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LONDON: Britain and four allies joined forces Tuesday to sanction two Israeli ministers for “repeated incitements of violence” against Palestinians, upping their condemnation of Israel’s actions around the war in Gaza. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir will be banned from entering the UK and will have any assets in the country frozen, Britain’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Ben Gvir and Smotrich “have incited extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights,” the foreign ministers of the five countries said in a joint statement. Smotrich and Ben Gvir are part of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fragile ruling coalition. Smotrich, who lives in a West Bank settlement, has supported the expansion of settlements and has increasingly called for the territory’s annexation.

By Elizabeth Piper and Sachin RavikumarLONDON (Reuters) -Britain and four other nations on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway joined Britain in freezing the assets and imposing travel bans on Israel's national security minister Ben-Gvir and finance minister Smotrich, both West Bank settlers. As the five nations announced action against the Israeli ministers, the United States instead said it would sanction individuals and sham charities that provided financial support to Hamas and another Palestinian group. London also suspended free trade talks with Israel for pursuing "egregious policies" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, and announced further sanctions against West Bank settlers. "There must be no unlawful transfer of Palestinians from Gaza or within the West Bank, nor any reduction in the territory of the Gaza Strip."

A senior nurse representing the UK at an international nursing event has said she feels “ashamed” of the role the country has played in the exploitation of internationally educated nurses in recent years. More recently, the UK has significantly curbed its international recruitment of overseas nurses. The topic was broached at CNR; one of the recommendations agreed on by members was to lobby the WHO to strengthen its international recruitment code of practice, a call ICN president Dr Pamela Cipriano supported. Professor Ranger said, however, that she felt CNR had been a “missed opportunity” to deal with exactly how to tackle the issue of exploitative international recruitment. She said: “We've had direct examples of shocking exploitation of some of our international nurses."

There was no representation from the parish council at the meeting, but it had previously stated: “It is not clear how or from where the slurry will be transported to the site. The applicant’s farming business is in Landulph, some three miles away along very narrow country lanes. If the slurry is to be transported from there to the lagoon in the 4,000-gallon tankers in current use, this will place yet more stress and congestion on the single-track lanes. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders will have to face yet another hazard.

The Department for Transport (DfT), which made the announcement, said this was a year earlier than previously planned. A wider rollout of the technology is expected when the full Automated Vehicles Act becomes law from the second half of 2027. That will also permit the sale and use of self-driving, private cars. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: “The future of transport is arriving. “Self-driving cars could bring jobs, investment, and the opportunity for the UK to be among the world-leaders in new technology.

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Is there such a thing as a "quickie divorce"? "It can be extremely important not to finalise your divorce until a financial settlement is reached. The rise of the ‘quickie divorce’ - does it exist? With over 1,000 searches each month for the term ‘quickie divorce’ in the UK, popularised by mainstream media, the terminology is often synonymous with celebrity divorces. Without proper representation, issues can arise that seriously jeopardise financial security, such as prematurely divorcing before a financial settlement is reached.

Live EventsBritish retailer Marks & Spencer resumed taking online orders for some clothing lines on Tuesday after a 46-day hiatus following a damaging cyberattack The 141-year old M&S, one of the best known names in British business, said on its website "select fashion ranges now available to buy online".M&S stopped taking clothing and home orders through its website and app on April 25 following problems with contactless pay and click and collect services over the Easter holiday weekend.It first disclosed it had been managing a "cyber incident" on April 22.M&S said last month it expected online disruption to continue into July and forecast the attack would cost it about 300 million pounds ($404 million) in lost operating profit in its 2025/26 financial year, though it hopes to halve the impact through insurance and cost control.The group said hackers broke into its systems by tricking employees at a third-party contractor, skirting its digital defences to launch a cyberattack.

Under the headline "winter wonderful," the Daily Mirror, external says Rachel Reeves has delighted pensioners. The Guardian, external and the Telegraph, external highlight the government's decision to invest £14.2bn to build the Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk. The Telegraph, external says the move will address fears that the rush to build wind and solar would leave the UK vulnerable to blackouts. Finally, the Times, external and the Daily Mirror, external report that a new treatment, which zaps hard-to reach cancers using sound waves, is to be offered on the NHS. The Daily Mirror says until now the treatment was available only in the US.

The study found the total turnover of the UK’s high-value, small-volume manufacturers in 2024 was more than £5.5 billion, with around nine in 10 of their vehicles shipped overseas. They were responsible for just 4% of the UK’s car production, but accounted for 12% of its value. In excess of 15,000 people are employed in high-skilled, well-paid jobs by the companies, the SMMT found. It included American tariffs on UK cars being 10% for the first 100,000 vehicles exported. Mr Trump had previously set the tariff rate on car exports to the US at 27.5%.

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