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‘Critical need’ for more military help in Ukraine Boris Johnson used a call with US president Joe Biden and other world leaders to stress the “critical need” for further military support for Ukraine as it faces a Russian offensive in the east. The Prime Minister told European and north American leaders that sanctions and arms …
Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russian troop withdrawal ‘noticeable’, says Zelenskiy; US gives Kyiv $300m more in – live | World news
Agence France Presse has filed a dispatch from Irpin after a Russian retreat returned it to Ukrainian control. The city suffered extraordinary levels of destruction and an evacuation operation continues. The last survivors in the ruins of Irpin have just one word to describe the Russians who have retreated after one of the pivotal battles …
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine accuses Russia of breaking Mariupol ceasefire and shelling humanitarian corridor – live | World news
The mayor of the Polish town of Przemyśl, near the main crossing point with Ukraine, has confronted Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s right-wing League party, over his previous support for Vladimir Putin. Przemyśl Mayor Wojciech Bakun, invited Salvini, to visit a war-refugee centre while wearing a T-shirt with Putin’s face on, reports the Guardian’s …
Cyclists should face fines if they break the rules, says leading lawyer
He said: “This is not about a war between drivers and others but to have one law for all – to improve safety for all and create harmonious shared road space. “While there are many responsible cyclists, there are still too many who ride with little respect for the rules of the road. “That is …
Coronavirus live news: England mass vaccination sites to open; global cases pass 90m | World news
India aims to begin vaccinating its 1.3 billion people against coronavirus from Saturday, a colossal and complex task compounded by safety worries, shaky infrastructure and public scepticism, AFP reports. In one of the world’s biggest rollouts, the planet’s second-most populous nation hopes to inoculate 300 million people – equal almost to the entire US population …
Experts question idea Christmas lockdown would fuel rule-breaking | World news
Behavioural experts and government advisers have challenged the idea that tightening rules at Christmas would reduce compliance and fuel rule-breaking. Provided the government explained the rationale for any change in the rules, and didn’t punish anyone who failed to comply, most people would adjust their Christmas plans, experts said – particularly if they were offered …
Digital technology reveals secrets of UK’s earliest dinosaur | Science
Britain’s earliest dinosaur was a nimble omnivore that ran around on two legs, unlike its later relatives brontosaurus and diplodocus, research suggests. Standing at about the height of a 10-year-old child, and 1.5 metres in length with a long thin tail, Thecodontosaurus antiquus roamed the Earth during the Triassic period, more than 205m years ago, …
Coronavirus live news: Biden vows to get vaccinated in public as South Korea reports highest cases in nine months | World news
9.11pm EST 21:11 South Korea reports highest cases in nine months South Korea reported 629 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest number in nine months. Of the new cases, 295 were from capital Seoul alone, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported. A woman hangs on a paper note to wish for her …
Coronavirus live news: US sees highest daily deaths since April; French ex-president dies of Covid complications | World news
8.58pm EST 20:58 US suffers highest daily deaths since April The United States has recorded 2,957 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is its worst toll since 15 April and its second-worst toll of the pandemic so far. 15 April saw record deaths just shy of this week’s figure, at …
Coronavirus live news: Fauci warns of ‘surge upon surge’ in US cases after Thanksgiving | World news
Doctors are studying the impact of Covid-19 on pregnant women and their unborn babies in Singapore, where an infant delivered by an infected mother earlier this month had antibodies against the virus but did not carry the disease. The ongoing study among the city-state’s public hospitals adds to international efforts to better understand whether the …