At least two people have been killed in the latest Russian missile attacks on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, an official said on Friday. “Unfortunately, a paramedic and a civil defence worker died as a result of the Russian missile attack,” regiona…
Russia gives Ukraine back bodies of 100 soldiers killed in war
The Ukrainian authorities have received from Russia the bodies of 100 soldiers killed in the war, they said on Friday. After they have been identified, the bodies are to be handed over to their relatives, the Ukrainian Coordination Centre for Prisoner …
EU member states’ representatives approve new supply chain law
European Union member states’ representatives have approved a new law intended to protect human rights in supply chains – though Germany abstained – diplomats tell dpa.
EU member states’ representatives approve new supply chain law
European Union member states’ representatives on Friday approved a new law intended to protect human rights in supply chains – though Germany abstained – diplomats told dpa. The European Supply Chain Act is intended to hold large companies accountable …
Wettest February on record prompts Herts County Council to spend further £3m on road repairs
East Anglia’s wettest February on record has prompted Herts County Council to spend a further £3m on road repairs. This additional money, reprioritised from the 2025/26 budget, will support existing plans to maintain 5,000km (3,106 miles) of roads, 5,5…
Juliette Binoche sustituirá a Agnieszka Holland como nueva presidenta de la Academia de Cine Europeo
La actriz francesa Juliette Binoche (‘Tres colores: azul’ , ‘El paciente inglés’ y ‘El sabor de las cosas’) será la próxima presidenta del Consejo de la Academia de Cine Europeo, sucediendo a la directora polaca Agnieszka Holland (‘Europa, Europa’, ‘Sp…
Liverpool face Atalanta and West Ham meet Leverkusen in EL quarters
Top favourites Liverpool face Atalanta in the Europa League quarter-finals while West Ham United face German opposition again in the form of unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen. Should Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool, who have already won the League Cup this term and t…
Women are only just learning why bras close at the back rather than the front
By Paige Freshwater Women have been wearing bra-like garments since the Greco-Roman period – but it wasn’t until around 1,500 years later that the clasp was invented. American writer, adventurer, and inventor Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Langhorne …
Fútbol/Champions.- Rafa Yuste: “Tenemos una afición enorme que nos va a ayudar a pasar a cuartos”
El vicepresidente primero y del área deportiva del FC Barcelona, Rafa Yuste, ha asegurado que el equipo se va a entregar “en cuerpo y alma” para tratar de pasar la eliminatoria de cuartos de final de la Liga de Campeones ante el Paris Saint-Germain, qu…
Strike action threat at South Western Railway in row over working arrangements
By Lawrence Matheson A rail union has warned that South Western Railway workers could take industrial action because of a dispute about work times for control room staff. The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) said its members at South Weste…