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UN-backed experts say there have been improvements in nutrition and food supplies in Gaza since the ceasefire, but 100,000 people still experienced “catastrophic conditions” last month. In August, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) which monitors and classifies global hunger crises said that half a million people – about a quarter of Gaza’s population…

Plans have been lodged to install over 1,000 solar panels on buildings at Scarborough Hospital as part of a “net zero” strategy. ​York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has sought permission to place a total of 1,058 solar panels across the roofs of its estate. ​If approved, the panels would cover 22,755 sq…

A London Palladium pantomime star’s social media has gathered thousands of followers after showing their childhood videos. Rob Madge from Coventry is currently starring in Sleeping Beauty alongside actors Catherine Tate, Nigel Havers and Julian Clary. The My Son’s A Queer author said they posted the videos to show audiences how supportive their family had…

Millions of people will be able to set their own contactless card payment limits or even have no limit at all, a regulator has confirmed. Banks and card providers will be given the power, from March, to set a maximum – or unlimited – single payment amount without the need to enter a four-digit PIN.…

Festive travellers have taken to Britain’s roads, railways and airports for the busiest day for Christmas trips. Some of Britain’s largest airports are expected to reach new passenger records for December, with about 460,000 journeys planned for Friday alone. Traffic on motorways around the country was expected to reach a peak on Friday afternoon, with…

When Shay O’Dowd was young, he dreamed of success on the football pitch. But the Glasgow native is now being tipped to score in Scotland’s music scene, with sold-out gigs and an award already to his name. That prize was for Breakthrough Artist at the Scottish Music Awards in November, an honour previously given to…

TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements with American and global investors to operate its business in the US, the video platform’s boss told employees on Thursday. Half of the joint venture will be owned by a group of investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and the Emirati investment firm MGX, according to a memo…

The suspect ‍in ​last week’s ‌mass shooting at Brown University has been found dead in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, following a six-day multi-state manhunt, police say. They identified the suspect as Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national who studied at the university in Providence, Rhode Island, about 25 years ago. Providence…

South Africa has accused the US of using Kenyan nationals withoutwork permits at a facility processing applications by white South Africans for refugee status. Seven Kenyans were arrested after intelligence reports revealed that people “had recently entered South Africa on tourist visas and had illegally taken up work” at the centre, said a statement from…

After 17 hours of at times heated debate, EU leaders agreed in the early hours of Friday morning to jointly raise €90bn (£79bn; $105bn) in zero-interest loans to keep Ukraine financially afloat for the next two years. Kyiv had been clear: the money wasn’t a nice-to-have; it was a must-have. With the US under Donald…