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Gaza ceasefire finally begins after three hours of delay and Israeli strikes
The long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has finally come into effect, behind schedule by almost three hours, during which Israeli forces continued to strike Gaza, blaming the militant group’s failure to release the names of the hostages due to be released on Sunday.
The ceasefire finally started at 9.15am …
‘Young women can fall pregnant very easily’: inside the wild west of smartphone fertility apps
Apps promising to help women “take control” of their sex lives by predicting the days when they are fertile are putting users at risk of unplanned pregnancy by making misleading claims.
– have used smartphone apps …The new gold rush: why the precious metal has lost none of its allure
There’s a secrecy to the specifics of our planned rendezvous, when I meet a sharp-suited Egon von Greyerz in Zurich airport’s arrivals hall. Hands shaken, he guides us out of a side entrance towards a car park in a quiet corner of the sprawling complex. Roughly 30,000 people work in …
Rachel Reeves will go on Davos charm offensive as plan for cuts rattles nerves at home
A drive to reduce the benefits bill will be pursued by the government alongside a charm offensive to attract more companies to invest in Britain, amid nervousness in Labour circles over a new round of spending cuts.
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will travel to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting …
Trump versus the bond market: president-elect’s campaign rhetoric puts investors on edge
Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday has the world economy on tenterhooks. Could the 47th US president govern broadly as he did last time, when his most extreme threats were ultimately softened? Or is this time different?
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UK economy could be especially at …
‘We are resting on our laurels’: Scotland faces significant challenge to protect its environment
Scotland faces a significant challenge to meet its pledges on protecting nature without more funding and a shift in attitudes, a senior conservation figure has warned.
Francesca Osowska, the outgoing chief executive of the agency NatureScot, said greater urgency and action was needed to meet a promise to restore 30% …
Jack Draper succumbs to injury as Carlos Alcaraz marches into Australian Open quarter-finals
After an unforgettable week filled with frantic comebacks, limitless adrenaline and the satisfaction of pounding past old mental and physical barriers, defeat came quickly for a physically ruined Jack Draper on the vast, lonely surrounds of Rod Laver Arena.
Across from a special young player on the path towards an …
First Brexit, now Trump and Musk: ignorance is back with a vengeance | William Keegan
‘Never underestimate the power of ignorance.” I came across this thought while looking for something to watch late at night after the television news on the horrors in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and the Los Angeles fires.
The quote comes from an old episode of my friend Paul Whitehouse’s
The …
Sunday with Julian Clary: ‘Our family tradition is a midday gin’
Lie-in or early start?
Definitely not a lie-in, because of my neurotic rescue dog Gigi. She was a feral creature living in a Serbian graveyard and demands to be taken out at about 7am, so there’s some negotiation between me and my husband as to who gets the job. …