Ukraine war: Calls grow to find long-term housing for refugees
A council is looking into ways to help Ukrainian refugees find long-term housing after concerns they could be uprooted once their sponsorship ends. Graham Ellis sponsors a family-of-four in Melksham…
Weeks to repair riot damage to Eindhoven CS: ProRail
It will take at least eight weeks to repair the damages rioters did to Eindhoven Central Station on Sunday, a spokesperson for rail manager ProRail said to ANP. ”And that…
Ukraine war: How ballroom dancing helped children settle in UK
A Ukrainian family who live with MP Yvette Cooper and her husband Ed Balls have revealed how a love of ballroom dancing helped them settle in the UK. Yeva Drozhzhyna,…
Moldova warns of Russian ’psy-ops’ as tensions rise
oldova’s leaders have rejected Russian claims that Ukraine is planning to attack the country’s breakaway pro-Russian territory, and called for calm. Russia’s defence ministry alleged, with no evidence, that Ukrainian…
Ukraine war: Mines Advisory Group awarded £6.6m to clear landmines
A Manchester-based charity that clears landmines has been given £6.6m ($8m) from the US government to carry out life-saving work in Ukraine. Mines Advisory Group (MAG) has been working in…
Ukraine war: President Putin speech fact-checked
President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian public in a national address which lasted for almost two hours. In the speech, he made a series of claims about the war in…
Russian Wagner chief Prigozhin blames ammunition shortage for high deaths
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has posted an image of his dead troops in Ukraine, blaming army chiefs for their deaths and urging ordinary Russians to help his group. Prigozhin…
Amateur pilots from Wiltshire deliver aid to Ukraine
Two amateur pilots are fundraising to deliver aid for refugees, hospitals and the military. Dick Beath and George Gruber from Wiltshire took off in March 2022 for their first trip…
Reading personal trainer goes to Ukrainian front line to deliver essentials
personal trainer from Reading has travelled to the front line in Ukraine to deliver aid to civilians caught up in the conflict. Nick Tenconi, 38, embarked on the mission which…
Keir Starmer meets President in Kyiv
Sir Keir Starmer has flown to Ukraine to reaffirm Labour’s ”unwavering support” for the country in its war with Russia. The Labour leader met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, ahead…