KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 37 people were killed when a Russian drone struck a warehouse in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv. The attack Friday night was the deadliest this year in the war and came as Russia steps up the frequency of major attacks on its neighbor in the hopes of exhausting Ukraine’s defenses.

Here’s a look at some of the deadliest attacks on the capital this year.

Aug. 29, Myla, at least 37 people killed

The attack struck a warehouse that Ukrainian authorities say may have been illegally storing munitions, causing a series of explosions and fires that swept through surrounding homes, including a care facility for the elderly and disabled where 34 people died, according to a local official. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it as a “terrible situation” and said it appeared to be the result of “terrible negligence on the part of those who stored explosives right next to people.”

July 2, Kyiv, 31 people killed

Russia hammered Kyiv in a prolonged drone and missile attack, killing 31 and injuring more than 100 others in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. Loud explosions shook the Ukrainian capital, where more than 50,000 people sheltered in subway stations after authorities issued air raid warnings. Emergency crews dug through the rubble of collapsed and charred apartment buildings all day in search of victims.

May 14, Kyiv, 24 people killed

A Russian attack on the capital killed 24 people and injured dozens of others. A cruise missile flattened a nine-story apartment block in what the Ukrainian air force said at the time was Russia’s biggest barrage since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022.

July 6, Kyiv region, 22 people killed

Russia unleashed waves of missiles and drones, killing at least 22 people in attacks that exposed widening gaps in Ukraine’s air defenses. All of the ballistic missiles launched by Russia struck their targets, underscoring Kyiv’s need for more U.S.-made Patriot interceptor missiles. After the attack, about 600 residents were evacuated in Kyiv’s suburb of Vyshneve due to the risk of unexploded munitions, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later said that munitions had been illegally stored at the Vyshneve site.

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British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the United Kingdom after his arrest by American immigration authorities, U.S. officials said Saturday.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos was returned to his home country on Friday after being accused of overstaying after entering the U.S. legally in May 2019. A immigration judge had issued a final order of removal on July 22 after he failed to show up for an immigration hearing, a Homeland Security spokesperson said.

Yiannopoulos was arrested Thursday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” a Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement.

Yiannopoulos and his representatives did not respond to requests for comment. He has not posted on his X social media account since Thursday.

Yiannopoulos is a well-known champion of conservative causes and has frequently taken provocative public positions criticizing feminism, Islam and immigrants. He has been especially supportive of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

“Zero immigration for the next 20 years. No ifs, no buts,” Yiannopoulos wrote on X last year.

The British national has most recently worked for the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, who performed in New Orleans on Friday evening.

Yiannopoulos rose to fame in the early 2010s as an incendiary writer for the conservative website Breitbart News. He resigned from the company in 2017 after a video of him endorsing pedophilia resurfaced online. He later apologized for the remarks and said he himself was a victim of sexual assault as a minor.

Yiannopoulos’ arrest on Thursday comes amid a nationwide uptick in detentions as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Far-right conservative activist Laura Loomer swiftly took to social media to applaud Yiannopoulos’ arrest after years of public feuding between the two personalities.

“I was the first person to report on the fact that Milo was in the US illegally where he incited violence against President Trump and worked for Marjorie Traitor Greene,” Loomer wrote on X.

Controversy around Yiannopoulos ballooned in 2017 when he carried out what he called his “Troll Academy Tour” across college campuses nationwide. Fights broke out when some students protested Yiannopoulos’ appearances and accused him of hate speech, while others celebrated him as a champion of free speech. Around that time, Buzzfeed reported on Yiannopoulos’ cozy relationships with self-proclaimed white nationalists.

In recent years, Yiannopoulos continued to work in the orbit of conservative activism. In 2022, he was an intern for former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, according to the Washington Post. He subsequently ran the short-lived 2024 presidential campaign for Ye.

Most recently, Yiannopoulos has worked as a spokesperson for Ye, who has been beset by controversy of his own following antisemitic comments that the rapper has since apologized for.

Andy Burnham said a poll on Irish unity is “off the table” while visiting Belfast earlier this week

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Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future.

He added that it would be a “long process” and have to be based on mutual agreement.

Mr Brown, in an interview with the Guardian, said that Northern Ireland is in a potentially different position compared to the rest of the UK, giving Scotland as an example.

Asked about pressure for Scottish independence, Mr Brown said: “Scotland’s got to find a way of living in cooperation with other countries, and independence would not be the right way forward.

“We’re geographically, economically, socially, culturally linked to the rest of the United Kingdom, whether it’s Wales, England or parts of Ireland.”

Asked if the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic meant uniting the two made sense, he said: “Yes. Well, of course, in the long term, Ireland will be united.”

He said the process would be long.

“People have got to come together and find a way of agreeing. Basically, that is the issue: whether people can actually agree.”

Mr Brown was Tony Blair’s chancellor when the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998.

His comments come after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that a poll on Irish unity is “off the table” while visiting Belfast earlier this week.

The Prime Minister caused a political row with his comments during his first visit to Northern Ireland since coming into office.

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant defended the remarks, saying Mr Burnham did not make a mistake and that he was speaking about the situation “now”, and insisted they are both “full square behind every single part of the Good Friday Agreement”.

The remarks drew an angry response from nationalist politicians on both sides of the border.

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The charity’s vice president, Dick Goodwin, said: “Don was incredibly special.

“He had a warmth and presence that lit up every room he entered, and he touched the lives of so many people.

“As a World War Two veteran, Don represented a generation whose courage and service we will never forget.

“It was a privilege for the taxi charity to know him, and he will be remembered with enormous affection and gratitude.

“My thoughts are with his family and all those who loved him at this very sad time.”

In an interview last year, Turrell said: “I did lie about my age. I pushed it up a bit, gave all the right answers, and I was in. I was happy.”

He explained he had always wanted to be a soldier and that like “all the young lads” he had wanted to play his part in defending his country.

The veteran described feeling “excited and apprehensive” during the crossing to the Normandy coast, and said his “introduction” to the war was seeing bodies from earlier fighting washing back up on the beach as he landed.

His war came to an end a few weeks later on July 10, when he was seriously injured during fighting near the town of Eterville. He was later medically discharged.

Turrell spoke movingly of the close friends he lost during the campaign, some of whom he buried in the field, and who are now buried in Commonwealth war cemeteries on the continent.

The war also claimed his older brother Leslie, who had been a telegraphist on HMS Penelope and died when she was sunk off the Italian coast near Naples in February 1944.

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British Transport Police were called to the scene at 3.18pm this afternoon, along with paramedics and the fire service.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two train passengers were also treated for minor injuries.

A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: “We were called to a level crossing in Burscough, West Lancashire following reports at 3.18pm today (29 August) that a train had struck a van. Paramedics and the fire service also attended.

“One person was in the van and sadly a man was pronounced dead at the scene. Two people who were passengers on the train received treatment for minor injuries. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened, any witnesses who haven’t already spoken to police are asked to text BTP on 61016 quoting the reference 373 of 29 August.”

Northern warned passengers of rail disruptions between Wigan Wallgate and Southport while emergency services dealt with the incident.

Posting on X, Northern said: “Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident Wigan Wallgate – Southport all lines are blocked.

Emergency vehicles near New Lane railway station, which serves the town of Burscough (Image: Phil Taylor)

Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption – please check your whole journey before travelling.

“Northern train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including Advance and Peak restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.”

⚠️Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident Wigan Wallgate – Southport all lines are blocked. https://t.co/6ACO2NDlDH #NorthernUpdates

— NORTHERN 🚆 (@northernassist) August 29, 2026

The train operator has shared a list of alternative routes passengers can take at no further cost until the disruption is resolved.

Passengers travelling between Wigan and Appley Bridge can take the Bee Network 635 bus.

Emergency vehicles near New Lane railway station, which serves the town of Burscough (Image: Phil Taylor)

Merseyrail services will also be operating between Southport and Liverpool Central, Ormskirk and Liverpool Central and Headbolt Lane and Liverpool Central.

Lancashire Police have been contacted for comment.

The village is just outside of Cambridge and is filled with pretty thatched cottages

No matter where you’re from, it’s likely that you know of a place with a name that people often pronounce wrong. The English language loves to throw in a silent letter where it can, and some place names in Cambridgeshire have fallen victim to this grammatical curse.

One village that is often pronounced wrong is Great Wilbraham, which is six miles from Cambridge. Many assume that it is pronounced Great Wil-bra-ham, but it’s actually Great Will-brum.

But despite its confusing name, the village has a rich history which dates back all the way to the Domesday Book, where it appeared as Wilburgaham. This name is thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon princess Wilburh, the daughter or close family member of Penda King of the Mercians. Wilbruh remains a part of the village today as she features on a village sign.

In the Middle Ages, the Knights Templar held the manor of Great Wilbraham, which is still known as ‘The Temple’ today. Within the grounds of the temple, the remains of a Roman villa were found. Above it, a Middle Saxon burial ground was also found.

Today, Great Wilbraham is a charming village home to around 600 people. Property prices in the village range from around £300,000 to over £1 million. There is a real mix of homes in the village including more modern homes and chocolate box-style thatches cottages.

There is one pub in the village called The Carpenter Arms. The pub has served the village community for more than 250 years, with what it calls “genuine hospitality”. Visitors have praised it for its “beautiful” decorations and that it feels “really welcoming”. The pub is also dog-friendly.

There is also a Post Office, a shop and a well-used village hall. The village also has a strong sporting history, as it has a local football and cricket team.

There will be some sun, but rain is expected in parts of Cambridgeshire across the long weekend

The final bank holiday weekend of the summer is upon us and and in true British style, it looks set to be a wet one. Whilst it gives most people an extra day off work, the weather may be a bit of a hindrance when choosing what to do.

We’ve had a long, hot and dry summer with plenty of evenings spent in the pub beer garden. But if you were planning on one last hurrah this weekend, you may need to take a raincoat and umbrella with you.

Here is the weather forecast for Cambridge, Peterborough, Ely, St Neots and Huntingdon from today (Saturday, August 29) until Monday (August 31), according to the Met Office.

Cambridge

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C, lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions and 40 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain.

Peterborough

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C and lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions and 40 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 60 per cent of rain.

Ely

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C and lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions with 30 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 60 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain.

Huntingdon

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C and lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions with 50 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 60 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 60 per cent chance of rain.

St Neots

• Saturday, August 29 – highs of 20C and lows of 16C. Cloudy conditions and 60 per cent chance of rain;
• Sunday, August 30 – highs of 23C and lows of 14C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain;
• Monday, August 31 – highs of 21C and lows of 12C. Some cloud and sun, but 50 per cent chance of rain.

 didn’t think much of it when he began experiencing monthly bouts of diarrhoea. 

The part-time DJ, 43, from south London, simply assumed he had a delicate constitution, irritated by late night kebabs. 

This continued for three years until, in August 2024, Daniel who primarily works as a director at Heathrow Airport, was almost caught short while DJ’ing on a Pride float. 

‘There was always just an explanation for my symptoms – I thought it was from a late night, a dodgy kebab or irritable bowel syndrome. I wasn’t ignoring it,’ he says. 

‘But when I was DJing on a float during Pride, I thought I was about to experience what would have been the most embarrassing moment of my life.’   

By September he was also experiencing breathlessness. But it wasn’t until he saw a photo of himself on holiday and realised how unwell he looked that he booked an appointment to see his GP. 

After returning home, he underwent a barrage of tests and was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer, presenting as a 10cm tumour in his small intestine. 

‘I felt like the air had just been sucked out of me,’ he recalls. ‘When I got that call I knew it was going to be something significant like cancer.’ 

At this point, Daniel was told the tumour was ‘too serious’ to operate on. 

‘My world changed, my life changed on that day,’ he said. 

‘I felt like I could feel the shift of the world on its axis. Nothing really felt real, and for a really long time, I felt like it wasn’t happening to me.’ 

A month after his diagnosis on October 29 2024, Daniel stated immunotherapy – a type of cancer treatment that uses the body’s own immune system to find and attack cancer cells. 

However, towards the end of his treatment, he developed inflammation in his lungs. 

He was prescribed steroids to treat the condition – known as pneumonitis – which sadly caused psychosis and delusions. 

‘It sent me absolutely crazy,’ he remembers. 

After a long road to recovery, Daniel finally underwent surgery in March 2025 to have the tumour removed. 

Daniel put his symptoms down to lifestyle choices for years. Then he was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer 

It was only when he was DJing on a float for Brighton Pride in 2024 that he thought something could be seriously wrong 

The procedure was successful, and doctors were able to resect two thirds of the tumour, also removing 51 nearby lymph nodes that the cancer had spread to.

In April 2025, he was given the all clear. 

‘It felt like the most surreal moment ever,’ he said. 

‘I remember being in floods of tears, and my support worker saying to me, ‘Dan, you were inoperable, and look at where you are now.’’

The part-time DJ now undergoes blood test every three months and scans every six months, to make sure the cancer has not returned. 

He is also required to have a colonoscopy – a medical procedure to examine the inside lining of the bowel – once a year. 

He believes his brush with cancer has put his life into perspective and made him more appreciative of the little moments with loved ones. 

Daniel has since raised £4,300 for Macmillan and Outpatients, which he achieved by holding a ‘Silly Bowel Disco’ at a queer night club. 

Daniel with Diane Carson

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Daniel with his fiance, Harry

‘It was my way of putting my middle finger up to cancer – we did it in a camp and fabulous way,’ he said.

 ‘We had drag queens, symptoms to look out for on the back of toilet doors in glitter.’

He added: ‘Talking about our bums and poo can be hard and embarrassing for a lot of us, and I don’t think we talk enough about cancer in the LGBTQ+ community.’ 

Cases of bowel cancer have soared in recent years – with more than 48,000 people diagnosed in the UK every year. It’s now the leading cause of death in under 50s. 

Common symptoms include changes in bowel habits, such as persistent diarrhoea or constipation, a feeling of incomplete emptying, and blood in the stool.

 Stomach pain, bloating, unexpected weight loss and fatigue are other warning signs.

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cause of cancer deaths, claiming more than 17,000 lives every year. 

But Cancer Research UK estimates that more than half (54 per cent) of bowel cancer cases in Britain are preventable.

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

Published: 19:42 BST, 29 August 2026 | Updated: 20:02 BST, 29 August 2026