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Ukraine's military has for the first time confirmed the use of British-made Storm Shadow missiles inside Russian territory.Senior military sources, cleared to brief the media, called the strike "very successful". The same sources, talking to the media on condition of anonymity, said Ukraine's military needs more long-range missiles, including Storm Shadow and ATACMS, and importantly, they need permission to fire the weapons at any target of their choosing within Russia.Ukraine is currently limited to targets in the Kursk region only. Ukraine war latest: Follow live updates The briefing came a day after the Russian military fired what Vladimir Putin referred to as a new type of ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.The sources said they are talking to...

Storm Shadow cruise missiles made in the UK and donated to Ukraine have been used to strike targets inside Russia.The long-range weapons - which cost roughly £2m each - have been used to devastating effect in the Black Sea, sinking or damaging multiple Russian ships. Now Ukraine's allies have lifted restrictions on Storm Shadows and other long-range missiles, meaning Kyiv's military can use them against targets across the border. Image: A Storm Shadow missile system. Pic: Gary Dawson/Shutterstock What are Storm Shadow missiles?Storm Shadows are cruise missiles developed by the UK and France in the 1990s. Launched from aircraft, they have a range more than 155 miles, manufacturer MBDA says, and can travel at speeds exceeding...

A jury in a civil court has found Conor McGregor raped a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018 - and has awarded her damages.The Irish mixed martial arts fighter, 36, previously told Dublin's High Court he had consensual sex with the woman in a penthouse at the Beacon Hotel in December 2018.The woman alleged McGregor pinned her to a bed, choked her three times and "brutally raped and battered" her.The civil court jury was told she was left with extensive injuries, including purple and blue bruising along her hands and wrists, a bloodied scratch to her breast and tenderness to her neck.But lawyers for the fighter contested the allegations and accused her of attempted "extortion".They pointed to CCTV footage of the woman arriving at and leaving the hotel with McGregor and a second man, James Lawre...

The parents of a British lawyer who died after being poisoned with methanol in Laos have described her as a "beautiful, kind and loving daughter".Simone White, 28, was one of six people who are believed to have died as a result of drinking methanol-laced vodka from a bar in Vang Vieng, a resort popular with backpackers in the southeast Asian country. In a statement issued by Ms White's employers, law firm Squire Patton Boggs, her parents said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beautiful, kind and loving daughter Simone."Simone was one of a kind and had the most wonderful energy and spark for life. She was a soul who gave so much to so many and was loved by her family, friends and colleagues."Simone has been taken from us too soon, she will be sorely missed by her brother, grandmother a...