Israel warned US a Lebanon operation was coming but gave no details – officials
The same day as the call, in an attack widely blamed on Israel, thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah militants exploded ...
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What the papers say – September 20
Ongoing conflict in Lebanon and rising tensions in the Middle East continue to feature heavily on Friday’s newspaper front pages. The i leads on Israel’s decision to bomb south Lebanon, saying the ...
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Drugs which switch on vitamin A in the body may stave off MND, research suggests
Drugs that switch on vitamin A in the body may also help stave off conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND), raising hopes of new treatments, research suggests. Scientists found drugs which ...
Monaco shock Barcelona as Bayer Leverkusen thrash Feyenoord
Barcelona opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 defeat in Monaco after playing most of the match with 10 men following an early red card for defender Eric Garcia. Hansi Flick has made an ...
Majority of primary teachers fear pupils’ physical activity declining – research
Three out of four primary school teachers think children’s physical activity is declining, research suggests. Half of 500 teachers surveyed said they believe fewer than one in two children in their ...
Survey shows ‘few signs’ of peat recovering years after dramatic moorland blaze
Nature is coming back six years after wildfire at Smithills near Bolton, but peat will take hundreds of years to regenerate, conservationists say.
The Piano winner Brad Kella signs recording contract with Liverpool-based label
The winner of The Piano series two, Brad Kella, has signed a recording contract with Liverpool-based label Modern Sky. The 23-year-old, who grew up in Bootle, Merseyside, released his debut single, ...
Health and beauty spending surges despite cost-of-living pressures
While rising living costs have seen consumers cutting back and retail sales as a whole up 0.1% year-on-year in August, spending on health and beauty was up 7.3% – significantly higher than ...
More than 300,000 cancer patients face delays ‘unless NHS performance improves’
Cancer Research UK is calling on the Government to commit to a long-term cancer strategy to make sure waiting times are met.
Man whose teenage son was first to be sentenced for Rotherham riot also jailed
A man whose teenage son has been jailed for disorder and a father-of-two who took his toddler to a riot in Rotherham among ...
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Chris Hemsworth says Transformers One will show ‘different side’ of the robots
Actor Chris Hemsworth has said Transformers One will show a “different side” to its main characters Optimus Prime, Megatron and Bumblebee. The 41-year-old, who plays Optimus Prime in the film, says it ...
Actress Sophie Turner joined by jewel thief Joan Hannington at ITV drama launch
Hannington, who will be played by Turner, wore a yellow, red and blue outfit, with a light blue necklace to the event in London.