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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 …
‘Our fight is not over’: relatives of hostages welcome ceasefire – and vow to keep going
Caught between hope and despair for the past 15 months, families of Israeli hostages have welcomed the
ceasefire agreement with Hamas
, which promises the release of dozens kidnapped by the militant group.Yet, as they celebrate, relatives of the individuals abducted by Hamas in the attack that …
Unexpected drop in inflation lifts pressure off Rachel Reeves
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 …
‘A stern message’: how return of Trump loomed over Gaza ceasefire negotiations
The phone call from Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, surprised the aides of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Calling from Doha in Qatar last Friday evening, after
shabbat
had already begun, Witkoff announced he was coming to Israel and would meet with Netanyahu. Overruling …Gaza ceasefire deal agreed by Hamas and Israel, Qatari PM says
Hamas and Israel have agreed a ceasefire deal pausing the war in Gaza and designed to broker an end to the brutal 15-month conflict, the mediator Qatar has said, and it is set to be officially accepted by Israel after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.
The announcement on Wednesday night …
‘We want to be unstoppable’: Red Roses captain Aldcroft says they can improve
No 10 accused of having a ‘revolving door’ after new Treasury minister embroiled in China row
No 10 has been accused of having a “revolving door” after it refused to say whether the new Treasury minister Emma Reynolds would recuse herself from policy on China after she lobbied the government on the issue.
Reynolds, who worked as managing director for TheCityUK, a lobby group for banks …
Polish PM accuses Russia of planning ‘acts of terrorism’ around the world
Russia planned to conduct “acts of terrorism in the air”, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, by plotting a wave of fire bomb attacks that could have brought down planes mid flight around the world.
Warsaw had been involved in countering “acts of sabotage” conducted by Russia, Tusk …