46 m. ago Ukraine war briefing: Multiple injuries as Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and missiles

Explosions heard across capital and fires ignited while Russia and Ukraine begin largest prisoner swap of war. What we know on day 1,186See all our Ukraine war coverage Kyiv came under heavy drone and missile attack by Russian forces overnight into Saturday, triggering fires and injuring at least eight people, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor said. Explosions and machine-gun fire were heard throughout the city and many Kyiv residents took shelter in underground subway stations. Debris fell in at least four districts, said the Kyiv military administration, with six people requiring medical care. Pictures posted online showed smoke billowing from the top of one block of flats and flames leaping from part of another as emergency crews trained water on it.Russia and Ukraine on Friday began a major, complicated exchange of military prisoners of war and civilians, write Peter Beaumont and Pjotr Sauer. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, said the first phase brought home 390 Ukrainians,...

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54 m. ago Inside Spain's 'zombieland' airport dubbed 'hidden city' as homelessness takes over

Madrid-Barajas Airport - the second-largest airport in Europe by physical size - handles more than 60million tourists every year, including passengers on Ryanair and Iberia flights

Society

1 hour ago Brooklyn and Romeo's poisonous rift exposed: 'Baffling' wedding behaviour by Nicola Peltz that drove them apart revealed as friends of Beckhams brand her a 'narcissist' to KATIE HIND

Those who overheard the two young brothers on that flight to the World Cup in Germany back in 2006 couldn't help but be touched by the tender affection between them.

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2 h. ago REAL reason for Daniel Brocklebank's departure from Coronation Street is 'revealed'

News that the actor, 45 - who plays Billy Mayhew in the show - would be leaving Weatherfield in a 'sensational storyline' broke on Friday morning.

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2 h. ago Psychiatric patient who escaped secure unit and beat church warden, 86, to death with a golf umbrella is jailed

David Parish, 38, randomly attacked Beryl Purdy, 86, with the large golf umbrella he had taken from her porch on March 27, 2023.

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2 h. ago How the British girl caught with record cannabis haul in Sri Lanka is telling police it's all the fault of a mystery man called Dan she met on a beach

Sri Lankan Airlines Flight UL 405 had barely left the runway before the 21-year-old part-time beautician from Surrey slapped on a hydrating in-flight facial mask and stuck in her earphones.

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2 h. ago Liverpool open talks with Leverkusen as £125m Wirtz transfer edges closer to reality

Liverpool are understood to have opened direct talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a potential deal for Florian Wirtz after the attacking midfielder signalled a desire to move to Anfield this summer

Economics

4 h. ago Brits face Bank Holiday Glumday as they're battered by wind, rain and even floods

Humidity will soar before ‘longer spells of rain’ will arrive on Tuesday with ‘fresher’ winds driving down temperatures, and some places have been warned of flooding

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5 h. ago Flight attendant shows off handwritten note from Meghan Markle after duchess flies commercial

‘Laminate it, frame it, put it in a lock box at the bank!’ one TikTok commenter wrote

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5 h. ago Youssef El Kachati 'scouted' by Celtic as Telstar star striker shows upwell in Eredivise promotion playoff

The forward opened the scoring as he helped fire his team to top flight promotion ahead of his contract expiring

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5 h. ago Horror in Hamburg as 17 are stabbed in train station knife rampage with hooded 'German woman', 39, arrested after 'randomly attacking passengers'

The attacker, who carried out a stabbing spree at the central railway station in Germany's second-biggest city, has been arrested.

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6 h. ago At least 17 people injured after horror knife attack in Hamburg station

A woman has been arrested in connection with the stabbings in the German city on Friday

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6 h. ago UK investigates possible Russian involvement in Starmer arson attacks

Counterterrorism police looking into fires at properties connected to prime minister keep open mind about motive

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6 h. ago Husband attacked his wife’s coworker with brass knuckles while she watched Pacers game at his house: report

James R. Hopkins of Muncie, Indiana, faces multiple charges after allegedly assaulting his estranged wife’s coworker during a NBA playoff game at the coworker's home.

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6 h. ago 'Drunk' woman who diverted Prestwick flight restrained after 'headbutting glass door'

"The passenger continued with her aggressive posture and banging her head on the bus window. It was necessary to call the Airport's first aid team."

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6 h. ago Britney Spears reportedly triggers police response after lighting a cigarette on flight

Flight attendants were reportedly alarmed by her actions and ordered her to put out the cigarette

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6 h. ago Key moments from the second week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

The second week of Sean Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial featured a dozen witnesses who described the music mogul's physical attacks on others or who provided testimony addressing the government's charges

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6 h. ago 12 best travel pillows, tested on flights and train journeys

Support your head, shoulders and neck during long-haul flights, road trips and camping holidays

Transport

6 h. ago Westminster fire LIVE: 70 firefighters face Rochester Row flat blaze in London

As many as 70 firefighters have rushed to the scene of a blaze in Westminster

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6 h. ago Westminster fire: 70 firefighters face Rochester Row flat blaze in London

As many as 70 firefighters were called to the scene of a blaze in Westminster on Friday evening - the London Fire Brigade said the fire broke out on the sixth floor of a block of flats on Rochester Row

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