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UK electric car sales hit record high in 2025: industry

With a record 473,348 all-electric vehicles registered in 2025, the SMMT said the UK ranked as Europe's second-largest EV market by volume

A Nestle logo is pictured on a coffee factory in Orbe, Switzerland May 31, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Nestle recalls infant formula batches across Europe over toxin risk

A person pays tribute next to the candles placed for the victims outside the 'Le Constellation' bar, after a fire and explosion during a New Year's Eve party where several people died and others were injured, according to Swiss police, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, on 2 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

Swiss resort fire likely started by sparkler candles, many injured fighting for their lives

This picture, provided by the Gelsenkirchen Police on 29 December 2025 shows a hole in a wall of the savings bank branch in the Buer district in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Photo: UNB/Police Gelsenkirchen via AP

Thieves drill into German Bank vault, steal millions in holiday heist

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia August 27, 2025. Photo: Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin's residence but Kyiv says Moscow is lying

People shop inside a Lidl store, as prices are displayed in both the Bulgarian lev and euro currencies, ahead of Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on January 1, 2026, in Sofia, Bulgaria, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic

Bulgaria prepares for the euro amid excitement and scepticism

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks, as he visits the command post of the Russian forces grouping in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in unidentified location, in this still image taken from video released December 27, 2025. Photo: Kremlin.ru/Handout via REUTERS

Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace

US President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, DC, US, August 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Zelenskiy to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Ukraine peace plan

Russia has occupied the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant since early 2022. Photo: Reuters

What lies ahead for Ukraine's contested Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?

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Canada to provide $2.5b in economic aid for Ukraine: Carney

Lieutenant General Thomas Suessli, chief of the armed forces, attends a news conference in Bern, Switzerland on 16 March 2020. Photo: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Army chief says Switzerland can't defend itself from full-scale attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and European leaders amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Alexander Drago

Zelenskiy seeks meeting with Trump to hammer out issue of territory

The fatberg. Thames Water has urged people to think carefully about what they pour down sinks and flush over the festive period. Photo: Thames Water/PA

Fats and furious: A 100-tonne 'fatberg' found in London sewers