65 h. ago Freezing and in the dark, Kyiv residents are stranded in tower blocks as Russia targets power system

Kyiv is facing prolonged winter power outages as Russian missile and drone attacks continue to damage Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

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3 d. ago BREAKING: People urged to 'leave Kyiv' over mass outages after attacks as situation 'may worsen'

Kyiv's mayor has urged residents of the Ukrainian capital to leave the city, warning that the "extremely difficult situation" may worsen - this is a breaking story

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5 d. ago Mercy review – Chris Pratt takes on AI judge Rebecca Ferguson in ingenious sci

It is the year 2029 and an LA cop finds himself accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to clear his name before robo-justice sends him downIrish writer Marco van Belle delivers an entertaining script for this real time futurist thriller-satire set in LA in 2029, in a world (as they say) where AI is wholly responsible for assessing criminal guilt or innocence. You’ve heard of RoboCop. This is RoboJustice. Veteran Russian-Kazakh film-maker Timur Bekmambetov directs, bringing his usual robust approach to the big action sequences, and Chris Pratt stars as the LAPD cop accused of murder. (Longtime Pratt fans will appreciate a cameo appearance here of Pratt’s fellow cast-member from TV’s Parks and Recreation, Jay Jackson, effectively reprising his performance as sonorous TV newsreader Perd Hapley.)The film’s ostensible target is the insidious power of AI, though the movie partakes of today’s liberal opinion doublethink, in which we all solemnly concur that AI is very worrying wh...

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1 week ago The floating wind farms set to transform two corners of Wales

The UK Government wants at least 43 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 to help meet its clean power target

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1 week ago Brits list their bleakest winter blues and worst things about January

Long dark nights (37%), freezing weather (54%), Christmas being a distant memory (29%) and a lack of motivation (24%) were voted the worst things about January in the study

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1 week ago Zelenskyy says four killed as Ukraine hit with ‘almost 300 attack drones’ in Russian strikes overnight – Europe live

Ukrainian president says ‘Russia must learn that cold will not help win the war’ as energy infrastructure targetedUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia hit Ukraine overnight with “almost 300 attack drones” and 25 missiles as it continues to target energy infrastructure across the country, already suffering from extensive electricity and heat outages amid a harsh winter.Zelenskyy said the overnight attacks caused “extensive destruction of residential and civilian infrastructure” across the country, including in the capital Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Donetsk. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia launches another major attack on Ukraine's power grid, killing 4

Russia has launched another major drone and missile attack on Ukraine that targeted the country's power grid

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2 w. ago Trump's free speech tsar compares UK to Putin's Russia over threats to ban X 'to protect Brits from AI bikini pictures'

Sarah Rogers, President Donald Trump's free speech tsar, has compared the United Kingdom's threat to block X to Vladimir Putin's Russia.

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2 w. ago Dark, freezing and depressed: More than a million Ukrainians struggling without heat or water after Russian attacks

With temperatures as low as -15C in some parts of Ukraine, vulnerable residents tell Alex Croft that life under Russian assault is as difficult as ever

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2 w. ago Dark, freezing and depressed: More than 1m Ukrainians struggling without heat or water after Russian attacks

With temperatures as low as -15C in some parts of Ukraine, vulnerable residents tell Alex Croft that life under Russian assault is as difficult as ever

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2 w. ago Defence Secretary John Healey says he dreams of detaining Vladimir Putin and putting him on trial for his crimes like Maduro

The Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, 65, spoke after a fatal drone strike of a residential block tower, which killed four, on January 9 in Kyiv.

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2 w. ago Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in massive attack

Kyiv dismisses as ‘absurd’ Moscow’s attempt to portray missile launch as retaliation for supposed attempted drone strike on Putin residenceEurope live – latest updatesRussia’s military has said it fired its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine during a massive overnight strike.Ukraine confirmed the attack, saying it took place in the west of the country near the European Union border. Moscow said the launch of the intermediate-range ballistic missile was retaliation for a supposed attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence late last month – an allegation both Kyiv and Washington have said is false. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK and France ‘ready to deploy troops’ to Ukraine after ceasefire

Trilateral declaration of intent signed after ‘coalition of the willing’ summit in Paris with plan to establish military hubsBritain and France have declared they are ready to deploy troops to Ukraine in the aftermath of a peace deal, a major new commitment that has been under discussion for months, although one which Russia is likely to block forcefully.The announcement came after a summit in Paris hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and attended by more than two dozen leaders of the states that make up the “coalition of the willing” of Ukrainian allies, plus the US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who said the US president “strongly stands” behind the security protocols. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukraine seeks to contain diplomatic fallout over Putin’s attack claim

India, Pakistan and UAE join Trump in condemning what Kyiv says are false allegations of assault on Russian president’s residence

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3 w. ago ‘It’s pretty gnarly’: Behind the scenes at Trial Eights, the battle for selection at the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Behind the famous annual race is months of preparation, cold, dark mornings on the freezing water, and an internal battle for selection almost as nerve-wracking as the big day itself, as Flo Clifford finds out

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4 w. ago Saving Kyiv’s heritage: a city rebuilding itself in the shadow of war

Volunteers and neighbours are restoring the century-old homes as an act of defiance against Russia’s assaultLesia Danylenko proudly showed off her new front door. Volunteers had nicknamed its elegant transom window the “croissant”, a nod to its curved shape. “I think it’s more of a peacock,” she said, admiring its branch-like details. The restoration project at one of Kyiv’s early 20th-century art nouveau houses was supported by residents, who celebrated with two pavement parties.It was also an act of resistance against Russia, she explained: “We are trying to live like normal people despite the war. It’s about arranging our life in the best possible way. We’re not afraid of staying in Ukraine. I could have left the country and moved away to Italy or Germany. Instead, I’m here. The new entrance shows our commitment to our homeland.” Continue reading...

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last month Zelensky’s ‘strong’ warning after Putin's 'sick' Christmas strikes before Trump talks

One person was said to have been killed with 27 people wounded including two children as the Kremlin targeted Kyiv with missiles and drones hitting residential buildings

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