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Israel steps up attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon amid rising fears of wider war
Middle East crisis live  
Israel steps up attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon amid rising fears of wider war
Witnesses hear more than 20 airstrikes before dawn on Saturday in southern Beirut a day after Israel launched huge attack apparently targeting Hezbollah leader
Politics  
MPs have declared more than £6m in ‘freebies’ since 2010, analysis shows
Maggie Smith  
Effortless skill, mixed salads and a certain impatience with life: Michael Palin remembers Maggie Smith
Boris Johnson  
Boris Johnson: we considered ‘aquatic raid’ on Netherlands to seize Covid vaccine
Hurricane Helene  
Dozens dead as storm pummels south-eastern US
In focus
From leadership drama to ideological debate: what to look out for at Conservative party conference
Conservative leadership  
From leadership drama to ideological debate: what to look out for at Conservative party conference
There will be ‘meet our candidates’ Q&As, and fringe events – but limited self-reflection at the gathering in Birmingham
Austria  
‘People have a right to clean water’: Austria’s far right rides wave of public anger as election nears
Mohamed Al Fayed  
How Mohamed Al Fayed kept claims of sex crimes under cover for decades
Spotlight
Music  
From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos
From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos
Blind date  
‘As Angela was heading to the powder room, she pointed to her mouth and said “kiss”’
Aerospace industry  
Flying-Vs and longer wings: how the familiar shape of passenger planes is about to change
Opinion
To understand the escalation in Lebanon, we must confront what Israelis are thinking
John Jenkins
To understand the escalation in Lebanon, we must confront what Israelis are thinking
Hail Zuckus Maximus! The master of the metaverse is finally sorry … for being sorry
Marina Hyde
It’s not just Trump v Harris: America’s men and women are also locked in battle now
Jonathan Freedland
 
David Nicholls: A life in writing
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The screenwriter and novelist behind the much-loved One Day and You Are Here will be joined by the literary critic Alex Clark to discuss his inspirations and career so far.

Date: Tuesday 8 October 2024
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Football  
Guardiola furious at Arteta’s claim he has ‘all the information’ on City
Guardiola furious at Arteta’s claim he has ‘all the information’ on City
Cricket  
Potts bowls England to big win over Australia after Livingstone charge
Interview  
Ben Ainslie: ‘We were tussling and then I saw a guy pull a knife out’
Podcast
The deadliest week in Lebanon for decades – podcast
Today in Focus  
The deadliest week in Lebanon for decades – podcast
William Christou and Michael Safi speak to people affected by Israel’s intense bombing campaign in Lebanon
Climate crisis
Environment  
Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers after fellow protesters jailed
Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers after fellow protesters jailed
Extreme heat  
Grim new death records as brutal heat plagues US south-west into the autumn
Business
Exclusive  
Events arm of Economist group to stop signing tobacco sponsorship deals
Events arm of Economist group to stop signing tobacco sponsorship deals
Exclusive  
Labour’s policy on non-doms mostly copied from Conservatives, say Whitehall sources
In pictures
Around the world  
The last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
The last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
Maggie Smith  
A life in pictures
A life in pictures
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