Israeli airstrikes continue to hammer the southern Gaza city of Rafah despite pressure mounting for a ceasefire to be agreed. Reports suggest that no agreement has yet been reached between Israel and Hamas after the latter suggested they had accepted proposals brokered by Egypt and Qatar mediators. The Green Party in the UK is facing calls to take action against a councillor involved in an anti-Semitism row. Meanwhile, UK house prices are predicted to soar over the next four years, with values rising by as much as 20%.
According to reports, Lloyds Bank has found that Facebook and Instagram are the starting points for one in every 50 crimes. Global trade growth is set to double this year, as inflation eases, according to international bodies. Metro has run a campaign focusing on how “missed” diagnoses can cost lives, as the father of a 14-year old girl warned that delays to an online crackdown on harmful web content is likely to lead to more suicides.
The Financial Times reported that fewer Londoners were searching for properties in the countryside, as employers persuade them back to the office. And in a genetic breakthrough, the i reports that a study has found that anyone with two copies of the APOE4 gene has at least a 95% chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Finally, in lighter news, the Star highlights how cats, and particularly ginger ones, have inherited bad attitudes from their Viking ancestors
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