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The government is starting a pilot scheme in time for the summer season.

Ukraine is trying to rehabilitate thousands of soldiers left with life-changing war wounds.

Tickets for the nine public shows being held in Liverpool in May go on sale at midday GMT on Tuesday.

Most train and metro services are cancelled and many schools will close on the sixth day of strikes.

Some young asylum seekers who have disappeared from hotels are being exploited by criminals.

Rishi Sunak has asked to be judged on tackling Channel crossings but there are no easy solutions.

The president says the embattled eastern city's defence goes on, and that senior generals back the move.

A former Mexican beauty queen and her partner stole 45 bottles of wine from a luxury Spanish hotel.

People who arrive on a small boat will be banned from ever re-entering the UK under new proposals.

Baroness Foster and Peter Robinson will join an eight-member panel to gauge opinions.

Police say the death of the 14-year-old female refugee is currently being treated as unexplained.

"What if they [the Russian authorities] want to set us up?" the Russian mercenary boss asks.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who fled after elections she is widely thought to have won, gets 15 years.

Provides an overview of Russia, including key events and facts about this major world power.

An overview of the media in Russia, as well as links to broadcasters and newspapers.

Troops could be engaging in hand-to-hand combat in Ukraine, Britain's defence ministry says.

Provides an overview of South Ossetia, including key facts about this breakaway Georgian republic.

Provides an overview of Georgia, including key events and facts about this country in the Caucasus.