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Fraud rife on secondhand marketplaces Depop, Preloved, and Shpock
Survey of 1,300 buyers found 32% scammed on secondhand marketplace in two years, highlighting scale of APP fraud. Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’. Consumers have been encouraged to be vigilant when shopping online ...World -
The Killers’ Mr Brightside becomes biggest song to never reach UK No 1
Band overtake Oasis’s Wonderwall and celebrate how the much-chanted chart staple ‘has been completely embraced by the British public’. The Killers’ Mr Brightside, already the longest-running Top 100 hit in UK chart history, has been named the ...World - United Kingdom -
End majority jury verdicts to prevent more justice ‘horror’, says Malkinson
Exclusive: Man who spent 17 years in prison after wrongly being convicted of rape says he will ‘shout from the rooftops’ for UK law reform. Andrew Malkinson says he could have been spared “20 years of darkness and despair” if the jury system had ...World -
Trinity College Dublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest
Five-day encampment in university grounds that caused the college major loss of income ended in victory for campaigners. Students at Trinity College Dublin have ended a five-day encampment after the university pledged to cut ties with Israeli ...World - Israel -
UK interest rates left on hold at 5.25% by Bank of England in split decision – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. Should the Bank of England cut interest rates with Britain’s economy in bloom?The pound is slightly lower this morning, dipping by a quarter of a cent to $1.2472 against the US dollar.. ...World - United Kingdom -
US will stop supplying some weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah, Biden warns
US president publicly warns that his administration will not provide the weapons for an offensive on Rafah. Israel-Gaza war – live updatesJoe Biden has issued a blunt warning to Israel that his administration will stop supplying bombs and ...World - Joe Biden -
US signals to Israel more arms shipments could be paused over Rafah offensive
Move would mark significant pivot in relations as pressure builds on Israel to pull back from attack . US officials have signalled to Israel that more arms shipments could be delayed if the Israeli military pushes ahead with an offensive in Rafah, ...World - Israel -
Israel launches Rafah offensive it says is start of mission to ‘eliminate’ Hamas
Defence minister says operation will continue until militant group is defeated or begins to free hostages. Israel has launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, seizing control of a key border ...World - Israel -
Israel-Gaza war live: Gaza risks running out of fuel tonight, UN chief warns, after border crossings closed
António Guterres says closure of both Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings ‘is especially damaging to an already dire humanitarian situation’. Full report: Israel says forces take control of Rafah crossingIsraeli assault on Gaza city of Rafah: what we ...World - Israel -
Israeli forces say they have control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing
Gaza border authority confirms presence of Israel’s tanks at crossing, sole gateway from Egypt for humanitarian aid. IDF says it has control of Rafah crossing – follow it liveIsraeli military forces have taken control of the Palestinian side of ...World - Israel -
Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite mounting ceasefire pressure
Palestinians in Gaza thrown into confusion by Hamas’s acceptance of a deal, followed by Israel’s sceptical response and bomb attacks. Rafah’s fate hung in the balance on Monday after Hamas said it had accepted a ceasefire-for-hostage deal but ...World - Israel -
Israeli assault on Rafah may cause ‘bloodbath’ and famine, aid agencies say
With routes for aid into Gaza closed, relief workers say helping displaced people could become impossible. Aid groups have warned of grave humanitarian consequences and drastic cuts to the supply of aid if an Israeli offensive on Rafah goes ahead, ...World - Israel -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas condemns Israeli order to evacuate Rafah as a ‘dangerous escalation’
Israel’s military has called for people to evacuate eastern neighbourhoods of Rafah and head to what it claimed was an ‘expanded humanitarian zone’ in southern Gaza. Follow all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warAn anonymous Israeli official with ...World - Israel -
Thousands of Palestinians evacuate eastern Rafah amid Israeli attack threat
Overnight Israeli strikes increase numbers leaving southern city for ‘humanitarian zone’ on coast. Middle East crisis - live updatesThousands of people are evacuating from Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, hours after the Israeli military told ...World - Israel -
Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices in ‘dark day for the media’
Foreign Press Association decries move under new law based on claim network is a threat to national security . Israeli authorities shut down the local offices of Al Jazeera on Sunday, hours after a government vote to use new laws to close the ...World - Israel -
Israel tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’
Netanyahu refuses demands of permanent ceasefire and also moves to shut down Al Jazeera network. Senior Israeli officials ramped up pressure on Hamas on Sunday, saying Israel would refuse any permanent end to hostilities and threatening a new ...World - Israel -
Middle East crisis live: Israel suspends broadcasts of Al Jazeera; minister threatens Rafah attack if truce talks undermined
Netanyahu cabinet votes to shut down TV network’s operations in Israel; Yoav Gallant says Hamas appear to not be serious about reaching a truce. A local official in southern Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a village on Sunday killed a couple and ...World - Israel -
Stunning Labour triumphs in London and West Midlands leave Sunak reeling
Keir Starmer says the prime minister has no option but to call a general election. Rishi Sunak was dealt a series of shattering blows last night as Labour won a knife-edge battle to seize the West Midlands mayoralty from the Conservatives and ...World -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
An unnamed Palestinian official familiar with the mediation efforts expressed cautious optimism to the Reuters news agency. Israeli warplanes have attacked targets in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, after a rocket was launched towards the Ein ...World -
Hope Hicks: Trump was worried about WSJ article’s effect on Melania
Donald Trump’s former communications director testifies that he worried about Wall Street Journal article about purchase of Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal stories. Trump trial continues with judge dismissing claims that ex-president can’t ...World - Donald Trump -
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at New York University and New School
Thirteen arrested at NYU and 43 at New School, NYPD says, as encampments cleared in downtown Manhattan. Police began clearing out protesters at New York University (NYU) in downtown Manhattan on Friday as pressure continued to build on the city’s ...World - New York -
Eric Adams under pressure to divulge details on ‘outside agitators’ at campus protests
The New York City mayor has claimed police arrested protesters after non-student elements escalated the situation. The New York City mayor, Eric Adams, remains under pressure to divulge how many of the 282 people arrested at campus protests in ...World -
More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses
Police arrest more than 200 students at UCLA as law enforcement clears camp at Dartmouth, arresting more than 90 students. More than 2,000 people have now been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests across dozens of US college campuses in recent ...World -
Campus protests: UCLA students in standoff with police as demonstrations spread across US
More than a thousand supporters at a pro-Palestine encampment in California face arrest by police, a day after it was attacked by pro-Israel counter-protesters. US campus protests: live updatesWhere are the US college campus protests and what is ...World -
Top New York prosecutor says 280 people arrested at campus protests; independent review into UCLA violence – live
Alvin Bragg does not confirm reports of “outside agitators” infiltrating student-led protests; University of California orders review of lack of policing. Full report: crackdowns intensify on US campus protestsColumbia faculty ‘horrified’ by mass ...World - New York -
Dozens arrested at Columbia University as New York police disperse Gaza protest
NYPD officers move on to campus on Tuesday evening to clear out Hamilton Hall building taken over by protesters, with reports of more arrests at City College of New York. US campus protests – live updatesDozens of students have been arrested after ...World - New York -
Michael Cohen said ‘I’ll just do it myself’ after delay of Stormy Daniels payment, her ex-lawyer tells court – live
Keith Davidson tells hush-money trial deal to keep Daniels quiet agreed in early October 2017 but payment delayed several times. Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violationsSign up for our free Trump on Trial newsletterRight now, prosecutor ...World -
Blinken urges Hamas to accept ‘extraordinarily generous’ Israeli ceasefire deal
US secretary of state says Hamas is the ‘only thing standing between people of Gaza and ceasefire’. The US secretary of state has said that “the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire” is Hamas, ahead of what are seen as ...World - Israel -
Europe live: Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez says he will not resign
Sánchez announces he will stay on days after saying he was considering resigning after attacks in rightwing media on his wife. Pedro Sánchez is expected to speak in a few minutes. Stay tuned.. Pedro Sánchez’s big announcement will be an ...World - Europe -
Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows over Rafah and Gaza ceasefire talks
US president and Israeli PM talk as Israel vows to invade southern Gaza city despite global concern for 1 million Palestinians sheltering there. See all our Middle East crisis coverageJoe Biden “reiterated his clear” opposition to an invasion of ...World - Joe Biden -
Antony Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia to try to restart Gaza ceasefire talks
US secretary of state to discuss avoiding regional conflict amid fears about Israeli ground invasion of Rafah. Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia to try to restart fraught ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, as a delegation from Hamas, ...World -
Middle East crisis live: Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before any Rafah invasion, says White House
Israel has started to meet commitments it made to Joe Biden on allowing aid into the north of Gaza, says White House national security spokesperson. The Gaza health ministry on Sunday reported at least 66 Palestinians had been killed in the past ...World - Israel -
David Pecker testifies Michael Cohen said Trump ‘furious’ over refusal to pay Stormy Daniels – live
Ex-National Enquirer publisher emphasizing in testimony that he refused to pay off any more people for Trump when Stormy Daniels looked to sell her affair. A guide to Trump’s hush-money trialWho is David Pecker, key witness in Trump’s criminal ...World - Donald Trump -
Dozens arrested in California and Texas as campus administrators move to shut down protests – live
More than 60 people, including a journalist, arrested at University of Southern California and University of Texas at Austin. Campus protests: full storyMike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, will visit Columbia University today to speak to ...World - California -
Fox journalist among dozens arrested at Texas university as protests swell
Local and state police clash with demonstrators in state capital of Austin while rightwing governor says protesters ‘belong in jail’. At least 20 people were arrested, including a photojournalist, as police and demonstrators violently clashed at ...World -
US Senate passes $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The Senate, in a bipartisan super-majority, overwhelmingly voted to advance the measure, which Joe Biden is expected to sign. The US Senate voted resoundingly on Tuesday to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as a bipartisan ...World - Israel -
David Pecker tells hush-money trial about paying Trump doorman $30,000 to take a story ‘off the market’ – live
Former CEO of National Enquirer continues testimony; judge tells ex-president’s lawyer he’s ‘losing all credibility’ with arguments on gag order. Full story: trial resumes with Pecker testimony and gag order hearingSign up for free Trump on Trial ...World - Donald Trump -
Middle East crisis live: Authorities recover further bodies at Nasser hospital from mass grave, say reports
Emergency services say 310 bodies have been found in past week as UN rights chief says he is ‘horrified’ by reports. A source close to Hezbollah said an Israeli strike deep into Lebanon killed a fighter of the Iran-backed militant group on Tuesday ...World -
Dozens arrested at Yale and NYU as pro-Palestinian student protests spread
Authorities move to break up encampments at two more US universities on Monday, as Columbia University cancels in-person classes. Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York ...World -
Trump hush-money trial: prosecution calls David Pecker as first witness
David Pecker was a key Trump ally who served as the CEO of American Media Inc, the publisher of the National Enquirer. Who are the key players in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial?Prosecutors’ key arguments in criminal caseDonald Trump is walking ...World - Donald Trump