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Lebanese authorities say that 1.2 million people have already been displaced by Israel’s attacks, and LNP leader David Crisafulli is giving himself one term only to drive down QLD’s crime numbers.

Lebanese authorities say that 1.2 million people have already been displaced by Israel’s attacks, and LNP leader David Crisafulli is giving himself one term only to drive down QLD’s crime numbers.

As Israel ponders its response to Iran, as allies urge restraint, as battles targeting Tehran proxies rage in Lebanon, let's begin with a simple fact of geography: Iran and Israel don’t share a common border. Since October 8, Tehran has been touting a so-called axis of resistance; what Israelis brand…

Editorial: The system is entrusted with difficult and sensitive decisions, but more must be done to prevent violent fathers from harming children

Editorial: Balance of payments, interest rates, unemployment and inflation determine short-term currency prices, but they are dwarfed by foreign exchange speculation

To avenge 7 October, crimes of all kinds are condoned. But politicians should take note: the British public disagrees, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Axing the cap is the first step towards pulling children out of poverty. Could £2.5bn ever be better spent, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

I did two spells at the Evening Standard, the first in the late 1980s, the second, as editor, between 2012 and 2017. In that first period of time, we covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, the Big Bang and its consequences, and the drama…

There are armed guards unsmiling at the security entrance on the Finchley Road, NW3.

It is uncomfortable when the people we love are in pain. But we need to sit in this discomfort – it’s the least we owe each other

It is easy to look back on the 2000s with magenta-tinted glasses. Certainly, there was no major land war in Europe, or a global pandemic. Meanwhile, to be a Eurosceptic basically meant tutting about ever-closer union. Few seriously suggested leaving the EU.