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Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be a spokesperson for the British Red Cross while campaigning for Green party leadership, the charity has said.

The Home Office is set to announce the closure of 11 asylum hotels this week as part of its pledge to close all such facilities by the end of this parliament.

Hamas has handed over the body of a British-educated Israeli soldier who was captured and killed 11 years ago.

Late Thursday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the remains were those of Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper, who were both captured during the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack that sparked the conflict.

Israel’s military has identified the remains of a 75-year-old hostage, transferred by Hamas to the Red Cross in Gaza late Friday, as Eliyahu “Churchill” Margalit.

Hamas announced it has handed over all the remains of hostages it currently has access to, saying that retrieving additional bodies in Gaza would require “significant efforts and specialized equipment.”

The Israeli prison service announced on Monday, October 13, that it had released nearly 2,000 detainees, primarily Palestinians, as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Donald Trump is on his way to Israel and Egypt to oversee the crucial hours of a Gaza ceasefire he helped broker, as relatives of hostages "held their breath" ahead of their expected release.

Two hostages have arrived in Israel after Hamas handed them over to the Red Cross in southern Gaza.

Territory’s health ministry says Israeli attack targeted tents of displaced people; Israeli military says report ‘under review’

Defiant Manchester Corinthians continued to play their beloved beautiful game despite the FA banning women's football and went on to win an unoffical World Cup

Prince William has called for an "end to the fighting" as he voiced his concerns about the conflict in the Middle East - and we want to hear your thoughts on the topic

Robbie Burns was enjoying a trip to the Algarve with friends when his appendix burst and he was rushed to hospital in Faro - but tragedy struck on the flight home to Dublin hours later

Reality TV star Ekin-Su Culculoglu has been teaching kids in east London about her visit to the parts of Turkey stricken by last year's earthquake which took the lives of more than 50,000 people

A woman has been left in hysterics after discovering a creepy shrine to actor Nicolas Cage hidden in her house - complete with candles, goblets and movie paraphernalia

Although some hospitals can be adapted to face the effects of extreme weather events such as hurricanes, severe storms, flooding and forest fires, many will have to be moved at great expense. But limiting global heating to 1.8C would half the damage compared to a high emissions scenario

A further 11 Israeli hostages were released by Hamas as part of the ongoing truce between the militants and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) - the truce has since been extended for another two days

Family members of Israeli hostages have spoken about the conditions their loved ones were kept in for seven weeks while being held captive by Hamas in Gaza after being kidnapped

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has received an “initial” list of names of hostages expected to go free and relatives are being contacted

Little Emily Hand, whos is nine years old, is one of the child hostages that Hamas snatched from Israel during its bloody October 7 massacre, which saw more than 1,200 Israelis slaughtered

At least 4,000 people were forced to flee the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik ten days ago after weeks of increasing seismic activity indicated that the nearby mega volcano was close to a catastrophic eruption

A fuming customer felt she had no other option than to order tap water after reading a 'cheeky' message that 'guilt-tripped' her - but the restaurant owner defended it, explaining his point of view

Israeli hostage freed by Hamas abductors say they treated her 'with softness and supplied all our needs' but also recalled the hellish torment of the moment she was snatched

Barak Wittenberg, a regional medical director for MDA - Israel's Medical Emergency Service - was sent out to Ofakim amid a fierce battle to try save a colleague gunned down inside his ambulance