Pictures released by US central command come after satellite photos showed US navy ship offshore with floating platform being built alongside itSee all of our Israel-Gaza coverageThe US military has released pictures it says show that a pier to help bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip is now under construction.The images show what appears to...

Jens Stoltenberg says lack of ammunition has allowed Russia to push forward; Odesa missile strike kills at least four people. What we know on day 797See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageNato countries have not delivered what they promised to Ukraine in time, which has benefited Russia on the frontline, Jens Stoltenberg has said. “Serious delays in...

Higgins comes from 62 points behind in decider to win 13-12Ronnie O’Sullivan to face Stuart Bingham after beating Ryan DayJohn Higgins summoned one of the great Crucible breaks to sink Mark Allen 13-12 and reach the quarter-finals for the 18th time in his career.Coming to the table 62 points down in the decider, the four-times world champion played...

Ministers accused of dragging NHS into ‘culture wars debate’ with proposal for patient rights updateTransgender people will be treated in single rooms in hospitals in England under new government plans to update the NHS constitution.The proposal follows a pledge last year by the then health secretary Steve Barclay to prevent people who had changed their...

Tenants typically asked to pay £1,291 a month outside London and £2,633 in capital but pace of growth is slowing, say analystsAverage private rents in Great Britain have risen to record highs, with annual rental growth in hotspot locations such as Reading and Coventry running at almost 20%.Data from the property website Rightmove shows that the average...

British Museum, London Michelangelo’s drawings were anything but dull, but this exhibition sucks out all the drama by focusing on his spirituality at the expense of his sexuality Lord Elgin, you let us down. With all the masterpieces of world art that Britain’s rapacious collectors grabbed from hither and yon, couldn’t they have got their hands on a...