Ukraine launched waves of drone attacks targeting power and refinery plants in the Moscow region and neighbouring Tver, sparking fires, Russian officials said. There were fires at the Moscow oil refinery and the Konakovo power station in the Tver region, one of the largest energy producers in central Russia, officials and media said. Russia’s Tass … Read more
News that Jemima Khan’s ex-husband, Imran Khan, has applied to be chancellor of Oxford University will have caused consternation in some quarters, and not all of them, like Mr Khan’s, foreign prison cells. Imagine if literally the only reason you’d decided not to apply to be elected Oxford’s chancellor was because, like Khan, you once … Read more
Alex de Minaur continued his impressive return to form after being sidelined with injury throughout the summer as he returned to the fourth round of the US Open by outlasting an ailing Dan Evans 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-0, 6-0 on Saturday night in New York. With his victory, De Minaur is the first Australian Open man … Read more
Cambridgeshire Police Lewis Hutchinson was found guilty after a trial at Peterborough Crown Court A Court of Appeal judge has criticised prosecutors over a plea “agreement” made with a man arrested after the killing of a drug dealer. Lady Justice Andrews said “failings” by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following the death of Mihai Dobre … Read more
Fiona Young Baby Elijah, who was born in the strictest lockdown, met his grandparents for the first time online On 25 March 2020, Fiona and Ben Young drove to their local maternity unit through London’s empty streets. When they arrived, security guards sent them to the back entrance. It was day three of England’s first … Read more
Getty Images Noel (left) complimented Liam in an interview last month, the first sign a reunion was on the cards The first sign that the sibling warfare between Noel and Liam Gallagher was beginning to calm came during an interview last month. Reflecting on the band’s sound, Noel told journalist John Robb: “It’s difficult to … Read more
BBC There are many moments where you could begin the story of Grenfell Tower. One is in 1972, when a section of cramped west London terraced streets in Notting Dale had just been torn down. The vision was to replace them with an entirely new community. The Lancaster West Estate would have three blocks, each … Read more
EPA Sir Keir Starmer’s honeymoon is over. The prime minister has spent the summer preparing the ground for unpopular and controversial spending and taxation decisions. He wants to persuade voters not to blame him, but the governments who came before. The Conservatives, he argues, left the country’s finances in such a mess that there’s going … Read more
FAMILY HANDOUT Dr Alicia Pylpyczuk worked as an emergency doctor in Manchester but took her own life in February 2020 after battling depression triggered by alopecia Earlier this year a new drug to treat severe alopecia – an autoimmune condition that causes hair loss – was given the green light for NHS use. Some are … Read more
Getty Images A series of “humanitarian pauses” to fighting in Gaza are due to begin on Sunday, to allow hundreds of thousands of children to be vaccinated against polio. The agreement comes after UN officials said a 10-month-old has been partially paralysed after contracting Gaza’s first recorded case of polio in 25 years. What is … Read more