The area was the scene of heavy fighting back in 2014, but Kiev managed to hold it against local rebels On Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Avdeevka – long an important stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) northwest of Donetsk city – had been liberated. The area had been seen…

Nearly half of parents with young children in England have had to incur debt to pay for childcare, a survey has found Having a child in England has become “financial suicide” for many families as unaffordable childcare costs are driving parents into debt or even abortion, according to a report by the campaign group Pregnant…

Katharine Hamnett received the official distinction in 2010 for her eye-catching anti-establishment designs British artist Katharine Hamnett publicly renounced her Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) honor as a statement against the government’s ongoing support for Israel’s war in Gaza, in a video posted to social media on Monday.