Ukrainian troops fire UK-donated artillery to mark end of training

Ukrainian soldiers fired UK-donated AS90 self-propelled artillery guns to mark the end of their training in south-west England. Uniformed troops wearing ear defenders blasted rounds into the air as Ukraine’s blue and yellow flag was pictured flying above one of the artillery units on Thursday. British Army instructors taught the …

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Ruth Wishart: Will climate change deniers change their tune?

Yet the pictures of holidaymakers fleeing Greek islands – for years one of my favourite destinations – made me realise that whingeing about serial dreichness is wholly inappropriate when whole chunks of the globe are on fire whilst others are drowning in sludge courtesy of torrential downpours. I spent last …

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