The eyes of the world have been on Qatar, as mediators there announced a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas. Its foreign affairs spokesperson Majed al Ansari revealed the details of the deal, including a temporary ceasefire and the release of some Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Follow Israel-Gaza latest: British hostages to
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Novak Djokovic told GB supporters to “shut up and show some respect” after steering Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals. The 36-year-old world number one lashed out at members of the crowd who watched him ease to a 6-4 6-4 win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Thursday evening. Djokovic, who claimed the GB fans were
Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs is being sued by a woman who claims he drugged and sexually assaulted her when she was a college student in 1991 and filmed the attack. The fresh legal action against the music mogul was brought in the New York Supreme Court on Thursday, one day before the state’s Adult Survivors
Nissan has announced plans to build new electric versions of its popular Juke and Qashqai models at its Sunderland plant. All models made at the site will be entirely electric cars and a battery making plant, a so-called gigafactory, will also be built as part of an overall £3bn investment in the transition away from
Thirty-four people have been arrested following “huge destruction by a riotous mob” in Dublin, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said. Three young children were injured in a stabbing outside a primary school which sparked violent protests and clashes with police. A five-year-old schoolgirl, and a woman in her 30s, described as a “member of staff caring
Amazon workers in the UK are to go on strike today to coincide with Black Friday – one of the company’s busiest shopping days of the year. More than 1,000 staff at the firm’s warehouse in Coventry are expected to take part in the walkout, the GMB union said, amid a long-running dispute over pay
Women in their 30s are on average £4,000 a year worse off than they were in 2010, new figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the median full-time salary for those aged 30 to 39 has dropped from £37,899 in April 2010 to £33,740 in April 2023 – leaving them, on
Consumer confidence has improved in recent weeks as shoppers look to “loosen their purse strings”, according to a closely watched survey. GfK, which carried out the poll, said there were signs buyers were feeling more confident, but also cautioned that cost of living pressures remained an important limiting factor on household spending. The research group
What was most striking about the Qatari announcement was the lack of information about the Palestinians who are going to be released as part of this exchange. The Qataris didn’t have much to say about their Arab brothers and sisters who will be released. All the focus was on Israeli hostages. If all goes to
Reform UK leader Richard Tice has refused to rule out Nigel Farage becoming the next leader of his party. Mr Tice, who succeeded Mr Farage in March 2021, admitted the “more help Nigel can give, the better”. He was asked about the fate of the former UKIP leader by Sophy Ridge on the Politics Hub
Home Secretary James Cleverly has caused outrage by allegedly calling a Labour MP “s***” – weeks after reports he called the government’s Rwanda policy “bats***”. Unparliamentary language is defined as anything that “breaks the rules of politeness of the House of Commons chamber”. While MPs are disciplined for swearing during debates, convention also bans them
It is more bad news for the government on migration. There are lots of headline figures coming out from the Office for National Statistics, but the most important one is this: net migration to the UK in the year to December 2022 has been revised up to 745,000. That is a huge number: higher than
James Cleverly has admitted to calling a Labour MP “s***” – but denied describing Stockton-on-Tees as a “s***hole”, a source has said. The home secretary came under scrutiny for his language after this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions, with claims he made the rude remark about the northern town following a question from Stockton North MP
Police have arrested a former official from the Obama government who called an Egyptian street vendor a terrorist and said the deaths of 4,000 Palestinian children “wasn’t enough”. Stuart Seldowitz’s actions were caught on camera and he faces charges including aggravated harassment, hate crime stalking, and stalking at a place of employment. Video of the
A string of celebrities have been accused of sexual assault in recent days, including Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose, actor Jamie Foxx and music industry veteran Jimmy Iovine. The flurry of accusations comes just before Thanksgiving in the US – when a law that let adult victims sue over historical attacks expires. Sky News
Net migration to the UK has risen to 672,000 in the year to June 2023 – up from 607,000 for the previous year, the ONS has said. The last figure for a 12 month period was released in May, saying net migration had hit 606,000 – deemed a record high for a calendar year. But