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The UK has fast-tracked the production of laser energy and radio waves weaponryFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsVladimir Putin has mocked planned Ukraine peace talks and claimed Russia would never accept “any schemes that have nothing to do with reality”.Switzerland said it would host a peace conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of fighting.But Putin claimed Moscow hadn’t been invited to join the talks, while pointing at Swiss recognition…

Sign up to the Independent’s betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletterLiverpool lost their unbeaten record at Anfield, perhaps any realistic chance of European glory, probably the farewell so many envisaged. But that wasn’t all. “We lost the plot a little bit,” said Jurgen Klopp. The German can seem to write his own story. He had supplied the twist in the plot with the sudden announcement of his resignation. Now the final chapter is starting to look very different. The treble may become the single, the Carabao Cup Klopp’s last trophy. Three days…

The UK has fast-tracked the production of laser energy and radio waves weaponryFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA major power plant near Kyiv has been completely destroyed by Russian strikes in a “terrifying” attack, an energy company said.Centrenergo chairman Andriy Hota said Trypillya power plant was hit by multiple drones – as part of an attack which saw 80 missiles and drones hit various sites across Ukraine.Mr Hota said Thursday morning’s strikes destroyed “the transformer, the turbines, the generators. They…

Sign up to the Independent’s betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletterHarry Kane’s children were said to be doing “fine” after being rushed to the hospital with minor injuries following a three-car collision in Germany.The crash happened on Monday night around 5.15pm local time in Bavaria near Munich just as Kane touched down in London with Bayern Munich for their Champions League quarter-final match against Arsenal.The three children, Louis, Vivienne, and Ivy were taken by an ambulance to a nearby hospital for a check-up and are doing fine.”They are fine and only went…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USOJ Simpson has died aged 76 after a reported long battle with prostate cancer.The American football star, who was infamously acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, saw his health deteriorate in the past few months with him landing in hospice care, according to TMZ.His death was announced when the NFL Hall of Famer’s X account posted a simple message from his family.“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James…

Sign up to the Independent’s betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletterWest Ham were breached by two late goals as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final at Bayer Leverkusen.The Hammers had defended heroically for 83 minutes before goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was finally beaten by substitute Jonas Hoffman.A one-goal deficit might have given David Moyes’s side hope going into next week’s second leg at the London Stadium, despite facing a side unbeaten all season.But disaster struck in stoppage time when a second substitute, Victor Boniface,…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA trio of sailors who spent more than a week stranded on a remote, uninhabited atoll in the Pacific were rescued by the US Coast Guard after a search and rescue team spotted a giant sign spelling ‘HELP’ the men had constructed from palm fronds on the beach. The sailors, identified as three men in their 40s with sailing experience, set out from Polowat Atoll, southeast of Guam, on 31 March. Their boat, a 20-foot open…

Klopp warns ‘only great teams left in Europa League’ ahead of Atalanta clashSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletterLiverpool host Atalanta in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie at Anfield this evening. Jurgen Klopp’s farewell tour continues with the Reds having dipped into second place in the Premier League following a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at the weekend. Now, Liverpool are tasked with excelling in Europe’s second competition where they are one of the favourites to win the trophy after a strong group stage.…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThis summer, Leicestershire’s Nevill Holt Estate will break with its opera-based traditions and open its doors to a range of events, activities and creative projects across arts and culture.After 20 years of the Grade I listed building playing host to an annual celebration of opera, event organisers have now developed the Nevill Holt Festival, bringing more than 150 musicians, visual artists, speakers and entertainers together on a multi-arts schedule.Formerly known as the Neville Hunt Opera,…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe father of Ron Goldman, who was murdered alongside his friend Nicole Brown 30 years ago, said the news of OJ Simpson’s death was a further reminder of how long his son has been gone, and how much he is missed. Ron Goldman, 25, and Nicole Brown, 35, were stabbed to death on 12 June, 1994 outside of her home in Brentwood, California after returning home from dinner.Simpson, Brown’s ex-husband, was charged with their murders but…