at his best known firm, electric car maker Tesla.

The lion's share of that amount, €209bn, came from EU member states.EU states continued importing pipeline gas directly from Russia until Ukraine cut the transit in January 2025, and Russian crude oil is still piped to Hungary and Slovakia.

Russian gas is still piped to Europe in increasing quantities via Turkey: CREA's data shows that its volume rose by 26.77% in January and February 2025 over the same period in 2024.Hungary and Slovakia are also still receiving Russian pipeline gas via Turkey.Despite the West's efforts, in 2024 Russian revenues from fossil fuels fell by a mere 5% compared with 2023, along with a similar 6% drop in the volumes of exports,

. Last year also saw a 6% increase in Russian revenues from crude oil exports, and a 9% year-on-year increase in revenues from pipeline gas.Russian estimates say gas exports to Europe

in 2024, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports reaching record levels. Currently, half of Russia's LNG exports go the EU, CREA says.

The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, says the alliance has not imposed "the strongest sanctions" on Russian oil and gas because some member states fear an escalation in the conflict and because buying them is "cheaper in the short term"."I was in my twenties coming out, so when Doctor Who first came back I wasn't out publicly, or even a little bit to myself.

"I think the biggest thing Doctor Who gives anyone in any kind of situation where they're feeling lost, they're feeling alone, they're feeling they can't, it gives you hope."Jayne Lutwyche, from Cardiff, has been a long-time Doctor Who fan and even got to appear on the show alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate.

She said, as a bisexual woman, the show "makes you feel like you can be you and you can be open about who you are"."I think the many different relationships the Doctor has with their companions, but also the companions with each other, kind of really gives that scope that love is love. We need more of that," she said.