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Wednesday briefing: Warning over escalation of Israel-Gaza violence

Wednesday briefing: Warning over escalation of Israel-Gaza violence Warren Murray Hello, Warren Murray with your first look at Wednesday’s news. Israeli jets and Palestinian militants have traded fresh airstrikes and rocket fire with the death toll rising to at least 40 since unrest broke out early on Tuesday, including 35 in Gaza and five in Israel. Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza and Palestinian militant groups fired multiple rocket barrages at Tel Aviv, Beersheba and other central Israeli cities. Among targets has been a 13-storey tower housing apartments and the offices of officials from Hamas, which collapsed after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Israeli aircraft also attacked another high-rise building in Gaza City. Five warning rockets were fired from a drone to alert people in the nine-storey block beforehand.

Brussels and London settle row over status of EU ambassador to UK

Brussels and London settle row over status of EU ambassador to UK Daniel Boffey in Brussels © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian A row over the status of the EU’s ambassador to the UK has been settled, with the British government granting full diplomatic status after months of refusing to accede to Brussels’ demands. In a joint statement, the UK foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, and EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, Josep Borrell, a former Spanish minister, said agreement had been struck in the margins of a G7 summit. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement together, based on goodwill and pragmatism, on an establishment agreement for the EU delegation to the UK,” they said. “The EU ambassador will have a status consistent with heads of missions of states.”

BoardPro raises millions, gets in barney with Diligent

BoardPro raises millions, gets in barney with Diligent 3 May, 2021 11:05 PM 6 minutes to read In one sense, I m pleased Diligent is acknowledging BoardPro has taken serious ground in the governance software market, BoardPro minority holder Michael Stiassny says. Photo / File In one sense, I m pleased Diligent is acknowledging BoardPro has taken serious ground in the governance software market, BoardPro minority holder Michael Stiassny says. Photo / File NZ governance software maker BoardPro has closed a $2 million bridging round ahead of a Series A raise that founder Brett Herkt says will be in the US$10m to US$15m range. Read More Herkt, who now has

God, I never thought we d be this old! : Miquita Oliver and Simon Amstell on Popworld turning 20

‘God, I never thought we’d be this old!’: Miquita Oliver and Simon Amstell on Popworld turning 20 Hadley Freeman © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian “Oh God, this whole thing is like what we used to take the piss out of on the show!” groans Simon Amstell, horrified by my question. I am sitting in my garden with him and his former co-presenter Miquita Oliver and I just asked if they see the influence of the seminal Channel 4 music show, Popworld, which they hosted from 2001 to 2006, on TV shows today. “It’s like when we did a McFly special and pretended to be a pair of pretentious directors in the future, looking back on the enormous influence of McFly,” he says.

Parasitic ticket touts undermining music festivals Covid tracing

‘Parasitic’ ticket touts ‘undermining music festivals’ Covid tracing’ Rob Davies and Laura Snapes © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Efforts to make summer music festivals Covid safe are being undermined by “parasitic” ticket touts and resale sites such as Viagogo and StubHub, leading music industry figures have warned. A Guardian investigation found that dozens of professional touts have snapped up tickets for eagerly awaited festivals and are demanding massively inflated prices from fans desperate to see artists such as Stormzy, Nile Rodgers and Fatboy Slim. © Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Fans waiting for Diplo on the main stage at Field Day 2019.

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