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Ukraine grid attacks: Engineers race to restore electricity supplies - BBC
bbc.co.uk > news...With a dusting of fresh winter snow settling around us and the crackle of electricity loud in the wires over our heads, Michael runs his gloved fingers... ...Michael sent his first family - his wife and teenage son - to Europe early in the war.... ...But for Michael, the plant's manager, they're his babies. "It's our life. Our second family."....
Padayappa: The friendly India elephant whose fame is a curse
bbc.co.uk > news...Human-animal conflicts are often reported in India as shrinking natural habitats force wild animals to enter human settlements in search of food...
Spy balloon row: High-altitude spying marks new low for US-China ties
bbc.co.uk > newsDavis Cup qualifier LIVE: Colombia v Great Britain - Dan Evans ... - BBC
bbc.co.uk > sport > live > tennis...Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Jack Draper, Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury will represent GB on the clay at the Pueblo Viejo Country Club, where pressureless... ...Captain Leon Smith said it is "without doubt the most complicated tie we could have got"....
Eunice Dwumfour: New Jersey councilwoman fatally shot in car
bbc.co.uk > news...Eunice Dwumfour, 30, a member of the Sayreville borough council, was found dead inside her vehicle on Wednesday night with multiple gunshot wounds... ...The shooting of a Republican councilwoman in her car in the US state of New Jersey has stunned her constituents.... ...Local media reports the victim was near her home in Sayreville, central New Jersey, at the time of the shooting.... ...Mr Murphy said the attack felt "very specific", echoing the arguments of police, who have said it appears that the gunman targeted Ms Dwumfour....
South Yorkshire council tax police precept could rise by nearly 7% - BBC
bbc.co.uk > news...According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings said in the report to the police... ...South Yorkshire Police expects to pay around £5.8m this year for claims arising from the Hillsborough disaster and sexual exploitation in Rotherham... ..."invest in the required infrastructure to ensure all officers are fully supported in their journey into the force", and to maintain the current police...
Man Utd told Osimhen fee - Saturday's gossip
bbc.co.uk > sport...Arsenal have made agreeing new contracts with Bukayo Saka, 21, and France defender, William Saliba, 21, a priority, with Manchester City interested... ...Manchester United and Paris St-Germain will be expected to pay a transfer fee of at least £90m if they are to sign prolific Napoli and Nigeria forward... ...West Ham United and Everton will have to wait until the summer to move for Suriname winger Sheraldo Becker after Union Berlin were reluctant to let... ...Sources close to Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang say the 33-year-old is shocked and disappointed to be left out of Chelsea's Champions League...
Agony and ecstasy of writing the president's biggest speech - BBC
bbc.co.uk > news...As US President Joe Biden puts the finishing touches to his State of the Union address, spare a thought for the behind-the-scenes toil of the White... ...House speechwriters, the hardest-working team in Washington this time of year.... ...His office had a coffee maker, gifted to him by National Security Council aides keen to get an item added to the speech one year.... ...Cody Keenan knows this all too well....