6+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1519+ words) The party's internal enforcer built his sinister influence in the shadows " but nemesis now appears to be at hand, says ANDREW MURRAY JOANNE THOMAS argues that unions' political voice remains vital to winning stronger rights and protections for working people…...

10+ hour ago  (185+ words) DOZENS of campaigners have taken to Glasgow's streets to fight cuts to "lifeline" women's service Murray's'Initiative. For more than six decades the organisation has provided help for those affected by alcohol, drugs or trauma, but now its women's service, which…...

10+ hour ago  (245+ words) A GERMAN journalist who went missing in Syria more than three months ago is likely detained in a prison in Damascus, her lawyer said today, as international calls for her release'mounted. Frank Jasenski, the lawyer representing Eva Maria Michelmann, said:…...

12+ hour, 24+ min ago  (365+ words) ISRAEL has continued to attack southern Lebanon and Gaza as it expands military sites across the'region. The Israeli army issued strike threats to residents in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon today, warning them to leave towards the Sidon…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (673+ words) IRANIAN star Hossein Vafaei spoke of "fighting for my people" after a gripping Crucible clash saw him edge Judd Trump in a final-frame decider to reach his first World Snooker Championship quarter-final on Wednesday." Six hours after Ronnie O'Sullivan was…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (171+ words) NEW YORK CITY will hold a series of free events for football fans who hope to experience the excitement of the World Cup but can't afford'the hefty ticket prices to the matches, officials announced on'Monday. The events, one in each…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (367+ words) NETBALL: Samantha Wallace-Joseph hit 46 goals as table-topping Loughborough Lightning maintained the Super League's only 100 per cent record with a comfortable 82-62 victory in Cardiff on Sunday evening. Second-placed defending champions London Pulse eased to a 61-35 win at bottom club Birmingham, Manchester…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (194+ words) Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strike kills two people in Russian-occupied Kherson region OVER 50 civilian ships were making their way to Gaza today intending to breach Israel's blockade of the strip and deliver humanitarian aid to the people'there. Fifty-six vessels " including the…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (336+ words) Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strike kills two people in Russian-occupied Kherson region THE TRIAL against five pro-Palestinian activists that began in Stuttgart, Germany, today is the latest instance of Western states using repressive legal powers against "those who refuse to be…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (472+ words) Although this account of the Beatles" manager is exquisitely drawn, MARY CONWAY wishes it embraced the bigger picture of the band"s explosive impact SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a fascinating, revealing, superbly acted evening of theatre New releases from Otherlands Trio,…...