6 d. ago Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine ceasefire as he marks 'Victory Day' in Russia

The Russian President has declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine, after his forces spent the past few days bombarding Ukrainian cities and towns with missiles and drones

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8 d. ago Bloodied man led away in dramatic Greater Manchester counter

Huge numbers of armed officers swooped in on the Hyde street as part of a pre-planned operation on Monday night, with two men reportedly led away from the scene

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1 week ago May bank holiday supermarket opening hours – full list including Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Sainsbury’s and more

Here is a list of when the major UK supermarkets are operating this bank holiday Monday

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2 w. ago Putin mouthpieces declare 'British blood must be spilled' in terrifying WW3 threat after Kremlin accuses Britain of supplying explosives that killed top general

Vladimir Putin's propagandists have declared that British blood 'must be spilled' in a haunting World War III threat

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2 w. ago Spanish PM calls on private energy firms to help find cause of massive power cut

Pedro Sánchez says changes needed to guarantee ‘supply and future competitiveness’ of electricity after blackout Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called on private energy operators to help his government establish the cause of Monday’s unprecedented power cut across the Iberian peninsula, and said changes and improvements must be made to guarantee “the supply and future competitiveness” of the country’s electrical system.Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power loss that began just after 12.30pm on Monday and lasted into the night. At least five people are thought to have died in Spain as a result of the blackout, which left people trapped on paralysed trains and in the static lifts of apartment blocks and offices. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Now Spain's socialist leaders are accused of a blackout COVER UP as Net Zero is blamed for 'third world' outage and chaos paralyses country

Power supply was gradually restored from late Monday afternoon and early evening though some operations were still not able to resume on Tuesday morning

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2 w. ago Spain's socialist government faces furious backlash over 'third world' blackout chaos 'made worse by race for Net Zero' as country is forced to ask Morocco for extra power

Power supply was gradually restored from late Monday afternoon and early evening though some operations were still not able to resume on Tuesday morning

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2 w. ago New driving laws mean certain drivers could face fines of £550 in matter of days

From Monday, HGV operators will have to install a Progressive Safe System and obtain a safety permit or could face fines of £550 for travelling in and around London

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin declares 'Victory Day' ceasefire ordering end to hostilities in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has announced a three day ceasefire in Ukraine between May 8 and 10 to cover Russia's Victory Day celebrations and said it expects Ukraine to follow suit

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3 w. ago 'No evidence' Vladimir Putin stuck to promise to stop fighting for Easter, MPs told

Defence Secretary John Healey told MPs that Russia continued bombarding Ukraine even after promising a 30 hour Easter truce as he condemned a sickening attack on civilians going to church

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3 w. ago Zelensky accuses Russia of breaking Putin’s ‘truce’ as Ukrainians gather together to mark Easter

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire

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3 w. ago Russian attacks during Easter ceasefire declared by Putin killed 3 in Ukraine's Kherson region

The head of Ukraine's southern Kherson region says that Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in the region

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3 w. ago Starmer backs call for full ceasefire in Ukraine as Russia’s ‘Easter truce’ ends

Ukraine has accused Russia of continuing its attacks despite Vladimir Putin claiming to have ordered a unilateral ceasefire over the weekend.

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3 w. ago Fighting resumes following 'Easter truce' as Ukraine reports nearly 3,000 violations by Russia

The ‘Easter truce’ declared by Vladimir Putin ended at midnight on Easter Sunday

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3 w. ago Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of breaking Easter truce before London talks

Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of breaking Easter truce before London talks  MSN

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3 w. ago Ukraine, Russia trade claims of breaking Easter truce before London talks

Ukraine, Russia trade claims of breaking Easter truce before London talks  The Washington Post

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3 w. ago Russia resumes fighting after ‘ceasefire’ Ukraine says Moscow breached nearly 3,000 times – Russia

Russian military confirms ‘Easter truce’ is over and fighting has begun again as Ukrainian says Moscow launched 96 drones and three missiles overnightThe Russian defence ministry said yesterday that Ukraine had lost more than 75,000 soldiers and more than 400 tanks in total in Russia’s Kursk region.Military officials say they are continuing to repel Ukrainian soldiers in the region. We have not been able to independently verify either claim. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Air raid alerts in Ukraine after Putin’s Easter ‘ceasefire’ ends

Regions in eastern Ukraine were under air raid alerts starting minutes after midnight on Monday, with the alerts gradually extending westUkraine issued air raid alerts for Kyiv and the country’s eastern half as blasts shook the city of Mykolaiv early on Monday, authorities said, hours after the one-day Easter “ceasefire” declared by Vladimir Putin came to an end.Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the Russian president’s unilateral Easter ceasefire declaration as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their drone and artillery attacks across many parts of the frontline on Sunday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago PHOTO GALLERY: Christians around the world celebrate Easter as the pope makes a surprise appearance

Faithful Christians around the world celebrated on Sunday the resurrection of Jesus Christ, from Vatican City where Pope Francis made a surprise appearance in his popemobile, to Ukraine, where a temporary Easter truce with Russia appeared in doubt in parts of the nation.

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3 w. ago Why Putin’s Easter ‘ceasefire’ is a dangerous distraction from his original sin

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating an Easter ceasefire - it doesn’t and should not matter, World affairs editor Sam Kiley explains

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