Reform pledges new tax on hiring foreign workers pred 9 urami in 25 minutami The party says the move would allow it to reverse last year's National Insurance rise for British workers.(BBC News)
Israeli officials defiant over apparent inclusion of Lebanon ceasefire in US-Iran deal pred 9 urami in 33 minutami Defence minister, Israel Katz, says military forces will not withdraw from territory seized in south LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli military forces will not withdraw from a vast swathe of territory they have seized in southern Lebanon, the country’s defence minister has said, hours after Donald Trump and officials in Iran announced a new preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran to end hostilities on “all fronts” in the Middle East pending a final settlement in about two months.Israel Katz’s remarks were the first official Israeli comments after the announcement of the interim deal. Iranian and US officials are to meet on Friday in Geneva for a signature ceremony, diplomatic sources in Pakistan, the principal mediator, said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)