Thousands of people have gathered in cities around the world to show their support for Ukraine as Russia continues its invasion. More than 100,000 gathered in Berlin bearing signs reading ‘stop the war’, ‘Putin’s last war’ and ‘we stand with Ukraine’. From Tel Aviv to Tbilisi, demonstrators have let their disgust at Vladimir Putin’s actions be known as the conflict continues to escalate
UK cashless society a step closer as more than 23m people abandon coins
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More than 23 million people in the UK used virtually no cash last year, while notes and coins will account for just 6% of payments within a decade, a report predicts. The findings, from the banking body UK Finance, a...
Soaked stations and submerged cars: storms flood parts of London – video
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Heavy rain fell in parts of London after weeks of heat and drought, flooding some streets in north London and appearing to affect at least two of the capital's busiest stations, Victoria and King's Cross. Videos show ...
I fled Ukraine with my son. Now we’re going back home – video
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We join a Ukrainian mother and her son as they prepare to leave Lisbon, where they went to flee the war two and a half months ago. Despite ongoing conflict with Russian forces in the south and east of the country, the...
Made in London: the TikTok star taking on poor social housing – video
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Kwajo Tweneboa watched his father die in a damp, dilapidated flat. Then he took on the system, harnessing the power of social media to make change with videos exposing atrocious conditions in social housing across Lon...
‘People who move together’: the social power of house dance
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The closure of dance floors around the world during the Covid lockdowns didn’t harm the popularity of house and dance music. Instead it had a creative resurgence, as heard in albums such as Lady Gaga’s Chromatica and ...
At least 41 people killed in Egypt church fire, say officials
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A fire sparked by an electrical fault at a packed church in a working-class district of Greater Cairo has killed at least 41 people and injured another 45, Egyptian officials have said. About 5,000 people had gathered...
Putin’s Russia: dictator syndrome and the rise of a ‘mafia state’ – video
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Guardian correspondent Luke Harding chronicles the defining moments in Putin's early presidency that helped turn Russia into a 'mafia state' – from the clampdown on the independent media, to shocking assassinations an...
Wildfires tear through forests in Spain’s Valencia region – video
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Firefighters are struggling to contain large wildfires tearing through forests in Valencia. Powerful winds have made the fires difficult to put out and it has swept through 6,500 hectares. More than 1,000 people have ...