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Israeli strikes kill 492 in heaviest daily toll in Lebanon since 1975-90 civil war
Middle East  
Israeli strikes kill 492 in heaviest daily toll in Lebanon since 1975-90 civil war
Israel says it has hit 1,300 targets in escalating conflict with Hezbollah, as tens of thousands flee their homes
Prisons  
Nearly half of prisoners at HMP Brixton tell watchdog it is easy to obtain drugs
Politics  
Starmer to strike more upbeat note as Treasury plots spending boost
English Heritage  
Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ discovered under Thomas Hardy’s home
Egypt  
Family call on UK to ensure British activist goes free from Egyptian jail
In focus
‘Places to heal, not to harm’: why brutal prison design kills off hope
Prisons and probation  
‘Places to heal, not to harm’: why brutal prison design kills off hope
From razor-wire fences and crumbling cells to no windows and overcrowding, conditions in most jails mean rehabilitation is a nonstarter. Here’s how we can create better spaces for prisoners
Pakistan  
‘Drug-resistant typhoid is the final warning sign’: disease spreads in Pakistan as antibiotics fail
Yorkshire  
‘It’s vile’: the East Yorkshire village mystified by poison pen letters
Spotlight
Beer  
The power of the pint: is it time to retire one of the world’s biggest beer measures?
The power of the pint: is it time to retire one of the world’s biggest beer measures?
New Zealand  
The murder trial that captivated the country
Climate crisis  
Low-lying Pacific islands pin hopes on UN meeting as sea rise threatens survival
Opinion
Working from home is the great social experiment of our age – it’s too soon for the state to wade in
Simon Jenkins
Working from home is the great social experiment of our age – it’s too soon for the state to wade in
I bumped into Liz Truss at a school open day. It was super awks
Zoe Williams
The right calls it the ‘nanny state’ – I call it standing up to rich corporations and protecting people’s health
Devi Sridhar
 
Book Club with Bernardine Evaristo: Mr Loverman
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Join the Booker-winning novelist as she sits down with Okechukwu Nzelu to discuss her much-loved novel, Mr Loverman: an exhilarating exploration of Britain's older Caribbean community.

Date: Thursday, 26 September 2024
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Football  
Rodri could miss rest of season with knee injury sustained against Arsenal
Rodri could miss rest of season with knee injury sustained against Arsenal
Cricket  
Knight apologises for historical blackface photo from social media
Conspiratorial rage must not hide beauty of Arsenal’s defending
Barney Ronay
Podcast
Inside a secret summit of Afghan women’s rights activists – podcast
Today in Focus  
Inside a secret summit of Afghan women’s rights activists – podcast
Annie Kelly reports from a conference in Albania where Afghan women have spoken publicly about the Taliban’s brutal crackdown on their freedom
Climate crisis
Climate crisis  
Create ‘positive tipping points’ with climate mandates, governments urged
Create ‘positive tipping points’ with climate mandates, governments urged
Just Stop Oil  
Retired priest speaks of ‘painful’ treatment by church over her climate protests
Business
Economics  
Budget uncertainty is weighing on UK economy, say businesses
Budget uncertainty is weighing on UK economy, say businesses
Exclusive  
Harrods investigating if any current staff were involved in Fayed’s alleged abuse
In pictures
Photos of the day  
Floods, airstrikes and a London sinkhole
Floods, airstrikes and a London sinkhole
Milan fashion week  
Milan fashion week, spring/summer 2025: the highlights
Milan fashion week, spring/summer 2025: the highlights
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