84 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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2 h. ago JEREMY HUNT: Liz Truss called me into a boudoir she'd created in No 10 and told me she had to quit. I urged her to go quickly

A message from an unrecognised number jumped out at me from my phone: ' Liz Truss here. Please can you give me a call.' Was the Prime Minister really trying to contact me? Surely not.

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4 h. ago Mum, 41, put on an IV drip during five star TUI Turkey 'worst experience' holiday

EXCLUSIVE: A disgusted holidaymaker has launched legal action against tour operators TUI for failing to deal with complaints about a dirty hotel in which she caught food poisoning and was left in hospital

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5 h. ago Woman learns fate after killing husband and texting mum four chilling words

A woman texted her mother four chilling words after she brutally stabbed her 'caring' husband in the neck and killed him - Christine Kekkonen was jailed this week

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6 h. ago Air ambulance lands as police respond to incident at amusement park

A witness said they saw 'teenagers crying'

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8 h. ago Zoo launches massive bird hunt to find and save young East African Crowned Crane that escaped

The community of Issaquah, Washington, is searching for an East African crowned crane that escaped from the Cougar Mountain Zoo on Wednesday.

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8 h. ago Drone footage shows impressive progress at Greater Manchester landmark

The new roof canopy is part of a £33m project.

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9 h. ago Hundreds pay tribute as teenagers killed in Salford horror crash named and pictured

'Sleep tight angels'

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9 h. ago Face tattoos on mystery mummy baffle archaeologists as origins shrouded in mystery

An inked up mystery mummy with a black face tattoo from a special ink has experts at odd as they try to figure out just where and when this mummy originated from

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10 h. ago Jay Slater cops admit they are powerless to force key witnesses to attend his inquest

The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared in Tenerife last summer sparking a major manhunt before he was found dead about a month later.

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11 h. ago Jay Slater cops make crushing admission over pals after mum's inquest plea

Jay Slater's distraught mum Debbie asked for his inquest to be stopped until several witnesses, including Jay's pal Lucy Law, who is reportedly in Tenerife, can be found to give evidence

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11 h. ago Jay Slater cops 'powerless' to force missing key witnesses to attend inquest

Jay Slater's distraught mum Debbie asked for his inquest to be stopped until several witnesses, including Jay's pal Lucy Law who is reportedly in Tenerife, can be found.

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11 h. ago Mum pregnant with twins is diagnosed with rare cancer – and told she may have just a few years

Katie Matthews, 32, found out she was having twins at the same time her cancer was discovered

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12 h. ago Strictly's Ellie Simmonds told 'all I could see was your disability' in heartbreaking call

In a new ITV documentary, Ellie Simmonds: Should I Have Children?, the former Paralympian swimming champion has a tear-jerking phone call with her birth mum

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12 h. ago Jay Slater police admit they have no power to find witnesses despite mum's plea

Jay Slater's distraught mum Debbie asked for his inquest to be stopped until several witnesses, including Jay's pal Lucy Law, who is reportedly in Tenerife, can be found to give evidence

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12 h. ago Kevin De Bruyne down to final two transfer options after Mo Salah's Liverpool plea

Manchester City legend Kevin De Bruyne is set for his final Premier League minutes this weekend as the Belgium midfielder considers where to take the next steps in his career

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12 h. ago Former LA Deputy Mayor of Public Safety reaches plea deal over threats to blow up city hall for Israel support

Brian Williams, 31, was in a meeting when he used the Google Voice application on his personal cell phone to make the threat, officials say

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12 h. ago Second teen in court charged with murder after death of Kayden Moy at Irvine Beach

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made no plea.

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12 h. ago Gardeners told to put one item in their garden this summer to keep flies away

Flies can be an issue in the warmer months and people are always on the hunt for the best way to keep them at bay - and it turns out that you can make a simple DIY trap using plastic bottles

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13 h. ago Female prison officer had fling 2 inmates – robber and crim who has 147mph police chase

A female police officer will face a plea hearing soon before facing trial later this year for allegedly having sexual relations with two inmates during her time working in a prison

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