MPs send out letter as Israeli government seeks bids for construction of large E1 settlement in West Bank British banks and financial institutions are receiving written warnings from MPs that they should not invest in Israel’s E1 settlement project even though new UK laws banning trade with illegal settlements are unlikely to be in place for months. A letter was sent to banks on Tuesday by the all-party Britain-Palestine group of MPs saying the onus was now on banks to review their obligations not to cooperate with new settlements. Continue reading...

The Prime Minister is under pressure to negotiate a deeper relationship with the EU

The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on current affairs shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husband

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

When Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe step onto Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday, they’ll make a kind of history American men’s tennis hasn’t seen in more than half a century.

‘Protecting a shared view of reality of London is crucial – we’re all entitled to our own opinions but not our own facts,’ says Professor Bobby Duffy

Visit seven stations and maybe win a prize.

Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance

Michael Rosen talks to a door supervisor about his job, secret codes and walkie-talkies.

Two simultaneous events revealed an extraordinary overlap between allegations about political funding and proposals for cleaning it up

Exclusive poll carried out after Jason Arday’s death shows 54% of UK adults are in favour of stronger independent press regulation

Nepal is demanding climate compensation from the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases after deadly floods in the country killed more than a thousand people and left even more missing.

The authorities in Nepal and Tibet said that more than 4,400 people were missing a week after a deadly Himalayan landslide and glacial collapse.

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

Application deadline: Tuesday 8th September 2026

Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.

<article data-history-node-id="446680" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/370-palestinian-children-being-held-israeli-prisons-report-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/370-palestinian-children-being-held-israeli-prisons-report-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Nearly 400 Palestinian children being held in Israeli prisons, report says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>About 370 Palestinian children remain imprisoned in Israeli detention centres, according to a new report by the Palestinian Centre for Prisoners Advocacy, which it called "an unprecedented figure compared with previous periods".</p> <p>"As of early August 2026, approximately 370 Palestinian children were being held in Israeli prisons, most of them in Megiddo and Ofer prisons, among more than 9,400 Palestinian prisoners and detainees," the report said.</p> <p>It added that the figures point to "Israel’s continued use of administrative detention without charge or trial".</p> <p>In contrast, by the end of 2025, the number of children detained in Israeli prisons reached 180 - less than half the total number that has been reached in the first eight months of 2026.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Children behind bars: Around 370 Palestinian children remain held in Israeli prisons, facing detention conditions and violations that can leave lasting psychological, health, and educational consequences even after release.<br> <br> Read the full report: <a href="https://t.co/mHfkEukupQ">https://t.co/mHfkEukupQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/hTRo1V2A7m">pic.twitter.com/hTRo1V2A7m</a></p> — Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy (@PalPrisonersA) <a href="https://x.com/PalPrisonersA/status/2093031703828734259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next year A series of strong El Niño climatic patterns in recent decades, such as the “Godzilla” event currently brewing that is set to warp weather around the world, have been supercharged by the broader overheating of the planet caused by the burning of fossil fuels, a major new study has found. El Niño is a naturally occurring phenomenon, taking place every two to seven years, when the waters of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean heat up, causing a cascade of impacts around the world. The latest developing El Niño, set to peak later this year, is set to be the strongest in living memory and has been informally dubbed a “Godzilla” event. Continue reading...

For the first time since 2002, the UK Government has launched a review of how National Lottery “Good Cause” funding works – including the 20% share that goes directly to the arts.

It’s shocking how water companies have gotten away with polluting our waterways with sewage. That’s why more than 319,000 of us have signed the petition demanding an end to the sewage scandal. We’re...