The evacuation orders cover the southern Nabatieh region and eastern cities of Baalbek, Ain bourday and Durous in the Bekaa valleyUnder the laws – which will not be implemented for several months – Unrwa could not “operate any institution, provide any service, or conduct any activity, whether directly or indirectly”. Continue reading...

Admission made at meeting chaired by Andy Burnham in which rail operator is asked to account for poor performanceThe rail operator Northern has said it still uses fax machines to communicate vital messages to train crews.The train company made the admission at an extraordinary meeting of the Rail North Committee, chaired by the mayor of Greater Manchester,...

Rachel Reeves allocates funds for tunnelling work on high-speed rail link from Old Oak Common to central LondonAutumn budget live – latest updatesHS2 trains will be able to run all the way to Euston after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, committed to funding tunnelling work to the central London station.She said the government would “get a grip” on HS2...

Clip of Russian and Ukrainian flags with angry-face and heart emojis is alleged to have ‘discredited’ armyPolice in Russian-annexed Crimea have charged a woman with child neglect after her 10-year-old daughter allegedly posted a video online that “discredited” the Russian army, authorities said on Wednesday.The video, shared on Russian Telegram channels,...

Search continues for missing people, soldiers deployed and residents urged to stay off flooded roadsSpain flash floods – latest updatesAt least 72 people are feared to have died after torrential rains hit southern and eastern Spain on Tuesday, bringing flash floods that raged through towns and cut off roads and railway lines.As the search continued...

Person diagnosed after developing flu-like symptoms and rash, as UKHSA says risk to UK population ‘remains low’The first UK case of a potentially deadly variant of the mpox virus has been detected in London.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the risk to the UK population from the Clade Ib mpox variant “remains low”. Continue reading...