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Israel’s war cabinet minister has resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency government.Benny Gantz said leaving his post was a “complex and painful decision” to make but Mr Netanyahu was “preventing real victory” over Hamas, the militant group Israel has been fighting in Gaza for the past eight months.Mr Gantz, one of Israel’s three war cabinet ministers, said during a televised news conference on Sunday that he was leaving “with a heavy heart but with full confidence”.He called on the prime minister to set an election date as he was making “total victory impossible”, while also saying the government must…
The Tory party chairman has refused to answer questions about his selection controversy after he was chosen to stand in a “safe seat” 300 miles away from his former constituency. Richard Holden was chosen to be the Conservatives’ parliamentary candidate in Basildon and Billericay in Essex last week, after being the only candidate on the list. Election latest: Media ‘haven’t been allowed near Sunak’ after D-Day blunderThe choice sparked a furore among local Tories as before the election was called he was the MP for North West Durham – an area hundreds of miles away, which he claimed to be…
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video CCTV footage captures the moment a burglar is caught red-handed by police hiding behind a counter in a restaurant he was targeting. Stephen Clark, 49, was quickly tracked down by officers who found him hiding in the not so secret hiding place on May 31. Clark had already targeted two other town centre restaurants within the space of half an hour. The CCTV footage starts by showing Clark smashing the glass on the door of Budare, a restaurant in Sevenoaks, Kent. A…
French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved France’s National Assembly and called a snap election. In elections to the European Parliament, Marine le Pen’s National Rally party won about 32% of the vote – a 10 point increase on the last EU election in 2019. It is also more than double the 15% taken by Mr Macron’s Renaissance party, according to exit polls.Mr Macron said he could not “pretend nothing had happened” and admitted the EU election was “no good” for his government.The “rise of nationalists” is a danger to France and to Europe, he said. Mr Macron is a “weakened…
Former Liverpool captain and TV pundit Alan Hansen is “seriously ill” in hospital, the Merseyside club has said.Hansen, 68, played 620 matches for the Reds – a number that puts him in their all-time top 10. After arriving at Anfield from Partick Thistle in 1977 he won eight league titles, three European Cups, two FA Cups and three League Cups – described by the club as an “outstanding raft of honours”. Image: Alan Hansen during the 1987/88 season. Pic: Action Images via Reuters Known as Jocky by his teammates, he was a “defender of the utmost elegance”, Liverpool said, captaining…
It’s not the first time Tesco has issued a product recall so far this yearThe UK’s largest supermarket chain has issued an urgent warning to the public over erroneously labeled chocolate bars. Tesco has issued a recall for its Nutty Nougat Caramel Chocolate Bars and Dreamy Caramel Chocolate Bars multipacks owing to some of these products failing to list peanuts as an allergen. This means the items may pose a risk to anyone with an allergy to peanuts. The best before date on the products considered to pose a ‘health risk’ is February 28, 2025. A notice on food.gov.uk said:…
Thousands took to the streets in the Balearic Islands to protest against mass tourism and overcrowding this weekend.Demonstrators marched through Menorca and Mallorca on Saturday in the latest protests over tourist “massification” across Spain’s island regions. While tourism accounts for around 45% of the Balearic Islands’ gross domestic product, according to data from industry organisation Exceltur, demonstrators say holiday rentals are pricing locals out.Carme Reines, from a collective which organised the protest in Palma de Mallorca, said: “We want the authorities to stop people who have not lived here more than five years from buying properties and to put more…
A woman in her 40s has sustained life-threatening injuries after a fairground ride malfunctioned in south London.A man in his 40s is also being treated in hospital for “potentially life-changing injuries”, Metropolitan Police said. Four people were taken to hospital following the incident on Saturday evening, with two people – a man in his 50s and an 11-year-old girl – having been discharged.The Lambeth Country Show reopened on Sunday, but the rides remain cordoned off. Image: Police at the scene of the incident at the Lambeth Country Show Police said inquiries to establish what happened are ongoing. On Saturday, Lambeth…
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Police and forensics examine the scene in Easton, Bristol, including what looks like a bloodstained item of clothing (Picture: Simon Chapman/LNP)Two men have been taken to hospital and one is in a serious condition following a knife attack in Bristol. The attack happened in Easton, at 4.40am this morning, and nine people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The two men in their 20s were taken to hospital where one of them is still in a serious condition. A crime scene is still in place around the area where the attack occurred. Neighbourhood Policing Chief Inspector Scott Hill…