Getty Every Hamas leader since the 1990s has been killed by Israel but there has always been a successor Killing Yahya Sinwar is Israel’s biggest victory so far in the war against Hamas in Gaza. His death is a serious blow for Hamas, the organisation he turned into a fighting force that inflicted the biggest […]
Getty Images The government is planning to increase the amount of money it raises in inheritance tax at the Budget, the BBC has learned. It is not known how many people are likely to end up paying more, nor how much more they would pay. It is understood the prime minister and the chancellor are […]
Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital. In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya’s recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to […]
Getty Images For many of those paying tribute to Liam Payne, the One Direction star reminded them of their childhood. The boyband played a large part in their lives as children and teenagers, and because of this Payne’s death at the age of 31 has come as a shock to them. Fans of the singer […]
Facebook Jaroslaw Rossa died in a crash on the M6 in Cumbria on Tuesday A chef from Glasgow is among those killed in a crash on the M6 in Cumbria, which police say may have involved a car travelling in the wrong direction. Jaroslaw Rossa, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene near Tebay services […]
Getty Images Florence Pugh was unable to join Garfield as she’s currently shooting another movie If you were to describe Florence Pugh as a two-dimensional actress, she might understandably feel quite insulted. Her co-star Andrew Garfield, however, has taken a more literal approach, bringing a cardboard cut-out of her along with him to a premiere […]
Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm’s meal voucher system, such as using it to buy toothpaste and washing powder. Other breaches of the policy included sharing the vouchers with others or going over budget, according to people who said they work at Meta. There are differing accounts over how […]
BBC Ed Miliband promoted a “skills passport” to help North Sea workers to transition to renewables jobs The UK’s energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has denied avoiding the UK’s oil and gas sector. Speaking on a visit to Aberdeen, the Labour minister said he was “delighted” to be in the city for the first time since […]
The National Gallery has banned liquids except baby formula, expressed milk and prescription medicines after a number of attacks on paintings in its central London building. The measure, in effect from Friday morning, comes in the wake of “physical damage” to its artworks by protesters. “Unfortunately, we have now reached a point where we have […]
Getty Images Volodymyr Zelensky said “China is still actively helping Russia drag out this war” The United States has sanctioned two Chinese companies it says are involved in the production of aerial drones used by Russia in its war in Ukraine. In a statement, the US Treasury said it was also targeting a Russian company […]