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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,421

These are the key developments from day 1,421 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Andy Burnham in line to become British PM after securing party support

Burnham's bid cannot be challenged by fellow MPs, as he now has the support of almost the entire parliamentary party.

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Ukraine’s 40-day campaign has not brought the war closer to an end

Kyiv is facing a brutal Russian response as its air defence missile stocks dwindle.

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Fighting escalates in Yemen; Houthi attacks trigger alerts in Saudi Arabia

Yemen's government accuses Houthis of killing three children as rebels claim Saudi forces launched 54 air raids in 12 hours.

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Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by David Walliams and Russell Brand revelations

TV presenter says he was ‘genuinely unaware’ of pair’s conduct despite joking about Walliams going home with 15-year-old girl in 2004 Read the full investigation: ‘It wasn’t long until he asked me if I’d ever had sex before’ Explainer: the key legal issues surrounding the case The TV presenter Jonathan Ross has said he is “as horrified by the revelations about David Walliams and the crimes of Russell Brand as the rest of the nation”, adding that he was “genuinely unaware of their conduct” despite making a joke about a 15-year-old “going home” with Walliams at the British Comedy Awards in 2004.

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Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by David Walliams and Russell Brand revelations

TV presenter says he was ‘genuinely unaware’ of pair’s conduct despite joking about Walliams going home with 15-year-old girl in 2004 Read the full investigation: ‘It wasn’t long until he asked me if I’d ever had sex before’ Explainer: the key legal issues surrounding the case The TV presenter Jonathan Ross has said he is “as horrified by the revelations about David Walliams and the crimes of Russell Brand as the rest of the nation”, adding that he was “genuinely unaware of their conduct” despite making a joke about a 15-year-old “going home” with Walliams at the British Comedy Awards in 2004.

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Ceuta or Sebta? Why one city has two names and a disputed status

Felipe VI’s first visit to Ceuta and Melilla as king brings Spain’s territorial dispute with Morocco back into focus.

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Man who posed as Aberdeen medical student given unpaid work

Stephen Simpson is told to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work for the fraud at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

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Hurricane Isaias leaves trail of destruction across the US Gulf Coast

Crews rally for massive cleanup effort in Florida and Alabama as Isaias leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark.

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‘We are dream-walking into a desperate situation’: the Booker prize winner on his sci-fi alien invasion wakeup call

He is a sci-fi titan but M John Harrison has just exploded into the mainstream – with The End of Everything, an apocalyptic novel set on the Kent coast. Does he really think we have no hope left? With his twinkling eyes and silver ponytail, M John Harrison doesn’t seem anything like his 81 years. The M stands for Michael, Mike to his friends. And last night he became the oldest author to win the Booker prize for fiction, for his 13th novel, The End of Everything. Our interview is delayed because of wifi issues, which is fitting given that the novel is about – among many things – what happens w

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‘We are dream-walking into a desperate situation’: the Booker prize winner on his sci-fi alien invasion wakeup call

He is a sci-fi titan but M John Harrison has just exploded into the mainstream – with The End of Everything, an apocalyptic novel set on the Kent coast. Does he really think we have no hope left? With his twinkling eyes and silver ponytail, M John Harrison doesn’t seem anything like his 81 years. The M stands for Michael, Mike to his friends. And last night he became the oldest author to win the Booker prize for fiction, for his 13th novel, The End of Everything. Our interview is delayed because of wifi issues, which is fitting given that the novel is about – among many things – what happens w

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Vini Jr. sends surprise message to boy who lost his legs in the war in Sudan: 'I heard about your story'

Zaher, who had both legs amputated, told the BBC last year about his favorite football player and his dream of being able to walk again.

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