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The United Arab Emirates said a drone strike had triggered a fire near its nuclear power station on Sunday, calling the incident a “dangerous escalation”.Officials are investigating the source of the strike. The country’s defence ministry said three drones had entered the UAE from the “western border direction”.While two were intercepted, the third drone struck an electrical generator “outside the inner perimeter” of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi, sparking a fire.No injuries were reported and there was no impact on radiological safety levels, local authorities said.It added that “the targeting of peaceful nuclear energy facilities is a…
The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is concerning.It has been spreading for weeks undetected in a part of the world where civil war makes getting on top of the virus difficult, and the species of Ebola involved is rare, so there are fewer tools to stop a virus that kills around a third of people infected.This is a critical moment in an outbreak where there is uncertainty about how far it has spread, but there are already almost 250 suspected cases and 80 deaths.Most Ebola outbreaks tend to be small, but specialists are haunted by the…
British fighter jets in the Middle East will be equipped with new missile systems to make it cheaper to intercept Iranian drones.Royal Air Force Typhoon jets will be fitted with an Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) to “destroy targets more precisely and at a fraction of the price of missiles currently in use”, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced.Gulf countries and allies in the region have been grappling with how to counter Iran’s Shahed drones, which are relatively cheap to make and have been causing considerable damage.During the 2024 conflict between Israel and Iran, the UK was reported to…
It is a “personal decision” for Sir Keir Starmer whether he chooses to fight any potential leadership contest, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said. She told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that Sir Keir had “shown before that he’s up for a fight” and “I wouldn’t write off the prime minister”.The PM has defied calls to step down in recent days, after nearly 90 of his own MPs urged him to go and five ministers resigned.Nandy also voiced her support for Andy Burnham to be “back in Parliament at the heart of power”. The Greater Manchester mayor is seeking…
BIIRD had never played together when they stepped on stage in Trafalgar Square to face 10,000 people on St Patrick’s Day 2024.Eleven Irish traditional musicians stood side-by-side in elaborate costumes, some meeting for the first time only hours before the performance.Two years later, the all-female supergroup has sold out venues across the UK and Ireland, toured stadiums with Ed Sheeran, and built a global following – all without releasing a debut record.Their rise has been rapid, driven almost entirely by the strength of their live performances and word of mouth.For singer and flautist Miadhachlughain O’Donnell, from County Down, the scale…
Ahead of the first episode of Saturday Night Live UK, we asked whether the show could make us laugh.Many were sceptical about whether the 50-year-old US sketch-comedy variety show would translate for a British audience.As its eight-week run comes to a close, with guest-hosting duties performed by the likes of Hannah Waddingham, Jamie Dornan and Aimee Lou Wood, the consensus from fans and critics is, yes, it has made us laugh – but there are caveats.The final episode of the series, hosted by Sex Education and Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa, was one of the strongest when it came to…