4 d. ago Kharkiv firefighters tackle huge blaze after Russia launches drone attack

Russia’s massive drone attack on Kharkiv on Tuesday evening (8 April) caused multiple fires to break out, injuring at least two people, according to local officials.

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9 d. ago Battle to save homes as Russian drone strike on Kharkiv leaves 4 dead

Firefighters battled to save residents from burning homes as Kharkiv was hit by an overnight Russian drone attack today (4 Apr.)

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1 week ago Fun fair fight as girls dragged down by hair next to Ferris wheel in wild video

Armed police rushed in to tackle the group of brawling teenagers underneath a huge Ferris wheel in Texas over the weekend, while shrieking can be heard all around

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1 week ago New £20 million funding to help launch drone and flying taxi services

Ministers said they want to give the UK the ‘most advanced aviation technology ecosystem in the world’.

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2 w. ago Blackstone Edge fire LIVE updates as crews begin second day tackling huge beauty spot blaze

Flames soared from the scene in Rochdale overnight

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2 w. ago People urged to 'shut doors and windows' as fire crews tackle huge blaze

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service advise anyone who can see or smell smoke to take action

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2 w. ago Putin launches massive drone strike on Ukrainian port after setting 'conditions' for Black Sea ceasefire

The assault came less than 24 hours after Russia and Ukraine settled on a U.S.-mediated partial ceasefire, agreeing separately not to attack vessels in the Black Sea

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3 w. ago Ukraine war live: Russia launches deadly drone attack on Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia

US and Ukrainian officials to meet in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, ahead of US-Russia talks on MondayRussian shelling killed three people on Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, the regional governor confirmed in a Telegram post this morning.Pokrovsk has been under attack for months as the former mining city in the eastern Donetsk region is seen as a strategically important logistics hub. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 3 killed after Moscow targets Kyiv with a mass drone attack ahead of ceasefire talks

Local Ukrainian officials and emergency services say at least three people were killed in Kyiv after Russia launched a mass drone attack targeting the city

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3 w. ago Huge electricity substation fire prompts evacuations as thousands left without power

Around 70 firefighters are tackling a huge blaze at an electricity substation which has prompted the evacuation of around 150 people and left swathes of west London without power.

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3 w. ago Odesa 'in flames' as Russia launches kamikaze drone attack which is 'heaviest of war'

A Ukrainian presidential adminstration head claimed a Russian Shahed loitering munition slammed into the southern Ukrainian city earlier today, engulfing it in flames

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3 w. ago Huge safety project to tackle 130 of Wales' most dangerous coal tip sites

Nearly £34m is being invested to deliver safety work

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3 w. ago Russia and Ukraine exchange aerial attacks amid ceasefire confusion

Moscow launches airstrikes and drone attacks and Kyiv hits Russian airbase as terms of proposed ceasefire remain unclear Europe live – latest updatesRussia and Ukraine exchanged aerial assaults overnight amid uncertainty over the timing and terms of a limited US-brokered ceasefire agreed this week.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia had launched nearly 200 Iranian Shahed drones overnight, wounding at least 10 people, including four children, and damaging “residential buildings, a church, and infrastructure”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Russian drones strike Ukraine after Putin's ceasefire talks with Trump

Russia has launched a series of drone strikes that struck civilian areas overnight and damaged a hospital in Ukraine following the refusal by President Vladimir Putin to back a full 30-day ceasefire during discussions with his American counterpart

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy replaces head of general staff of the armed forces

Defence minister says Ukraine ‘systematically transforming’ its military; Macron says allied security force does need Russia’s blessing. What we know on day 1,118The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has appointed Andriy Gnatov as chief of the general staff of the armed forces, replacing Anatoliy Bargylevych, who has been moved to chief inspector of the defence ministry. “He [Gnatov] is a combat guy,” Zelenskyy said. “His task is to bring more combat experience Everything that our brigades have learned from the war should be implemented 100% at the planning level.” Ukraine’s defence minister, Rustem Umerov, posted: “We are systematically transforming the armed forces of Ukraine to enhance their combat effectiveness. This involves restructuring the command system and implementing clear standards.”Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv, its mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said early on Monday, adding that Ukrainian air defence units were responding. Reuters said its witnesses heard b...

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4 w. ago Council dumps millions of maggots to tackle huge rubbish piles as landfill 'almost full'

An Australian startup is helping the City of Sydney to divert food waste from landfill by chucking in up to 15million maggots to consume the huge rubbish scraps

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