Politics
Hezbollah chief says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza ceasefire
Hezbollah’s participation in the Israel-Hamas war has been as a ‘support front’ for its ally, Hamas, its deputy leader Sheikh Naim Kassem said.
Biden blames jet lag for poor performance in presidential debate
The 81-year-old president said he ‘wasn’t very smart’ and ‘didn’t listen to my staff’ about two back-to-back European trips.
Starmer ‘watching cheerleading’ rather than having Friday night dinner – Sunak
The Prime Minister was asked about the row over Sir Keir Starmer’s efforts to keep Friday nights free for his family.
Reactions flood in as Swinney dubs Tory criticism of Starmer taking family time ‘disgusting’
"What if Sir Keir needs to clock off on Friday to finish his Shakespeare biography?", Rosie Holt questioned.
Mordaunt, Truss and Rees-Mogg now expected to lose their seats
Liz Truss has seen the most marked drift, out from 1/4 at the beginning of June to her current odds of 6/5 to win in South West Norfolk.
Average asking rent outside London ‘hits new high of £1,316 per month’
The pace of growth in rental prices remains significantly higher than before the coronavirus pandemic, Rightmove said.
New government must fully back push for 100% renewables, say Greens
Climate change will be the ‘most urgent and severe’ issue to face whoever is Prime Minister after July 4, the party’s co-leader said.
Forbes speaks of ‘heartbreak’ as Labour rejects independence talks
The Deputy First Minister warned Labour of the ‘peril’ of ignoring Scottish voters if her party won a majority of seats on Thursday.
Greens to end campaign with focus on ‘marginals’ including Bristol and Brighton
The Green Party has named four seats which it will target.