‘Like the movies’: How Ukraine’s ground robots are changing rules of war
They carry ammunition, can conduct kamikaze missions and have shown they can capture enemy positions.
Labour says Farage has ‘no serious answers’ to prisons crisis – UK politics live
Reform says it will free up space in jails in England and Wales by rapidly deporting all foreign offenders
With parts of Britain set to experience their fifth heatwave of the summer this week, Zack Polanski, the Green party leader, has accused the government of not recognising the severity of the crisis.
In a statement, he said:
We are now facing the fifth heatwave in months following the recent deaths of 3,000 people in our country from extreme weather conditions.
This is the greatest crisis this country has faced since the second world war and to complacently dismiss the demands for immediate action by saying everything is under control is gross negligence, blatantly untrue and misses the severity of the crisis.
Continue reading...Putin’s war machine scours the home front for recruits – Financial Times
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- Inside Putin’s aggressive army recruitment drive as Russians snatched off streets to feed Ukraine war The Independent
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- Russia pressgangs recruits to shore up troop numbers TVP World
- Ukraine war latest: Russian plans for mobilization 'confirmed by internal documents,' Zelensky says The Kyiv Independent
Woman assaulted after Travelodge staff gave room key to her abuser
Woman had gone to London hotel for ‘night away from the fear’ in latest incident of chain giving keys to men without checking
Travelodge staff gave a room key to the domestic abuser of a woman, who then physically attacked her.
The woman, who is remaining anonymous, told the BBC she was staying in a branch of the hotel in London to escape the man, but he followed her and was given a key by the reception staff.
Continue reading...China evacuates a million from homes as Typhoon Dolphin arrives
China evacuates a million from homes as Typhoon Dolphin arrives
Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it
Thames Water has paid its chief financial officer, Steve Buck, a £1m signing fee despite intense scrutiny of Britain’s biggest water company’s finances as it tries to avoid being taken into public control.
The utility revealed that it made the payment last month, in a letter sent last week by Sir Adrian Montague, its chair, to MPs on the environment, food and rural affairs select committee, Sky News first reported.
Continue reading...Nigeria eliminated as Cameroon, Malawi reach WAFCON semis and World Cup
Outsiders Malawi qualify for their first FIFA World Cup, while defending champions Nigeria are eliminated by Cameroon.
Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes in reduced third phase amid unrest
Voting postponed in seven of 11 Poonch division constituencies as boycott calls and violence mar the region's elections.
North Korea’s hackers using AI for attacks, cybersecurity firm says
Hacking group Kimsuky using AI-generated documents in spear-phishing attacks, South Korean cybersecurity firm says.
The Egyptian trumpets that lay silent for over 3,000 years – Currently.com
Don Nelson, Hall of Fame basketball coach and NBA player, dies at 86
Nelson was a five-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics but is best remembered for his innovative coaching style.
Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’
Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach
Harry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland to be relocated after complaining it would desecrate the “grave” of Dobby, a fictional elf.
The character was laid to rest on Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Fans of the wizard series come to leave stones reading “Here Lies Dobby” despite being asked not to by the land owner, the National Trust, because the beach is an ecologically sensitive site.
Continue reading...UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms
Met Office considers amber or red warning as forecasters say Thursday is likely to be hottest day of the week
Temperatures could reach 36C (97F) or higher this week, forecasters have said, with possible disruption to railway lines and power networks as the Met Office considers issuing rare amber or red extreme heat warnings.
Parts of the UK are forecast to experience the fifth heatwave of the summer as the country continues to bake in an unprecedented period of dry, hot weather.
Continue reading...Israeli forces kill one in Gaza as another body recovered from rubble
Gaza Health Ministry says hospitals receive bodies of two Palestinians as Netanyahu rejects Trump plan to end war.
China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives
Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall, bringing strong winds and heavy rain across eastern China including Shanghai.
Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’
If opposition wins November’s state election, leader Jess Wilson vows households will not pay more under the change
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The Victorian Liberals have vowed to restore weekly rubbish collections if they win November’s state election, with leader Jess Wilson describing the current fortnightly system in her local area as “disgusting”.
Thirty-three Victorian councils have switched general rubbish collections from weekly to fortnightly, with a similar shift occurring in other states.
Continue reading...Two workers temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney airport
Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planes
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The transport minister, Catherine King, has said improved staff rostering will be in place at Sydney airport from next month after “unacceptable” delays and a near-miss collision that resulted in two workers being stood down.
King called in the Airservices Australia chief executive officer, Rob Sharp, for a meeting in Canberra on Monday, the day after a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided hitting a Qatar Airways plane that was pulled across the runway in front of it.
Continue reading...A farewell to (American) arms: Europe is pushing the U.S. out of its military-industrial complex – theins.press
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Western Europe breaks temperature record in summer plagued by heatwaves and wildfires – CNN
Storms from Dolphin soak China’s east, ground nearly 950 Shanghai flights – Reuters
- Storms from Dolphin soak China's east, ground nearly 950 Shanghai flights Reuters
- Typhoon Dolphin: China evacuates more than 1 million people as massive storm arrives bbc.com
- Tropical Storm Dolphin causes flooding in eastern China ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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