Israel news – live: US envoy arrives for…

Israel kills 10 Palestinian civilians, injures 500 in West BankThe death toll in Israel has risen after an Israeli air raid in Gaza city killed at least 10 Palestinians in the deadliest single strike since…

End of lockdown on a knife-edge as PM…

The end of the lockdown next month has been plunged into jeopardy after Boris Johnson warned the surge of the Indian Covid-19 variant had created “the risk of disruption and delay”.In a sharp U-turn –…

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Clarisse LoughreyChief film critic@clarisselouClarisse Loughrey is the chief film critic for The Independent. She also acts as a regular stand-in for Mark Kermode on BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Kermode and Mayo’ and runs That Darn…

Israel news – live: Gaza death toll rises…

Series of explosions seen on Gaza skylineThe death toll in Gaza rose in the early hours of Friday after a fresh assault from the Israeli army that saw ground forces join the operation. A total…

Cameron dodges questions over Greensill pay as MPs…

David Cameron was today told his reputation was “in tatters” after a parliamentary committee heard that his campaign of messages and calls to ministers and officials was “more like stalking than lobbying”.In what he admitted…