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A Labour Government would make patrolling the North Atlantic against Russian submarines a priority to deter Kremlin aggression, military experts were told today. Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey highlighted the underwater threat posed to UK interests from Vladimir Putin's forces, in a speech to the Royal United Services Institute. Analysts have described the level of activity by Russian subs in the North Atlantic as the most intense since the height of the Cold War. They often involve cat-and-mouse pursuits with Royal Navy submarines beneath the surface. But the threat is not confined to the sea. Long-range Russian bomber planes frequently skirt UK air space, forcing RAF Typhoon fighter jets on Britain's quick reaction alert to scramble to confront them in mid-air. Vowing that under Keir Starmer's premiership Labour would focus on confronting Russian aggression, Mr Healey warned “the biggest threat to stability for Europe is coming from Russia at present”. “Labour … [Read more...] about Labour would make anti-Russian patrols in the Atlantic a priority, experts told

A FIREFIGHTER is accused of stabbing his pregnant wife to death before killing her daughter as she tried to protect her mum. Konstantin Kapustin, 25, allegedly stabbed new bride Marina Kapustina, 30, and five-year-old Nikol, 25 times with a kitchen knife in Russia. The horrific incident occurred at the family’s house in the city of Vologda, in the north-west of the country, two weeks after the couple’s wedding. Kapustin had presented himself as a caring partner but began drinking heavily days after tying the knot, a court was told. After getting fed up with his drinking, Marina started ignoring him. A video shows Kapustin saying to detectives: “I came home and she didn’t say hello to me. I got angry. Went to the kitchen and took the biggest knife.” Kapustin, who reportedly was drunk at the time, is said to have attacked Marina with the weapon in front of little Nikol. The man hit his wife with the knife seven times and then attacked the child, who had rushed … [Read more...] about Monster ‘stabs his pregnant wife to death then kills his step-daughter, 5, when she shielded her mum with her body’

"Today's interim report from the UNFCCC is a red alert for our planet," said UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. The report released Friday looks at the national climate efforts of 75 states that have already submitted their updated "nationally determined contributions," or NDCs . The countries included in the report are responsible for about 30% of the world's global greenhouse gas emissions. While most have increased their individual climate efforts, only two of the worst emitters, including the UK and the EU, have stepped up their goals considerably. And their current plans to tackle the climate crisis "are very far from putting us on a pathway that will meet our Paris Agreement goals," said Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change. The individual contributions submitted to date would only cut about 1 % of global greenhouse gas emissions — a far cry from the 45% cut needed by 2030 to meet the 1.5 degree goal , according to the Intergovernmental … [Read more...] about UN: ‘Red Alert’ for National Climate Goals