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By Perkin Amalaraj and Elena Salvoni Published: 03:20 EDT, 27 October 2023 | Updated: 17:12 EDT, 27 October 2023 Advertisement Hamas welcomes UN General Assembly’s call for Gaza truceBoth Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority welcomed a UN General Assembly resolution Friday calling for a humanitarian truce in Gaza, as Israel increased strikes on the territory over the October 7 attacks.’We demand its immediate application to allow the entry of fuel and humanitarian aid for civilians,’ read a Hamas statement. The Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry said that as Israel’s campaign ‘reaches a new peak of brutality’, there was ‘a solid…
Bank is reportedly in talks with blue-chip investment fundsShare sale could value the digital bank at more than £3.5bn Monzo has 8.5m customers and launched in 2015By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 13:36 EDT, 27 October 2023 Monzo is in talks to sell a stake in the business for £300million which would make it the most highly valued digital bank in Britain, despite never turning a profit. The bank is reportedly in talks with a pack of blue-chip investment funds about a share sale expected to value it at more than £3.5billion, according to Sky News.However, talks are yet to conclude and concrete details…
There are fears Italy’s three most powerful mafia groups may have formed a formidable alliance after images emerge of leading figures sharing a meal together. Senior members from the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate based in the peninsular region of Calabria, the Camorra of Naples and Cosa Nostra, which is based in Sicily, were allegedly caught on camera sharing a meal of pasta and wine together in a garden in April 2021. The meeting was reportedly one of many that police had under surveillance with prosecutors warning the emergence of a grand crime coalition in the affluent north of Italy.’This is Milan,’ one alleged Camorra mafia don…
Visitors had reportedly expressed concerns about the bridge’s safety since April By James Reynolds Published: 06:21 EDT, 27 October 2023 | Updated: 11:37 EDT, 27 October 2023 A tourist has died and three left injured after a glass walkway shattered at a popular beauty spot in Indonesia. The tragedy struck while 11 tourists from Cilacep, Central Java, were crossing the Geong bridge around 10am on Wednesday, some 30ft (10m) off the forest floor.Two fell through the glass into the Limpakuwus Pine Forest below, where one was later declared dead. The other sustained minor injuries.Two more were thrown by the sudden collapse and managed…
PM sends Border Force to Egypt to evacuate Britons trapped in Gaza warzoneAround 200 Brits contacted Foreign Office for help in advance of the invasion By Harriet Line and David Churchill Published: 17:38 EDT, 26 October 2023 | Updated: 18:13 EDT, 26 October 2023 Rishi Sunak has sent Border Force teams to Egypt to help evacuate Britons still trapped in Gaza.The Prime Minister is also pushing for a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow aid to reach besieged Palestinians.Around 200 British citizens have contacted the Foreign Office for help in advance of Israel’s expected invasion of Gaza, Mr…
Darwin Nunez would rather be a Premier League starter than playing for Jurgen Klopp’s Europa League side but he showed enough willingness to prove he’s no £85million prima donna and deserved his goal courtesy of an emphatic finish.The fact he then went on a mesmerising solo run only to muck up the finish Ronnie Rosenthal-style underlined the hit-and-miss nature of his Anfield career so far.With Liverpool 3-1 up he accelerated through the Toulouse defence, rounded Guillaume Restes and then in front of an open goal in front of The Kop, hit the post from six yards as he lapsed in concentration…
By Elena Salvoni and David Averre and Elizabeth Haigh Published: 02:31 EDT, 26 October 2023 | Updated: 16:49 EDT, 26 October 2023 Advertisement Middle East leaders condemn Israeli response to October 7 attacksWith no sign of a let-up in Gaza, the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates condemned Israel for what they called the targeting of civilians and violations of international law.Their joint statement said Israel’s right to self-defence did not justify breaking the law and neglecting Palestinians’ rights. The Arab ministers condemned forced displacement and collective punishment of…
It’s not quite a guillotine chop, but after spending months wearing towering wigs in order to play the French Queen, Marie Antoinette star Emilia Schule rebelled by shearing an undercut into one side of her head, to create this curious, asymmetrical, punkish mullet.But her revolutionary look is being covered up, as she has started filming the sequel to the hit BBC show — so it’s wigs all the way again.Incidentally, the actress, 30, has formed a warm friendship with her British co-star Louis Cunningham, the actor who plays Louis XVI (and in real life is the son of Princess Charlotte…
LIVEBy Live Commentary Updated: 12:19 EDT, 26 October 2023 The FTSE 100 closed down 59.77 points at 7354.57. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Standard Chartered, WPP, Uniliver, Restaurant Group, Foxtons and Safestyle UK. Read the Thursday 26 October Business Live blog below.> If you are using our app or a third-party site click here to read Business LiveFTSE 100 closes down 59.77 points at 7354.57The Footsie closes soonJust before close, the FTSE 100 was 0.81% down at 7,354.12.Meanwhile, the FTSE 250 was 0.44% lower at 16,796.38.House prices will fall until 2025, says LloydsInterest rates have peaked…
Unemployed parents will have to spend nearly twice as long looking for workBy David Churchill, Chief Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 20:25 EDT, 25 October 2023 | Updated: 01:44 EDT, 26 October 2023 Half a million jobless parents on benefits will have to spend nearly twice as long looking for work, after an overhaul by ministers.Previously, parents with young children could spend as little as 16 hours a week looking for work. But changes from today mean they can be ordered to spend as many as 30 hours a week trying to find a job.This will include activities…