Dissanayake leads vote count in Sri Lanka’s presidential election
The Marxist has campaigned on a pro-working class and anti-elite platform, which has proven popular with young people.
Hezbollah fires more than 100 rockets across Israel as fears of war mount
Lebanon’s Hezbollah has launched more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing ...
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West must show ‘guts and nerve’ in helping Ukraine, says Lammy
Allies must show “guts” and “nerve” in their support for Ukraine, David Lammy has said after the country’s ambassador to Britain warned permission to use western missiles within Russia was “critical” ...
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Hezbollah confirms more than a dozen operatives killed in Israeli strikes
Israel and Hezbollah engaged in heavy back-and-forth strikes during the weekend, with the latter confirming that 15 of its ...
Small boats total passes 24,000 for the year so far as 707 make Channel crossing
More than 24,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the UK since the start of the year after 707 people made the crossing on Saturday. Home Office figures show that 11 boats were intercepted ...
York Valkyrie would have picked Leeds Rhinos semi-final, says Anfield
We've played better there than we have at our home stadium!” joked Lindsay Anfield as her York Valkyrie prepare to do battle at Leeds ...
Walkers warned as deadliest creatures in the UK revealed
Bees and wasps also have a claim to the title of Britain's biggest danger. For the 0.5 per cent of the population who are allergic to the venom in their stings, the resulting anaphylaxis can be fatal.
Rayner acknowledges ‘anger’ over gifts as row threatens to overshadow conference
The two rows risk overshadowing the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson acknowledging they were “frustrating” and “a distraction” for a party wishing to ...
Adele Roberts: Kate and William were lovely during my cancer journey
Radio presenter Adele Roberts has said the Prince and Princess of Wales wrote to her after she was declared cancer-free and described it as “lovely”. The 45-year-old DJ announced she was free of the ...
Death toll rises after methane leak causes explosion at Iranian coal mine
At least 32 people have died and 17 others have been injured after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reported. Another 18 miners are believed to be ...
More than 20 hurt after Russian strike on Ukrainian apartment blocks
More than 20 people have been injured after Russian strikes on high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv – the second consecutive night-time attack this week. The bombs fell on Saturday night on ...
York and North Yorkshire drivers convicted in their absence
Five motorists from York and North Yorkshire have been ordered to pay hundreds of pounds each and convicted of driving related offences after ...