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Projectiles struck a thermal power plant in Kharkiv within hours of Donald Trump’s announcement | Credit: Social Media |
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Connor Stringer Chief Washington Correspondent |
Russia attacked a power plant in Ukraine just hours after Donald Trump claimed he had brokered an energy ceasefire.
Volodymyr Zelensky said glide bombs and drones hit a major facility in the country’s second city of Kharkiv, despite the truce announced earlier in the day.
Trump announced the ceasefire after coming under heavy criticism for agreeing to a deal with Vladimir Putin to import hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian diesel.
The US president claimed both parties had agreed not to attack one another’s energy infrastructure, adding in a statement on Truth Social: “Do not break it!”
However, within a few hours, the truce was broken and Zelensky appeared to know nothing about the initial deal.
Even so, last night it emerged that Trump had threatened to cut off weapons supplies and withhold intelligence from Ukraine if it did not agree to the ceasefire.
The ceasefire announcement followed a row between Trump and Zelensky, who called his American counterpart “weak” for agreeing a deal to buy diesel from Russia to alleviate an energy price crunch ahead of the US midterm elections.
With only three weeks before Americans go to the polls, the US president is running out of time. His latest solution to a headache caused by the war in Iran has been to turn to another conflict he appears to have lost interest in ending.
The biggest benefactor of Trump’s diesel deal may be the US president himself, who has little time left to convince Americans that he and his party are the answer to their economic concerns.
Having failed to deliver the quick end to the Ukraine war he once promised, Trump appears willing to settle for something considerably less ambitious for his own political gain.
On Friday, he suggested Ukraine should oust its president, but European leaders have come out in support of Zelensky, and so too has Andy Burnham.
Burnham and Zelensky are scheduled to meet in the coming days with the relationship between Washington and Kyiv as strained as ever.
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Connor Stringer: The president’s fantasy ceasefire tricks no one ➤
Con Coughlin: Trump has made a catastrophic miscalculation ➤ |
Kenneth Hay, pictured here in 2020, was captured just weeks after D-Day |
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Andrew Brown Obituaries Editor |
We at Telegraph Obituaries are delighted to present Characters, a new and entertaining newsletter packed with the latest obituaries, a daily obit from our decades-long archive, and a quiz.
Coming up this week: Kenneth Hay, the wartime PoW who survived a forced march from Stalag VIII-B in blizzard conditions. From the archive: Anne Pashley, the Olympic medal-winning sprinter who became a star of the Royal Opera, where she was known as the “fastest singer in the Garden”, and Alwyn Downing, the exceptional Second World War night-fighter pilot, who shot down 12 enemy aircraft.
Anne Pashley takes the baton during Olympic relay practice in 1952 |
There’s also Ron Cunningham – aka “The Great Omani” – the escapologist and end-of-the-pier artiste who specialised in extraordinary feats such as eating lightbulbs and removing a straitjacket while hanging upside down with his trousers on fire.
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Oliver Brown It was difficult to stomach the club’s brazen revelry in one of English football’s strangest atmospheres Continue reading ➤
Tim Stanley Civilised countries don’t execute people in public Continue reading ➤
William Sitwell Meghan’s Malala tea party plunges new depths of vanity Continue reading ➤ |
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• John Healey faces a £35bn shortfall in his maiden Budget, raising the prospect of a significant tax raid. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the Chancellor faces the bill to maintain existing spending policies and to boost defence funding.
• Nigel Farage will today pledge a five-year ban on migrants being granted asylum and promise to deport 90,000 applicants under a “national security emergency”.
• A woman tried to stop the man killed by a tiger at a zoo in Yorkshire from jumping into its enclosure, but she was overpowered by the victim and was unable to stop him, witnesses have said.
• Andy Burnham has claimed that Britain has evidence which shows that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum. The accusation will fuel speculation that the Prime Minister is preparing to call a new public vote on the issue.
• Liverpool 0-3 Man City | Manchester City thrashed a 10-man Liverpool yesterday evening at Anfield. The club restored their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
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Laurence and Corinne Cope repeatedly asked NHS staff whether their son had appendicitis |
Nine-year-old Dylan Cope died from a ruptured appendix after being discharged from A&E with a flu diagnosis. He had been assessed by a paediatric nurse practitioner, whom his father mistakenly believed was a doctor. A coroner ruled his death avoidable. Now, his parents are demanding greater safeguards for children. Continue reading ➤ |
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An electoral defeat for Pedro Sanchez would remove the most influential of the EU’s three centre-Left leaders |
Europe’s political establishment faces a reckoning. With Spain’s Right-wing Vox poised to enter government, Marine Le Pen eyeing the Élysée and Giorgia Meloni tightening her grip on Italy, the continent’s traditional conservatives face a choice: accommodate their insurgent rivals or risk being swept aside by them altogether. Continue reading ➤ |
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The Yorkshire Shepherdess has never been one for convention. Now, Amanda Owen reveals how she has rebuilt her life after a devastating marriage breakdown, why her ex-husband’s new girlfriend is no cause for jealousy and the unconventional parenting rules behind raising nine children. Continue reading ➤ |
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More often than not, when a celebrity enters Strictly Come Dancing we have little idea of their dancing skills. The discovery, and often their discovery, is half the pleasure. However, sometimes you just expect someone to light up the dance floor. When they don’t, it’s deflating. I had high hopes for Gavin and Stacey actress Melanie Walters, a seasoned thesp with a hint of verve and a twinkle in her eye. Her scores of 15, 15 and 17 tell their own sorry story and her elimination was inevitable. Continue reading ➤ |
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Much of the advice around sleep can be confusing and contradictory. Until recently, it was thought that getting fewer hours during the week and catching up with Sunday lie-ins was bad for our health. Then, a recent study suggested that a weekend lie-in of an hour and a half can, in fact, protect against high blood pressure. So what should we be aiming for? Miranda Levy asks the experts.
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Every Monday between now and the Budget, this newsletter will bring you useful guides to ensure you are financially fit for the announcement.
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Linus Uhlig Money Reporter |
Labour might claim it’s keen to steer Britain away from cash to investing, but it’s not making it easy for those who want to put their money in the stock market.
As John Healey, the Chancellor, looks to raise significant sums for the Treasury, rumours of an increase to capital gains tax rates are rife, which could take a significant bite out of your profits. At the same time, gilt yields have been hitting record highs, meaning constructing a portfolio to weather the ups and downs of Labour’s assault on wealth has never been so important.
Stocks and shares Isas and Sipps should be most investors’ first port of call, while there are other funds can also bring substantial tax benefits.
Our guide explains what the latest rumours mean for investors, and what you can do to minimise the effects on your portfolio.
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No sacred cowsWhile Orlando Bird, our loyal Reader Correspondent, is away, Kate Moore is on hand to share an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Kate writes...
Like many of my generation (millennial), I am a BBC refusenik and likely to remain so. At this point, it’s mainly because I resent being bombarded with threatening letters from TV Licensing when I always stay strictly within the rules: no television, no live streaming and no iPlayer. It’s therefore with a certain detachment that I absorbed the news that the BBC is axing You and Yours as part of its ongoing efforts to rebrand itself for a modern audience.
On this occasion, my indifference was not shared by Telegraph readers. We received hundreds of responses: some tinged with regret, others gleefully suggesting which programmes should be the next to go. Nina Macfie was brief and to the point: “Anything with the word ‘celebrity’ in the title.”
“I think Strictly should be added to the list,” said Andy Breare. “It was an entertainment show when Brucie presented it with a whiff of the Generation Game. Now it is embroiled in scandal, costs far too much to make, and is formulaic and boring.”
There were no sacred cows. “I remember watching – or attempting to watch – Mrs Brown’s Boys some years ago and being utterly underwhelmed,” wrote Tony Dalby.
On the same show, Nicholas Hingley chimed in: “The only time I’ve seen it is when it was put on at someone’s house. I think they were telling me it was time to go.”
Interestingly, BBC radio (or “Sounds”, as it seems to be these days) had a more favourable reception. “Desert Island Discs is certainly not ‘washed up’”, retorted David Littlefield when reader Ian Wallace suggested it was time to call it a day.
“It is always fascinating to hear of the lives of other people even if the music is not to my taste. Roy Plomley would be proud that this BBC gem continues to give so much pleasure.”
“I cannot agree with Ian Wallace’s assertion that so many Radio 4 programmes should be axed, particularly I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue,” said Brian Fisher.
“The wit, innuendo (sometimes bordering on bawdy), ingenuity and inventive use of the English language by the scriptwriters, cast and producer, Jon Naismith, should not be undervalued.
“Pure, enjoyable silliness.”
How would you wield the axe? Let us know here. Please confirm in your reply that you are happy to be featured and that we have your permission to use your name. |
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1901 | Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the Executive Mansion as The White House
1931 | Christ the Redeemer statue opens, overlooking Rio de Janeiro
1984 | IRA bombs the Grand Hotel, Brighton where Margaret Thatcher is staying (see our front page coverage from the following day below)
Birthdays: Hugh Jackman (58), Les Dennis (73), Angela Rippon (82)
Plus, in the news this week, Winchester College has abandoned laptops in its classrooms. What will pupils use instead? 1. Tablets
2. Mobile phones
3. Pens and paper
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