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Zelenskiy delivers New Year hope of Ukraine victory as Russia launches fresh strikes
Zelenskiy delivers New Year hope of Ukraine
victory as Russia launches fresh strikes
President says country ready to fight for a return to
normal life as Moscow launches third wave of attacks in matter of days
Guardian
staff and agencies
Sun 1 Jan
2023 05.02 GMT
Fresh
blasts were heard in Kyiv and around Ukraine in the first hours of 2023,
minutes after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered a New Year address in
which he wished for one thing: victory.
Kyiv’s city
military administration said 23 Russian-launched “air objects” had been
destroyed, while mayor Vitali Klitschko said preliminary reports suggested
there were no wounded or casualties, only a damaged car in the city centre.
As air raid
sirens wailed across the country and air defences were brought into action,
some people in Kyiv shouted from their balconies, “Glory to Ukraine! Glory to
heroes!” Reuters witnesses reported. In Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities,
an 11pm curfew had already precluded large New Year parties, with many marking
the moment inside shelters.
The attacks
came minutes after Zelenskiy delivered his first wartime New Year address, with
no end in sight to the conflict. He said: “2022 struck our hearts. We cried out
all the tears. All the prayers were yelled. 311 days. We have something to say
about every minute. But most words are superfluous. No explanation needed.
Silence is needed to hear. Pauses are needed to realise.
“We don’t
know for sure what new 2023 will bring us. I want to wish all of us one thing –
victory. And that’s the main thing.
“Let this
year be the year of return. The return of our people. Soldiers – to their
families. Prisoners – to their homes. Immigrants – to their Ukraine. The return
of our lands. And the temporarily occupied will become forever free.
“Return to
normal life. To happy moments without curfew. To earthly joys without air
alerts. The return of what has been stolen from us. The childhood of our
children, the peaceful old age of our parents.
“May the
New Year bring it all. We’re ready to fight for it. That’s why each of us is
here. I’m here, we’re here, you’re here – everyone’s here. We’re all Ukraine.”
The New
Year attacks followed a barrage of more than 20 cruise missiles fired at
targets across on Ukraine on Saturday in what Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman,
Dmytro Lubinets, called “terror on New Year’s Eve.”
Saturday’s
attack – Moscow’s second major missile attack in three days – badly damaged a
hotel south of Kyiv’s centre and a residential building in another district. A
Japanese journalist was among the wounded and taken to hospital, Klitschko
said.
Zelenskiy
responded to Saturday’s attacks – and Vladimir Putin’s New Year address in
which he blamed the west for provoking the war – with a message to the Russian
people, delivered in Russian. “Your leader wants to show he has the troops
behind him, he is ahead. But he’s hiding. He hides behind the troops, missiles,
his residences, palaces. He hides behind you, burns your country, your future,”
Zelenskiy said. “No one will forgive for terror. No one in the world will
forgive you. Ukraine won’t forgive.”
Separately,
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the southern Russian region of Belgorod,
bordering with Ukraine, said that as a result of overnight shelling of the
outskirts of Shebekino town, there was damage to houses, but no casualties.
Ukraine has
never publicly claimed responsibility for any attacks inside Russia but has
called them “karma” for Russia’s invasion.
With Reuters
The Observer view on how Britain’s crises can be fixed by a shift in political culture
The Observer view on how Britain’s crises can be
fixed by a shift in political culture
Observer editorial
Only generous-spirited, long-term approach can tackle
the catastrophes of poor growth, a crumbling NHS and a dysfunctional housing
market
Sun 1 Jan
2023 06.00 GMT
Last year
will be remembered as the most turbulent for the global economy since the 2008
financial crisis. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drove an enormous increase in
global energy prices, which led to inflation spiking across the world. And 2023
will be tougher still for many Britons; it will be a year of falling real pay
at a time when the cost of essentials has never been higher.
The
government would like us to believe this is purely the product of these global
headwinds. But the truth is that a series of long-term structural problems has
left the UK more vulnerable to massive global shocks than many other countries.
From the dysfunctional housing market to sluggish economic growth to a complete
failure to grapple with the consequences of an ageing population, these
problems have been neglected by governments of both colours in past years, but
have been made progressively worse by 12 years of Conservative rule. If they
remain unaddressed they will stymie people’s quality of life for decades.
Britain’s
growth prospects are poor by international standards. This is because for years
economic growth was overpowered by a financial services sector whose flaws were
exposed by the 2008 crisis. Reliance on the sector disguised a lack of
productive capacity in the rest of the economy and big geographical variations
in economic prosperity. The 2010s should have been used to build investment in
the public services and skills infrastructure needed to boost productivity
across the country. Instead, public spending cuts hit least affluent areas the
most and the Conservatives pursued the hardest of Brexits for ideological
reasons, which wiped a whopping 5.5% off GDP by mid 2022, according to one
estimate. It is lower-income families who will most feel the impact on their
standard of living. The government urgently needs to support exporting
businesses by realigning trade with the EU, our closest and biggest trading
bloc, and introduce policies that allow people to dip in and out of training
throughout their working lives to ensure the economy has the skills it needs.
And ministers, who have in recent years reneged on commitments to promote
investment in green energy, need to prioritise low-carbon technology as a way
to boost growth and ensure the UK fulfils its commitments to reduce carbon
emissions to net zero by 2050.
A series of
long-term structural problems has left the UK more vulnerable to massive global
shocks than many other countries
The growing
number of young people who will never be able to afford their own home is an
indictment of politicians’ failure to address the worsening housing crisis.
Britain has some of the most expensive rents in Europe and a housing market in
which rising prices deliver windfall gains to homeowners at the expense of
those who remain locked out of home ownership. This will increasingly affect
many aspects of life: families having to move repeatedly, undermining any sense
of stability for their children; people unable to relocate to take advantage of
economic opportunities in higher-growth areas of the country; older renters
reaching retirement with insufficient pension income to cover their rent. The
number of people who lose out will expand until the government gets a grip on
the problem, not just by facilitating more housebuilding, but also by properly
taxing housing as an investment class, including buy to let, introducing
longer-term tenancies and limiting rent increases.
After
housing, childcare is one of the biggest costs facing families with young
children: the UK has the second most costly system in the world, according to
the OECD. Worst is the gap between when a parent goes back to work and when the
30 hours’ free entitlement kicks in the term after a child turns three; this
leaves parents unable to afford the costs of childcare, and so unable to go
back to work, disproportionately affecting women’s career progression and
denying children the chance to learn in high-quality nursery settings, which is
particularly important for children from less affluent backgrounds. The system
urgently needs reform to provide free universal childcare for children under
five; this would bring benefits not just for children and parents, but for the
wider economy.
Like in so
many wealthy societies, Britain’s population is ageing as a result of low
birthrates. The consequence is that we will collectively need to spend ever
greater amounts on healthcare and personal care. Yet the UK invests markedly
too little on healthcare – 18% below the average per person than comparable EU
countries over the last decade – and the dire levels of underfunding of later
life care mean too many older people are left languishing without the support
they need to live a dignified life or living for weeks on end in hospital
wards. This is unsustainable, with dreadful consequences for people in the last
years of life; the NHS cannot do its job without more resources and it is
ludicrous that politicians have neglected to fix the glaring problems in social
care for two decades.
These are
the thorny challenges that lie ahead for the UK. They are eminently fixable,
but require a generous-spirited politics that is geared towards the long term
and able to sustain some of the cross-party consensus that developed around the
NHS and the expansion of social housing in the 1960s and 70s. Yet Britain is
governed by a Conservative party that has shamelessly embraced populist tactics
as a means to drive through Brexit and brought political chaos in 2022. More
broadly, our political discourse is gradually becoming tainted with the
tribalism, culture wars and identity politics that play out on social media. We
must hope 2023 is the year our political leaders take the opportunity to rise
above the fray to at last start talking about the social and economic reform
Britain so desperately needs.
The Netherlands is popping as usual, almost the same number of fireworks victims as before the pandemic / Nederland knalt als vanouds, vrijwel zelfde aantal vuurwerkslachtoffers als voor de pandemie
NEWS
The Netherlands is popping as usual, almost the same
number of fireworks victims as before the pandemic
The turn of the year in the Netherlands went relatively
quietly. Throughout the Netherlands, decorative fireworks could be seen and
bang fireworks could be heard before and after midnight, also in the twelve
cities where there was a ban on setting off fireworks, such as Amsterdam.
Editorial 1
January 2023, 05:21
The police
intervened in several places. In Amsterdam, for example, dozens of arrests were
made at various places in the city. This was done, among other things, for
setting off heavy fireworks and throwing them at police officers and
bystanders. Arrests have also been made for violating public order. According
to a spokeswoman, no officers were injured.
There were a lot
of people on their feet on the Dam early on. Here the police arrested people
because of a fight. Fireworks were also confiscated. The police also intervened
in Amsterdam-West, where a group of people threw fireworks.
ME takes action in The Hague and Rotterdam
In The Hague and
surroundings, the mobile unit (ME) came into action in several places. At a
bonfire, bystanders threw a bicycle at officers and elsewhere the police got
fireworks thrown at them. An unknown number of people have been arrested.
The police in
Rotterdam and the surrounding area arrested 35 people in the first hours after
midnight. A spokesman spoke of crowds, but called the situation manageable.
The police and
enforcers left almost everyone who set off fireworks against the rules
untouched, although the ME in the Crooswijk district dispersed a large group of
young people after they had set off heavy fireworks and refused to leave.
Fourteen of them were arrested for fighting, insult, arson and destruction.
Vuurwerkverbod
During the new
year, twelve municipalities were banned from fireworks, including Amsterdam,
Rotterdam, Schiedam, Soest, Nijmegen, Apeldoorn, and Bloemendaal. Despite local
bans, there have never been so many fireworks sold as in 2022. According to the
Dutch Pyrotechnics Association (BPN), fireworks dealers have recorded a
turnover of 110 million euros.
Due to the strong
winds, almost all fireworks shows that were on the program in many places in
the country, did not take place. The traditional bonfires in the Scheveningen
and Duindorp districts of The Hague took place a day earlier due to the
expected bad weather. Amsterdam's fireworks show has been moved to New Year's
Day.
At the last
minute, the traditional bonfire in Floradorp in the capital was also moved to
Sunday, after the KNMI had warned of wind force 6. Nevertheless, residents
decided to light the pile of Christmas trees and wooden pallets. The police,
fire brigade and ME were at the scene. In the end, they chose to let the fire
burn out in a controlled manner.
Crowds in hospitals
Several hospitals
reported that the amount of fireworks victims brought in is at the level of
before the corona pandemic. In the first hours after the turn of the year,
twelve victims with eye injuries caused by fireworks came into the Rotterdam
Eye Hospital. According to ophthalmologist Tjeerd de Faber, one eye can no
longer be saved. Four other eye patients have serious permanent injuries.
'We are back to
square one', says De Faber. 'It's a shame that this has to be the prize of
celebrating new year's eve.' Three years ago, during the last New Year's Eve
before the pandemic, eighteen people ended up in the Eye Hospital during the
new year due to fireworks accidents.
In corona time,
De Faber saw a handful of eye patients on New Year's Eve. On January 1, 2022,
the Eye Hospital treated five fireworks victims. In 2021, when the pandemic was
still in full swing, the doctor experienced his "quietest New Year's Eve
in 34 years," he said at the time.
The Hague Medical
Center also speaks of a 'busy night' with many fireworks incidents. The burns
center in the Rotterdam Maasstad Hospital treated four victims in the early
morning hours. One of them has returned home, another is in intensive care.
The burn centers
of the Netherlands already signaled the first dozens of child victims of
fireworks accidents with children's fireworks in early November, such as
seemingly innocent ground flowers and fountains, reported the Dutch Burns
Foundation. There were sometimes already third-degree burns with operations.
In Diessen in
Brabant, a 23-year-old man was killed on Saturday afternoon after he was
seriously injured during carbide shooting in the village. The police said that
for the time being they assume a fatal accident.
Warmest New Year's Eve ever
In De Bilt,
saturday at midnight the warmest new year ever measured, reports Weeronline.
There it was 15.5 degrees. The record of 12.1 degrees from the turn of the year
2006 to 2007 has thus been broken. In Ell in Limburg it was warmest around
midnight, with 16.6 degrees.
Saturday was also
the warmest New Year's Eve ever, with 15.9 degrees in De Bilt. This set a new
heat record for the month of December at the main station. The old December
record stood at 15.3 degrees and was measured on December 24, 1977 and on
December 17, 2015.
New Year's Day is
also expected to be exceptionally warm, with maximum temperatures of 15 degrees
in the southeast. In the rest of the country, the temperature is expected to be
between 11 and 14 degrees. There will be a lot of clouds, later in the day the
chance of rain increases from the south.
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NIEUWS
Nederland
knalt als vanouds, vrijwel zelfde aantal vuurwerkslachtoffers als voor de
pandemie
De
jaarwisseling in Nederland is relatief rustig verlopen. In heel Nederland was
voor- en na middernacht siervuurwerk te zien en knalvuurwerk te horen, ook in
de twaalf steden waar een verbod op het afsteken van vuurwerk gold, zoals
Amsterdam.
Redactie 1 januari 2023, 05:21
De politie greep op meerdere plekken in. Zo werden in
Amsterdam tientallen aanhoudingen verricht op diverse plekken in de stad. Dat
gebeurde onder meer voor het afsteken van zwaar vuurwerk en het gooien ervan naar
politiemensen en omstanders. Ook zijn er arrestaties verricht voor het
overtreden van de openbare orde. Volgens een woordvoerster zijn er geen agenten
gewond geraakt.
Er waren al vroeg veel mensen op de been op de Dam. Hier
hield de politie mensen aan vanwege een vechtpartij. Tevens werd vuurwerk in
beslag genomen. De politie greep ook in in Amsterdam-West, waar een groep
mensen met vuurwerk gooide.
ME komt in
actie in Den Haag en Rotterdam
In Den Haag en omgeving kwam de mobiele eenheid (ME) op
meerdere plaatsen in actie. Bij een vreugdevuur gooiden omstanders een fiets
naar agenten en elders kreeg de politie vuurwerk naar zich gegooid. Een
onbekend aantal mensen is aangehouden.
De politie in Rotterdam en omgeving hield in de eerste uren
na middernacht 35 mensen aan. Een woordvoerder sprak van drukte, maar noemde de
situatie beheersbaar.
De politie en handhavers lieten vrijwel iedereen die tegen
de regels in vuurwerk afstak ongemoeid, al dreef de ME in stadsdeel Crooswijk
een grote groep jongeren uiteen nadat zij zwaar vuurwerk hadden afgestoken en
weigerden te vertrekken. Veertien van hen werden opgepakt wegens vechtpartijen,
belediging, brandstichting en vernieling.
Vuurwerkverbod
Tijdens de jaarwisseling gold in twaalf gemeenten een
vuurwerkverbod, waaronder Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Schiedam, Soest, Nijmegen,
Apeldoorn, en Bloemendaal. Ondanks plaatselijke verboden werd er nog nooit
zoveel vuurwerk verkocht als in 2022. Volgens de Belangenvereniging
Pyrotechniek Nederland (BPN) hebben vuurwerkhandelaren een omzet van 110
miljoen euro geboekt.
Door de harde wind gingen vrijwel alle vuurwerkshows die op
veel plaatsen in het land op het programma stonden, niet door. De traditionele
vreugdevuren in de Haagse stadsdelen Scheveningen en Duindorp vonden vanwege
het verwachte slechte weer een dag eerder plaats. De vuurwerkshow van Amsterdam
is verplaatst naar nieuwjaarsdag.
Op het laatste moment werd in de hoofdstad ook het
traditionele vreugdevuur in Floradorp verplaatst naar zondag, nadat het KNMI
had gewaarschuwd voor windkracht 6. Desondanks besloten bewoners de stapel van
kerstbomen en houten pallets toch aan te steken. De politie, brandweer en ME
waren ter plaatse. Uiteindelijk kozen die ervoor het vuur gecontroleerd te
laten uitbranden.
Drukte in
ziekenhuizen
Meerdere ziekenhuizen meldden dat de hoeveelheid
binnengebrachte vuurwerkslachtoffers op het niveau ligt van voor de
coronapandemie. In het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam kwamen in de eerste uren na de
jaarwisseling al twaalf slachtoffers met oogletsel door vuurwerk binnen.
Volgens oogarts Tjeerd de Faber is één oog niet meer te redden. Vier andere
oogpatiënten hebben ernstig blijvend letsel.
‘We zijn weer terug bij af’, aldus De Faber. ‘Doodzonde dat
dit toch weer de prijs moet zijn van nieuwjaar vieren.’ Drie jaar geleden,
tijdens de laatste Oud en Nieuw van voor de pandemie, kwamen er tijdens de
jaarwisseling achttien mensen in het Oogziekenhuis terecht door
vuurwerkongelukken.
In coronatijd zag De Faber een handvol oogpatiënten met Oud
en Nieuw. Op 1 januari 2022 behandelde het Oogziekenhuis vijf
vuurwerkslachttoffers. In 2021, toen de pandemie nog in volle gang was,
beleefde de arts zijn ‘rustigste jaarwisseling in 34 jaar’, zei hij destijds.
Ook het Haags Medisch Centrum spreekt van een ‘drukke nacht’
met veel vuurwerkincidenten. Het brandwondencentrum in het Rotterdamse Maasstad
Ziekenhuis behandelde in de vroege ochtenduren vier slachtoffers. Eén daarvan
is weer naar huis, een ander ligt op de intensive care.
De brandwondencentra van Nederland signaleerden begin
november al de eerste tientallen kinderslachtoffers van vuurwerkongelukken met
kindervuurwerk, zoals ogenschijnlijk onschuldige grondbloemen en fonteintjes,
meldde de Nederlandse Brandwonden Stichting. Er was soms al sprake van
derdegraads brandwonden met operaties.
In het Brabantse Diessen kwam zaterdagmiddag een 23-jarige
man om het leven nadat hij zeer ernstig gewond was geraakt tijdens
carbidschieten in het dorp. De politie liet weten vooralsnog uit te gaan van
een noodlottig ongeval.
Warmste jaarwisseling
ooit
In De Bilt werd zaterdag om middernacht de warmste
jaarwisseling ooit gemeten, meldt Weeronline. Daar was het 15,5 graden. Het
record van 12,1 graden van de jaarwisseling 2006 op 2007 is daarmee verbroken.
In het Limburgse Ell was het rond middernacht het warmst, met 16,6 graden.
Zaterdag was het ook al de warmste oudejaarsdag ooit, met
15,9 graden in De Bilt. Daarmee werd op het hoofdstation een nieuw warmterecord
voor de maand december vastgelegd. Het oude decemberrecord stond op 15,3 graden
en werd gemeten op 24 december 1977 en op 17 december 2015.
Nieuwjaarsdag zal naar verwachting ook uitzonderlijk warm
verlopen, met in het zuidoosten maximumtemperaturen van 15 graden. In de rest
van het land ligt de temperatuur naar verwachting tussen de 11 en 14 graden. Er
zal overwegend veel bewolking zijn, later op de dag neemt de kans op regen toe
vanuit het zuiden.
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