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| | Zelensky addresses the G7 as Russian missiles strike | |  | | | | | | | | | As world leaders from the G7 group of wealthy nations gathered for a three-day summit, a barrage of Russian missile strikes hit targets across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv. At least one person has died in the attacks over the weekend, which Russia claims were aimed at army training centres. And to combat Russia’s continued offensive, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky appealled for more help from the G7, which has been meeting in Germany. He addressed world leaders this morning. Delaying arms deliveries was "an invitation to Russia to strike again and again", he said.
Russia has taken full control of Severodonetsk, it is targeting nearby Lysychansk in the east and repercussions of the war continue to be felt - our journalist Olga Malchevska has returned to her childhood home near Kyiv that was bombed. The war is the top of the G7 agenda, and member nations are expected to promise further military support for Kyiv and more sanctions on Russia, which has defaulted on its overseas debt for the first time in more than a century, according to Bloomberg. One idea being looked at is a cap on the price of Russian oil, says our diplomatic correspondent James Landale. But even Boris Johnson admits defending Ukraine's sovereignty has tough consequences for the rest of the world, particularly the rising costs of food and energy, he adds. And as the war pushes up global food prices, we have spoken to farmers, analysed satellite images and followed tracking data to look for evidence of where Ukraine's stolen grain is going. Take a look at what we have discovered. | | | | | |
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| | Travel-for-surgery offer to cut long waits | | | | | | | | | Steps are under way to tackle the record backlog of NHS patients in England waiting for treatment. And to help the thousands who have been waiting more than two years for surgery, the NHS is offering hospital treatment elsewhere in the country. The travel-for-surgery plan would help health bosses to ensure no-one is waiting more than two years for a procedure by July. But patients will only be considered if travel and accommodation costs are appropriate. Some patients have already undertaken treatment away from their local NHS services, and more than 400 others have agreed they would be prepared to travel. "Innovations like this are helping to tackle waiting lists and speed up access to treatment, backed by record investment," Health Secretary Sajid Javid said. | | | | | |
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| | Barristers walk out over legal aid funding | | | | | | | | | A dispute over legal aid funding will result in barristers walking out of courts across England and Wales from today. The strikes, expected over four weeks, will increase by one day each week until a five-day strike from 18 July. During the action it means barristers won’t accept new cases, or take on work where cases have overrun. There was a backlog of 58,271 cases at the end of April, according to HM Courts and Tribunal Service. Read more here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | When Hong Kong was returned to China 25 years ago, it was supposed to be a grand "reunification with the motherland" - the beginning of a new era. But relations between the island and the mainland have since soured. As China's power rose, so did its influence on Hong Kong. The result: diminishing freedoms, mass protests and a divided city. On the 25th anniversary of the handover, we trace the highs and lows over the years.
For more than 150 years, Hong Kong was a British colony. Then, with the raising of the Chinese flag and the lowering of the Union Jack, Hong Kong was given back to China. In the years away from the mainland, Hong Kong had become a global financial and cultural powerhouse - a striking contrast to Communist China, which was isolated for decades. But crucially Hong Kong had also acquired rights not enjoyed under China's authoritarian government. | | | | | | | | | | | | Tessa Wong | | Asia digital reporter | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | The war in Ukraine leads a number of this morning’s papers, as world leaders met for the G7 summit in Germany. The Guardian reports Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged them to hold firm in their long-term support for Ukraine. Mr Johnson and US President Joe Biden’s position is the focus of the i newspaper, which says they were seeking a "united front away from home turmoil". The G7 is looking to impose a price cap on Russian oil in an effort to "hurt" Russia's "war chest", according to the Financial Times. Meanwhile, fraud, the housing market and a shortage of NHS dentists are some of the other stories making the headlines. Read the newspaper review in full here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Birmingham House blast leaves man with life-threatening injuries | | | | | | | Glastonbury Kendrick Lamar ends festival with women's rights plea | | | | | | | Levelling up Government plans to cost more than thought - report | | | | | | | Nasa History made with rocket launch in Australia | | | | | | |
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| | Need something different? | | | | | | | | | Did you know Asia accounts for more than half of all global motorbike sales? And that it's unusual for a family not to own one in some countries? They’re big business, and as the drive away from petrol and diesel vehicles continues, will electric motorbikes take off across Asia? We’ve looked into it.
Electric vehicles can help reduce carbon emissions, but what about our plastic footprint? People have been confronting their plastic waste by counting what they were unable to recycle over a week, with one family throwing 124 pieces of plastic packaging in the bin. Here’s more on how they - and others - got on and what they learnt.
And finally, there's a chance stinging nettles might end up in your garden waste bin if you came across them, but not if you enter this competition. The prickly plants were centre stage and competitors had to eat as many as possible in 30 minutes. Take a look at how it went - there were tricks to make it hurt less. | | | | | |
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| | On this day | | | | | | | 1991 Yugoslav tanks, troops and aircraft sweep into the small republic of Slovenia, 48 hours after it declared independence. | | | | | | | | |
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