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Officers were called to the student village in the west of Guildford at 10am on Thursday after reports of a serious assault. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA View image in fullscreen Officers were called to the student village in the west of Guildford at 10am on Thursday after reports of a serious assault. Ph…
President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country and cast a cloud over his showcase economic forum in his hometown of St. Petersburg.
Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon 5 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Henry Moore and Samantha Granville Reuters Smoke billows from the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike on Thursday The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has emphatically rejected the terms of a US-backed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. In a strongly-worded statement, the Iran-backed group's leader Naim Qassem said negotiations had been "futile" and "humiliating" for Lebanon, and rejected categorically by "broad segments of the Lebanese people". It comes after Israel and Lebanon announced a renewal of their fragile ceasefire with the creation of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon in which Hezbollah operatives would be banned. In a joint statement released on Wednesday by the US State Department, the three countries said the deal was "contingent on a complete cessation" of fire by Hezbollah. Watch: Lebanon-Israel ceasefire deal made in 'hope rather than expectation' But responding on Thursday, the leader of Hezbollah - which was not part of the talks - said the "supposed ceasefire", interpreted as Hezbollah halting fire and withdrawing fighters from the southern front with Israel, amounted to surrender and would fulfil Israel's objectives. The mood was similar on the streets of Beirut's southern suburbs - a stronghold of Hezbollah, also known as Dahieh - with a storekeeper expressing doubts about the agreement. Sami, who has run his business there for 25 years, told the BBC: "You cannot have a ceasefire from one side, it's going to be an all side or no ceasefire." There had been strikes in Lebanon on Thursday, he said. If this was supposed to be a truce, what did that make it? "This is surrender. This is not a peace agreement. This is a surrender agreement," he added. Across the road, Hadi, whose family store has been around for 35 years, said he saw no hope - and that this was not a new feeling. "My generation, my dad's generation, my grandpa's generation, they didn't see anything of hope from these people - not necessarily the Israeli people. You can say the Israeli government," he said. The agreement between Israel and Lebanon, reached after a fourth round of US-mediated talks in Washington, is contingent on the "evacuation of all [Hezbollah] operatives" from an area between the Israeli border and the Litani river, about 30km (19 miles) to the north, which is currently occupied by Israeli ground forces. According to the deal, the US would help guide the creation of "pilot zones in which the Lebanese Armed Forces will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors". It did not include any maps to indicate where the pilot zones would be located, or any explanation of how they might work in practice. The agreement followed a partial ceasefire announced on Monday, which Lebanon said would see Israel refrain from bombing the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in exchange for Hezbo
Andrea Jenkyns was elected as mayor of Greater Lincolnshire in May 2025. Photograph: PA/Alamy View image in fullscreen Andrea Jenkyns was elected as mayor of Greater Lincolnshire in May 2025. Photograph: PA/Alamy Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns storms out of meeting after discussion of Henry Nowak murder Ex…
Andrew was sub-letting Royal Lodge cottages, watchdog reveals 9 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent EPA The watchdog report examined the 12 royal properties of Andrew and his family Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received an undisclosed rental income from …
John Bolton expected to plead guilty in classified documents case, sources confirm 13 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kayla Epstein Getty Images John Bolton, a onetime national security advisor to Donald Trump who evolved into one of his most prominent critics, has reached a deal t…
Several people convicted as a result of Operation Peyzac said they felt pressured by officers to acquire firearms and drugs, fearing they would lose access to the recording studio if they refused. Photograph: HBO View image in fullscreen Several people convicted as a result of Operation Peyzac said …
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Hodge said she was concerned the National Audit Office was not able to find how much money Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was making from subletting properties on the crown estate. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Hodge said she was concerned the National Audit Office was not …
Hodge said she was concerned the National Audit Office was not able to find how much money Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was making from subletting properties on the crown estate. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Hodge said she was concerned the National Audit Office was not …
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Hello and welcome to our UK politics blog. David Lammy has come out in support of the prime minister, saying Keir Starmer would fight in a leadership contest after Andy Burnham said he would join one if elected an MP. “There is no contest at the moment, and my view is it would be a huge distraction …
Teenager given life sentence for knife murder while on bail for slashing 52 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google David Cowan Scotland home affairs correspondent Lisa Petrie John McNab was attacked in Leith last September A teenager who murdered a man with a hunting knife while on bail f…
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Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel and his family have been hit by the US with more economic sanctions. Photograph: Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel and his family have been hit by the US with more economic sanctions. Photograph: Adalberto …
By-election win-win for me, Reform candidate says 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Lynette Horsburgh North West Robert Kenyon was speaking to BBC Radio Manchester The Reform UK candidate for the Makerfield by-election said the poll was a "win-win situation" for him because even if h…
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