Israel has turned Gaza into a ‘mass grave’ and is destroying the ‘fundamentals of life in Palestine’ – top UN court hears Ammar Hijazi, who is Palestine’s ambassador to the Netherlands, has addressed the court in oral arguments. Here are some of his main points. Hijazi, who says he stands before the ICJ on behalf…
My expectations for the Ikea Valevåg were, to be polite, limited. Ikea’s mattress is less than a fifth of the price of a Simba Hybrid Pro – but somehow comes with the same 10-year guarantee. Seriously? Expecting a decade’s worth of blissful sleeps from a Valevåg sounds like an attempt to wear the same £8…
Summary Here’s a wrap-up of the day’s key events: House Democrats are expressing concerns about Republican speaker Mike Johnson’s decision yesterday to remove the head of the chamber’s intelligence committee, whose stances had run afoul of Donald Trump. Johnson yesterday fired the committee’s chair, Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican who was a vocal supporter of…
First Beijing, and now Bedford: a “transformative” new British tourist magnet is coming to the home counties – just off the A421. A former brickworks will be the site of a new multibillion-pound theme park from the entertainment behemoth Universal, the government confirmed on Wednesday. The venture is projected to bring 8.5 million visitors near…
USC’s JuJu Watkins injury puts her out for the remainder of tournament USA TODAY’s Meghan Hall breaks down JuJu Watkins injury, and what this means for the Trojans and the National Title chances. Sports Seriously USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins, one of the best scorers women’s college basketball has seen in recent years, received…
Business secretary says Jingye wanted ‘excessive amount’ from the government Jonathan Reynolds said the government had been negotiating with Jingye in good faith, but said the Chinese company wanted an “excessive amount” from the government. The PA news agency reports that the business secretary said: As honourable members will know, since taking office this government…