In the Russian town of Sudzha, tanks, including some from Britain, advance on the main road to Russia as Ukrainian troops prepare for a counterattack while the locals express their unwillingness for the war.

The number of sexual misconduct incidents involving healthcare workers in the NHS has doubled over the past four years, with regulators failing to properly investigate numerous cases involving doctors, paramedics, and other medical professionals.

The Independent reports on the controversy surrounding a proposed outdoor smoking ban, which has angered pubs and clubs.

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of lacking ambition in his bid to reset relations with the European Union after dismissing the idea of free movement for under-30s and rejoining the Erasmus scheme, but discussions for a proposed UK-Germany treaty indicate favourable trading terms and joint action against illegal migration.