Israel's defence minister has told its military to prepare a plan to "allow any resident of Gaza who wishes to leave to do so", in line with President Donald Trump's proposal for the US to take over the territory and resettle its 2.1 million Palestinians elsewhere. Israel Katz said Gazans should have "freedom of movement and migration" and countries critical of Israel's war with Hamas were "obligated" to take them in. Trump meanwhile said Gaza would be "turned over" to the US by Israel "at the conclusion of fighting". But the Palestinian presidency reiterated its rejection of the plan, which it has said would violate international law, and insisted that "Palestine... is not for sale". The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage. More than 47,550 people have been k...
⬇️The One Show and Match of the Day presenter has been sacked by the BBC over workplace conduct, sources have said.
⬇️Energy regulator Ofgem has announced that prices will change for 28 million households in England, Wales and Scotland.
⬇️Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, died as he tried to stop a thief stealing his van when out delivering parcels.
⬇️Divers have located the final body after the sinking of a luxury yacht off Sicily, believed to be that of 18-year-old Hannah Lynch.
⬇️Roxanne Tickle won a landmark case against a social media app which questioned who can legally claim to be a woman.
⬇️AstraZeneca has warned it could relocate its vaccine manufacturing site from the UK to the U.S. amid a deadlock in negotiations with the Labour government over plans to cut state aid promised to the project, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
⬇️HSBC aims to double the assets under management in its British wealth business to 100 billion pounds ($131 billion) in the next five years, the division's head told Reuters, joining rivals in targeting more fee income from the UK's 'mass affluent'.
⬇️Italian divers have retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch's 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last person still unaccounted for after the family's luxury yacht sank this week, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
⬇️Jamie Smith's maiden test century helped England take a 122-run lead on day three in the first test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Friday, before Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson struck to leave the visitors reeling on 10-2.
⬇️British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday the two countries must be able to talk frankly about their disagreements and also pursue closer economic ties and work together on global issues.