Bowen: West left powerless as Israel claims its biggest victory yet against Hezbollah
Diplomats were hoping to calm matters - they will be looking at events with dismay.
‘A very dangerous and delicate moment for Lebanon’
BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from Beirut as the IDF says it has killed the Hezbollah leader.
‘Difficult from start to finish’: how Naomi Campbell’s fashion charity unravelled
Once hailed as a philanthropic marvel, Fashion for Relief ran up hefty expenses and left charity partners angry
Five years ago, a glitzy charity fundraising gala in the British Museum organised by the model Naomi Campbell was widely accepted to be a triumph. It was the toast of London fashion week and a powerful showcase for Campbell’s philanthropic mission to raise money for young people in poverty.
Awash with celebrities (the actors Naomie Harris and Pierce Brosnan, the rapper Skepta and the model Alexa Chung) and wealthy paying guests, it combined a catwalk show with a charity auction of art (drawings by Matisse, Dalí and Tracey Emin, a signed Warhol print), jewellery and luxury watches.
Continue reading...Met police officer sacked for allegedly spanking 12-year-old girl’s bare bottom
PC Ross Benson accused of smacking the girl, who was known to him, multiple times in 2018
A Metropolitan police officer has been sacked and banned from policing after allegedly spanking a 12-year-old girl’s bare bottom.
PC Ross Benson, of the North West Basic Command Unit, was accused of smacking the girl several times between April and August 2018 when she was aged 12 to 13, and there was an alleged sexual element to his behaviour.
Continue reading...Hezbollah, Hamas and Iranian figures whose killings were blamed on Israel
Israel's military claims that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a massive Israeli strike on Beirut.
Harris stretches lead over Trump in what could be significant increase
While election almost certain to be decided by swing states, pollsters explain why growth in national polls is meaningful
Kamala Harris has stretched her lead over Donald Trump in the US presidential election race, the latest polling averages show, even while the two candidates appear to be running neck-and-neck in most battleground states.
The Guardian’s newest poll tracker, based on a range of surveys conducted across a 10-day period, shows the vice-president and Democratic nominee at 48.2%, compared with 44.4% for Trump, the Republican candidate and former president – giving Harris a 3.6-point advantage.
Continue reading...If Trump wins the election, US parks and wildlife will face a new age of mining
Intense heat in the north, epic rains in Miami, fires in New Mexico and California. Trump plans for ‘energy dominance’, removing protection from mining and drilling on public lands
This article was produced in partnership with the non-profit newsroom Type Investigations, with support from the Wayne Barrett Project.
Republican governor candidate treated for burns after ‘campaign incident’
Mark Robinson's campaign is mired in scandal after reports he had posted racist comments online.
At least 32 people killed, 12 missing in Nepal floods and landslides
Government deploys more than 3,000 security personnel to assist rescue efforts with helicopters and motorboats.
Jens Lehmann fined €135,000 for damaging neighbour’s garage with chainsaw
- Incident took place in German’s hometown of Starnberg
- Lehmann also settles unpaid Munich airport parking fees
The former Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been fined €135,000 (£113,000) by a court in his hometown of Starnberg for damaging his neighbour’s garage with a chainsaw.
Lehmann, who was accused by the public prosecutor of sawing off a roof beam in the garage, was initially fined €420,000 (£351,000) over the July 2022 incident, which was reduced on appeal.
Continue reading...Major fears over Labour’s nursery plan for 9-month-olds in schools
Early years experts warn of lack of staff, playgrounds and toilets
Primary schools may not have enough space, specialist facilities or staff to deliver the 100,000 new nursery places in England that the government has promised, early childhood experts have warned.
Labour is under intense pressure to create enough places to fulfil its promise of 30 hours of free childcare a week for eligible parents of children from the age of nine months to three years from next September – a commitment inherited from the previous government.
Continue reading...Kyle Rittenhouse texts pledging to ‘murder’ shoplifters disillusion his ex-spokesperson
‘I believed things he told me that I now understand to be … lies,’ Dave Hancock says in new Rittenhouse documentary
A former spokesperson for Kyle Rittenhouse says he became disillusioned with his ex-client after learning that he had sent text messages pledging to “fucking murder” shoplifters outside a pharmacy before later shooting two people to death during racial justice protests in Wisconsin in 2020.
Dave Hancock made that remark about Rittenhouse – for whom he also worked as a security guard – on a Law & Crime documentary that premiered on Friday. The show explored the unsuccessful criminal prosecution of Rittenhouse, who killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Continue reading...Israel’s military says it has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
While Hezbollah has yet to comment, Israel says it hit the group's leaders at their headquarters in south Beirut.
Israel says Hezbollah leader killed in Beirut strike
The Israeli army says it has killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in an air attack on a neighbourhood in Beirut.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 946
As the war enters its 946th day, these are the main developments.
Families flee to Beirut’s seafront to escape devastating Israeli attacks
Waves of Israeli attacks on southern areas in Lebanon's capital kill several people and force many residents to flee.
Is Austria’s far right poised for historic win in Sunday elections?
The Freedom Party of Austria looks set to beat rivals for the first time. What are its policies?
British nationals urged to leave Lebanon immediately
Foreign Office advises people to take next available flight as it tries to secure seats amid escalating violence
British nationals in Lebanon have been urged to leave the country immediately as the violence escalates between Israel and Hezbollah.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on Friday night that British nationals in Lebanon should leave on the next available flight.
Continue reading...Who is Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah? – BBC.com
Israel says it hit Hizbollah headquarters with Beirut air strike – Financial Times
- Israel says it hit Hizbollah headquarters with Beirut air strike Financial Times
- Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah eliminated in Friday strike in Beirut, IDF confirms The Jerusalem Post
- Israel Says It Killed Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah in Air Strike Bloomberg
- Israel’s military mobilizes additional reserve soldiers as tensions escalate with Lebanon The Associated Press
- Live Updates: Israel Strikes Beirut Suburbs After Effort to Kill Hezbollah Leader The New York Times