As a Ukrainian flag flew and fairy lights twinkled outside, Mr Maiboroda, a talented furniture restorer exempt from war service because of his age, told how he has been busy repairing antiques for locals and carrying out work on the pavilion at Moreton Cricket Club - known as the MCC, like its more famous counterpart.

Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, told reporters in Mumbai on Tuesday that since India can´t go to Pakistan and "they can´t come here," next year´s 50-over format Asia Cup will be held at a neutral venue.

ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board expressed its disappointment after Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah said next year´s Asia Cup will be played at a neutral venue because India will not travel to Pakistan.

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Miss Vuiev, who ran a marketing agency in Kyiv before the war and now combines two nights' bar work a week in the village pub, The Bear, with comms work, said: ‘We have so much support here from the villagers, they've been so welcoming, and it's nice to have other Ukrainians around us.

Demonstrators torched and ransacked the House of Representatives, based in the eastern city of Tobruk, along with other official buildings, while masked protesters burned tyres and blocked roads i

The commentary came a day after the Shenzhen Stock Exchange sent a letter to Zhejiang Jinke Culture Industry Co, urging the mobile Internet firm to substantiate its claim that it has the customer base to develop Metaverse products.

Marc and Miss Vuiev, 41, wore traditional embroidered Ukrainian outfits as they posed for photographs ahead of Christmas Day with their hosts Kathy, 60, and Mike Howat, 64, both retired teachers, whose home is a former school building dating back to the 1850s.

and the comments were made without any discussion or consultation with the board of the Asian Cricket Council or the Pakistan Cricket Board and without any thoughts towards their long-term consequences and implications," the PCB said in a statement on Wednesday. "The PCB has noted with surprise and disappointment ...

Polly Vacher, 78, a former music teacher who became an amateur pilot aged 50 and has flown solo around the world twice in a single engine aircraft, and her husband Peter, 79, a retired printing firm boss, were a driving force behind the initiative.

Just over the road, Oleksandr Maiboroda, 62, his wife Olena, 41, and sons Hryhorii, 17, and Andrii, 13, from Donetsk, have been given a comfortable home in a converted former stables at their host family's property.

SHANGHAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Chinese shares seen with links to "Metaverse", a virtual shared space based on virtual reality technologies, slumped on Thursday after their recent surge raised regulatory eyebrows and prompted state media to warn against investing in them.

He and his mum spent a traditional Christmas Day with the Howats, their daughter Georgie, 27, and sons Will, 16, who is also an Abingdon pupil, Bob, 23, and John, 25, and the family's pet, Boris the bolognese dog.

Miss Vuiev said: ‘It's maybe difficult to understand from the outside - why do you want to go and stay there without any light or electricity and risk danger? A handful of other Ukrainian refugees in the village are considering similar trips.

Shenzhen Zhongqingbao Interaction Network, whose shares surged over 60% this week after the company publicly posted an article about Metaverse, said in an exchange filing on Wednesday that it is still in initial stages to explore the business, and cautioned investors against risks.

But the resilient and thankful family has kept in touch - and recently told the Vachers how they overcame the lack of electricity and heat in their snowy homeland with a generator - ordered from Amazon in the UK and delivered to them with the help of other Ukrainians staying in the village.

They are among 50 refugees from their besieged country given succour in North Moreton, Oxfordshire - dubbed ‘Britain's kindest village' and sat tutor near me with a population of just 350 - after its generous residents opened their arms and homes to them in April.

And if anyone wondered what they think of Putin in North Moreton, then look no further than a dog waste bin in the middle of the village: it has been adorned with a label referring to the Russian president that says ‘Poo-tin'.

The youngster, who also went on a summer camp for Ukrainian children earlier this year run by Mail Force - the charity set up by the Mail - added: ‘I like trying the things here: I'd read Paddington but never had marmalade.

That may remain a distant prospect, but at least 12-year-old Ukrainian refugee Marc and his mother Yana Vuiev feel safe and secure - and managed to get into the festive spirit too - thanks to the warm welcome offered by their British hosts.