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Thursday briefing: What we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal
The killing of Fiona Holm: why was the life and death of this much-loved mother so overlooked?
Fiona Holm loved people. “She’d be talking to everyone,” her daughter Savannah says, laughing about what would happen when her mum came on to the ward where she gets her sickle cell treatment. “I’ll tell her, ‘Can you sit down next to me?’ And she’ll be like, ‘All right, I’m …
‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?
The British Museum is everybody’s idea of a museum, but at the same time, it is hardly like a museum at all. It is more like a little state. The rooms you visit on a day out are the least of it: the museum is not the contents of its …
Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination
Residents of Jersey have been recommended bloodletting to reduce high concentrations of “forever chemicals” in their blood after tests showed some islanders have levels that can lead to health problems.
Private drinking water supplies in Jersey were polluted by the use of firefighting foams containing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) …
‘I can’t lose hope’: families await news of trapped miners in South Africa
Almost three days into a South African government operation in which 78 bodies and 218 miners had been pulled out of an illegal goldmine, Zinzi Tom still had no news of her brother, Ayanda.
“I’m not coping, but I need to be strong. I need to put my feelings aside, …
‘This brings hope’: global leaders welcome Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
Leaders around the world have welcomed the news that
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal after 15 months of bloodshed in Gaza
and have urged both sides to seize the moment to bring an end to the conflict and the accompanying humanitarian crisis.The
…Vanuatu holds election amid earthquake devastation
Polls have opened in Vanuatu , a Pacific nation grappling with political instability and the logistics of holding a snap election in the
aftermath of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake
that killed at least 14 people and displaced thousands.As downtown Port Vila remained shuttered, with multiple buildings earmarked …
Conor McGregor, Miami Heat sued over alleged sexual assault at 2023 NBA finals
Conor McGregor is facing a new civil lawsuit filed by a woman accusing him of sexual assault during the 2023 NBA finals in Miami.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the US district court for the southern district of Florida, also names the Miami Heat and Basketball Properties LLC, which …
People with Covid vaccine injuries not getting help they need, inquiry hears
People who were severely harmed by Covid vaccines faced an “inadequate and inefficient” process for obtaining a government payout, with many rejected and others waiting years for a decision, the Covid inquiry has heard.
The vaccine damage payment scheme offers a one-off sum of £120,000 to people who have such …
The devastating impact of 15 months of war on Gaza
Israel began bombing Gaza on 7 October 2023, after Hamas crossed the border, killed about 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage to Gaza.
When ground operations began a week later, most observers inside the country and beyond expected the fighting to last weeks. Instead, it extended for 15 months …