blown up bridges on a river near the key eastern city of severodonetsk to stop reinforcements coming in. the city is the main focus of russia s current offensive in the donbas region. kyiv says it has recaptured part of the territory that was lost to russian forces. russia, however, claims several ukrainian units are retreating. thousands of passengers trying to return to the uk at the end of the half term holidays have been facing delays and cancellations. easyjet says it has had to cancel more than 30 flights at short notice today. the airline says one of the reasons for the problems is a shortage of air traffic control staff at gatwick. ferry passengers in calais have also been experiencing long waits. one of britain s most acclaimed artists, the sculptor sir antony gormley, who created the angel of the north, is to become a german citizen. sir antony said he was giving up his british passport because of the uk s decision leave the european union. he described the move
it s also insisting ferry passengers traveling to the greek islands show proof of immunity to protect its vital tourism industry. over on the other side of the world on saturday police in sydney ducked flower pots hurled by protestors furious about a new lockdown. australia had kept covid at pay australia had kept covid at bay by closing its borders but the virus sneaked in anyway and infections are now on the rise. and here in england, young clubbers celebrated not only the end of lockdown but all covid restrictions. partying in crowded venues on so called freedom day at the start of the week. the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in britain is back up again, over 30,000 every day but thanks to good vaccine coverage, the number of deaths so far, anyway, has remained low. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london.
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