On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a building in the city of Kharkiv. She began calling her contacts in the Ukrainian military, desperate to get her hands on it. Within a week, she had the mangled debris splayed out in front of...
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Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins
The party sees victory in London, Manchester and squeaks a close win in the West Midlands mayor race. Source link
Fans ‘buzzing’ as A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie gig moved from Co-op Live goes ahead
“In May, our anxiety is raised because as soon as 1 May hits, we know what’s coming, 22 May, and everyone has this higher level of anxiety as it stands, and if we’d been arranging to go to the Co-op venue, the new venue, it’s just sending everyone out of control really.” Source link
Who won the mayoral elections… in 90 seconds
Labour has won all but one of the contests to elect new mayors across England, with the Conservatives winning Tees Valley. Sadiq Khan won a historic third term as London mayor and the race in the West Midlands was extremely close. A full recount was held in Coventry, one of the seven areas which voted...
How loan shark, 83, scared people into paying up
Tabitha Richardson forced desperate victims into handing her thousands on top of illegal loans. Source link
Bruce Springsteen to start European leg in Cardiff
US rocker Bruce Springsteen returns to Europe for the latest leg of his marathon tour. Source link
German election candidate attacked on campaign
Matthias Ecke was seriously injured after being kicked and hit in a suspected politically-motivated attack. Source link
Laura Kuenssberg: Are Tories resigned to electoral fate under Rishi Sunak?
It’s like a roll call of towns and areas where the Labour party hopes to win MPs at the general election. Add in the Lib Dems taking Dorset council, Tunbridge Wells and kicked the Tories out of control in Gloucester, and, in fact, winning more councillors than the Conservatives for the first time since 1996....
Labour's Parker elected West Midlands mayor
The result, which followed a full recount in Coventry, will come as a huge blow to the Conservatives. Source link
How Sadiq Khan won over London for the third time
The Labour candidate clinched a third-successive term as mayor of London – but what next? Source link