Ukrainian officials and residents report repeated missile and drone strikes on Odesa in recent months, with attacks hitting energy infrastructure and causing widespread power and water outages; authorities link the pattern to renewed fighting over the Black Sea and maritime routes.
The eight-episode Marvel series Wonder Man tells the story of actor Simon Williams and his friendship with Trevor Slattery, favouring short, character-driven episodes over spectacle. It highlights the craft of acting and the film industry while offering only occasional superhero moments.
A Blackburn collector accidentally bid £3,845 on a diecast Thunderbird 2 and has relisted the toy to raise money for the North West Air Ambulance and other charities; the plan is for the model to travel, be photographed, and be resold with part of each sale donated.
A veterans' breakfast club has started at Cranford Grange care home in Knutsford, with quarterly meetings intended to bring together former armed forces personnel and highlight available support services.
Gareth Sear and Tanya Boardman will run the length of a cricket wicket repeatedly to complete 2,000 runs at The Bridge athletics track on 30 January 2026 to raise funds for Cricket Without Boundaries.
A Christmas tractor run organised by West Sussex farmer Rupert Hoare raised £36,371.54 for Air Ambulance Kent, Surrey and Sussex and involved 114 tractors.
Former prime minister Scott Morrison urged a national register and accreditation for imams after a speech in Jerusalem, and his proposals prompted strong condemnation from Muslim community groups who called the ideas deeply ill‑informed and an attack on religious freedom.
Three Southampton hubs each received more than £2,000 from Southern Water's Community Centre Grants, part of a £30,000 programme that supported 14 centres across the south.
The EU signed a large trade agreement with India in New Delhi, where EU leaders were given a red-carpet welcome; the visit followed recent tensions involving the Greenland dispute.
Sutherland Shire rangers overturned an inflatable pool set up by a family for their eight-year-old son with cerebral palsy at Kurnell beach, and the mayor later apologised and said rangers should have used discretion.
