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A debate has erupted in Britain over unpaid internships following the story involving writer and Vogue editor Plum Sykes. The author of her own Substack, whom the media have linked to one of the characters in the film “The Devil Wears Prada”, has been criticised for employing students without pay, even though some of her audience pay a subscription fee of £65 a year.

The first egg has been spotted in the nest of storks Hrytsyk and Odarka. The event was confirmed by researcher Iryna Sarazhynska, and over 500 viewers watched it live online.

A new feature is now available on the Privat24 mobile app: the purchase of tickets for European trains. Since April 2026, the bank has integrated international rail routes directly into the Transport section.

Continued disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a global food crisis. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations warns that supplies of energy and fertilisers have been hit, which could subsequently drive up prices for agricultural products and fuel food inflation.

On 14 April, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Law No. 2037-IX, which introduces criminal liability for acts of anti-Semitism through amendments to Article 161 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The Verkhovna Rada had adopted Bill No. 5110 as early as 15 February 2022.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that Berlin supports Ukraine’s measures to restrict the travel of men of conscription age to European Union countries. According to him, such steps are necessary to enable Ukraine to defend itself in the context of a full-scale war.

In the Czech Republic, applications for a five-year residence permit for Ukrainians under temporary protection opened on 1 April. Applications can only be submitted within a 30-day period, and the number of places is limited.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed Law No. 4825-IX, which waives housing and utility charges for owners of properties damaged or destroyed as a result of the war. The legislation also introduces a mechanism for automatic recalculation following an official assessment of the property.

A bill has been tabled in the Verkhovna Rada that provides for the introduction of new rules on the visual identification of staff at regional recruitment and social support centres, as well as changes to the procedures for verifying their authority when interacting with members of the public. According to the authors, the initiative is intended to increase the transparency of the centres’ operations and reduce the number of disputes.

Early on Tuesday morning, 14 April, an explosion occurred in a residential area in the town of Brovary, in the Kyiv region. One man was injured. The incident appears to be a terrorist attack.

A dust cloud from the Sahara is expected to sweep across southern and central Europe in the coming days. It is expected to reach its highest concentration on 16 April, and the dust storm will also affect parts of Ukraine.

Fares for urban, suburban and intercity transport are rising in Ukraine. In some cities, the new fares have already been introduced, whilst in others local authorities are merely preparing to review prices; on certain routes, however, price increases have already reached 25%.