- At the scene of Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut BBC.com
- IAF strikes Hezbollah military infrastructure in Beirut's Dehieh The Jerusalem Post
- Israel’s attack on Beirut’s Kola: What happened and why it matters Al Jazeera English
- Hamas Leader Killed in Lebanon Was Also a U.N. Staffer The Wall Street Journal
- UNRWA chief says he did not know a suspended teacher was Hamas’s leader in Lebanon The Times of Israel
Lorry plummets 60 metres from a bridge on M6 in Cheshire
Driver is not thought to have serious injuries after vehicle fell from Thelwall viaduct between junctions 21 and 21
A lorry has fallen 60 metres (200ft) from a bridge on the M6 in Cheshire, and police have advised motorists to avoid the area.
The vehicle plummeted from the Thelwall viaduct between junctions 20 and 21, landing on the embankment below, Cheshire constabulary said. The driver of the lorry is not believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
Continue reading...Firefly species may blink out as US seeks to list it as endangered for first time
Bethany Beach firefly, found in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, faces dangers to habitat because of climate change
The US government is seeking to consider a firefly species as endangered for the first time, according to a proposal from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Bethany Beach firefly, found in coastal Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, is facing increasing dangers to its natural habitat because of climate change-related events. They include sea level rise, which is predicted to affect all sites within the known distribution by the end of the century, and the lowering of groundwater aquifers.
Continue reading...Over 120 dead and a million without power after ‘historic’ Hurricane Helene
Biden says he will visit North Carolina after devastating storm destroys entire communities across several states
As the south-east US continues recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene’s devastation, the storm’s death toll keeps climbing, with more than 120 killed across several states.
Joe Biden will visit North Carolina, where the western part of the state has been devastated by flooding, on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Raging wildfires in central Greece leave two people dead
Two people died overnight in a large wildfire burning through forestland above a seaside resort in southern Greece.
Zookeeper killed by lion after leaving ‘gate open’ – WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Zookeeper killed by lion after leaving 'gate open' WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Zookeeper Mauled to Death by Lion After Leaving 'Safety Protection Gate Open' During Feeding: Reports PEOPLE
- Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library: Babaji Daule mauled to death by lion in Nigeria BBC.com
- Zookeeper in Nigeria mauled, killed by lion after leaving enclosure unlocked: reports USA TODAY
- Zookeeper mauled to death by lion while feeding it after leaving safety gate open New York Post
Netanyahu in poll rebound after Hezbollah attacks
The Israeli PM's party would win the most seats if an election were held but the opposition bloc would have more overall, a poll shows.
Russia to raise defence budget by 25% to highest level on record
Draft documents say defence and security will make up 40% of government spending as Putin continues war against Ukraine
Russia is to increase its spending on defence by 25% to its highest on record, as Vladimir Putin vows to continue his war efforts in Ukraine and further escalate his standoff with the west.
The latest planned increase in spending will take Russia’s defence budget to a record 13.5tn rubles (£109bn) in 2025, according to draft budget documents published on Monday on the parliament’s website. That is about 3tn rubles more than was set aside for defence this year, which was the previous record.
Continue reading...US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, CNN analysis shows – CNN
- US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, CNN analysis shows CNN
- Opinion | The Rising Risk of a New Forever War The New York Times
- IDF expands airstrikes in southern Lebanon after killing of Hassan Nasrallah Fox News
- Nasrallah’s assassination shreds illusion of Hezbollah’s military might The Washington Post
- The risk and the opportunity following the killing of Hezbollah’s leader The Boston Globe
How will Lebanon cope with a looming humanitarian crisis?
Israeli attacks have forced hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians from their homes.
Russia to hike defence spending by a quarter in 2025
The increase represents a new post-Soviet high for the country as it continues its war in Ukraine.
Phillip Schofield says he was fired from ITV ‘for his brother’s crime’
On Cast Away, the former presenter says he was let go due to the bad press generated by his sibling’s child sex offences
Phillip Schofield has blamed his brother for his departure from ITV, saying he was “fired for someone else’s crime”.
In the final episode of Channel 5’s Phillip Schofield: Cast Away, the 62-year-old former This Morning presenter said he had always been “open and honest with everyone at work about what was happening” with his 54-year-old brother, Timothy, who was convicted in April 2023 of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child.
Continue reading...Target Iran: Israel seizes its moment to reshape the Middle East – POLITICO Europe
- Target Iran: Israel seizes its moment to reshape the Middle East POLITICO Europe
- Opinion | Iran Is Losing. That May Matter More Than Israel’s Mistakes. The New York Times
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- Iran’s damage-limitation efforts may not go to plan The Economist
- Iran seems to have badly miscalculated the risks Israel are willing to take, as unspoken rules and deterrents ripped up Sky News
‘Cruel’: Biden administration toughens asylum restrictions at US border
Migrant rights advocates slam measures, which will make it more difficult to apply for asylum, as 'cruel' and illegal.
More than 100 killed by Hurricane Helene in southeastern US
Clean up and rescue efforts are under way after Hurricane Helene wrought havoc across five states in the US.
Israel has begun ground attacks on Hezbollah inside Lebanon, says US
Israel tells US state department it is targeting infrastructure just inside Lebanon, while Beirutis are urged to evacuate
Israeli forces appeared to have launched what sources called “limited ground operations” targeting Hezbollah inside southern Lebanon, US and other officials said late on Monday.
“This is what they have informed us that they are currently conducting, which are limited operations targeting Hezbollah infrastructure near the border,” the state department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, told journalists.
Continue reading...Jenrick condemned for claim UK special forces ‘kill rather than capture terrorists’
Tory leadership candidate made claim in video calling for UK to leave European convention on human rights
Robert Jenrick is facing condemnation for claiming that UK special forces are “killing rather than capturing” terrorists because of fears that European laws would free any detained assailants.
In a campaign video launched on X, the Conservative leadership candidate made the statement while listing reasons for leaving the European convention on human rights.
Continue reading...Sadiq Khan fears rise in UK hate crime linked to Middle East violence
Exclusive: London mayor boosts counter-hate funding as British Jewish group warns of danger of ‘reprisal’ attacks
Sadiq Khan has warned of a potential increase in hate crime in Britain triggered by the rise in Middle East violence, as a leading British Jewish group warned of the danger of “reprisal” attacks here.
The London mayor’s warning comes after a series of Israeli airstrikes against targets in Lebanon, which have killed Hezbollah’s top leaders as well as its followers, and it is feared, scores of civilians. Khan is pumping extra emergency funding into groups in London countering hate.
Continue reading...Israel says ‘next phase’ of war with Hezbollah in Lebanon to ‘begin soon’
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel will use all the means at its disposal to attack Hezbollah.
Teachers in England vote overwhelmingly to accept pay rise offer
NEU snap poll shows 95% of members voting for 5.5% pay rise, ending months of industrial action
Teachers in England have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 5.5% pay rise but warned ministers that without further “corrections” pay would remain uncompetitive and teacher shortages would persist.
Of those members who responded to the National Education Union’s snap poll, 95% voted to accept the 2024-25 offer, which would give schools an additional £1.2bn to cover the pay rise.
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