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Eight Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in West Bank, paramedics say Eight Palestinians were killed in two Israeli air strikes in the northern West Bank, according to paramedics and health officials. The first strike occurred at dawn on Wednesday in Tubas, where five young men were killed, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated the strike targeted an armed “terrorist cell” as part of a counter-terrorism operation. Later that evening, a second strike hit Tulkarm during another IDF operation, killing three people in a car, according to the Red Crescent. In a separate incident, an…

Hurricane Francine brings floods and power cuts to Louisiana Hurricane Francine has left hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents without power and caused severe flooding after making landfall on the state’s coast before moving inland.  The storm struck Morgan City on Wednesday at 5:00 PM local time (23:00 GMT) as a Category 2 hurricane, with winds reaching 100 mph (155 km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).  A flash flood emergency was declared in New Orleans after the storm dumped 6 to 8 inches (15-20 cm) of rain on the city. Although Francine has since weakened to a tropical…

Ohio dad tells Trump to stop using son’s death for ‘political gain’ An Ohio father is calling on former President Donald Trump to stop using his son’s death in a school bus accident for political purposes. Aiden Clark, 11, tragically died in an August 2023 bus crash in Springfield, Ohio, a town now thrust into the spotlight due to misleading claims from Trump’s campaign. Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, added to the controversy on Tuesday by mentioning Aiden in a post on Twitter/X, falsely claiming that “a child was murdered by a Haitian migrant.” Aiden’s father, Nathan, said in a…

Boeing boss plea to workers as strike vote looms Boeing’s new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, is urging employees to avoid a strike, warning it could jeopardise the company’s ongoing recovery. This plea comes just hours before a key union vote that could potentially lead to industrial action at the troubled aviation giant. Earlier this week, Boeing’s leadership and union representatives negotiated a tentative agreement, offering workers a 25% pay increase over four years. However, the deal still needs to be approved by the union’s membership. If workers reject the offer, a second vote could be held as early as Friday to…

Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of global politics and fair distribution of resources. All of humanity could share a prosperous, equitable future but the space for development is rapidly shrinking under pressure from a wealthy minority of ultra-consumers, a groundbreaking study has shown. Growing environmental degradation and climate instability have pushed the Earth beyond a series of safe planetary boundaries, say the authors from the Earth Commission, but it still remains possible to carve out a “safe and just space” that…

UK English curricula should focus on ‘inclusive and diverse’ stories, author says Ex-children’s laureate Malorie Blackman says no student should feel English is irrelevant because they do not see themselves reflected in the literature. The English literature curriculum ought to include more “inclusive and diverse” contemporary stories that are “relevant and relatable” to young people’s lives, Malorie Blackman has said. The author of the Noughts and Crosses novels said in the foreword to a Lit in Colour campaign report that it could encourage more children to read for pleasure. She also said that no child should feel that studying English…

London Pub crowned the best place to get a burger in the UK This summer, the National Burger Awards hosted a special Champion of Champions cook-off to name the best place to get a burger across the country. We’re no stranger to the National Burger Awards – with cult-favourite chain Bleecker taking first place in February’s ceremony for its signature Bacon Double. However, to celebrate 10 years of the prestigious foodie gong, a one-off contest pitted 26 previous winners from the last decade against each other. And it was here that Whole Beast, the resident kitchen at The Montpelier pub in Peckham,…

More than a million unpaid UK carers living in poverty, research finds Carers UK estimates 600 people a day quit jobs to care for loved ones and calls for a review of the benefits system. More than a million unpaid carers in the UK who look after disabled, frail or ill relatives are living in poverty, with one in 10 experiencing such extreme hardship they struggle to afford to eat regularly or heat their homes, new research shows. Campaigners said carers – routinely lauded by politicians as unsung heroes whose sacrifices help prop up the NHS – were paying the…

Quick View – Contents Harris-Trump debate: Media declares Kamala Harris the winnerYesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met face-to-face for what will likely be their only televised TV debate. Some of the biggest topics saw the pair clash on the economy, immigration and abortion.The press largely agreed Harris won the debate, where Trump rabble and made false and bizarre claims – including claims that migrants are eating American’s pets.We look at how the press analysed the performance and what it means for going forward – as snap polls following the debate still show a tight race…

“Then, for more than 90-minutes on Tuesday night, Harris put Trump on the defensive, taunting him about the size of his crowds and pressing him over his shifting positions on abortion. It clearly rattled the former president, who took the bait again and again. With the race on a knife’s edge, and Trump’s support relatively stable despite his 34 felony convictions, an assassination attempt and the replacement of his Democratic opponent, Harris could hardly afford a shaky performance, much less a defeat. In the end, she delivered what fellow Californian, the governor Gavin Newsom, described as a “masterclass”.”