The former Ukraine defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has told the BBC he stands by his call for nationwide elections even though the country is at war.

Fedorov, a popular minister who modernised the military and pioneered drone warfare, was fired last month after reportedly falling out with the head of Ukraine’s armed forces.

In a video released online earlier in the week, he said “democracy should not be the hostage of Putin” and accused individuals in the government of corruption.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he believes wartime elections would currently be too dangerous for Ukraine in remarks released on Sunday.

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When Trump Mobile was launched by President Trump’s eldest sons in the summer of 2025, the company advertised that a “T1” smartphone would be built in the USA and shipped to customers within months.

Over the last year, key details about the phone’s manufacture, design and delivery date have changed, and some customers are still waiting for their phones – as Thomas Copeland explains.

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The El Niño event that is developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned.

The powerful natural climate phenomenon pushes up global temperatures and can increase the risks of extreme weather.

Added to the effects of human-induced climate change, the Met Office is warning that it is “very likely” to mean 2027 is the hottest year on record globally.

There is growing evidence that weather patterns around the world are already being affected, with below-average monsoon rains in India and suppressed hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Police have named the five people killed in a wrong-way collision that also killed two police officers on Saturday in Middlesbrough, UK.

Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 17, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai Saddington, 18 died in the crash.

Two serving Cleveland Police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough were also killed.

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The boss of Travelodge, Jo Boydell, has stepped down as the group addresses safety issues after a sexual assault at one of its hotels.

A woman staying at a hotel in Maidenhead, England, was sexually assaulted in December 2022 after a man lied to staff to get a key card to her room. Kyran Smith was jailed for more than seven years for the attack.

Many people have since contacted the BBC over room security incidents at the Travelodges and a review of security measures at the firm is under way.

Travelodge said: ”The safety and security of customers in our hotels is extremely important and we want everyone to be safe, and feel safe, in our hotels.” It added that keys can now only be handed out if there has been ”explicit permission” from the guest staying in the room.

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