As Western supplies of high-tech weapons flow into Ukraine in preparation for the anticipated spring offensive, Russia is also trying to bolster its arsenal. It has resorted to trading SU-35 fighter jets to Iran in return for continued supply of Iranian Shahid 136 attack drones, and also fielded state-of-the-art missile systems for the first time.
Month: May 2023
A man has died after being attacked by a “dangerously out of control” dog in Leigh. The 37-year-old was found by officers in the town in Greater Manchester with serious injuries shortly after 9.10pm on Thursday. He was taken to hospital where he later died in the early hours of Friday. Greater Manchester Police said
It is a long, nervy and treacherous walk to the frontline trenches around Bakhmut. As we make our way through woodland, the war crashes and booms around us. Although Ukraine has made small gains in the open ground around the flanks, its hold inside the city is looking increasingly desperate. Ukraine war latest live as
The energy price cap is set to remain more than £1,000 higher than the average bill before the COVID pandemic, according to a closely-watched forecast. Ahead of the industry regulator’s determination on the price cap level due next week, energy research specialist Cornwall Insight said it saw the cap for a typical household at the
The friends of a mother from the Wirral whose heart stopped when she collapsed at an airport in Turkey are raising money to get her back home. Friends and family of Melissa Kinsella, from Merseyside, said she is now in a coma and claim the Turkish hospital treating her is charging her nearly £2,000 for
The NHS is trialling an electric headset which aims to reduce symptoms of depression. The device uses electric pulses to increase brain activity, and medical trials suggest the equipment could work well. It is now being tested on NHS patients, but anyone hoping to purchase one privately could have to pay up to £399. Swedish
Tesco chair John Allan is to leave next month after the supermarket giant said allegations over his personal conduct “risk becoming a distraction” to the chain. The UK’s largest retailer said he would be “stepping down” from his role as chair of the board and as a director at the company’s AGM on 16 June.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife lost an average of £500,000 a day over the past year, according to The Sunday Times Rich List. The couple are estimated to be £201m poorer due a fall in the value of Akshata Murty’s stake in her father’s IT firm – but are still worth a reported
Rishi Sunak has given a “straightforward” message for Vladimir Putin at the G7 summit: “We’re not going away.” Speaking to Sky News in Hiroshima, the prime minister had ready answers for his policy and position on Ukraine. Hours earlier, he had announced a ban on imports of Russian diamonds – and told me that he
A 95-year-old grandmother is in a critical condition after being tasered by police in Australia. Officers were called to a care home after staff discovered Clare Nowland outside her room holding a steak knife. They talked to her for several minutes – but when she failed to drop the knife and began approaching the officers,
Harry and Meghan have demanded an agency hand over photos and videos taken by paparazzi during a “chase” in New York earlier this week – but it has refused. Lawyers representing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have sent a letter to the Backgrid agency – but in response, the company reportedly told Harry that
A 13-year-old boy saved his little sister from a kidnapping by using his slingshot to fight off the attacker. Owen Burns took aim from a window when he heard the eight-year-old scream outside their house in Alpena Township, northern Michigan. He initially thought she was “messing around” with friends, but threw down his video game
The Walt Disney Company has announced it is scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida following a year-long dispute with Governor Ron DeSantis. Mr DeSantis has been attacking the company after it opposed a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early years. Disney filed a First
The government’s long awaited national semiconductor strategy has been published and met with a lukewarm response from industry amid ongoing shortages. Microchip makers, who create the parts needed in almost every electronic item, welcomed the publication of the strategy but one called for more detail to know if the £1bn promised will be effective and
As BT announces that 10,000 jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence in the next decade, concerns remain over the country’s readiness to deal with the new and surprisingly rapid evolution of AI. So how worried should we really be this technology could be coming for all our jobs – and what are our rights
Employees are more fearful and distrustful of artificial intelligence in the workplace than their employers – as businesses see cost savings as the main benefit of the technology. A UK-wide survey of attitudes and preparedness for AI, by recruitment giant Hays, found close to a third of employees say they don’t have the right skills
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