Source: Sky News

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Lebanese authorities have issued an unprecedented and stern warning to Hamas, signaling a shift in how the country deals with armed Palestinian groups operating within its borders. The move follows Hamas’s refusal to hand over four suspects accused of launching rockets at Israel from southern Lebanon, including a senior commander who is believed to have masterminded the attack.
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Lebanon’s Higher Defense Council convened Friday for the first time under the leadership of President Joseph Aoun, focusing on the country’s overall security situation and renewed efforts to reassert state authority across all regions.
Friday, May 2, 2025
A parliamentary committee in Lebanon last week issued a draft law for restructuring the country’s financial sector. The Lebanese people surely breathed a sigh of relief, but does this mean they will finally regain access to their bank deposits, which they have been unable to withdraw for several years? That remains uncertain.
Monday, April 28, 2025
Last week, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced that Beirut would not forcibly disarm the Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah as part of its effort to gain a state monopoly on weapons. Instead, Aoun said Hezbollah would be convinced to give up its arms on its own, through dialogue and negotiations. Moreover, the president suggested the militia’s troops could then be integrated into the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). This approach, which avoids a potentially bloody face-off, will be unacceptable to both the US and Israel, and will ultimately undermine the hopeful progress Lebanon has made toward reasserting its sovereignty.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in their second derby of the season with the Liga lead on the line and the focus on refereeing. Real Madrid has spent the days ahead of Saturday’s match complaining of mistakes against the club.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
The first Chinese driver in Formula 1, Zhou Guanyu, is heading back to Ferrari as one of its reserve drivers for the 2025 season.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Saturday 14 December 2024 16:59:56
Broadcaster Fearne Cotton says she and her husband have separated after 10 years of marriage.
In a post on her Instagram story on Friday, the 43-year-old TV presenter and podcast host announced the split from Jesse Wood - the son of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.
"It is with a heavy heart that I let you all know that Jesse and I are ending our marriage," Cotton wrote in the post.
"Our priority has been, and will always be, our children.
"We please ask that you respect the privacy of our family at this time."
North London-born Cotton got her break as a children's TV presenter aged 15, later teaming up with her former CBBC co-star Reggie Yates to co-host Top Of The Pops from 2004 to 2006.
She joined BBC Radio One in 2005, again co-hosting with Yates for the Friday early morning programme and the Chart Show from 2007.
Cotton took on the weekday mid-morning slot in 2009, a role she held until 2015, before joining Radio Two.
She has also appeared on other shows including ITV's Celebrity Juice, alongside her friend Holly Willoughby, and has worked with charities such as Children In Need.
In an article for Red magazine, she revealed she met Woods, 48, a guitarist and model, in 2011 while on holiday in Ibiza with four friends.
In August 2012, Cotton announced she was pregnant with her and Woods's first child, before giving birth to a son in February 2013.
The pair married in London in August 2014, before announcing the birth of their daughter in September 2015.
Earlier this month, Cotton revealed she was undergoing an operation to remove two benign tumours from her jaw.
She wrote: "I've got a benign tumour just in my jaw here, below my ear, another little tiny one above it.
"I'm very grateful they're benign but they do need to come out because they're on a nerve.
"So I'm gonna have that surgery, and then I'm gonna be resting to get better before Christmas."
Last week, she said in an update that she had undergone the surgery and was "pretty wiped out" but back resting at home and "on the mend".
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