Britain’s most advanced anti-aircraft missile shoots down Russian helicopter
Ukrainian media also reported that their armed forces had shot down the Russian helicopter with “the help of the most modern British Starstreak”. Ben Wallace, the Defence…
The week that turned the war: How Ukraine fought back the Russian advance
Sir Jeremy claimed Russian troops are so demoralised they are refusing to obey orders, sabotaging their own equipment and accidentally shooting down their own aircraft. Unusual aircraft…
Germany’s plans for massive military investment have critics questioning if it’s too little too late
It was a nadir for a military the Soviet Union once feared. But still Mrs Merkel resisted increasing German military spending. It was an attitude echoed in…
Russia ‘putting mines in bodies and booby traps in homes’ as it retreats from around Kyiv
Ukrainian officials said their forces have recaptured the city of Brovary, 12 miles east of the capital Kyiv. Brovary’s mayor said during a televised address on Friday…
The corner of America you’re doing all wrong
Customisiable culture Abercrombie & Kent (03301 734807; abercrombiekent.co.uk) delivers all of the showstoppers in its Classic New England tour, with myriad options to customise. The 16-night self-drive…
How a Goan retreat got me over my empty nest – and my broken relationship
An Indian friend took me to an ecstatic dance night where drinking, phones, talking and smoking were strictly not allowed. Everyone was having ultimate fun without any…
Grammys wunderkind Jon Batiste: ‘Genre is an archaic concept’
Jon Batiste has been nominated for an extraordinary 11 Grammy awards this year, more than any fellow nominee (and one short of Michael Jackson’s record-breaking 12 for…
The best new children’s books to buy for Easter 2022
Picture books The death of 94-year-old Shirley Hughes has robbed children’s fiction of one of its most cherished names. While she is best known for stories such…
Spring 2022’s hottest 100 tickets, from theatre and films to art exhibitions
EXHIBITIONS Henry Moore: Sharing For Spanning six decades of the British sculptor’s work, this intimate survey has been produced in collaboration with his daughter, Mary, who has selected…
Much fuss has always been made of the Mastermind black chair – now I know why
Covid restrictions also make it substantially scarier, with no audience to counterbalance the effect of that one stark piece of furniture, bathed in a bright white spotlight….
Behind the scenes of the English Call My Agent!: ‘How do we not mess this up?’
On the set of Ten Percent, in Twickenham, I watch a scene being filmed in the agency’s offices. A huge photograph of a Soho street hangs behind…
Sussex GPs to be paid for prescribing hormone blockers to trans patients
Family doctors in Sussex are to be paid extra for prescribing hormone blockers to transgender patients in the first scheme of its kind in the UK. Under…
UK weather: Temperatures to plummet to -6C as Britain braces for more wintry weather
“A wetter and windier day round there and we could see some strong, possibly gale-force winds around Scotland,” Mr Partridge said. More unsettled weather is set to…
Falklands veterans dealing with PTSD have not come forward 40 years later, charities warn
Speaking at the relaunch of the Imperial War Museum’s Falklands gallery on Friday, Hilary Roberts, a senior curator, said that the war marked a change in attitudes…
What’s on TV tonight: Starstruck: the Final, Rugby Union: Wales v Scotland, and more
Saturday 2 April Starstruck: the FinalITV, 8.30pmStarstruck has been brimming with positivity and enthusiasm over the course of its seven-week run. Ratings have no doubt been boosted by…
More than 80 arrested as Essex oil terminal blockades continue
The force said 63 were arrested on Friday following protests in Oliver Road, Grays, London Road, Purfleet, and Askews Farm Lane, also in Grays, while another 20…
Children as young as 13 being asked if they have had sex in survey
Children as young as 13 are being asked when they first had sex in a survey funded by the Welsh Government, raising fears that child abuse is…
Shock and disgust as NHS trusts still push for ‘natural births’ despite damning Ockenden report
Despite the public disgust at the report’s findings and promises by health bosses for lessons to be learnt, on Saturday night at least five trusts appeared still…
Inspiring Walt Disney, Wallace Collection, review: how French rococo gave us American cartoons
Inspiring Walt Disney considers how everything that Disney absorbed on those two visits had a pronounced influence on his animated films. It focuses most on Cinderella and…
Sewage, corruption and eels in the u-bend – a dark history of the Thames
“I can only say that when you have once put sewage into the water, I should be rather reluctant to drink it.” If only Londoners had been…
Sam Fender, Wembley Arena: Britain’s Bruce Springsteen proves he’s born to run and run
In ninety spellbinding minutes at Wembley Arena on Friday night, Sam Fender staked his claim to being the most vital, galvanising and adored voice in contemporary British…
Will Smith’s resignation is a gift to the Academy – but it could be just the beginning of his troubles
“We’re not going to take that Oscar from him,” she said on her chat show The View. “There will be consequences I’m sure, but I don’t think…
Birmingham has been ruined by architectural monstrosities
Each revision of the Pevsner architectural guides – with their copious additional details and superb colour photography – opens readers’ eyes to what should have been obvious. Buildings…
Covid vaccinations open for five to 11-year-olds in England
The development comes as a record 4.9 million people in the UK were estimated to have had the virus in the week ending March 26, according to…
More police officers working from home would improve diversity, says superintendents’ leader
Police officers of the future should be allowed to choose their own hours and spend more time working from home, the newly-elected president of the Police Superintendents’…