3 d. ago Our community borrowed millions to build wind turbines – but it’s paid off, big time

Next month is a milestone for North Yell. On 14 July the first house purchased by the local development trust will be let, and its new tenant will move in.

Politics

6 d. ago Labour climate envoy 'living like a travel writer' after racking up 75,000 air miles in just nine months

Rachel Kyte has clocked up more than 75,000 air miles since her appointment in September - costing taxpayers almost £40,000.

Society

8 d. ago Sam Thompson details the 'mentally freeing' moment he 'let go of his tough year' in gruelling Soccer Aid challenge after split from girlfriend Zara McDermott

The Made In Chelsea star, 32, completed a 260-mile journey from London to Manchester earlier this month, despite suffering a calf injury on the first day.

Politics

8 d. ago Love Island's Montana Brown risks backlash as she shares video of fiancé Mark O'Connor balancing their son Miley, five months, on his hands

Montana Brown risked fan backlash as she shared a video on Instagram of her fiancé Mark O'Connor balancing their baby son Miley on his hands on Sunday.

Events

1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says troops contesting Russian advance in Sumy

Ukrainian forces ‘pushing back the occupiers’ says president but prevailing assessments show Russian gains. What we know on day 1,206Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian forces are pushing back against Russian forces in the border Sumy region where they have established a foothold in recent weeks. “Our units in Sumy region are gradually pushing back the occupiers,” said Ukraine’s president in his nightly video address. “I thank you! Thanks to every soldier, sergeant and officer for this result.”The Ukrainian president provided no further details and offered no proof of Ukrainian advances in the area, and the claim contradicts prevailing assessments of continued Russian gains in Sumy. Russia has seized over 190 sq km (73 sq miles) of the Sumy region in less than a month, according to pro-Ukrainian open-source maps. They have captured more ground in the past days, advancing to around 20km from the city of Sumy’s northern suburbs and rendering it vulnerable to long-range artillery an...

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2 w. ago ‘Lots of bumps in the road’: Keir Starmer faces testing month before one

From spending review to China audit to assisted dying vote, June’s events have potential to lift or darken Labour moodAs Keir Starmer approaches his first anniversary in Downing Street, there will be several things he wishes he had done differently. But before he can contemplate that July milestone, he faces a busy month strewn with political bear traps.June has proven a difficult time for successive prime ministers: Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak all had to contend with deeply unhappy parliamentary parties reeling from heavy local and European election losses. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Migrants sent to notorious El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their deportation, judge rules

The ruling is the latest milestone in a months-long legal saga over the fate of deportees imprisoned at El Salvador´s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center.

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