19 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: We bomb their warplanes, they bomb our civilians, says foreign minister

Repeated shutdowns at Moscow airports due to drone threat; military airfields and fuel depots inside Russia hit. What we know on day 1,200Russia’s missile and drone barrage against Kyiv on Friday killed at least six people, Ukrainian officials said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, said three emergency workers who went to a bomb site were “killed in a repeat Russian strike”. Two died in an attack on the northern city of Chernihiv and at least one more in the north-western city of Lutsk. Eighty people were injured in attacks across Ukraine.Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russia had “‘responded’ to its destroyed aircraft by attacking civilians in Ukraine Multi-storey buildings hit. Energy infrastructure damaged.” Ukrainian spies last weekend destroyed Russian strategic bomber aircraft on the ground using quadcopter drones hidden on top of trucks in Operation Spiderweb.Russian aviation authorities restricted flights at Moscow regional airports on Friday nig...

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53 h. ago Award winning chippy shares secret for 'perfect' fish and chips 

It's National Fish and Chip Day on Friday 6 June, and a perfect excuse for a chippy.

Events

55 h. ago Value Scope: Each way horseracing tips from Steve Jones for Friday day on ITV

The Betfred Derby Festival opens at Epsom with the running of the Betfred Oaks and our tipster has a view on the likely outcome of the fillies' Classic

Politics

3 d. ago Free meal for 500 people to celebrate National Fish and Chip Day in this Scottish city

Scotland’s National Fish and Chip Day comes on Friday with 500 free meals and Irn Bru being given out on in this city

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4 d. ago Award winning Scottish chip shop shares secret that draws customers from miles away

Fish and chips are in news this week as National Fish and Chip Day is celebrated on Friday, June 6.

Economics

7 d. ago Voices: Give Meghan a break – it’s little ‘cheats’ that make the social whirl go round

As the Duchess of Sussex leaves fans baffled by a photograph showing off her 'garden haul' of unmuddy vegetables, Charlotte Cripps asks who among us hasn’t done things to convince our friends we’re better gardeners, cooks or party hosts than we really are?

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8 d. ago A turtle rescue, mud wrestlers and a Syrian rose garden: photos of the day – Friday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago ‘One of the most heartbreaking tragedies’: Gaza doctor’s last goodbye before nine children killed in airstrike

Dr Alaa al-Najjar was at work when Israeli strike destroyed her home, leaving one son and her husband as survivorsIn the early hours of Friday, as she did every day, Dr Alaa al-Najjar said goodbye to her 10 children before leaving the house. The youngest, Sayden, six months old, was still sleeping. And like every day, with war raging in Gaza and Israeli strikes landing just metres from her neighbourhood in Khan Younis, Najjar worried about leaving them at home without her.But Najjar, 35, had little choice. One of Gaza’s dwindling number of medics, a respected paediatrician at the Nasser medical complex, she had to go to work to care for injured babies who had barely survived Israeli attacks. She could never have imagined that that farewell to her family would be her last. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Birmingham Four: terrorist masterminds – or victims of a police fit

In August 2017, four men were jailed for life at the Old Bailey for plotting a terrorist attack. They were caught in an undercover police sting, and their defence lawyers insist their case continues to raise troubling and pressing questions ...On Friday 26 August 2016, Naweed Ali drove to his first day of work at a delivery company in Birmingham. His next door neighbour and close friend Khobaib Hussain had already been working at Hero Couriers for a month. The name seemed appropriate. There was something heroic about the work they did. Ali and Hussain were hired to drive around the country reuniting airline passengers with lost property. The pay was great, too – £100 a shift, cash in hand. It seemed too good to be true.So it proved. Hero Couriers was a front for Operation Pesage, an undercover police operation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Look Of MCM London Comic Con Spring 2025 On Day One, Friday

The Look Of MCM London Comic Con Spring 2025 On Day One, Friday  Bleeding Cool News

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2 w. ago Five New Orleans jailbreak fugitives still at large as police arrest alleged helpers

Several people held in connection with jailbreak as manhunt enters second week and criticisms mount over jail managementSeveral people have been arrested on accusations of helping some of the 10 men who broke out of New Orleans’ jail on 16 May – and half of the escapers remained on the run as a manhunt for them entered its second week, according to authorities.Police said on Friday that they had booked Casey Smith, 30, a day earlier on allegations that she provided transportation to at least two of the escapers in the hours after the jailbreak. She had allegedly admitted to doing that alongside another woman whom police took into custody on Wednesday, identified as 32-year-old Cortnie Harris, Smith’s cousin and the girlfriend of one of the escaped men, Leo Tate, 31. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Michelle Keegan puts on a glamorous display in a structured white gown and dramatic hat while in Cannes ahead of L'Oreal Light on Women Award

The former Coronation Street star, 37, was seen at Hotel Martinez on Friday during day eleven of the Cannes Film Festival before the L'Oreal event.

Events

2 w. ago Airport cleaners and flooding in Australia: photos of the day – Friday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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2 w. ago TRNSMT announce new main stage act amid calls for Kneecap to be axed from festival

TRNSMT bosses have announced a new major act that will take to the stage in Glasgow Green on Friday, July 11 which is the same day controversial Irish rap trio Kneecap are currently set to perform.

Politics

2 w. ago Bank holiday traffic warning issued by AA – here’s how to avoid the queues

Friday is anticipated to be the busiest day for drivers with over 20 million journeys expected, mostly to local attractions

Events

2 w. ago Lorraine Kelly beams in photo from garden as she tells fans 'on the mend' following surgery

The Scottish presenter returned to work just two weeks after having surgery performed

Culture

3 w. ago Palestinian mourners and fiery protests – photos of the day: Friday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Palestinian mourners and political protests – photos of the day: Friday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Cassie Ventura grilled about explicit messages on day four of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

On third day of testimony the former girlfriend of music mogul details violence, abuse and blackmailSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the stand on Thursday for a cross-examination that lasted the entire day and will continue on Friday.On Thursday morning,one of Combs’s lawyers, Anna Estevao, opened her cross-examination of Ventura by asking: “You and Sean Combs were in love for 11 years, right?” Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago What Putin's body language really says about his relationship with President Xi, according to expert

Putin's Victory Day parade on Friday included an impressive show of tanks, missiles and troops, and was attended by over two dozen world leaders.

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