6 h. ago 'I opened the curtains and swore...red paint everywhere': Man tells of attack on his home wrongly dubbed a brothel

Third early-morning attack on same Walthamstow homes and businesses

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5 d. ago Putin tells Trump Russia ‘will have to respond’ to Ukraine drone attack

US president says phone call with Russian leader won’t lead to ‘immediate peace’ as Moscow rules out ceasefireDonald Trump has spoken for more than an hour with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, but he conceded the talks would not lead “to immediate peace” in Ukraine, and warned that Russia would respond to Ukraine’s successful attacks this week on its airfields.The US president, who repeatedly claimed he could end the Ukraine war in 24 hours during his election campaign, did not attempt to discourage the Russian leader from retaliation, according to his description of the discussion on his Truth Social platform. He noted instead that Putin had offered to participate in US talks with Iran about its nuclear programme, which Trump claimed Tehran had been “slowwalking”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv under Russian drone attacks for second night running

At least seven injured as officials warn more drone and missile strikes likely, while large-scale prisoner swap continues. What we know on day 1,187See all our Ukraine war coverageRussian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early on Sunday and injured at least seven people, as debris set an apartment building on fire and damaged homes, officials said. The head of Kyiv city’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said “more than a dozen enemy drones” were flying around the capital early on Sunday. The Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said the city was “under attack” but “air defences are operating”, telling citizens to stay in shelters.A day earlier, Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 attack drones on Kyiv, injuring 15 people in one of the biggest assaults on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the war more than three years ago. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the attacks indicated Moscow was “prolonging the war On...

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3 w. ago Red paint attack in Walthamstow: Was it carried out by two masked women caught on CCTV?

New theory emerges about who carried out early-morning vandalism raid

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3 w. ago IDF tells Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis ahead of ‘unprecedented attack’ – Israel

People in area told it is ‘considered a dangerous combat zone’In a post on X, the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee has told residents living in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, Bani Suheila and Abasan to “evacuate immediately” ahead of an “unprecedented attack” he claims is targeting Hamas infrastructure.“The IDF will launch an unprecedented attack to destroy the capabilities of terrorist organizations in this area,” he wrote in the social media post.You should know that when Gazans who were related to those who were holding me were injured by IDF actions, I would be badly beaten and sent to solitary confinement for long days with no food fit for human consumption and with a hygiene level comparable to concentration camps in the Holocaust Does it seem logical that I’m the one who needs to be here to shout for the freedom of my beloved Ariel (her partner), his brother David or the rest of the hostages Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Red paint thrown at homes in Walthamstow and front door daubed with 'brothel' graffiti

EXCLUSIVE: Watch CCTV footage of latest in series of early-morning attacks reportedly linked to Chinese gangs

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3 w. ago Exclusive CCTV footage of red paint attack on homes in Walthamstow

Exclusive CCTV footage of red paint attack on homes in Walthamstow  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago "It's made everyone feel more uneasy": Community reacts after office block smashed up and covered in red paint in 'anti

A Prestwich office block in a mainly residential street was daubed with red paint and graffiti

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3 w. ago Police launch investigation after office block smashed up and covered in red paint in 'anti

A Prestwich office block was daubed with red paint and graffiti

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4 w. ago 'Don't show me any respect...I'm a monster': Moment jilted teacher tells police he stabbed his ex

Miss Kirk was left with injuries to her neck, head, and face following the brutal assault in Bath on 26 February 2024.

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