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Scottish soldiers tackle urban combat drills ahead of Estonia deployment

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Josh Barrie reviews Sova: Take a wine flight to Eastern Europe

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Fact check: Defence spending fell below 3% of GDP in the 1990s

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Vigilance urged as quagga mussel discovered for first time in NI

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European stocks mixed after hawkish ECB rate cut

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Immigration no ‘quick-fix’ for aging population, says Bowie

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US kayaker who faked own death tells police how he did it

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Suspect arrested in UK as part of Europe-wide raids on people smuggling gang

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UK heat-related deaths predicted to soar by end of century with 3C of warming

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Irish premier calls missile strike on Kyiv children’s hospital ‘despicable act’

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Poundland still facing freight delays and extra costs from Red Sea disruption

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Greenpeace claims Ikea products linked to logging in nature-rich Romanian woods

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Ryanair reveals 960 flights axed in November due to Gaza conflict

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£100m refurbishment at Belfast International to include solar farm

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Laurence Fox suspended by GB News over comments on Dan Wootton show

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RAF interception of Russian planes ‘strong message’ to Putin – Wallace

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Extended flypast planned for Saturday after scaled-down coronation display

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Ladbrokes-owner Entain to buy Polish sports better in £750 million deal

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Why is there growing tension between Kosovo and Serbia?

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Cineworld ditches plans to sell businesses outside UK and US

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Poor diet linked to 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes globally, study suggests

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Ireland ‘knows what it means to struggle for right to exist’, says von der Leyen

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Eastern European cities ‘best for bargain breaks for Christmas market shoppers’

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Ireland would ‘need to speak to UK’ before any move to restrict Russian tourists

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Truss defends Foreign Office’s response to Russia after critical report

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British grandad delivers aid to Ukraine and urges the public to keep donating

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What the papers say – April 29

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Books by Bernadine Evaristo and Maggie O’Farrell feature in Ukraine appeal

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Charity worker speaks of Ukraine aid difficulties

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