As a civilian, he should not have been tried by a military tribunal, they said, while several defendants also insisted that they had been coerced into joining Malanga’s attack. Saul Lehrfreund, the co-executive director of the UK-based Death Penalty Project, said that the trial had been “highly unsatisfactory”. He said: “Imposing 37 death sentences in...
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Britain’s boomers on retiring: ‘I’ve missed one day of work in 55 years, I’m not stopping now’
“Initially I said: ‘I’m not wearing that uniform’, but then I said I’d give it a try. It was meant to be temporary, until the kids had gone to secondary school. But I’m still here, and I think it’s too late to go to sewing college now!” Over the decades, Reid has helped thousands of...
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Biden poised to lift ban on firing British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia
Joe Biden is poised to lift a ban on British Storm Shadow missiles being fired into Russia by Ukraine. The president is considering changing policy after it emerged Iran is now arming Russia with ballistic missiles, which could be used in Ukraine within weeks. Antony Blinken, Mr Biden’s secretary of state, is due in Ukraine on Wednesday...
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UK to require £10 travel permits for EU and US citizens without visas
Each ETA permits multiple journeys to the UK for stays of up to six months at a time over two years, or until the holder’s passport expires if that is sooner. Heathrow airport blamed the ETA scheme for a 90,000 fall in transfer passenger numbers on routes included in the system since it was launched....
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Zelensky accuses UK of dragging heels on long-range missile deliveries
Ukraine’s allies made promises of air defence munitions in the wake of a deadly wave of long-range bombardments against civilian and military targets by Moscow. More than 50 people were killed in an attack on a military academy in the central city of Poltava, while a day later a missile barrage on western Lviv wiped...
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Germany could adopt Rwanda plan paid for by UK
Under Mr Stamp’s proposal, the asylum procedures in Rwanda would be conducted under the supervision of the United Nations. “We currently have no third country that has come forward, with the exception of Rwanda,” he said in a podcast by Table Media, published on Thursday. Mr Stamp, a member of the junior coalition FDP party...
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UK may ‘live to regret’ arms limits on Israel, experts warn
Spare parts for those drones as well as helicopters and ground-level targeting equipment are all covered by the partial embargo announced by David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, on Monday. Israeli intelligence is also vital for combating Islamist terrorist threats in the UK and Europe – threats that remain “substantial” on current reckoning (the midpoint on...
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Germany ‘standing in way’ of Czech bid to limit EU travel of Russian spies
The powerful European capital fears its “strong presence” in Russia could be hamstrung if bans are slapped on the movement of Russian diplomats. There are 350 German diplomats posted in Russia between its embassies in Moscow and St Petersburg. Berlin closed consulates in Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Kaliningrad more than a year after Russia’s invasion of...
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Do not squander our Russia invasion, Ukraine tells Britain
In Brussels, Mr Kuleba also warned allies against over-promising, claiming that several nations had not yet delivered Patriot air defence systems pledged earlier this summer. “Good progress has been made and announcements were made, but again, some Patriot systems were announced and not delivered yet,” the minister said. Kyiv has around five Patriot batteries –...
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Paris Paralympics 2024 schedule: When to watch the key events
Must-watch events Para swimming9:36am-9:54am: women’s 400m freestyle, S11 heats Blind twins Scarlett and Eliza Humphrey will make their Paralympics debuts in Paris. Representing ParalympicsGB in the S11 category for blind or nearly blind swimmers, they and their competitors will wear blacked-out goggles to ensure fairness. The pair made history in Madeira in June 2022 when they...
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Why international cheesemakers are setting up shop in Britain
The milk arrives at her west London cheesemaking facility within a few hours of the cows being milked, so the orbs of supple burrata and mozzarella, velvety stracciatella and other soft cheeses are ultra-fresh. Are they better than those made by her competitors in Italy? “I much prefer the flavour of the cheese we make,”...
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British safety adviser killed in missile strike on hotel in Ukraine
“An ordinary city hotel was destroyed by the Russian Iskander,” he said in his evening address on Sunday, adding the strike was “absolutely purposeful, thought out… my condolences to family and friends”. The Russian defence ministry did not respond to a request for comment. Reuters was not able to independently verify if the missile that...