Lebanese leaders have urged the US ambassador to Beirut to pressure Israel to halt its attacks as it pounded the country with airstrikes on over 30 locations despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war.

Exclusive: In a letter 40 lawmakers demand the FAA address allegations of mistreatment of immigrants and the ‘urgent need for transparency’

A group of 40 House Democrats have described “grave concerns” over the Trump administration’s secretive program of deportation flights and demanded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) address allegations of mistreatment and inhumane conditions on ICE charter jets.

In a letter shared with the Guardian and addressed to the FAA administrator, Bryan Bedford, the lawmakers describe the “urgent need for transparency” over ICE’s expanded use of commercial airliners to transfer detained immigrants and its “inappropriate and dangerous” efforts to shield these flights from public scrutiny.

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A woman was rushed to Beaumont Hospital in north Dublin with a shattered voice box after she was attacked by a Cane Corso dog

Keir Starmer kicked off the day with a speech aimed at persuading MPs against launching any kind of leadership challenge. By lunchtime, Angela Rayner was speaking at the CWU conference calling for Andy Burnham to return. In the afternoon the list of MPs calling on him to resign was slowly creeping up but no challenge has materialised. Why is the Labour party in such a muddle over Starmer?

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Ifedayo Adeyeye was seen enjoying a meal at a local pub after his release from prison last month.

The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary".

The Social Democrats are calling for an increase in betting tax to 5% to help fund sports and culture initiatives in disadvantaged areas, a move which the Irish Bookmakers Association says would decimate local bookmakers.

The Cultural Landscape Foundation seeks to block the replacement of pool’s ‘gray stone’ appearance

A historic preservation group on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to halt Donald Trump’s ongoing renovation to the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool, the latest in a string of court challenges to efforts to remake Washington DC landmarks from the US president and former real estate developer.

The lawsuit, filed by the Cultural Landscape Foundation, alleged the renovation violates the National Historic Preservation Act, a law passed by Congress in 1996 that outlines procedures for changes to historic properties.

Guardian staff contributed

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Two men, aged 58 and 26, and a 53-year-old woman were left with minor injuries, police say.

A growing number of Labour MPs are in no mood to heed calls from the PM’s allies to keep faith with their leader

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“Has Keir done enough to survive?” was the question anxious Labour MPs were asking each other throughout Monday, after the speech regarded by many as crucial to Starmer’s chances of political survival.

But the anxiety for many of them, badly bruised by Thursday’s election crushing, did not stem from concern the prime minister might be ousted. But that he would not.

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THIS is the terrifying moment a dad-of-two was trampled to death during a rodeo in front of his horrified family. Shocking footage shows the rider desperately clinging to the back of a raging bull as he is violently bucked through the air. Moments later, he loses his grip and is hurled headfirst towards the ground...

A serious breakdown in relationships at the top of Northern Ireland's legacy body is undermining its work, according to a British Government commissioned review.