Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to investigate a crush at a crowded religious festival that left at least 45 people dead. Visiting the scene near Mount Meron, he said it was one of the worst disasters the country had known and an inquiry would ensure it did not happen again. Some 150 people
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Dozens of people have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival in the north-east of Israel. Israel’s national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) confirmed the deaths without giving exact numbers, and said dozens more had been wounded. Newspaper Haaretz reports at least 38 people have been killed. Emergency services are evacuating the
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Anadolu Agency / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A worker adjusts a funeral pyre of those who died from COVID-19 during a mass cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi on April 29, 2021. India, a country with 1.4 billion people, has been gripped by a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. But even
Getty Images New laws that could leave flat owners facing bills for fire safety measures are “indefensible,” say Grenfell Tower survivors and bereaved relatives. The Fire Safety Bill is aimed at making homes safer following the 2017 blaze, in which 72 people died. But a push to include more financial protections for leaseholders was defeated
US President Joe Biden has laid out a sweeping investment plan for jobs, education and social care in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Delivered on the eve of his 100th day in office, the Democrat pitched some $4 trillion (£2.9tn) in spending – the largest overhaul of US benefits since the
Facebook temporarily hid posts calling for the resignation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking the platform’s latest foray in a series of controversial decisions affecting free speech in a country experiencing a full-blown COVID-19 crisis. On Wednesday, the world’s largest social network said that posts with the hashtag or text #ResignModi “are temporarily hidden
Arlene Foster announces her resignation as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and as NI first minister after an internal revolt. Mrs Foster said she would step down as DUP leader on 28 May and as first minister at the end of June. It comes as she was facing a revolt among her party’s representatives.
Scenes of people in India begging for oxygen during the nation’s record Covid surge have shocked and moved the world. And no-one has been more moved than the global Indian diaspora. So how are those in the UK responding to the crisis? In a Hindu temple in Wembley, north-west London, the small congregation is chanting
Labour has accused Boris Johnson of lying over who paid for renovations to his Downing Street flat. Pressure is growing on the PM to reveal details after his ex-adviser, Dominic Cummings, claimed he planned for donors to “secretly pay” for the work. Mr Johnson’s spokesman has refused to say whether the PM received a loan
Getty Images Boris Johnson will chair a cabinet meeting later as he attempts to shift the focus from a series of claims and questions over his conduct. Among them is an accusation the PM once said he would rather see “bodies pile high” than approve a third lockdown. Mr Johnson and No 10 strongly denied
The US will share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines with India and other nations, according to Biden administration officials. The move follows a call on Monday morning between President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Our two nations have suffered greatly,” said a senior Biden administration official during an
PA Media/EPA The UK’s most senior civil servant will be questioned by a committee of MPs later on lobbying rules and claims made by ex-No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is expected to be asked about allegations the PM considered halting a leak inquiry in case it implicated his fiancee’s friend. No
Film drama Nomadland has scooped three Oscars including best picture, while British stars Sir Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Kaluuya have won acting awards. Nomadland’s Chloe Zhao made history as the first woman of colour and second woman to win best director. Sir Anthony, 83, is the oldest winner of best actor, while Kaluuya is the
Boris Johnson covered the renovation costs for his Downing Street flat “from his own pocket”, one of his ministers has said. Trade Secretary Liz Truss told the BBC the work had been “fully declared”. But she did not answer repeated questions on whether a Tory party donor initially provided the money to him. It comes
Reuters/PA Media Labour is calling for a senior minister to face MPs’ questions over allegations the PM considered asking Conservative donors to help fund his Downing Street flat refurbishment. The party will request the government be summoned to the Commons to address claims by ex-adviser Dominic Cummings. Labour says Boris Johnson needs to disclose where
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