内容摘要：Georgina Spray, 25, plays for and is assistant music leader for the Birmingham National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) ensemble.

Georgina Spray, 25, plays for and is assistant music leader for the Birmingham National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) ensemble.

The lion's share, €209bn (£176bn; $238bn), came from EU member states - of that figure, €17.9bn (£15.1bn; $20.4bn) came from France.Russian estimates say gas exports to Europe rose by up to 20% in 2024, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports reaching record levels. Currently, half of Russia's LNG exports go the EU, CREA says.

As well as offering military aid to Kyiv, France has also imposed a number of sanctions on Russia and Russian individuals since the war in Ukraine began.Macron has also warned of further sanctions on Moscow if it does not co-operate in efforts to negotiate a ceasefire.There is "no doubt" that UK defence spending will rise to 3% of GDP by 2034 at the latest, Defence Secretary John Healey has said.

In February, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer set out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% by April 2027, with a "clear ambition" to reach 3% by 2034, economic conditions allowing.A government source told BBC News the defence secretary had "full confidence" that ambition will be reached in the next parliament.

The government will unveil its major strategic defence review on Monday, which will outline its priorities for military and security spending in the coming years.

It is understood that the defence review is based on the assumption that the 3% target is the trajectory spending will follow.Three people died in hospital in the days after the meal, including Ms Patterson's former in-laws, Don Patterson, 70, and Gail Patterson, 70, as well as Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66.

A single lunch guest survived - local pastor Ian Wilkinson - after weeks of treatment in hospital.Over six weeks, the jury in the Victorian Supreme Court has heard from more than 50 witnesses called by the prosecution, including Ms Patterson's estranged husband, Simon, and the surviving lunch guest, Ian.

It is now the defence's turn to call witnesses, and first up was Ms Patterson herself.The 50-year-old told the court that by 2023 she had felt for some months that her relationship with the wider Patterson family - Don and Gail in particular - had perhaps developed a bit more distance or space.