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Dozens missing after devastating Spanish floods
Flash floods have killed around 160 people
31 Oct 2024,45 mins
Rachel Reeves delivers first Labour budget in 14 years
The Chancellor announced £70bn worth of public spending and £40bn worth of tax rises
30 Oct 2024,45 mins
Minimum wage to rise in Reeves’ first budget
The minimum wage is to be increased in Labour’s first budget in 14 years
29 Oct 2024,45 mins
Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency
Israel bans key UN aid agency from operating in the country.
28 Oct 2024,45 mins
What can be done to protect children from 'catfishing'?
One of the world's most prolific online child abusers has been jailed for life.
25 Oct 2024,45 mins
Chancellor to change debt rule to free up £50bn
Rachel Reeves has said she will make a technical change to the way it measures debt
24 Oct 2024,45 mins
US: North Korea sending troops to Russia
Washington said it was possible the soldiers could be sent to fight in Ukraine
23 Oct 2024,45 mins
Should Russian deserters be welcomed in UK?
France becomes first EU country to openly welcome Russian military deserters.
22 Oct 2024,45 mins
Met police officer cleared of Chris Kaba’s murder
Martyn Blake shot dead the 24-year-old in south London in 2022
21 Oct 2024,45 mins
Will Hamas leader's death end Gaza war?
Calls for ceasefire grow after Yahya Sinwar's killing.
18 Oct 2024,45 mins
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, killed in Gaza
The IDF has confirmed the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in central Gaza
17 Oct 2024,45 mins
Inquiry into carers' payment scandal
Ministers acknowledge some people have been pushed to "breaking point".
16 Oct 2024,45 mins
US warns Israel it may withhold some military assistance
US secretary of state and defence secretary urge Israel to let more trucks into Gaza
15 Oct 2024,45 mins
Rare air strike in northern Lebanon attributed to Israel
An air strike has hit a previously peaceful village in a mostly Christian area of Lebanon
14 Oct 2024,45 mins
Catholic Archbishop's warning on assisted dying
Archbishop of Westminster says people should "be careful what they wish for".
11 Oct 2024,45 mins
Beirut rocked by more Israeli air strikes
Lebanon's Health Ministry says 22 people have been killed in Thursday's air strikes
10 Oct 2024,45 mins
Floridians prepare as Hurricane Milton lashes coast
Millions flee Florida before "deadly and catastrophic" Hurricane Milton makes landfall
09 Oct 2024,45 mins
Israeli PM calls on the Lebanese to reject Hezbollah
Benjamin Netanyahu makes appeal and claims Israel has killed Hezbollah's next leader
08 Oct 2024,45 mins
Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas attacks
As Israel mourns the mass killings and abductions, the conflict with Hezbollah escalates
07 Oct 2024,45 mins
Iranian leader issues warning over anticipated Israeli attack
Israel is expected to launch a strike against Iran after this week's missile attack
04 Oct 2024,45 mins
Parliament to vote on assisted dying bill
Proposals to give terminally-ill people the choice to die are to be voted on in parliament
03 Oct 2024,45 mins
Israel mulls response to Iran as first IDF deaths reported in Lebanon
Eight Israeli soldiers have been reported killed in combat in southern Lebanon
02 Oct 2024,45 mins
Israel vows "powerful response" to Iran's attack
Tehran says its missile attack was in response to Israeli attacks on its allies
01 Oct 2024,45 mins
Israeli ground forces poised for ground incursion into Lebanon
US official says Israel plans to launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon
30 Sep 2024,45 mins
Dame Maggie Smith dies
The King and Sir Keir Starmer have both described the actor as a "national treasure"
27 Sep 2024,45 mins
US negotiators say they co-ordinated a proposal for a three-week ceasefire in Lebanon with Israel
US says it co-ordinated a Lebanon-ceasefire plan with Israel, but Netanyahu rejects plan
26 Sep 2024,45 mins
Israel prepares troops for possible ground invasion of Lebanon
Head of Israeli armed forces tells troops to "prepare" for possible ground offensive
25 Sep 2024,45 mins
Thousands of Lebanese flee Israeli bombardment in country's south
The Prime Minister has told British nationals in Lebanon "now is the time to leave"
24 Sep 2024,45 mins
Israeli airstrikes kill almost 500 in Lebanon
Deadliest day in decades as thousands of civilians in southern Lebanon flee
23 Sep 2024,45 mins
Is it too late to stop wider Middle East war?
The UN Security Council meets to discuss the crisis as fears mount of a much wider war.
20 Sep 2024,45 mins