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Ukraine says four killed and more than 30 injured in another round of Russian strikes – Europe live

US ceasefire proposal, pursued by Trump, appears to be failing to make any further progress

Back to Ukraine, Bloomberg News (£) has just reported that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed replacing the current ambassador to the US during his phone call with President Donald Trump on Friday.

Bloomberg reported that Ukraine’s prime minister Denys Shmyhal is high on the list of potential candidates, with some other senior figures such as his deputy Olha Stefanishyna and defence minister Rustem Umerov also believed to be under consideration.

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© Photograph: Ukrainian State Emergency Service/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Ukrainian State Emergency Service/AFP/Getty Images

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Tesla shares dive as investors fear new Elon Musk political party will damage brand

Fall of 7% in premarket trading would wipe $70bn off firm’s value as market frets CEO’s foray into politics will distract from role

Shares in Tesla are heading for a sharp fall in the US as investors fear Elon Musk’s launch of a new political party will present further problems for the electric carmaker.

Tesla stock was down more than 7% in pre-market trading on Monday, threatening to wipe approximately $70bn (£51bn) off the company’s value when Wall Street opens.

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© Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

© Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

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The one change that worked: I stopped saying yes to everything – and found a phrase that made it easier

I had been conditioned to be kind, agreeable and unselfish since I was a child. Pausing to consider what I really want to do has transformed my life

It was 6.18pm when the email pinged through. The lasagne smelled decidedly overcooked as I attempted to referee another squabble between my kids. The cat litter needed changing, and my cup of tea sat next to the microwave, stone cold and grey. Still, irresistibly, I was drawn to the screen. I read the subject line: “Quick favour this evening, if you have a sec?” Without thinking I started to reply: “Of course, no probl ...”

I didn’t reach the end of the sentence. The hyper-sensitive smoke alarm started blaring. I grabbed a towel and swatted at the ceiling; by the time the house fell silent, I had forgotten about the email.

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© Photograph: Courtesy of Nikki Allen

© Photograph: Courtesy of Nikki Allen

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‘There is no safe way to do it’: the rapid rise and horrifying risks of choking during sex

Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage. How has this extreme practice been normalised?

Now that Lucy has been in a steady relationship for a year, she finds herself looking back at previous sexual encounters through a new lens. The slaps to her face. Hands round her neck. The multiple late-night messages from one partner – nine years older and, in her words, “a Tinder situation”: “Can I come over and rape you?”

“I like to think I enjoyed my single 20s,” says Lucy, now 24. “I was an avid Hinge and Tinder user and I liked to think of myself as the ‘cool girl’. But I’ve been thinking about it so much – I’m not sure why. There was the friend of a friend who slapped me so hard in the middle of us having sex – no warning, just from nowhere. It actually made my teeth rattle. There was another guy I met at a bar. We got together that night and he started choking me so hard, I felt this sharp pressure, this pain I’d never experienced before. I was drunk but it sobered me up in one second. I still wonder what he did to me to cause that pain.”

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© Illustration: Ben Tallon/The Guardian

© Illustration: Ben Tallon/The Guardian

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