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
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Thursday evening UK news briefing: Bank of England warns of year-long recession
Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines Ukraine war | A female Russian commander who "boasted of how she enjoyed killing Ukrainians" has become the country's first senior woman officer to die. Lieutenant Colonel Olga 'Kursa' Kachura was killed when a Ukrainian missile struck her car as she drove in the city of Horlivka, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. More on the war in our live blog . Investigation | Police Tasered 93-year-old disabled man in care home Archie Battersbee | Mother says she will give son 'mouth-to-mouth' Lilia Valutyte | CCTV emerges of murdered girl's final moments Pictured | Spectators flock to dramatic volcanic eruption in Iceland 'Staycation fatigue' | The end of great British summer holiday boom The big story: UK to enter year-long recession British families face the longest recession since the financial crisis and soaring prices, the Bank of England has warned, as a surge in energy bills will leave households … [Read more...] about Thursday evening UK news briefing: Bank of England warns of year-long recession
Urgent warning over firefighter numbers as ‘brutal’ wildfires rage across UK
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