It will take at least eight weeks to repair the damages rioters did to Eindhoven Central Station on Sunday, a spokesperson for rail manager ProRail said to ANP. “And that while the station was recently completely renovated and was only renamed Central Station a year ago. What happened here is unprecedented by Dutch standards. It […]
Ukraine war: How ballroom dancing helped children settle in UK
A Ukrainian family who live with MP Yvette Cooper and her husband Ed Balls have revealed how a love of ballroom dancing helped them settle in the UK. Yeva Drozhzhyna, 12, and her mother Katerina came from near Kyiv to Castleford, West Yorkshire, where their sponsor Ms Cooper is the Labour MP. Mrs Drozhzhyna said […]
Moldova warns of Russian ‘psy-ops’ as tensions rise
oldova’s leaders have rejected Russian claims that Ukraine is planning to attack the country’s breakaway pro-Russian territory, and called for calm. Russia’s defence ministry alleged, with no evidence, that Ukrainian saboteurs dressed as Russian troops would attack from Transnistria, to provide a pretext for a Ukrainian invasion.
Ukraine war: Mines Advisory Group awarded £6.6m to clear landmines
A Manchester-based charity that clears landmines has been given £6.6m ($8m) from the US government to carry out life-saving work in Ukraine. Mines Advisory Group (MAG) has been working in Ukraine since April 2022. Darren Cormack, chief executive of MAG, said the use of landmines and cluster munitions was “creating a devastating and deadly leg
Ukraine war: President Putin speech fact-checked
President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian public in a national address which lasted for almost two hours. In the speech, he made a series of claims about the war in Ukraine and was highly critical of Western countries. We’ve looked into some of his statements. ‘The neo-Nazi regime that set up in Ukraine after 2014’ […]
Russian Wagner chief Prigozhin blames ammunition shortage for high deaths
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has posted an image of his dead troops in Ukraine, blaming army chiefs for their deaths and urging ordinary Russians to help his group. Prigozhin had already launched into a tirade on Tuesday, accusing the defence minister and chief of staff of trying to destroy his Wagner mercenaries by depriving […]
Amateur pilots from Wiltshire deliver aid to Ukraine
Two amateur pilots are fundraising to deliver aid for refugees, hospitals and the military. Dick Beath and George Gruber from Wiltshire took off in March 2022 for their first trip to the Ukraine border. They went on to fly another two aid missions last year and are planning more for 2023. Mr Beath said: “Wars […]
Reading personal trainer goes to Ukrainian front line to deliver essentials
personal trainer from Reading has travelled to the front line in Ukraine to deliver aid to civilians caught up in the conflict. Nick Tenconi, 38, embarked on the mission which coincides with the first anniversary of the invasion of the country by Russian military forces. He travelled with Vans Without Borders, a humanitarian group s
Keir Starmer meets President in Kyiv
Sir Keir Starmer has flown to Ukraine to reaffirm Labour’s “unwavering support” for the country in its war with Russia. The Labour leader met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, ahead of next week’s 24 February anniversary of the Russian invasion. He also travelled to Irpin and Bucha to see the sites of alleged war crimes.
Ukrainian refugees on Glasgow cruise ship to be rehomed
Ukrainian refugees living on a cruise ship in Glasgow are to be rehomed as the Scottish government’s contract with the vessel comes to an end. The MS Ambition has been home to about 1,170 people, including 420 children since September last year. The Scottish government said the ship was contracted on a short-term basis and […]