Exclusive: MP apologised for saying Gaza should be remembered as a genocide on eve of Holocaust Memorial DayKate Osamor has had the Labour whip restored after an internal investigation was conducted into her comments on Holocaust Memorial Day.The MP for Edmonton apologised for sending her local party members a message saying Gaza should be remembered...

Boundary changes mean the 2024 British general election will be fought in altered seats. Enter your postcode to see a map of your constituency and how these seats would have voted in 2019UK general election opinion polls tracker: Labour leading as election loomsThe seats the Tories will lose if the polls are rightThe next general election in the UK...

Train driver strikes in England bring more disruption; Sweden’s Riksbank cuts rates for first time in eight yearsFrance’s Alstom has announced a €1bn capital raise to help cut debt as the world’s second largest trainmaker struggles with delayed orders amid concerns about the future of its Derby factory.The Paris-listed company plans to raise €1bn from...

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIsrael was reopening the Kerem Shalom crossing on its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, reports the Reuters news agency citing a statement from the Israeli agency in charge of it said.According to the statement, aid trucks routed through from Egypt were already undergoing security...

Even in a country less keen on US pop, singer’s arrival is a big deal, boosting business for everyone from hotels to bakeriesShe may be the owner of a bakery in the centre of a city famous for its millefeuilles and religieuses, but in recent days Beth Beji’s team has been fielding requests for a rather different sort of cake: a Taylor Swift-themed sweet...

Climate chaos is threatening food production, trade and lives, says World Meteorological OrganizationHunger and disease are rising in Latin America after a year of record heat, floods and drought, a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has shown.The continent, which is trapped between the freakishly hot Pacific and Atlantic Oceans,...