according to police on the Caribbean island. The representative for the country's St Peter constituency was declared dead at the scene. Continue reading...

Report looked into donations to Nottingham universities by Jesse Boot, who expanded pharmacy chainThe high-street pharmacy Boots's links to the transatlantic slave trade have been revealed in new research that shows how the proceeds of enslavement became entangled with British capitalism.Jesse Boot, the son of the company's founder, expanded the chemist with the help of banks and premises linked to slavery. He was not identified as involved in the enslavement of people, the trade of enslaved people or trade in goods made by enslaved people. Continue reading...

Gallant was widely seen by Israel's allies as a brake on far-right elements of the country's coalition government

Savannah Bentham, from the Malton area, killed by family pet in attack police said was out of characterAn XL bully dog has been put down after fatally attacking a 10-year-old girl in North Yorkshire last week.Savannah Bentham, from the Malton area, was fatally attacked by her family's pet dog at home on Friday. On Tuesday, the dog was identified as an XL bully and was euthanised by a vet, North Yorkshire police said. Continue reading...

Leader names rival in shadow cabinet but announcement marred by leaks suggesting Jenrick wanted bigger jobSenior Conservatives have urged Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to rapidly settle any differences after the unveiling of the full shadow cabinet was marred by briefings and concern over lingering rivalries.Badenoch, who became leader after defeating Jenrick in a vote of Tory members, held her first shadow cabinet meeting on Tuesday, having named a team including three rival candidates, Jenrick among them, and a series of party centrists. Continue reading...

Top Iranian officials previously referred to an execution when reacting to Jamshid Sharmahd's death on 28 OctoberIran has claimed that an Iranian-German duel national who had been sentenced to death died last week before his execution could be carried out.Jamshid Sharmahd was sentenced to death, his execution was imminent, but he died before it could be carried out," the judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told reporters without elaborating. It is understood Tehran claims he suffered a stroke. Continue reading...

Saltburn actor tells Louis Theroux podcast about his difficult childhood and decision to keep his child offlineOscar nominee Barry Keoghan has hit back at disgusting" online trolls who he claimed use his relationship with his son as ammunition" against him.The 32-year-old Irish actor, who is dating US singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, has a two-year-old son, Brando, with his former partner. Continue reading...

Pharmaceutical's weight loss pill described as underwhelming', also piling pressure on share priceAstraZeneca shares tumbled on Tuesday wiping 14bn off the value of Britain's biggest drug maker, after a report that dozens of senior executives at its China unit could be implicated in an insurance fraud case in the country's pharmaceutical sector.Also putting pressure on the share price, early data on AstraZeneca's experimental weight loss pill published on Monday was described as somewhat underwhelming" by analysts at Deutsche Bank, who reiterated their sell" rating on the stock. Continue reading...

Contracts with existing students that prevent changes may mean up to 2.5m less income, according to one institutionSome universities in England could lose out on millions of pounds from increased tuition fees because their contracts with existing students may prevent changes to terms and conditions.The government announced on Monday that undergraduate tuition fees are to go up for the first time in eight years next autumn, taking annual payments to a record 9,535 a student. Continue reading...

Former post office operator tells Commons committee that Keir Starmer has not responded to requests for help with settling claims for Horizon scandalTom Tugendhat is one of two Conservative leadership candidates not in the shadow cabinet. The other is James Cleverly, who said publicly last week he did not want a frontbench post. The other four candidates (Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch herself, obviously) are all in the shadow cabinet.But Tugendhat was not snubbed, Badenoch's team are saying. He was offered a job, but turned it down.Full shadow Cabinet has just dropped. Interesting that Tom Tugendhat has NOT taken up a role in Kemi Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet. Appointments Chris Philp (Home), James Cartlidge (Defence), Kevin Hollinrake (Housing), Vicky Atkins (Environment), Andrew Griffith (Business) and Claire Coutinho (Net Zero).No room for Suella Braverman in the shadow Cabinet either ...Looking at the names who are not there - James Cleverly, Oliver Dowden, Jeremy Hunt, Steve Barclay, Tom Tugedhat, Suella Braverman - it looks to me more like a shallow Cabinet rather than a shadow Cabinet. But it is four years until the next general election, and the Tory party is undergoing a shift to a new generation of frontbenchers, and all of these Conservatives have a chance to impress the electorate. Continue reading...

Hopeful ticket-buyers will be assigned random places in an online queue, during two phases of sales that begin on 14 NovemberFor many music fans it's the most stressful few minutes of the year: the online scramble to secure Glastonbury tickets. And while 2025's event is set to be as oversubscribed as ever, that stress will at least be given a shiny new focus as Glastonbury overhauls its ticket-buying process.Previously, hopeful ticket-buyers would frantically refresh the festival's ticket sales page in the hope of being one of the lucky ones to get through to the option of purchasing. Continue reading...

Campaigner told MPs deadlines must be set, and he had been waiting a month for reply for Starmer

Industrial action by Aslef members threatened to halt all London Underground servicesA planned strike by tube drivers that threatened to halt all London Underground services on Thursday has been called off, their union announced.Talks between Aslef officials and Transport for London management on Tuesday led to a significantly improved offer", according to the union. Continue reading...

Among extremists, election results matter less than chaos and destruction - they hope civil war kicks off' either way

George Weston, chief executive of ABF, adds that Reeves's budget is positive for hard-pressed shoppersBritain's high street retailers will carry the weight of tax rises" announced in the budget, but it will benefit the least affluent" consumers, according to the chief executive of the cut-price fashion chain's parent company.George Weston, the chief executive of Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns Primark as well as food and sugar brands, said the business was preparing for a big rise in costs, after Rachel Reeves's tax-raising measures, including an increase in employers' national insurance contributions from next April. Continue reading...

Singer, who has recently endorsed Kamala Harris, releases first music video since 2021 for Cowboy Carter song Bodyguard and calls on Americans to voteBeyonce has starred in her first music video since 2021, cosplaying as Pamela Anderson and calling on Americans to vote.The video, entitled Beywatch, is soundtracked by Bodyguard, a track from her country-leaning album Cowboy Carter which was released in March. It carries - rather belatedly - the caption Happy Beylloween, but is also timed for release as Americans go to the polls. Continue reading...

Court told that Urfan Sharif had tried to call an ambulance for his daughter, but his wife told him to leave it'The father of Sara Sharif denied killing his daughter as he claimed the 10-year-old's stepmother was the true villain of the piece", a court was told.

Exclusive: UK rebuild of Beijing embassy held up as Angela Rayner faces fraught decision on Royal Mint Court site

Sudiksha Ahuja found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and her nursing registration cancelled

Nine radio star says he speaks to political organisations, Scouts, charities and preschools but draws the line at political promotion

Two drill rigs, installed on barges, have started work on the Hawkesbury River at Brooklyn and at Brisbane Water near Gosford

Joe Biden congratulates company and union for reaching a deal, after direct mediation by the White House

Research and undercover interviews reveal reality of extreme heat exacerbated by abusive working conditionsMigrant workers across the Gulf are risking their lives by being forced to work up to 14 hours a day in deadly temperatures, according to human rights researchers.Equidem, a human rights organisation, interviewed more than 250 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE between 2021 and May 2024 for a new report on the conditions they were facing including their exposure to extreme heat and long working hours. Continue reading...

Simon Harris expected to dissolve parliament on Thursday or Friday, with election day likely to be at end of NovemberThe Irish prime minister, Simon Harris, has said he plans to call a general election this week, paving the way for a polling date likely to be at the end of November.Harris is expected to dissolve the Dail, or Irish parliament, either on Thursday before a meeting of European leaders in Budapest, or on Friday when he returns. Continue reading...

New film of Juan Rulfo's revered novel, considered founding text of magic realism, is first film adaptation in half a centuryI came to Comala because I was told that my father lived here, a certain Pedro Paramo."Many Mexicans know the first sentence of Juan Rulfo's revered novel, Pedro Paramo, by heart. This week they will hear it on Netflix, with the release of the first film adaptation in almost 50 years of the text that inspired Gabriel Garcia Marquez to write One Hundred Years of Solitude. Continue reading...

Australia's communications regulator has come under fire for failing to investigate sexist, racist [and] misogynistic' content aired on KIIS FMAustralia's communications regulator has come under fire for failing to investigate revolting" material aired on the Kyle & Jackie O show, including sexist, racist, [and] misogynistic" content.In a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday night, the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young challenged the chair of Australia's communications and media regulator, Nerida O'Loughlin, to read out a sample of comments made on KIIS FM's flagship breakfast show in recent weeks. Continue reading...

Election watchers in Europe, Asia and elsewhere will be tuning in - and some have a particular interest in the resultFrom Brazil to Ireland and Germany to the Caribbean, this year's knife-edge - and more than usually momentous - US presidential vote will be watched at a multitude of election-night events, some with a particular interest in the outcome.In St Ann Parish, Jamaica - and most particularly in Browns Town, where Harris's father Donald was born and the Democratic candidate spent many happy childhood holidays - her supporters plan watch parties, drink-ups and other social gatherings. Continue reading...

The castle was lifted into the air by a mini tornado' and blown across the school oval, court hears

New Tory leader sets out her full shadow cabinet

Music and film stars celebrate late entertainment icon, with Smith calling him the true definition of a mentor, a father and a friend' How hit-making legend Quincy Jones created superstars and changed pop history

Promise to invest 11bn in upgrade to network may solve competition concerns, says CMA

The Reserve Bank governor's comments show she's in no hurry to bring relief to borrowers

Lawyer for police argues business should be allowed to continue as Rising Tide threatens to halt exports for 30 hours

RBA's decision to leave cash rate unchanged comes as underlying inflation remains above bank's target range

With no clear swing-state advantage for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, the US is poised for a long - and tense - wait for resultsElection day has arrived in America, with tens of millions of voters set to head to the polls on Tuesday in one of the closest and most consequential contests in modern US history.The Democrat Kamala Harris and her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, appear locked in a knife-edge contest with hardly any daylight between the pair in national opinion polls that have barely budged in weeks. Continue reading...

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Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigatedA mass outbreak of suspected food poisoning has caused carnage" across two university halls in New Zealand, with reports of early morning queues for toilets, vomit dripping down building windows and students abandoning exams to dash to the loo.More than 100 students reported being struck down with vomiting and diarrhoea at two University of Canterbury student residences on Sunday night, the university confirmed on Tuesday. Continue reading...

A father and his four boys were trying to cross The Entrance channel when a strong current took the eldest child

Russia the most active threat' as false tales of election fraud pose risk of violence, say ODNI, FBI and cybersecurity agency

Beth Rivkah Ladies College students allegedly subjected to racially motivated offensive behaviour' in Caulfield North

There was strong support for legal abortion among respondents surveyed about the US election, but almost 60% agreed with key elements of former president's platform

Large majorities in seven countries condemn 7 October attacks - but most common view is Israel's response in Gaza is also unjustifiedFull-scale war in the Middle East involving Israel and Iran is now likely, most western Europeans responding in a poll believe, with many criticising Israel's conduct thus far and saying that if such a war did occur, the US and Europe should not provide it with military aid.A YouGov Eurotrack survey in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and the UK found that strong majorities in all seven countries, ranging from 65% in France to 82% in Spain, felt the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023 were not justified. Continue reading...

In shift that would mean recognising existence of Israel, assembly calls for formation of an independent Palestinian state'Reformists in Iran have ignited a debate about whether Tehran should be willing to shift from its deeply held opposition to a two-state solution in the Palestinian territories, which would require it to recognise the existence of an Israeli state.Death to Zionism" has been a staple of Iranian revolutionary thinking since 1979, and was the position effectively of the Palestine Liberation Organisation until the Oslo accords in the 1990s. Continue reading...