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Israel conducts fresh raids inside Gaza as aid ‘barely trickles in’ Israel has conducted targeted raids in the central area of the Gaza Strip and struck dozens of Hamas targets. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Shadi Barud, the deputy head of Hamas’s intelligence arm, was killed in a targeted operation. It’s believed Israel will soon start a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, although it’s not clear if or when it will start. Meanwhile,…

Elementor #557974 October 27, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Times – 200 Britons trapped in Gaza plead for help  The Times reports that around 200 Britons trapped in Gaza have contacted the Foreign Office for help. They hope to be rescued before Israel mounts its expected ground invasion. The paper says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised the government will do “everything” it can to get them out and…

Elementor #557968 October 27, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – End of the world is AI Metro says Rishi Sunak has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could make humanity extinct, but said people should not panic just yet. The paper says that in a speech just days before he hosts a global summit on emerging technology, PM Rishi Sunak argued that mitigating the risks of AI should be a…

Elementor #557962 October 27, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Israel stages raid into Gaza as new phase of war begins  The Guardian says Israeli forces entered a new phase of their war against Hamas in Gaza, launching a “substantial but limited raid” into the territory. Infantry, tanks and armoured bulldozers moved in overnight and carried out an hours-long on Hamas positions in the north of the territory,…

Elementor #557956 October 27, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – MP in rape & drugs arrest The Sun reports that Conservative MP Crispin Blunt revealed he has been arrested on suspicion of rape and drug possession. Blunt, who most recently served as chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, has been asked to “stay away from Parliament pending a police probe” and that the “scandal is the latest…

Elementor #557950 October 27, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Dementia cases to rise but new drugs offer hope  The Daily Express reports that a stark warning that dementia cases will soar over the next two decades comes amid “optimism” the condition will become treatable. Research suggests the total number of people living with dementia in England and Wales may hit 1.7 million by 2040. The paper says…

Elementor #557943 October 27, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Middle East ceasefire plea: SAVE THEM “Save them,” writes the Daily Mirror, as it reports that the King met aid agencies for talks on the crisis in the Middle East – the charities who are calling for an “end to the bloodshed.” A picture of a young boy with his face covered in dust and blood appears on…

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‘Chris and I don’t even kiss each other goodbye. I can’t remember when we stopped doing this.’

A passenger’s video shows a hallway of the Carnival Radiance flooded with water coming from the ceiling.

EU leaders on Thursday failed to convince Kosovo and Serbia to make a breakthrough in the protracted push to normalise ties between the two Balkan neighbours.

Enashia Futrell, 18, has been arrested and charged in her 8-year-old brother’s death from a car surfing fall.

Thankfully the man survived unscathed!

Erdogan says West ignores law when ‘Muslim blood spilled’ Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the Western governments’ response to Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza. He says the West is not taking action because the “blood spilled is Muslims’ blood.” “What happened to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?” he asked. “They [the West] won’t look at it if it doesn’t serve their purpose. Why? Because the blood being spilled is Muslim blood.” Yesterday, Erdogan cancelled…

‘Dear Alena, the blanket was taken down.’

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‘Lady Pea’ revealed she has been fighting the case from her Range Rover, where she has been living with her three dogs.

He doesn’t want to be alarmist.

Israeli tanks cross into Gaza for ‘targeted raid’ The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has carried out a “targeted raid” using tanks in northern Gaza to kill more Palestinians.  The overnight ‘raid’ was in “preparation for the next stages of combat” according to the IDF. They are expected to launch a full ground invasion of Gaza despite calls for a ceasefire amid a massive humanitarian crisis in the area. More than 250 Hamas targets have been…

Russia says it rehearsed nuclear strike Russia has rehearsed its ability to deliver a “massive” nuclear strike, the Kremlin says. The rehearsal involved delivering a “response to an enemy nuclear strike”, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The defence ministry has released footage of the military exercise tests. The tests come as Russia’s parliament backed withdrawing Moscow’s ratification of a global treaty that bans all physical testing of nuclear warheads. Russia and the US conduct regular…

It has been suggested the Russian president could cling on to power for over another decade yet.

Elementor #557642 October 26, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Blackmail sex cop: 210 girl victims  A police officer who blackmailed young girls into sending him sexual images has been jailed for life, says Metro. The paper reports that Lewis Edwards, 24, messaged 210 girls aged ten to 16 and that pictures of 207 of them were found on his devices. It says he was handed 13 life sentences…

Elementor #557630 October 26, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Fears of worsening humanitarian disaster in Gaza as fuel runs short  The Guardian says a UN agency says its relief operation in Gaza may have to stop unless fuel is allowed into the territory. The paper says fuel is needed to pump and desalinate water – so people have clean supplies, as well as to power hospital generators.…

Elementor #557621 October 26, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Where is the hope amidst shared grief?  Images of the suffering on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war dominate the Daily Express – as the paper says the only thing they have in common is “wretched grief”. The paper carries a picture of three young boys in Gaza covered in dust and blood alongside another of a funeral…