Israeli attacks in central Gaza killed scores of Palestinians, many of them civilians, on Saturday amid a special forces operation to free four hostages held there, causing a death toll that sparked international outrage. At least 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 wounded in Israeli strikes on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The bodies of nearly 100 Palestinians were brought to al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital along with more than 100 injured

Manchester City are trying to overturn Premier League regulations on Associated Party Transaction rules over the next few weeks. City are in favour of less regulation and more freedom, but reportedly have very little support from other Premier League clubs. "Football has media rights shared equally between all 32 clubs so very often you will see smaller market clubs competing with bigger market clubs. Some bigger market clubs - the New York Jets, for example - haven't won a championship in over 50 years. In the specific case, the question is: is fair market value being transferred for what they're getting?

People have been celebrating in Tel Aviv after four Israeli hostages were rescued by special forces in Gaza. The hostages had been kidnapped from the Nova music festival on 7 October and held in Gaza for eight months. The daytime operation in central Nuseirat freed Noa Argamani, 25, who was being held in one location, and three men – Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40 – who were found at a second site. There was heavy fighting in the area on Saturday, with at least 50 people killed, including children, according to the health ministry in Gaza

PUNTERS have been left crying its a "sad sign of the times" as a major bar chain with 1,400 venues is set to close a "breathtaking" venue in days. The Pitcher and Piano has confirmed it is set to shut its Richmond, London, site next Saturday, June 15. In many cases, retailers are shutting stores because they are no longer the money-makers they once were because of the rise of online shopping. The problem is that when a big shop closes, footfall falls across the local high street, which puts more shops at risk of closing. Many retailers including Next and Marks & Spencer have been shutting stores on the high street and taking bigger stores in better-performing retail parks instead.

The U.S. provided intelligence on the hostages before Israel’s successful rescue operation Saturday, according to American and Israeli officials briefed on the assistance. Two Israeli intelligence officials said the American military officials in Israel provided some of the intelligence about the hostages rescued Saturday. While Israel has its own intelligence, the United States and Britain have been able to provide intelligence from the air and cyberspace that Israel cannot collect on its own, the Israeli official said. American officials have said their intelligence support for Israel is focused on the location of hostages and information about Hamas’s top leadership. But the American and Israeli officials said the outside intelligence did provide added value.

A forest school promoting adventurous play has thanked the support so far in helping it to build a roundhouse for the site. Fox Wood Forest School, in Roydon, started the construction of the 18-metre diameter build back in 2020, but due to the pandemic the work has taken longer than expected. The roundhouse which is being built on the grounds of Fox Wood Forest School in Roydon. Lou Thompson and Ange Lamb with some of the cobbing being used to build the interior walls of the roundhouse. Find out more via the Fox Wood Forest School’s website.

Yes, the Grand Hotel certainly lived up to its name when it opened at Charing Cross in 1878. It was a bustling area, and in the centre of the fanfare was the Grand Hotel. The Grand Hotel was demolished to make way for the new inner-city ring road, now part of the M8 motorway. It has a distinctive lean, and some speculate that the ring road construction caused this. Can you remember the Grand Hotel in Charing Cross before the ring road?

Premier League officials have been told to disclose texts, e-mails and WhatsApp messages mentioning Manchester City. City, who deny any wrongdoing, have been accused by the Premier League of concealing payments through third parties by hiding them as sponsorship revenue. Premier League chief executive Richard Masters is amongst those who have had to hand over messages, as is his predecessor Richard Scudamore. Premier League officials including chief executive Richard Masters must hand over all communications mentioning Manchester CityMasters' predecessor Richard Scudamore must also hand over messages mentioning CityCity have launched legal action against the Premier League. Pep Guardiola's side, who have won the last four Premier League titles in succession, could face huge fines and even relegation if they are found guilty.

The climate is indeed lovely (we went over Easter; I suspect it might get a little steamier in high summer). • Albania travel guide• A week of Mediterranean sunbathing for less than £350? Fly to TiranaWhere’s cool in AlbaniaBy Marianna HuntAlbania seems to have broken through as the coolest destination of the summer. Where else to eatThe Eter hotel has modern food and Adriatic viewsThe four-star Eter hotel, outside the resort town of Durres, balances fun and relaxation. “It’s got the best roof terrace in the area, high-quality modern food and great music that’s very chill,” Caushi says.

Unfortunately for Sunak, the chance of this saving grace occurring relies heavily on the fact that for decades, pollsters have tracked uniform national swing (UNS) based on the assumption that most constituencies have broadly similar numbers of floating voters. This has meant that the swing in any particular seat is unaffected by whether it was safe Labour, safe Tory or marginal. For Portsmouth North, YouGov projects a 20 per cent swing to Labour. It’s just possible that UNS will revive and Tory candidates will avoid the MRP penalty that many of them now face. Seat by seat, the more votes Labour won in 2010, the more it shed in 2015.

"Absolutely," Mr Stride said, adding there "should be no question of anything other than that". Former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries, a fierce critic of Mr Sunak, suggested last night there were "rumours around" that Mr Sunak was "about to fall on his sword". Mr Sunak has apologised for leaving the commemorations early, describing it as a "mistake". Meanwhile, our political correspondent Serena Barker-Singh says Mr Sunak has been keeping a low profile on the campaign trail once again today (see profile at 2.06pm). Jon Craig says no doubt his opponents will say "you can run, prime minister, but you can't hide".

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Something went wrong, please try again later. Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Something went wrong, please try again later. Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has declared he is at "the right club" and has shared the message he was given by departed Reds boss Jurgen Klopp. "We know that if we are good, we can fight and beat anyone," said Mac Allister to Argentina news outlet TyC Sports.

Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones has slammed a journalist for conducting the “worst interview” he has ever done ahead of his England reunion. Prior to Japan's Test against England this summer, the former England coach agreed to an interview with The Times' chief sports writer, Owen Slot. He said of Slot: “I find you very negative, a quite spiteful person.”He added: “You’re a spiteful person. Jones bluntly responded: “Thanks for the feedback.”Join the Wales Rugby WhatsApp community The Wales Rugby breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community has launched - and thousands of fans have already joined. The journalist claims that the chat initially went well before Jones told him: “I can’t believe how negative you are.

He sent questionaires to 843 lead authors and review editors of reports for the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and 380 of world’s best climate scientists responded. When writing IPCC reports, individual scientists are constrained by a strict code of scientific objectivity and the requirement for group consensus in studies. Unleashed IPCC scientists deliver dire, emotionally anguished news. These predictions of extreme temperature increases explain the fear, despair, and anger running through scientists’ replies. In the past, Democrats and Republicans would unite over climate chaos as a crisis; they would simply have healthy disagreements over solutions.