In this issue

May 29, 2024

Israeli spy chief 'threatened' ICC official over war crimes inquiry

Mossad director tried to persuade chief prosecutor to halt investigation, sources say

9 mins

Labour vows to clear NHS waiting lists in five years

Labour has pledged to clear the NHS waiting list backlog within five years, with Wes Streeting warning the health service risks becoming \"a poor service for poor people\" while the wealthy shift to using private care.

3 mins

Rwanda's top UK diplomat oversaw the use of Interpol to target exiles

Rwanda's top diplomat in the UK oversaw the use of the international justice system to target opponents of the country's rulers around the world, the Guardian can reveal.

5 mins

News of the World paid women 'to shag celebrities', says Blunt

James Blunt claims the News of the World paid women to sleep with celebrities in order to get stories about their sexual performance.

1 min

Pope issues rare apology for using homophobic slur in talk with bishops

Pope Francis has apologised for using an offensive slur during a discussion with bishops about admitting gay men into seminaries, saying he \"never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms\".

2 mins

Budget Reeves will wait until autumn if party wins

Rachel Reeves has said there will be no budget until September if Labour wins the election and promised the party would not announce any additional tax measures beyond what it had already promised.

2 mins

Labour Party lines up leader's allies to fill safe seats

Labour has opened applications for a string of safe seats after seven MPs announced last-minute retirements, with allies of party leader Keir Starmer expected to be lined up to take their places.

2 mins

Election campaigning not optional, says PM after minister takes holiday

Rishi Sunak warned Conservative MPs yesterday that election campaigning was not optional, after a minister decided to go on holiday.

2 mins

Farage says UK moving towards a state where women are excluded

Nigel Farage has said Britain is moving towards \"sectarian politics with women completely excluded\", as he called for rising levels of Channel crossings to be declared a \"national security emergency\".

2 mins

Surveillance, hacking, threats and intimidation Israel's nine-year 'war' on the international criminal court exposed

When the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: \"I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of this court must cease immediately.\"

10+ mins

Tanks move into centre of Rafah as Israel's global isolation grows

Tanks reached the middle of Rafah yesterday as Israel's global isolation deepened, with three European countries formally recognising a Palestinian state and the UN security council calling an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza.

4 mins

Grim national mood puts ANC rule at risk as South Africans go to polls

South Africans are voting today in what are expected to be the most competitive elections since the end of apartheid, which could result in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party losing its majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela led it to power 30 years ago.

3 mins

Prosecution tells jurors 'ignore the sideshows' as Trump's trial nears end

Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal hush-money trial neared its end stages yesterday afternoon as the prosecution presented its closing argument, during which jurors were urged to \"tune out the noise and ignore the sideshows\".

2 mins

Cinema apologises for 'distress' caused by Dreyfuss comments

A cinema in Massachusetts has apologised to the audience at a special screening of Jaws and a Q&A with its star, Richard Dreyfuss, who reportedly made some sexist and transphobic comments.

2 mins

'Pony up' The dinner that raised £73,000 to sway MPs

'You've sold concert tickets, you've sold sports tickets, you've sold football tickets, you've sold theatre tickets ... You've made money or you wouldn't be in this room.\"

3 mins

Shareholders wait for bids to close on Royal Mail and Anglo American

Shareholders in Royal Mail's owner and the mining company Anglo American are waiting for the final deadline to pass today for firm offers that could see two of the UK's most prominent companies fall into foreign ownership.

2 mins

Bright ready for long-awaited return after 'hardest' spell out

Millie Bright admits her recent spell on the sidelines was the most challenging period of her career as she prepares for her long-awaited England return.

2 mins

Farrell fires Saracens as he looks up to sign off in style

Talismanic captain targets the two victories that would lead his boyhood club to glory

3 mins

Cricket ready to strike gold in the land of opportunity

Investors who made fortunes in Silicon Valley are behind latest attempt to put the sport into US mainstream

4 mins

Nadal's mind has not reached the end, but will his body let him go on?

Despite physical ailments the Spanish great, 38 next week, feels he is making progress and is targeting the Olympics

3 mins

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