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While talks with Iran have focused on its nuclear program, Israel’s greater immediate concern is Iran’s rebuilding of its ability to launch missiles at Israel, as it did during last year’s war. Our national security reporter Mark Mazzetti breaks down the latest intelligence.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article

Unabashedly grand collection featuring velvet and beading is teamed with knits and loafers to reflect fashion in the real world right nowRalph Lauren is the US’s poet laureate of style. His brand came of age in a gilded era of American charm, when Bill Clinton was president, the economy was booming and the twin towers glittered on the Manhattan skyline. His clothes speak to an America of sportsmanship and vigour, […]

Actor’s comments came as she accepted a lifetime achievement award for women in the artsKristin Scott Thomas has accused male theatre critics of failing to understand plays written by women and about women.Citing her monologue on menstruation in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, she said the speech had “ripped through the internet”, proving the appetite for female stories told on their own terms. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

Orbex’s collapse would put 150 jobs at risk and dash hopes of it launching first homegrown rocket from ScotlandA British space company hoping to launch the first homegrown rocket from Scotland is on the brink of collapse, threatening 150 jobs and throwing doubt over the UK’s extraterrestrial ambitions.Orbex, which is based in the Scottish Highlands, is lining up administrators as hopes fade that it will strike a rescue deal or […]

Two days ago, the Scottish Labour leader said he wanted the prime minister to avoid Scotland during the election campaign because of his deep unpopularity with votersFamilies of nurses and carers have said they fear being torn apart under an immigration crackdown condemned as “an act of economic vandalism”, Josh Halliday reports.Q: You are here being hosted by UK Finance. But the financial services sector does not like your plans […]

Labour council says flags must not be ‘surrendered’ to far right but there are concerns in town hit by racial tensionA Labour council has been accused of embracing “flag terror” after offering £500 grants to groups to erect union jack and St George’s flags in a town previously rocked by racial tension.The leaders of Rotherham council, in South Yorkshire, said they wanted the flags to be a “symbol of unity” […]