Security council meeting discusses disaster as US, UK and French representatives call for an investigation Russia’s UN envoy was accused of floundering in a “mud of lies” after he claimed at an emergency session of the security council that Ukraine destroyed Kakhovka dam in a “war crime”. Sergiy Kyslytsya, the […]
After the attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam, people downstream survey the damage Russia-Ukraine war: latest news updates On what should have been a Kherson street corner, Larysa Musian, a hydrologist, sits and watches the flood waters rising. The Dnipro River used to be 300-400 metres away, but after the […]
Nova Kakhovka dam effectively ceased to exist on Tuesday morning – and soon the devastation became apparent Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates In the early hours of Tuesday morning all was calm at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. It was a mild night. Nothing appeared to stir other than […]
Exclusive: Volunteers sought in England to take equipment and drugs to people’s homes among other tasks Health ministers are to recruit a new volunteer army for social care to ferry medical equipment and drugs to people’s homes in a bid to free up congested hospital wards. Volunteers will also be […]
Russian forces driven back in at least two areas as Zelenskiy hails advances by his country’s ‘warriors’ Ukrainian troops went on the attack at multiple points along the frontline in the Donetsk region on Monday, driving back Russian forces in at least two areas in what appeared to be the […]
MP for Beckenham allegedly told activist to ‘go back to Bahrain’ during confrontation in December The Conservative MP Bob Stewart has been charged with a racially aggravated public order offence after an incident outside a reception hosted by the Bahraini embassy. Police launched an investigation into the south London MP […]
Headset priced at $3,500 allows users to ‘browse the system simply by looking’ and tapping their fingers to select, says Apple Apple has lifted the lid on the worst kept secret in Silicon Valley and revealed the Vision Pro, a $3,499 VR headset. “With Vision Pro, you’re no longer limited […]
American clocked 9.95 seconds to win 1968 Olympic final Hines also had NFL career and world record stood for 15 years American sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, has died aged 76. Hines clocked 9.95 seconds when winning gold in the […]
Consumers increasingly claim that manufacturers are reducing the size of products, Barclays research finds Hard-pressed consumers feel they are becoming the victims of food industry “shrinkflation” amid signs the UK’s persistent cost of living crisis is making households more alert to the need to get value for money. With food […]
Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiry Years of austerity overseen by David Cameron and George Osborne left Britain “hugely unprepared” for Covid, with consequences that were “painful and tragic”, union leaders have claimed. In an attempt to frame the opening hearing […]