The White House has reportedly agreed to the Egyptian plan for Gaza reconstruction, but with a significant condition: Hamas must be removed and fully disarmed. This development comes as the international community continues to seek a lasting solution to the Gaza conflict. According to recent reports, Egypt's plan for Gaza reconstruction involves a comprehensive five-year initiative, projected to cost $53 billion.¹ The plan includes a committee of experts to oversee the clearance of rubble and unexploded ordnance, followed by a four-and-a-half-year reconstruction phase. However, the plan's success hinges on addressing the complex issue of Hamas's future. Israel has expressed concerns about the plan, citing the need for a security-only approach in dealing with Hamas. The US role in the process will be crucial, with some suggesting that a coordinated US-Arab effort could help prepare the ground for peace negotiations between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
A maritime investigator says the authorities looking into the sinking of the Bayesian will need to deal with the situation "diplomatically".
⬇️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.