An extremist rabbi who boasted about bulldozing Palestinian homes was selected to light a torch at an event celebrating the creation of the state of Israel on Tuesday. Avraham Zarbiv, who has been condemned by rights groups and previously censured by Israel’s judicial watchdog for extremist statements, was honoured at the event held at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. The Israeli military reservist, who serves as a rabbinical judge in civilian life, was introduced by hosts as a “bulldozer operator on the front lines of fire” at the…

Ten Russell & Bromley shoe shops across Britain are due to or have already closed, just three months after the business was snapped up by Next. The British shoe brand's Covent Garden branch in London is closing its doors for the final time today. Russell & Bromley shops in Bath and Harrogate are scheduled to close on 23 April. The chain's shoe shops in Exeter, Hampstead, Winchester, Stratford, Birmingham, Jermyn Street and Canary Wharf in London have already closed, as have three outlet stores in…

CNN’s Dana Bash on Monday aired a supercut that exposed Trump’s repeated — and so far false — claims that the Iran war he launched on Feb. 28 with Operation Epic Fury is just days from being over.“One of President Trump’s tics, if you will, has historically been ‘two weeks’ ... whether it’s a plan or something is gonna end or gonna begin,” noted Bash.“That has been the case since the beginning of this war with Iran,” she said.The segment then cut to footage of Trump, from the early days of the conflict onward, claiming it’s…

Fans will have to fork out in excess of £400 to watch Europe’s defence of the Ryder Cup in Ireland next year – double the cost of entry for the contest in Rome in 2023.The staggering prices for Adare Manor were revealed on Wednesday, with general admission tickets to one of the three competition days set at £433.Although that is cheaper than the £544 gouged from golf fans at Bethpage Black, New York in 2025, the sums are eye-watering and well above the £191 charged in Rome, when Luke Donald’s European side crushed the United…