Ukraine rules out ceasefire and insists only 'diplomacy' can end war, as fighting intensifies in Donbas
Ukraine has ruled out agreeing to a ceasefire with Russia - and said it will not accept any deal with Moscow that involves giving up territory.
An SNP MP has resigned from the party as police investigate sexual harassment allegations.
The 2021 census was taken when much of Australia was in lockdown. The data will be a snapshot of the ‘enormous ripple effect’ of the pandemic
Boris Johnson holds bilateral meetings with France's Emmanuel Macron and Canada's Justin Trudeau at the G7 Summit in Germany. .
It was a sun-drenched love affair between Diana Ross and revellers at Glastonbury on Sunday when the U.S. singer played in the "legends" slot on the final day of the festival. Ross, who is 78, was due to play Glastonbury in 2020 before the pandemic caused the festival to be cancelled for two years. Ross followed in the footsteps of Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Kylie Minogue in the Sunday afternoon slot, one of the biggest draws at Worthy Farm.
The Windrush generation saw people answer the call of ‘the mother country’ to help rebuild Britain in the 1940s and 1950s. The story of Windrush has come into painfully sharp focus but what is less well-known is the story of the children of Windrush; those whose parents left for Britain and who they only knew of through the ‘barrel' care packages sent back to the Caribbean. This is their story, told to Nadine White, of growing up away from their parents before being ‘sent for’ and finding themselves in a world that made little sense to them.
Letters: John Lynch and Declan O’Neill respond to an article on how tactical voting, as seen in the recent byelections, could reshape British politics. Plus a letter from David Smith
From Tuesday, new legislation will allow judges to hand down life sentences to dangerous drivers who kill.
The first yachts to make it all the way round the Isle of Wight will be honoured at a ceremony later this morning.
A couple who first met at a music gig donned festival gear and glitter as they renewed their wedding vows at Glastonbury. Glastonbury is not licensed to hold legal weddings so after being married six weeks ago festival lovers Lara and Elliot Dayeh-Bunce kissed in a ceremony at a church tent in Worthy Farm, Somerset, on Saturday.
KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian forces fully occupied the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following weeks of some of the war's bloodiest fighting. Ukraine called its retreat from the city a "tactical withdrawal" to fight from higher ground in Lysychansk on the opposite bank of the Siverskyi Donets river. Pro-Russian separatists said Moscow's forces were now attacking Lysychansk.
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters marched in the southern German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Sunday, near where leaders of the Group of Seven countries are meeting, demanding action on climate change. Leaders of the G7 - the United States, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Japan - started a three-day summit on Sunday at Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian mountains, set to be dominated by the war in Ukraine. Under a banner reading "Global Justice, Saving Climate Instead of Arming" several speakers addressed a crowd of protesters, calling for more action to fight climate change.
The portrait will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery when it reopens in 2023.
The former Beatle became the festival’s oldest solo headliner during his electrifying set on the Pyramid Stage.
Analysis: A price cap on Russian oil and potential famine in Africa are among issues pressing for attention
Ollie Pope and Joe Root took charge on the fourth afternoon to put the hosts in sight of 3-0 series win
Prime minister under fire after insisting he will not change his behaviour in office
Norman Lessels, who has died aged 83, was a leader of the Scottish accountancy profession whose boardroom portfolio included the chairmanships of Standard Life and Cairn Energy.
Prime minister refuses to accept Partygate scandal triggered byelection defeats – and rules out ‘psychological transformation’ to change his character
Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Munich as the Group of Seven leading economic powers — the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — are set to hold their annual gathering in the Bavarian Alps in Germany
Several strikes hit residential areas of Kyiv early on Sunday, June 26, officials and local outlets said, the first time in three weeks the Ukrainian capital has been targeted.Several wounded people were evacuated from a nine-story building in the city’s Shevchenkivskyi district, emergency services said.One death was confirmed by Suspilne News by the early afternoon.This video shows a damaged kindergarten in the Shevchenkivskyi district.Suspilne quoted an air force spokesman was saying Kyiv was hit by air-launched cruise missiles. Credit: Suspilne News via Storyful