General news

Irish deputy premier calls for independent probe into Gaza hospital...

Micheal Martin has said the suffering of the Gazan people was ‘immense’ and ‘extraordinary’.

British Museum ‘confident’ similar theft will not happen as records...

British Museum interim director Sir Mark Jones is appearing before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday.

‘Honest broker’ needed to end violence between Israel and Palestine,...

The First Minister called for a ceasefire in the region, stressing the ‘root cause’ of the violence should be addressed.

Ringleader in gang that smuggled 10k migrants to UK in small boats j...

Iranian Hewa Rahimpur, who was living in east London, sourced boats for the network that officials said treated migrants’ lives as a commodity.

UK and allies work to ‘find out what happened’ in Gaza hospital blas...

The Israeli military has denied responsibility for the explosion, claiming it was the result of a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket.

Tory candidate shared four-letter ‘Can you feed your kids?’ Facebook...

The Conservative hopeful is seeking to replace former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher as MP for Tamworth in a by-election on Thursday.

Conflict in Gaza could inspire terrorism in UK, says MI5 chief

MI5 director-general Ken McCallum said intelligence services ‘would be silly not to be paying very close attention’ to events in the Middle East.

Paedophile who abducted and abused girl for 27 hours to be sentenced

Andrew Miller offered the child a lift before subjecting her to repeated attacks.

Forecasters warn of potential flooding and strong winds during Storm...

The second named storm of the season will last until Saturday, the Met Office said.

Quick sale of land acquired for HS2 ‘a mistake’, says infrastructure...

Sir John Armitt said the land ‘should be kept for at least two or three years’.

What the papers say – October 18

A dramatic escalation in the Gaza conflict dominates Wednesday’s front pages.

UK will work to ‘find out what happened’ after Gaza hospital blast –...

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the ‘innocent civilians in Gaza’ must be protected after footage showed the building in flames.

Boy, 15, fighting for his life after hit-and-run collision

The teenage boy was found in Prince Regent Lane, Newham, and was taken to hospital, where he remains in a life-threatening condition.

Labour meets with council leaders amid resignations over party’s Isr...

A source in the Labour leader’s office confirmed a meeting had been held with elected representatives where ’emotion and strong views’ were expressed.

Sunak could visit Israel as soon as Thursday – reports

The Prime Minister could reportedly embark on a wider trip to the region including stops in Jordan and Egypt, Sky News reported.

Dominic Cummings to give evidence to Covid inquiry at end of October

Mr Cummings used his latest Substack post to reveal he had been going through his statement with inquiry lawyers.

Sevenfold increase in antisemitic incidents recorded in UK since Ham...

The Community Security Trust said it had recorded 320 antisemitic incidents between October 7 and 16.

MI5 warns of sharp rise in foreign states trying to steal secrets fr...

The UK intelligence service joined with the other Five Eyes powers to issue stark advice to businesses in emerging technology.

Consultants to meet with Government with a view to end strikes

It comes after a wave of strikes caused severe disruption across the NHS.

Government urged to act over concerns of ‘forever chemicals’ in drin...

The Royal Society of Chemistry is calling on the UK Government to overhaul its drinking water standards to tackle the risk of PFAS.