A Ukrainian family divided by the war have wished each other a heartfelt Merry Christmas, live on Sky News. Maryna Poltavska and her children, who arrived in the UK as refugees in 2022, waved to husband and father Sergiy Poltavskyy as they chatted to him on video. "We are very proud of him," Maryna told presenter Wilfred Frost in the Sky News studio, praising the work he does building UK-Ukrainian relations as a senior interpreter.
The downward revision came as the CBI warned chancellor Rachel Reeves the UK economy is 'headed for the worst of all worlds'.
Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 20 people, Palestinian medics said Monday. It said late Sunday that it had targeted a Hamas militant in the humanitarian zone. The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking around 250 hostage.