A consortium led by KKR has called on Assura’s board to change its recommendation for the £1.79 billion offer from healthcare property firm PHP.

The Prime Minister’s intervention comes after Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet approved plans for a major escalation in the conflict.

The most common concerns raised by contacts to the helpline were about sexual abuse or exploitation, emotional abuse and physical abuse.

Independent MP Rupert Lowe has admitted mistaking a charity rowing crew for “illegal migrants”. Mr Lowe, who was elected as a Reform UK MP but now sits as an Independent in Great Yarmouth, had posted ...