EPA All elderly people, women and children have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, says Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. The operation to rescue civilians trapped there began a week ago. It has been co-ordinated by the United Nations and Red Cross, which have not confirmed the development. Ukrainian forces are
Month: May 2022
PACEMAKER Counting in the Northern Ireland Assembly election will resume later with Sinn Féin set to win the most seats, after winning the most first preference votes. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald said Sinn Féin was on the cusp of securing the post of first minister – a first for a nationalist party in NI.
NASA The SNP has again finished as the biggest party in the Scottish council elections – with Labour finishing second after the Conservatives suffered big losses. The SNP secured an overall majority in Dundee, while Labour won control of West Dunbartonshire. But the Conservatives lost more than 60 councillors across the country. Party leader Douglas
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Liberal Democrats have taken back control of Hull City Council, ending a decade of rule by the Labour Party. The Lib Dems now control 29 of the council’s 57 seats with Labour, previously the biggest party,
Getty Images Interest rates have risen to the highest level since 2009 as the Bank of England tries to stem the pace of rising prices. Rates rose to 1% from 0.75%, the fourth consecutive increase since December. Inflation, already rising at its fastest pace for 30 years, is expected to breach 10% by the end
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Getty Images Energy giant Shell has reported its highest ever quarterly profits as oil and gas prices surge around the world. Shell made $9.13bn (£7.3bn) in the first three months of the year, nearly triple its $3.2bn profit it announced for the same period last year. But the firm said pulling out of Russian oil
EPA The EU has proposed its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the package was aimed at maximising pressure on Russia while minimising damage to Europe. Russian crude oil would be phased out within six
AFP/Getty Images Potentially abusive men are using a UK scheme to host Ukrainian refugees – to contact vulnerable women, BBC News has learned. The men, some with a reported history of violence, message the women on Facebook groups specially set up to connect sponsors and hosts. Some refugees have also become homeless after relations with
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson has warned he does not have an “unlimited number of shots to play” when it comes to tackling record rises in the cost of living. In an interview with the BBC, the prime minister promised
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PA Media Boris Johnson will describe Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion as the country’s “finest hour” when he addresses its parliament later. Speaking virtually to MPs on Tuesday, he will also set out details of £300m in extra military support. Downing Street said it would include electronic warfare equipment, a counter-battery radar system, GPS
ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images Hundreds of people remain trapped in a steel plant in Ukraine’s Mariupol city, despite some managing to leave on Sunday, a Ukrainian officer there says. The Azovstal plant, the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the southern port city, has been under intense Russian bombardment for weeks. National Guard commander Denys Shlega
Getty Images A record 2.7 million people were referred for cancer checks in the last year, NHS England has said. It comes after figures suggested the Covid pandemic saw numbers dramatically decline in 2020. But at least 30,000 people are still waiting to start treatment. Charities have welcomed the increase in referrals but warned of
Reuters Dozens of civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol to Russian-controlled territory after weeks under siege. The massive industrial area is the last hold-out of Ukrainian troops in the strategically significant city. Russia said dozens of civilians have arrived in a village it controls. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a large
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