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Former military chief says prime minister brought Israel to historic crisis and it is approaching ‘point of no return’ Israel’s former military chief Gadi Eisenkot started the tough task of forming a government on Sunday, reaching out to Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies as he said the veteran prime minister had brought the country to a historic crisis. Eisenkot, 66, the leader of the Yashar party, who…

Lucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England’s national curriculum Pushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England’s secondary schools into “early exam factories”, the education secretary has said, warning it is increasing disengagement from education. Lucy Powell wants schools to end the widespread practice of teaching GCSE topics to…

Prime minister says he’s committed to meeting climate targets, but some believe his actions suggest otherwise Labour expected to cut EV targets for car industry despite MPs’ climate concerns Andy Burnham insists he is committed to the green transition, but his MPs worry that in decision after decision, he is showing that other priorities come first. “Our changing climate is a major concern for ma…

Exclusive: Louise Haigh likely to weaken mandate for sales that forms key part of emission reduction plan Analysis: Climate always comes second – are green issues slipping down Burnham’s agenda? Ministers are expected to make steep cuts to the government’s electric vehicle (EV) targets this week, in a move that will relieve carmakers but alarm many Labour MPs who are worried about the government’…

Trump poised to double down on immigration crackdown and refuse concessions to new Democratic majority in Congress Donald Trump set the stage for his administration to lurch further to the right this weekend, claiming the US had taken a “giant step back” by widely rejecting his party. The US president’s hardline aide, Stephen Miller, will begin as White House chief of staff on Monday. He will als…

Physiotherapy services hit particularly hard compared with other areas of healthcare such as nursing Almost half of the NHS trusts in England have no earmarked funding to cover staff on maternity leave, according to analysis that raises fresh concerns about pressure on physiotherapy services. Freedom of information requests sent to the trusts across by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)…

President orders prompt investigation after one train derails in collision in al-Ayyat about 30 miles from Cairo At least four people were killed and almost 90 others were injured when two trains collided on Sunday south of Cairo, authorities have said. The crash occurred in al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 30 miles (5okm) south of the capital, when a train travelling to the south-wester…

Bailiffs reportedly seized digital records before court case over alleged intellectual property breaches on Land Rover Defender Bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided the Dutch offices of a Chinese “copycat” rival before a legal showdown this week over whether its “Defender clone” infringes intellectual property rights. Bailiffs acting on behalf of JLR reportedly seized digital records from…

Travel may be disrupted until Monday morning in areas including most of southern England and across Midlands The Met Office has said weather conditions in the UK are creating a “perfect recipe” for fog as it warned that travel may be disrupted. A yellow weather warning lasting from 6pm on Sunday until 11am on Monday has been issued by the service, with the affected areas including most of souther…

Lesson for teenagers included how cattle’s methane emissions contribute to climate crisis, but it was then scrapped A beef industry-funded effort to teach teenagers about cattle’s climate impact was quietly scrapped following backlash from some ranchers, who disputed the premise that cows contribute to global heating. The episode is the latest example of the livestock industry’s decades-long batt…

Jakub Kulik critically injured and Artur Morański also wounded after actions that ‘prevented further casualties’ Two Polish police officers who were injured as they pursued and detained the gunman in Kraków on Saturday have been hailed as heroes. One of them is Jakub Kulik, a former paratrooper and volunteer firefighter, who was left critically injured after a close-range exchange of fire with th…

Exclusive: Head of IFPI says allowing AI companies access to online content would be a ‘huge mistake’ and damage Australia’s reputation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia weakening copyright protections for AI companies would be “ridiculous and dangerous”, the global peak body for the music recording industry has warned as it watches with concern how the Albane…

High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuels The Cop31 summit must produce progress, “a tangible outcome ... that people can see is real”, its host has said as scores of world leaders and representatives of close to 190 countries gather in Turkey for the UN climate talks. The high-stakes meeting begins on Monday, as countrie…

Five of seven facilities in England and Wales never reached operational stage as Tories vacillated over plans to check goods The UK wasted at least £100m in taxpayers’ money to set up zombie Brexit border inspection posts that were never used, it has been revealed. The overall cost of Brexit was put at an estimated £4.7bn by the National Audit Office last year but this included years-long transfo…

Visitors to a touring show drawing attention to Epstein’s crimes have left thousands of ‘powerful’ notes – and survivors say it means a great deal When Danielle Bensky first went to The Donald J Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room, she didn’t know what to expect. “What happens if I walk in and survivors’ names are just plastered everywhere?” Bensky wondered about the reading room, a t…