23 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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39 h. ago Europe's armies are blocked from preparing to face Russia because of EU eco laws which force the military to hit recycling quotas, limit carbon emissions and avoid upsetting wildlife

Regulations on the protection of birds, reducing of waste and lowering emissions have hindered the ability for European countries to prepare to defend their countries.

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45 h. ago Kyiv under major drone attack after Putin threatened response to Ukrainian strikes in Russia

The attack comes after Ukraine hit 41 Russian military aircraft last Sunday

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52 h. ago Multiple earthquakes hit city's military base where nuclear weapons were tested

A US military base where nuclear weapons have been tested was close to an earthquake felt earlier today - the 3.3 magnitude tremor rocked close to Las Vegas, Nevada

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4 d. ago Lawrence Dallaglio is forced to sell his home for massive £600,000 less than advertised after split from wife: England legend 'now battling to get life back on track'

In the latest blow Dallaglio, 52, has been forced to sell the family home where he watched his children grow up to pay off his creditors. Ironically, the home has been snapped up by an up-and-coming sports star.

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5 d. ago Supreme Court to hear private prison company appeal in suit over immigration detainee $1

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a private prison company facing a lawsuit claiming immigration detainees were forced to work and paid a $1 a day in Colorado

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5 d. ago 3 Indian Army troopers die in a landslide following torrential rains in the northeast

Three Indian army troopers have died and six are missing after a massive landslide on Sunday hit a forward military post in the northeastern state of Sikkim, following heavy rains

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6 d. ago Brave Max remembers Keira, 9, who 'saved his life' 5 years on from organ donor bill

Five years after it came into force, Max and Keira's Law is still helping to save or transform lives, say campaigners

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9 d. ago Shoppers face ban in all UK stores and supermarkets from June as new law comes into force

The change will come into effect in a matter of days

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1 week ago Zelenskyy bound for Berlin with Merz boxed in by German coalition

The German chancellor’s desire to lift restrictions on longer range weapons for Ukraine has been frustrated by his SPD and Social Democrat partnersThe German chancellor’s drive to keep a campaign pledge of more robust backing for Ukraine is running into blocks within his own government as he prepares to welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Berlin.Friedrich Merz made a full-throated declaration on Monday, hours before Zelenskyy’s one-day visit was announced, that Germany was for the first time lifting previous range restrictions on weapons supplied to Kyiv, along with Ukraine’s other main western supporters. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia Ukraine war latest: Germany says Western allies are lifting range limits on weapons sent to Kyiv

'Long-range fire' allows Ukraine to hit military targets in Putin's hinterland, says Merz

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1 week ago Germany and Ukraine’s other allies scrap range limits on arms sent to Kyiv

Removal of restrictions, which is backed by UK, France and US, improves Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against RussiaThe German chancellor has said that Germany, along with Ukraine’s other main western supporters, will remove range restrictions on weapons delivered to Kyiv for the first time, to enable it to defend itself against Russia.Friedrich Merz said Germany, Britain, France and the US had lifted the restrictions to enable Ukraine to be better able to hit military targets on Russian territory. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Don’t go up the wall: how to pick paint colours for your home

Having prepared paint for The Block’s contestants, I understand the pressure to achieve interior design perfection. But choosing colours need not be excruciating “We offer 15,000 whites. Pick any three.”I more often give this advice to female clients, since in 40 years restoring, colour-matching and consulting I’ve seen most domestic décor decisions made by women. Apart from any cultural aspect, studies of human biology suggest a reason: only one in 200 women is colour blind compared with one in 10 men (even more, I suspect, are partially afflicted). Tetrachromacy – the ability to see a far broader range of colours – is also only found in females. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Texas House approves bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools

‘Forcing our religion down their throats is not love,’ warns Democratic lawmaker over negative impact legislation could have on non-Christian students

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1 week ago UK Border Force is in effect under military command, report says

Institute of Race Relations says MoD’s Channel role reflects global rise of ‘hyper-militarisation’ in law enforcementThe UK Border Force is in effect under military command, reflecting a wider increase of “hyper-militarisation” in policing, according to a new report on international law enforcement.A report by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, says the 21st century has seen the emergence of paramilitary and “political” policing across Europe, employed at borders, during civil unrest and against public protest. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israeli ambassador told UK will not ‘stand by’ as offensive on Gaza escalates

Foreign Secretary David Lammy hit out at the renewed military offensive in the Gaza strip and the restrictions on aid.

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2 w. ago Warning for Brits as Spain blocks 65,000 holiday accommodations for tourists

The European Union nation has ordered the listings for tourists to be blocked for alleged violations as millions of Brits prepare for holidays to the sunny destination

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2 w. ago UFO smashes into US military plane in bizarre incident near Air Force training range

A UFO hit a US military jet in a bizarre incident near an Arizona Air Force training range. - the base has seen multiple sightings of mysterious objects over the years

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2 w. ago This Morning host Kate Lawler forced to apologise to neighbour after admitting she broke the law

This Morning presenter Kate Lawler was told off by her neighbour - and was forced to issue an apology after breaking the law with her DIY

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3 w. ago Texas prosecutor sues to compel Border Patrol testimony in trial of Uvalde police officer

A Texas prosecutor has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force three U.S. Border Patrol agents who responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting to testify in the prosecution of a former school police officer

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