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Germany’s Merz announces new aid for Ukraine in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany would take further steps to defend itself, including against Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers in the Baltic and North Seas, airspace violations and drone attacks

We are in talks with both Russia and Ukraine: Jaishankar

Watch: What we know about Russian strikes on Kyiv bridges

BBC Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson is near Kyiv's Northern Bridge, which has been hit for the second day in a row.

Kyiv bridge hit in further Russian drone attack as German chancellor makes surprise visit

Footage shows a drone hitting the Pivnichyi (Northern) Bridge as vehicles move across it, creating a large fireball.

She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame the network — and a star reporter

The family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it put getting the story ahead of its people.

Ship-to-ship transfers boost India’s West Asian oil imports, Russian flows see supply pressure

UK diesel prices top £2 a litre for first time, RAC says

The rise in global oil prices has been pushing up the pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK.

Coroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed

Hugo Flint-Cahan, 34, was fatally attacked by Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, at a mental health trust in east London.

Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn

The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.