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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Russia loses US$450bn in energy revenue due to sanctions
Russia has lost approximately US$450 billion in revenues from its energy sector due to international sanctions, says Lieutenant Colonel Joby Rimmer, Senior Military Adviser to the UK's Permanent Mission to the OSCE. Source: Lieutenant Colonel Joby Rimmer, cited by the Ukrinform news agency Quote: "Russia's own population is becoming increasingly severe: Interest rates in Russia have surged to 21%, reflecting deep financial instability; 40% of Russia's federal government spending in 2025 has been committed to defence; for the first time in post-Soviet history, defence spending has exceeded social spending; Russia has depleted two-thirds of the liquid assets in its National Wealth Fund; and due to international sanctions, Russia has lost an estimated US$450 billion in energy revenues." Details: Rimmer stated that Russia's policies demonstrate the Kremlin's prioritisation of war over the welfare of its citizens. Background: Russian authorities are preparing to raise gas prices for industry to offset losses at Gazprom, which has seen exports plummet since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Western sanctions, including US measures targeting Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz, have significantly reduced Russia's oil and gas revenues, a key funding source for its war against Ukraine. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Eilish McColgan announces engagement with photos of fiancé Michael Rimmer proposing at Mount Fuji
Scots athletics star Eilish McColgan has announced she is due to marry her boyfiend and coach Michael Rimmer. Distance runner McColgan, 34, let fans know the good news by sharing a photo of the moment fellow athlete Rimmer, 39, proposed to her during a trip to Mount Fuji, in Japan. A series of images showed Rimmer down on one knee as he held out the ring to a delighted McColgan. Alongside the photos, McColgan wrote: 'Absolutely worth the jet lag. Yes to forever! #offthemarket' Fans on Instagram rushed to congratulate the couple, who have been together for more than a decade. Scottish radio DJ Jennifer Reoch wrote: 'Aww huge congratulations!' Fellow athlete Dame Kelly Homes wrote simply: 'Congratulations' as did English middle-distance runner Keely Hodgkinson. Rimmer, a three-time Olympian himself at 800m, has been invaluable as a coach for McColgan since retiring from the sport. McColgan, from Dundee, previously said: 'A lot of people who aren't athletes probably find it bizarre we spend 24 hours of the day together. 'We're in each other's pockets all the time but it just works. I just feel so much more relaxed when he's around me. 'It's essentially like having my best friend with me at every moment of my life – through the highs, the lows. 'It's a big commitment on his behalf too. But he's retired now and I feel he's shifted all his energy. So when I stand on the start line I feel like I'm not just doing it for myself.' As well as training together, the couple are business partners, having set up a not-for-profit organisation Giving Back to Track together to help support young athletes a few years ago. The not-forprofit initiative aims to remove the financial barriers to young people becoming involved in athletics. The good news of the couple's engagement also comes hot on the heels of McColgan's success at the London Marathon at the weekend where she not only beat her famous mother Liz's record but also set a new Scottish record. In her first race over 26.2 miles, the 34-year-old finished eighth in a time of 2hr 24min 25sec - a place ahead of fellow Brit Rose Harvey. That was more than two minutes faster than the best time of her mum - who won there in 1996 - as well as breaking Steph Twell's previous Scottish marker of 2:26:40 set in Frankfurt in 2019. After the race, McColgan, who was ruled out of the London race two years ago with a knee injury, had said: 'I'm really proud of myself today. 'I'm happy to break my mum's record. That was the main goal. I've broken every one of my mum's PBs now, so that was a really special thing to do within the family.'
BBC News
02-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Women too 'embarrassed' by incontinence to seek help
Thousands of women could be suffering with incontinence and bladder problems because they are too embarrassed to seek help, a NHS expert has Rimmer, a clinical nurse specialist in urogynaecology at Humber Health Partnership, said more than six in 10 women would experience some form of include a sudden urge to urinate, waking up in the night to go the toilet or passing wee when laughing, sneezing or Rimmer said too many women were "suffering in silence" and urged anyone with symptoms to see a doctor or specialist. "Too many women feel too embarrassed or worried to ask for help, but taking that first step can make all the difference to their quality of life," she said."You don't have to suffer in silence. There are many ways we can help which don't involve surgical intervention and can be done by yourself in the comfort of your own home."Incontinence and bladder problems can be caused by a number of factors, such as childbirth, menopause, diabetes and conditions like multiple professionals claim one in four women over the age of 40 will experience can be referred to a specialist urogynaecology clinic at Hull Women and Children's Hospital for treatments or to learn how to manage the condition Rimmer said she saw about 1,000 women a year from East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire with incontinence and bladder problems. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
27-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Wimborne: Veteran using experience to help find lost dogs
A man who served in Iraq is now using his military experience for an entirely different mission – rescuing lost Rimmer from Wimborne, Dorset, founded Eye in the Sky Drones, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to reuniting owners with their pets free of team, which Mr Rimmer leads, use advanced thermal imagery drones to methodically scour large areas."In the military we were always taught to not tell the past but to predict the future based on what we know. I use that in these situations," he said. "Just knowing that I'm helping, that I'm giving hope to a dog owner, is literally all we get from it. Just the fact that maybe we can bring a pet home."Mr Rimmer, who served three tours in Iraq in the RAF Intelligence Corps, recently led a four-day search operation in Bournemouth to find Frippy, a three-year-old Patterdale crossbreed. He was startled while on a walk in the woods and vanished without a owner Julie Fripp described the support as a lifeline."I can't believe that this service exists," she said."They've given their own time up to look for my dog. They've never met me before and it just feels like I'm not on my own. "It's like looking for a needle in a haystack trying to find a dog. The support is just fantastic." Frippy was later found by a resident in a nearby shed and is now back Rimmer said when a dog is found the feeling is indescribable."I can't even begin to tell you the feeling, when you've been looking for a dog and you find the dog on the drone or on foot or whatever it is. "It is the best feeling in the world," he added. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Liverpool fan claims historic first at new Everton stadium before posting one word on social media
Liverpool fan Harrison Rimmer made a name for himself by scoring the first goal at Everton's new stadium on Monday. And the Wigan Athletic prospect celebrated with a reminder of how many European Cups the Reds have won. The Toffees hosted a test game at their new 52,000-seater stadium with 10,000 fans in attendance. Everton's U18 side faced Wigan and the visitors broke the deadlock in the 12th minute of the match with 18-year-old midfielder Rimmer scoring the first-ever goal at the venue. Rimmer celebrated the goal by mocking the hosts with a Reds' gesture where he used his fingers to show six European titles won by Liverpool. Before joining Wigan Athletic's youth ranks, goalscorer Rimmer spent a considerable amount of time at Everton during his formative years. READ MORE: Jack Grealish says Liverpool has 'incredible' playmaker who Arne Slot loves READ MORE: Liverpool just saw 8 transfer auditions as Arne Slot and Richard Hughes make summer plan clear Post-match, the youngster reveled in the moment. He posted the word "rattled" on his Instagram story along with a series of photographs of the game and his celebration. Wigan won the game 2-1 with Cole Simms putting it two goals ahead at one stage before 16-year-old Ray Robert became the first Everton goalscorer in the new ground. "I'm really excited — I never believed we would be here," one lifelong Everton fan told the ECHO. "I've been a season ticket holder for 48 years and sit in the Upper Bullens and I'll be in the Club View here. I've had mixed feelings about the move but if you've got any kind of sense, you know this has got to happen. "I've been going to Goodison since I was seven, so the thought of standing up from my seat there and thinking I'll never sit there again — I'm tearing up now thinking about it. But it's a new dawn. It's going to secure our future." says: Everton's new stadium will be great for the city. Everton won't be getting relegated either with David Moyes having steadied the ship. The first Merseyside derby in the waterfront ground will be a special moment which Liverpool will hope to mark in a better way than it managed in the final match at Goodison Park.
