Defence secretary says Russian commanders are complicit in hijacking Victory Day to justify war on Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Vladimir Putin and his inner political circle are “mirroring the fascism” of the Nazis through the invasion of Ukraine, the UK defence secretary will say on Monday morning ahead […]
After two months sheltering in besieged Mariupol, civilians arrived in Ukraine-held Zaporizhzhia exhausted and with few possessions Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The last civilians rescued from the besieged Azovstal steel plant complex in Mariupol reached safety in Ukrainian held territory late on Sunday evening. The convoy arrived in the south-eastern […]
One in seven adults estimated to be food-insecure, up 57% from January, owing to rising cost of living More than 2 million adults in the UK have gone without food for a whole day over the past month because they cannot afford to eat, according to a survey revealing the […]
Drunks, thieves, spies and hedgehogs are all in a night’s work for the men backing up city’s overstretched police force ● Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The call came around midnight. There was a suspicious man poking around a rundown complex of garages and workshops, police had heard a gunshot and […]
Equipment will include anti-battery radar systems, plus GPS jamming and night-vision devices An extra £1.3bn in military support is to be handed to Ukraine by the UK, in a significant increase in support for the country as it continues to resist Russia’s illegal invasion. In a package that marks the […]
Drone attack at Snake Island results in apparent destruction of landing craft as counter-offensive in north gathers pace Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The Ukrainian port city of Odesa was hit by renewed Russian missile strikes on Saturday, as military authorities in Kyiv claimed one of their drones had sunk a […]
After repeated military setbacks, the Russian president will have to repackage the conflict to keep his people on-side On the brink of its May 9 Victory Day celebrations, Russia looks very far from triumph in its war in Ukraine. And all of its options going forward are fraught with danger. […]
Leader Mary Lou McDonald raises issue of unification as nationalists become biggest party in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland has slipped into political crisis after Sinn Féin’s triumph in the assembly election triggered calls for a referendum on a united Ireland and the Democratic Unionist party vowed to block the formation […]
Scale of Tory backlash tempered by mixed picture for Labour, while Lib Dems and Greens perform well Local elections: live coverage Full election results as they come in Boris Johnson’s leadership is facing fresh peril after senior Conservatives blamed him for losing swaths of the party’s southern heartlands to the […]
Michelle O’Neill likely to be first minister after party tops first-preference votes with 29% Northern Ireland election 2022: live results Sinn Féin is on course to be the biggest party at Stormont after a symbolic breakthrough for Irish nationalism in Northern Ireland’s assembly election. The party topped the first-preference vote […]