Blackstone to increase bid to level that would value London-listed group at nearly $1.6bn A private equity company attempting to take over Hipgnosis has sweetened its offer to value the troubled music rights owner at nearly $1.6bn (£1.26bn) as it attempts to end a protracted […]
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Labour say Tories have had 14 year to amend Equalities Act and Badenoch announcement is ‘a distraction from election campaign’ Labour has this morning dismissed the announcement by the Conservatives, saying there was no need to amend the Equalities Act. Speaking on Times Radio, PA Media […]
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UN says aid shipments fell by two-thirds during May but number of trucks entering Gaza rose Aid shipments into southern Gaza are being squeezed out by commercial convoys, humanitarian organisations say, at a time when Israel’s military push into Rafah has choked off supply routes […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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We’re pausing our Ukraine coverage for the time being – but here’s a look back at what’s been happening so far this morning. A meeting of Nato defence ministers is under way in Brussels for a second day, with Western allies discussing how they can […]
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