Elementor #555340 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Hundreds feared dead in Gaza hospital strike The Guardian reports that Israel and Hamas have blamed each other for a “deadly blast” that killed hundreds in Gaza, on the evening of President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Israel. A woman holding a child, both injured by the blast at the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, are pictured on the…
Elementor #555334 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Middle East Crisis Spirals: This Must End The Mirror says the crisis in the Middle East “must end”, as it shows a photograph of a child injured in the blast at the Gaza hospital. It also shares what it says is the last text message from a British mother confirmed to have died in Hamas’s attack on southern…
Elementor #555328 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Hundreds die in huge blast at Gaza hospital The Daily Express reports that hundreds have been killed in a huge blast at a hospital in Gaza. Officials says up to 800 people may have been killed in the blast at the al-Ahli hospital. It carries an image of the hospital in flames and one of an injured woman…
Elementor #555319 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – Inside horror house where Brit girl, 13, was slain The Sun leads with pictures reportedly from inside the house where a British mother and daughter were killed in Israel, after an attack by Hamas. The house is in the Israeli village of Be’eri – the father and older sister, 16 are missing. The paper’s reporter, touring the scene,…
The drug is no laughing matter, the government says.
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East continues to dominate the front pages. Wednesday’s newspapers led with the bombing of a hospital, in which up to 500 people are feared dead.
The victim, aged 23, says she was attacked near a bush by a man with a knife shortly before midnight on Monday.
Just wow.
The United Nations says the UNRWA school, located in al-Maghazi refugee camp, has suffered severe structural damage due to the strike.
Another war at Europe’s doorstep. Tensions are felt all the way here, so why is it so hard to get the messaging right?
Critics of the European Commission president coming down like a ton of bricks on Ursula Von der Leyen after a visit to Israel where the former German defense minister left out language on the suffering of Palestinians. She later rectified.
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‘I was left unable to stand, sit or walk.’
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The pair sported matching smiles.
What a twist!
In today’s MetroTalk readers share their views on public transport – the safety concerns, the lack of buses, and the controversial decision to restrict TfL over-60s bus passes to 9am.
Viewers seethed over the ‘ludicrous’ comments.
Israel-Hamas: Why the West is turning a blind eye to ‘genocide’ amid Israeli propaganda Last Saturday, Hamas inflicted a surprise attack on Israel, with an estimated 1,400 Israelis killed and 199 being held hostage. In response Israel launched air attacks on Gaza, killing more than 2,700 Gazians, and blocking fuel, water, food and medical supplies. Israel is now preparing for a ground attack. Innocent Palestinians are being told to flee to the borders. They are…
A Palestine official had the perfect response to those claiming Corbyn ‘refused to condemn Hamas’ CANARY SAYS Palestine launched an armed attack on Israel on 7 October. It sent the UK’s corporate media into overdrive as it attempted to corral the public discourse into support for Israel. And there was one man they couldn’t help but circle like vultures to try and prise out a soundbite: Jeremy Corbyn. Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing…
Frankie Boyle calls out the commentators turning a blind eye to ‘genocide’ – and there’s plenty of them CANARY SAYS With Israel moving into Gaza amidst an “impossible” evacuation, many have described the situation as “genocide”. It’s a genocide inflicted by the Israeli government upon the civilian population of Gaza: It’s a genocide which many commentators would rather not acknowledge in such direct terms. One public figure who hasn’t been afraid is Frankie Boyle, who…
Video – Why the BBC does not call Hamas gunmen terrorists Government ministers, newspaper columnists, ordinary people – they’re all asking why the BBC doesn’t say the Hamas gunmen who carried out appalling atrocities in southern Israel are terrorists. It’s simply not the BBC’s job to tell people who to support and who to condemn, says the BBC’s World Affairs editor John Simpson. Watch below https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-67082444
The Scottish first minister’s in-laws were visiting family in Gaza when fighting broke out last week.
Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes A man has been shot dead after he killed two Swedish nationals on Monday evening. Abdesalem, 45, was shot in a cafe in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood. Two Swedes were killed and a third injured in the automatic rifle attack on Monday. The shooting took place on Boulevard d’Ypres – 3 miles from the stadium where Belgium was playing Sweden to qualify for the Euros 2024. Brussels…
India judges decline to legalise same-sex marriage India’s Supreme Court has declined to legalise same-sex marriages but have said the rights of LGBTQ+ people must be upheld. The five judges said they could not legalise gay marriage which they say is parliament’s job. The verdict is disappointing for tens of millions of LGBTQ+ people in India. Many have said that they felt let down, whilst others hope that the government will indeed provide them more…
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