Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ukrainian air defences destroyed 130 out of 178 drones launched by Russia during its latest overnight strike, Kyiv’s air force said on Saturday. It added that another 38 drones had been “locationally lost”, typically a reference to electronic jamming, and that … Read more
Up to 300,000 people with side hustles ranging from selling clothes online to dog walking are to be freed from the chore of having to do a self-assessment tax return. The government said this week it wanted “to make it easier for Britons to make the very most of their entrepreneurial spirit”. But this move … Read more
Labour’s push for economic growth at the expense of climate and nature is “extremely dangerous”, the co-leader of the Green party has said. Adrian Ramsay, the MP for Waveney Valley between Norfolk and Suffolk, was one of the five Green MPs elected to parliament last July in their best ever result. He said and his … Read more
The Australian resources minister was saddened the US did not accept an offer of guaranteed supply to critical minerals in return for steel and aluminium tariff exemptions, and has warned the package will not be improved. Australian diplomats proposed a more reliable supply of critical minerals – which are essential for renewable energy, computer and … Read more
Tens of thousands of people from across Serbia are expected to join an anti-corruption rally in Belgrade, in what is seen as a culmination of months of protest that have shaken the grip of the country’s autocratic president, Aleksandar Vučić. Tensions are running high, as the president’s supporters have begun setting up camp in a … Read more
The United States is in effect expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, with secretary of state Marco Rubio accusing the envoy of hating the country and President Donald Trump. “South Africa’s ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country,” Rubio posted on X on Friday. Rubio accused ambassador Ebrahim Rasool … Read more
The British steel industry has called for capped energy prices for heavy industry in order to match France and Germany, as companies grapple with the fallout from Donald Trump’s trade war. UK Steel, a lobby group, has proposed the government set a maximum price for energy through a contract for difference (CfD), before an announcement … Read more
A female prisoner allegedly sexually abused for years by a senior prison guard will be paid an undisclosed sum as part of a New South Wales government settlement in an ongoing class action. Court documents filed to the NSW supreme court reveal that the woman, known as GP1, alleged she was raped when the department … Read more
An unhoused woman living out of her van in San Diego was towed away by authorities, who did not realize she was inside the car until she was discovered dead in the vehicle a month later, according to a legal claim and autopsy records made public this week. Monica Cameroni De Adams, 65, was inside … Read more
A US hunting influencer who caused outrage in Australia after grabbing a baby wombat from its mother says she is sorry for the incident but was only trying to ensure its safety by removing it from a road. Sam Jones left the country on Friday morning after the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said immigration … Read more