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Ukrainian authorities over the weekend stepped up calls for civilians to evacuate Kupiansk, a town just miles from the front line in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine that has come under relentless Russian shelling.Kupiansk lies around 65 miles southeast of Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, which fell under Russian occupation in the early days of the war.

A British national has died in Ukraine, the government has announced, becoming the eighth Briton to be killed there since the conflict began nearly a year ago.The identity of the individual has not yet been made public, but their family has been informed.The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has not provided more information on the circumstances of the death.

Ukrainians walk through the unlit streets of the capital Kyiv on Thursday, a day after Russian airstrikes knocked out electricity, heating and water to much of the country.With Russian troops faring poorly on the battlefield, Russia has launched a widespread bombing campaign directed at civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to Woodchurch Close at 8.46pm An elderly woman was rescued by from a house fire in Sidcup on Saturday (November 12).Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to Woodchurch Close at 8.46pm.The woman was rescued from the first floor by firefighters and was then treated by London Ambulance Service for smoke inhalation at the scene.

An 11-year-old boy has been left with serious injuries after being mauled by a dog.The youngster was rushed to hospital on Sunday afternoon after the animal attacked him in Manchester.Police said it has since been secured and a 35-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control following the incident in Swanley Avenue.

A murder investigation has been launched after an elderly woman was found dead at a property in Bournemouth.Officers were called to Wick Lane, in the Southbourne area, at around 7pm on Saturday afternoon and after reports of concern for the welfare of a woman at the address.An ambulance was dispatched but the pensioner, in her 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two people have been arrested after an elderly woman was killed in a vicious dog attack in Bedworth.Warwickshire Police was called to Kathleen Avenue at about 3.50pm on Friday and said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.A 52-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of possession of a banned breed of dog and owning a dog dangerously out of control.

An elderly woman who was struck by a motorcycle belonging to the Duchess of Edinburgh's police escort has died after being treated in hospital for two weeks following the incident.Helen Holland, an 81-year-old pensioner from Birchanger in Essex, was hit by a motorcycle in the royal convoy on the afternoon of 10 May at the junction of West Cromwell Road and Warwick Road in Earl's Court, London.

An elderly woman died Thursday afternoon after she was struck by a Porsche SUV while she was crossing the street in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.Shortly before 12:30 p.m. ,police said the 93-year-old victim was in a crosswalk in the 300 block of South Laramie Avenue when a Porsche Cayenne drove around a stopped vehicle, into the bike lane and through the crosswalk striking the victim, police said.

An elderly woman in her 90s has died a day after a suspected burglary.Police today confirmed that the woman was found unconscious at an address in the Benhall area of Cheltenham last Monday.Paramedics attended and the woman in her 90s died the following day, Gloucestershire Constabulary said.It is trying to trace a man seen acting suspiciously in the area around the time and urged any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.

A homeless man has been found guilty of murdering an elderly woman who took him in, before he burnt her body on a bonfire in her garden.Allan Scott, 42, lodged with 83-year-old Patricia Holland at her home in Gorleston in Norfolk, a trial at Norwich Crown Court was told.David Spens KC, opening the prosecution case, said Mrs Holland was a charitable woman concerned with people who were down on their luck and the homeless.

Scientists analyzed the skull of a medieval woman who once lived in central Italy and found evidence that she experienced at least two brain surgeries consistent with the practice of trepanation, according to a recent paper published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology.It's one of the few archaeological pieces of evidence of trepanation being performed on early medieval women yet found, although why the woman in question was subjected to such a risky invasive surgical procedure remains speculative.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails An elderly woman was struck and killed by a train at a level crossing which Network Rail knew posed an unacceptable risk, an investigation has found.The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said in a report that complexities with the technology meant the Government-owned company had not installed miniature stop lights at the crossing near Ashtead, Surrey, before the fatal incident on April 21 last year.

A man has been remanded into custody accused of murdering an elderly woman.Cameron Davis, 30, appeared before Exeter Magistrates' Court accused of stabbing to death Lorna England, 74.During the brief hearing Davis, of Exeter Road, Exmouth, Devon spoke only to confirm his date of birth and address.Magistrates remanded him into custody and ordered him to appear before Exeter Crown Court on February 21.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A man will face trial later this year accused of murdering an elderly woman.Cameron Davis, 30, did not attend a brief bail application hearing at Exeter Crown Court.

In a city overflowing with fear, there is one part of town considered more lethal than any other: the river.Each day Russian shells sail across the muddy gray water and blow up somewhere in the maze of apartment blocks and small homes beyond.The Dnipro River, which flows languidly around the city of Kherson, has become the front line.

Toronto police have taken a suspect into custody after an elderly woman was killed in a seemingly unprovoked attack in broad daylight.A 37-year-old man from Toronto has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with what police believe to be an unprovoked daytime assault in Toronto on Friday.

William and Kate were questioned about Harry's controversial autobiography on Thursday as they opened a hospital in Liverpool but one visitor told the future King to keep going.Harry's fraught relationship with William and Kate is laid bare in his memoir Spare which has become the fastest selling non-fiction book in history, while a poll has found Harry's popularity has dropped since its publication.

The assailant behind a deadly far-right attack in Germany in 2019 briefly took two prison officers hostage in the jail where he is being held, a justice ministry spokesman said Tuesday.Published: 13 December 2022 10:31 CET The wall to the Burg prison near Magdeburg on Tuesday morning.Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert Stephan Balliet, now 30, was sentenced to life in prison for trying to storm a packed synagogue in the eastern city of Halle on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, then killing two people.

A Dangerous Business, by Jane Smiley Penguin Random House For holiday gift-giving or reading, I've got two non-traditional mysteries to recommend: One is genre-bending; the other features a detective who specializes in underwater investigations.Jane Smiley has been a shape-shifter all throughout her long career: Her fiction has spanned domestic dramas like her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Thousand Acres; to her academic satire, Moo; to speculative Norse history in The Greenlanders.

A double-decker bus where people can buy affordable food will stop at a London hospital for the first time after demand from staff and patients.The Food Bus, run by the charity Be Enriched, will make an extra stop at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton to enable people to buy nutritious food at a cheaper price than is available in the shops.

Hanna Malyar, Ukraine's deputy defense minister (center), signs a Ukrainian flag belonging to a local resident in Kherson on Monday."Ukraine's success depends on two points," Malyar told NPR. "First our strength, our ability to fight.And second, the weapons that we receive from our partners," referring to the United States and other Western nations.