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Labour has “withdrawn support” for Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali over comments he apparently made at a meeting. The Daily Mail published a recording apparently of Mr Ali blaming Jewish media figures for fuelling criticism against a pro-Palestinian Labour MP. It means Labour will not have a candidate on the ballot sheet as it is too late to replace him. Mr Ali could still be elected as an independent MP. He has been approached for comment. Labour had spent days defending Mr Ali as a candidate after the Mail on Sunday published comments from Mr Ali, claiming Israel had “allowed” the Hamas…

Ukraine claims it has evidence Russia fired an advanced hypersonic missile – one that experts say is almost impossible to shoot down – for the first time in the almost 2-year-old war. The government-run Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise said in a Telegram post that debris recovered after a February 7 attack on the Ukrainian capital pointed to the use of a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile by the Russian military. “Markings on the parts and fragments, the identification of components and parts, and the features of the relevant type of weapon” point to the first-ever use of the Zircon in combat, said the…

US President Joe Biden has said an Israeli offensive in Rafah “should not proceed without a credible plan for ensuring the safety” of more than one million Palestinians sheltering there. He said many displaced people in the southern Gazan city were “exposed and vulnerable” and needed to be protected. A Palestinian doctor in Rafah told the BBC people there were living in fear. UN human rights chief Volker Türk says any assault would be “terrifying” and many civilians “will likely be killed”. Last week, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had ordered troops to prepare to expand its ground operation…

Three has apologised after more than ten thousand people in the UK reported they were left without mobile service. Downdetector, which tracks outages, showed over 12,000 people reported their services, including calling and using mobile data, were not working. It is the latest outage to hit Three, after it apologised on both Saturday and Sunday over similar incidents. Three said it was “very sorry for the issues with service over the past few days”. “Following an issue with our network that started earlier, services are recovering,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “We appreciate a number of our customers are…

Thailand’s jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will soon walk free from detention after his parole was approved, according to Thailand’s justice minister, just six months after his dramatic return to the kingdom. The announcement caps an extraordinary decades-long political saga that will see the return of one of Thailand’s most controversial political figures to everyday life. Thaksin, the head of a famed political dynasty and a former owner of English premier league soccer club Manchester City, was prime minister from 2001 until he was ousted in a military coup in 2006 while in New York. He returned to Thailand from a…

International pop star Kylie Minogue is set to receive a Brits global icon award at this year’s ceremony. Taking place on 2 March, it will recognise Kylie’s career over five decades. She is also nominated for international artist of the year alongside Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Lana Del Rey. Kylie has also been confirmed to perform on the night and will join the already-announced Dua Lipa and Raye on stage. Speaking about the announcement, Kylie said: “I am beyond thrilled to be honoured with the global icon award and to be joining a roll call of such incredible artists.…

Tiger Woods has found a new look after splitting up with Nike, his longtime partner, last month. On Monday, Woods announced that he would be partnering with Taylormade to launch a new apparel brand — Sun Day Red. The announcement was made at a press conference in the Los Angeles suburb of Pacific Palisades. A landing page on the Sun Day Red website teases that the line is “Coming May 01.” A news release on its website said that the brand plans to expand “to include women’s and children’s styles as well as footwear.” The golf legend’s new brand partnership comes one…

A glamorous romance. A global race against time. A glorious result. Taylor Swift’s attendance at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday was always going to hog the headlines. The world’s biggest pop star flew back from her ‘Eras’ tour in Tokyo on Saturday to watch boyfriend and Kansas City star Travis Kelce in the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. And in overtime the Chiefs duly won a dogfight in the desert with Swift’s every reaction gobbled up by a hungry press pack. As Kelce was interviewed with the Lombardi trophy at the end, Swift stood back, allowing him to…

Thousands of protesting farmers are marching from neighbouring states to India’s capital Delhi to seek assured prices for their crops In 2020, farmers had camped at Delhi borders protesting against controversial agricultural reforms. The year-long protest – in which dozens died – was called off after the government agreed to repeal the laws. Now the farmers have hit the streets again saying their key demands still haven’t been fulfilled. Police in Delhi have sealed the borders on three sides of the city, in an attempt to avoid a repeat of 2020 when protesting farmers hunkered down for months, blocking national highways that…

Fur may be about to fly as two hugely popular plush toy makers square up for a fight over a copyright issue. Squishmallows, says Skoosherz, a new toy made by Build-A-Bear Workshop is too similar to its own egg-shaped cushion animal characters. Despite the cuddly nature of the subject matter it will be more hard-nosed legal battle than pillow fight. Jazwares, the maker of Squishmallows, has launched an intellectual property lawsuit in California. But Build-A-Bear Workshop has launched its own lawsuit in retaliation in Missouri, aiming to establish that the Skoosherz, another dinner plate-sized huggable, is simply its own version…