Liberated Ukrainians tell of torture and killings

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( September 15, 2022 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Liberated Ukrainians tell of torture and killings by Russian forces]( Ukrainian troops retook this town with surprising ease during their astonishingly fast advance, with the enemy putting up little resistance. But with liberation has come tales of killings and torture, a grim hallmark of Russian occupation in so many parts of Ukraine. Balakliya was the first target liberated by Ukrainian troops in their sweeping and successful counteroffensive in the Kharkiv oblast, breaking through Russian lines. President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Izyum, which had been the Kremlin’s main military stronghold in the area and was the main prize for Ukraine in the current phase of operations.   2 / [Inside the three-mile queue to reach Westminster Hall]( Crowds were well-spirited and welcoming, but in classic British style, queue politics soon followed, Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports 3 / [Nearly 3 million birds culled as UK grapples with ‘unprecedented’ wave of bird flu]( Exclusive: ‘Shocking’ figures putting pressure on farmers, while ‘hundreds of thousands’ of seabirds estimated to have died on UK coastlines 4 / [End of Covid-19 pandemic ‘in sight’, says World Health Organisation]( The WHO said weekly deaths from the virus around the world are at the lowest level since March 2020 5 / [Sweden’s first female PM concedes defeat to right-wing, anti-immigrant bloc]( Leader of the Moderates Ulf Kristersson is expected to be the next prime minister     The Big Question How much money does the royal family bring in tourism? The British [royal family](’s reign spans 37 generations and 1209 years. [Buckingham Palace]( in London has served as the official residence of the UK’s sovereigns since 1837 and today is the administrative headquarters of the ruling monarch. And each year, the royal family is responsible for generating millions of pounds worth of tourism for the United Kingdom. In the fiscal year 2019-20, the royal estate’s income from ticket admissions in the UK rose over the previous year, according to Statista. Overall, the admission income peaked at nearly £49.9m in 2019-20, increasing from approximately £48.4m in 2018-19. [For the full story click here >](   Watch/ [Archbishop of York greets people queuing to see Queen lying-in-state](   NUMBER OF THE DAY 2085 – Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday (8 September), left a secret letter to the citizens of [Sydney]( that cannot be opened until 2085.   QUOTE OF THE DAY “It has affected our [seabirds]( on an unprecedented scale in what is undoubtedly the worst outbreak of the virus we’ve ever seen.” – The RSPB’s Martin Fowlie as the UK is in the grip of its largest ever outbreak of avian influenza, with 2.8 million [poultry]( and captive [birds]( having been culled so far this year, according to the government.       Other stories you might like   [Stunning Erling Haaland goal gives Man City late win over former club Borussia Dortmund](   [MP seduced tourists by posing as art expert at Tate Britain, claims ex-minister](   [Patagonia founder donates $3bn company to fight climate crisis](       Articles available exclusively to subscribers Sean O'Grady, The Independent - [Will the EU windfall tax change how the UK deals with rising energy prices?](   Other newsletters you might like [The Race Report] The Race Report Fortnightly, 7am (UK time) Written by Nadine White [Sign up]( [Inside Politics] Inside Politics Weekdays, 8am (UK time) Written by Matt Mathers [Sign up](   If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.