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Israel pursuing ‘scorched earth’ policy, says Lebanon PM, as more airstrikes hit country’s south
Lebanon’s prime minister accused Israel on Saturday of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy” in his country’s south, urging a halt to the fighting as Israel carried out fresh airstrikes and...
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv denies its drone ‘deliberately’ hit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russian atomic energy agency claim that drone strike damaged Europe’s largest nuclear plant just a ‘propaganda ploy’, Ukraine military says. What we know on day 1,558Russia’s state nuclear energy...
‘Nature’s soap opera’: how a wildlife artist’s nestboxes became a YouTube hit
Having enjoyed setting up bird boxes with his father as a child, the wildlife artist Robert Fuller wanted to go one step further. While he happily spent hours making...
One bucket, two sticks and a million followers: How five NZ teens hit drumming fame
Five teenagers sit shoulder to shoulder dressed in hoodies, T-shirts and sneakers. Behind them in the video is a farm shed, sometimes a street corner or a hardware store....
How Issa Rae built TikTok’s first micro-drama hit
A brawny bodyguard shoves a bruised man, hands tied behind his back, toward the hood of a black SUV. A pen and a contract lay atop the metal, ready...
Number of Neets in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030s, Milburn review will say
Britain risks a 25% rise in the number of young people not in work or education to 1.25 million by the early 2030s without urgent government action to avoid...
Treasury ministers hit back at Blair over claims on tax and energy – UK politics live
Treasury minister Torsten Bell hits back at Blair, saying he's wrong about causes of tax rises and has no proper energy planThere has been a lot of Labour reaction...
BP chair removed over ‘unacceptable’ governance oversight and conduct issues; UK petrol prices hit new Iran war high – business live
BP chairman removed over 'serious concerns' related to 'important governance standards, oversight and conduct'Newsflash: The board of oil giant BP has removed chairman Albert Manifold from his role with...
UK records heatwave as parts of England hit record highs for May
Parts of the UK are officially in a heatwave as temperatures soared to within reach of May records.The first area of the UK to hit the threshold was Santon...
Melanoma skin cancer cases in UK hit record level, analysis finds
The number of cases from the most serious form of skin cancer have reached a record high across the UK, according to analysis by a leading cancer charity.Melanoma cases...