On Thursday evening, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle turned on the Ayrton Light above Big Ben to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War blackouts. In peacetime, the lantern light always shone out after sunset in order to show that the House of Commons was at work. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The speaker of the House of Commons turned on Big Ben's symbolic light as part of the VE Day anniversary celebrations. Sir Lindsay Hoyle replicated former speaker Douglas Clifton Brown who switched on the light at the top of Big Ben in 1945, which symbolised the end of the blackouts in London during the Second World War. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed the liberation of Kotlyarovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. As part of ongoing offensives, Russian units claimed significant tactical gains across Donetsk and Sumy regions. According to the ministry, more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops were killed and dozens of vehicles, HIMARS launchers, and depots were destroyed. The Sever, Zapad, Yug, and Tsentr groups all carried out strikes, targeting multiple brigades. The offensive, part of Russia's larger special military operation, marks a major milestone in the shifting battlefield dynamics of eastern Ukraine.
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Yvette Cooper has said changes to the immigration system are expected to reduce visas by around 100,000 per year. The Home Secretary told the Commons: “The impact of the changes to skilled worker visas, care worker visas, settlements, students and English language is expected to reduce visas by a further around 100,000 a year, and in addition the new workforce strategy’s immigration skills charge, family and asylum reforms will further bring numbers down on top of that.
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