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Putin warns Finland and Sweden on installing Nato infrastructure SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Satellite images appear to show that more than 100 vehicles have been moved from the Alakurtti military base near the Finnish border, according to Euromaidan press. The vehicles likely have been moved to Ukraine as Russian losses mount there. Dozens of armoured personnel carriers and other vehicles, along with 800 - 1000 soldiers are reported to have left. Russian expert Marko Eklund said: “It is very likely that they were sent by train to Ukraine.” Russia has not announced any troop movements from the base. Trending Putin has pulled forces from the Finnish border. (Image: GETTY) The news comes as Canada … [Read more...] about Ukraine: Putin humiliated as forces retreat from Finnish border as NATO threat erupts

Ukraine's state nuclear power company said on Sunday that a worker was wounded when Russian forces again shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Saturday evening. Radiation monitoring sensors were also damaged, Energoatom said. Rocket attacks struck the site of the plant's dry storage facility, where 174 containers with spent nuclear fuel are stored in the open air, the company said on the Telegram messaging app. The Zaporizhzhia plant was captured by Russian forces in the opening stage of the war but is still run by Ukrainian technicians. The plant was also shelled on Friday, and Russia again blamed Ukraine for the fresh incident. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised grave concerns on Saturday about shelling the previous day at Zaporizhzhia, the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe, and warned of potential "nuclear disaster". "I’m extremely concerned by the shelling yesterday at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which … [Read more...] about Zaporizhzhia: Worker wounded in new Russian shelling at nuclear plant, says Ukraine

Everton football club has cut ties with its Russian sponsors, including USM which is owned by oligarch Alisher Usmanov. The Merseyside club has also cut ties with Megafon, which is the second-largest mobile phone operator and the third-largest telecom operator in Russia and smartphone manufacturer Yota. Mr Usmanov, a Russian metals tycoon and former Arsenal co-owner, is among the oligarchs sanctioned by the EU and is also said to be on a list of people due to face sanctions by the US Treasury, the Washington Post reported. Ukraine 'foils assassination attempt' on Zelenskyy - follow latest Ukraine-Russia updates "Everyone at Everton remains shocked and saddened by the appalling events unfolding in Ukraine," the club said in a statement. Advertisement "This tragic situation must end as soon as possible, and any further loss of life must be avoided. "The players, coaching staff and everyone working at Everton is providing full support to our … [Read more...] about Ukraine invasion: Everton cuts ties with Russian sponsors, including firm owned by oligarch Alisher Usmanov

US intelligence looking for a “coup to assassinate Putin” SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Admiral Sir Ben Key said the Russian President would face a "huge cost to him and Russia " if he made the move. He warned: "We represent a threat. The Russians effectively tried to exclude any other any other ships from operating in the northern part of the Black Sea and the Ukrainians demonstrated that that was not something that they could do freely.” It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia has fired more than 2,000 missiles at Ukraine since the invasion began. FOLLOW BELOW FOR UPDATES... Ukraine LIVE: Royal Navy 'threat' puts Putin on alert – Russian troops run out of missiles (Image: … [Read more...] about Royal Navy ‘threat’ puts Putin on alert – Russian troops run out of missiles

The United Nations nuclear chief warned of a potential "nuclear disaster" after shelling of Europe's largest atomic power plant, once again urging Russia and Ukraine to allow a mission of experts access to the facility to help secure it. The shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine highlights the potential for "catastrophic consequences" from attacks on and near the facility, Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a statement on Saturday. “Military action jeopardising the safety and security of the Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant is completely unacceptable and must be avoided at all costs,” Grossi's statement said. After the shelling Friday (NZT Saturday), Russia and Ukraine placed blame on one another for the attack. The facility near the front lines of fighting, has been under Russian control since March, but is still staffed by Ukrainians. READ MORE: From war-torn Ukraine to Hamilton: … [Read more...] about UN watchdog warns of ‘nuclear disaster’ from shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine

Surrey wildfire: Major incident declared at Hankley Common SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info So far this year there have been more than 500 wildfires across Britain fuelled by heat waves , tinder dry conditions and climate change . There were 247 wildfires last year compared to 533 as of Monday, August 1, according to the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC). The figures do not include smaller grass fires. Related articles Hosepipe ban: Is there a hosepipe ban in my area? Latest bans MAPPED Archie Battersbee life-support withdrawal DELAYED Once relatively rare events, scientists say such blazes have become increasingly frequent and fierce, fuelled by heat waves, droughts and the growing … [Read more...] about Urgent warning over firefighter numbers as ‘brutal’ wildfires rage across UK

The Bank of England has painted a grim picture for the UK economy as it unveiled the biggest rise in interest rates in 27 years. Officials predict inflation will hit a 43-year high and Britain will face a long-last recession, as the country undergoes an energy crisis. These three key predictions from Threadneedle Street’s latest monetary policy report show the economic disaster facing Britain. Inflation is going to be even worse than previously feared The Bank is forecasting inflation to climb past 13pc this autumn, reaching the highest level since October 1980 as the impact of another major increase in Ofgem’s energy price cap kicks in. It is the latest in a series of successive upwards revisions as the post-pandemic inflation wave – and aftershocks of the conflict in Ukraine – have left the central bank playing catch-up. At its meeting in May, the Bank predicted inflation to reach 11pc in the autumn . That came just before consumer prices rose 9.4pc in the year to … [Read more...] about Three charts that show the economic disaster facing Britain