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Steve Thompson is one of 294 former Rugby Union players who claim blows to the head in matches and training left them with illnesses such as depression or dementia

Lifesaving aid deliveries came to a halt yesterday as communications systems in the strip went down for a second day, sparking fresh fears for those in warzone

The move signals a possible expansion of Israel’s offensive to areas where hundreds of thousands of evacuees who heeded earlier orders are crowded into UN-run shelters

Medical staff at the largest medical facility in Gaza, the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, is out of power and oxygen, meaning doctors are unable to keep newborns alive as fighting continues to rage outside

The WHO has condemned a missile strike on a convoy of ambulances in Gaza, while UK nationals have said they are struggling to get through the Rafah crossing as they attempt to flee

Mirror man Andy Lines and photographer Humphrey Nemar report from the Israel-Gaza border as almost 80 seriously wounded Palestinians are given permission to leave, and 335 foreign passport holders are also allowed to flee

The IDF confirmed it was responsible for the outrage at Jabalia, north of Gaza City, which is home to 114,000 people, and said the attack killed a Hamas commander

Bethlehem has changed beyond recognition amid the Israel-Hamas war, with usually busy areas in Jesus Christ's birthplace now empty of tourists as young boys beg for money on the street

Tel Aviv residents have been staging a vigil pleading for the return of loved ones taken hostage by Hamas, but a memorial wall with touching messages

It's understood Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken to the loved ones of those kidnapped by Hamas, with one mother pleading for fighting to stop until her family are freed

The United Nations said more than 5,500 of the women are due give birth in the next 30 days, and one was killed this week in an air strike but her baby was delivered by caesarean

Officials at Save the Children and UNICEF beg for a ceasefire to save lives on both sides of the Israel-Gaza conflict, with hundreds of people still missing after airstrikes

The claim by militants came as Israeli tanks rolled in and out of the enclave hitting military infrastructure and a full invasion remains imminent with troops massed on the border

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The aid organisation says Israel’s bombs have killed 2,360 children in less than three weeks, as a doctor in the war-torn region says it 'makes hell look like a tea party'

Nothing sums up the bravery of the West Indian soldiers more than what is found at a small cemetery in Belgium in Poperinge, near Ypres - the grave of two soldiers

The 17-year-old, who cannot be name for legal reasons, appeared at youth court today after 15-year-old Elianne Andam was stabbed to death on her way to school

Elianne Andam was described as a 'lovely girl' who 'went to school and didn't come home' as family paid tribute to the 15-year-old stabbed to death in Croydon

The aunt of murdered teenager Eliyanna Andam - stabbed in Croydon on her way to school - has said the family are "all devastated by this" and "can't comprehend the heartbreak"

Three former coal workers from a county more famous for cider, cricket and ­Glastonbury are determined that the brave miners of the West Country pits should never be forgotten

The figures of UK cops wanting to move Down Under for a new life are huge, after Western Australia’s Minister for Police led a high-profile mission to the UK to poach officers

The family of Private William Hoare is hoping to track down any of surviving relatives of Sister Gertrude Bulman to give them a copy of a letter she wrote during WWI

Live In The Dream, one of Britain's best racehorses, and Rhys de’Lemos have struck up an amazing bond as his family tell the Mirror about their special relationship

The death toll from the Libya floods is now at 11,500 - with at least 10,000 more missing - and aid agencies are warning of a 'second humanitarian crisis' due to water-borne diseases and food shortages

Mike Kehoe was among the first firefighters on scene during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recalls losing six of his brothers and escaping death by 30 seconds on the most horrendous day of his life

As news of the Queen's ill health began to emerge on what would become a historic day, Andy Lines watched on as a double rainbow appeared outside Buckingham Palace