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Footage has shown masked Israeli settlers armed with sticks beating an elderly Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank.

Security footage published by the Associated Press shows men dressed in black hitting and kicking the man after he fell during an attack on a plant nursery in Deir Sharaf. Workers fled, but sixty seven year old Basim Saleh Yassin is deaf and did not hear warnings, witnesses said.

A drone strike by Ukraine has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region, according to authorities.

Governor Andrei Bocharov said on Telegram there were no casualties reported so far. He did not detail damage but warned nearby residents might need evacuation. Ukraine’s military said it struck the Zhutovskaya oil depot overnight, which reportedly supplied fuel to Russian forces.

Non league Macclesfield FC have pulled off one of the biggest shocks the FA Cup has ever seen, knocking out holders Crystal Palace in the third round.

The National League North side beat the Premier League club two one at Moss Rose, with goals from Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley Ricketts. Palace lifted the trophy last season after beating Manchester City at Wembley, but this result now goes down as the biggest upset ever in terms of league places, with a gap of one hundred and seventeen between the two sides.

Marco Rubio has voiced US support for protests in Iran with a brief social media post overnight.

Writing shortly after midnight Washington time, the secretary of state said the United States supports the brave people of Iran. President Donald Trump also spoke about Iran after meeting oil executives, saying the country was in big trouble.

Carousel Buses has announced a series of service improvements affecting routes in Berkshire, including Windsor and Maidenhead.

The changes follow new figures showing the area is among the fastest growing in the UK for bus journeys. Maidenhead’s service nine to Cranbrook Drive and Halifax Road will be split into routes eight and nine, offering quicker, more frequent links to the town centre and railway station.

Palestine Action says hunger strikers could be at risk of death, with one prisoner now entering sixty nine days without food.

Three prisoners on remand are taking part, demanding immediate bail, and one has reportedly been admitted to hospital for a fifth time. Their lawyers say that by the time of trial they will have spent more than a year in custody, beyond the standard six month limit in UK law. Prisons minister Lord Timpson says the men face serious charges and that remand decisions are made by independent judges.

Elon Musk says critics of his social media site X are seeking excuses for censorship, after its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was criticised for creating sexualised images without consent.

Ofcom says it is carrying out an urgent assessment of X, backed by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall. However, the chairwomen of Parliament’s technology and media committees say gaps in the Online Safety Act may limit the regulator’s ability to act.

Police say a man in his fifties has been found dead after a tree fell onto a caravan during Storm Goretti.

Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the Mawgan area of Helston in Cornwall at about seven thirty five on Thursday morning. Officers worked on Friday to remove the tree and con

The US president Donald Trump says the United States is going to act on Greenland, whether its people like it or not.

Speaking on Friday, he said failure to move would allow Russia or China to take control of the Danish administered territory. Mr Trump said he would prefer to make a deal the easy way, but warned that the hard way would follow if necessary. The remarks were made at the White House, alongside Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and oil industry leaders.

A man has described feeling humiliated after a hotel refused him entry on a freezing night because he was homeless.

Callum Donaghey, thirty, was one of two men booked into a Manchester Holiday Inn by a charity to escape sub zero temperatures. Staff refused to check them in despite the rooms being paid for, saying their homelessness meant they would not be accepted. The incident was caught on camera.

Evictions of migrants living in asylum hotels are expected to begin in the spring as the Home Office cuts support.

Reports say Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to end the automatic legal duty to support destitute asylum seekers. A Home Office source said the change would allow ministers to remove accommodation and weekly allowances from some migrants receiving support.

Written by: MarkDenholm

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