Putin ‘will be seeing things happen’, warns Trump after Kharkiv maternity ward hit
Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Vladimir Putin after a maternity ward was struck by drones in Ukraine.
The US president responded to news that drones had damaged a maternity hospital in Kharkiv, as he said: “I know. You’ll be seeing things happen.”
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that among the nine wounded in Kharkiv were women in the hospital – “mothers with newborns, women recovering from surgery.”
He said: “Russia is targeting life itself – even in the very places where it begins.”
It comes ahead of Trump’s “major statement” on Monday for Russia as he grows frustrated with Russian president Vladimir Putin amid intensified attacks on Ukraine.
“I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,” the president told NBC News. “We’re sending weapons to Nato, and Nato is paying for those weapons, 100 per cent.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmytry Peskov said they await Trump’s statement.
Trump’s stark warning to Putin after Russia drones hit maternity ward: ‘You’ll be seeing things happen’
President Donald Trump on Friday issued a none-too-veiled threat of action against Russia after Moscow’s forces pounded a Ukrainian maternity hospital, injuring nine people earlier in the day.
Speaking to reporters before departing the White House to view flood damage in Texas, where 121 have died and 170 are still missing, the president was asked about the drone attack against the civilian target.
He replied: “I know. You’ll be seeing things happen.”
Correspondent Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington DC:
Trump’s stark warning to Putin after maternity ward strike
Senate panel approves $500 million aid for Ukraine in defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved $500 million in security assistance for Ukraine as part of its draft language for its Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which also restricts A-10 aircraft retirements.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is an annual policy bill that authorizes funding levels and provides authorities for the U.S. military.
It ensures that American forces have the necessary resources to carry out their missions and is closely watched by weapons makers like Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co.
The NDAA, passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee with a vote of 26-1 on July 9, 2025, includes a provision to extend the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2028, increasing authorized funding to $500 million from $300 million in 2025.
The initiative aims to bolster Ukraine’s defense capabilities as it battles Russian forces which invaded in 2022.
The bill also prohibits a controversial request made in President Donald Trump’s June budget request to retire the Air Force A-10 fleet. The draft requires that the inventory of the A-10 cannot drop below 103 aircraft in FY26, ensuring the continued operation of these close air support planes.
Putin ‘will be seeing things happen’ warns Trump
Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Vladimir Putin after a maternity ward in Kharkiv was hit.
When asked about the drones damaging a maternity hospital, the president said: “I know. You’ll be seeing things happen.”
It comes ahead of his “major statement” on Monday for Russia after confirming the US would supply weapons to Ukraine via Nato, with the alliance covering the full cost.
“I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,” the president, who has grown frustrated with Russian president Vladimir Putin, told NBC News. “We’re sending weapons to Nato, and Nato is paying for those weapons, 100 per cent.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmytry Peskov said they await Trump’s statement.
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Top Russian commander killed, confirms authorities
Russian officials have revealed that Colonel Sergei Yuryevich Ilyin, a top commander of the Russian military, has been killed, as the Kremlin awaits US president Donald Trump’s “major statement”.
Local authorities from the Chuvashia district, east of Moscow, confirmed the commander of the 155th Separate Guards Kursk Orders of Zhukov and Suvorov Marine Brigade died “during a special military operation.”
“This is a tragic loss for our district, Chuvashia, and the entire country,” they said. Reports from Ukrainian media have suggested Ilyin was among Russian military personnel killed when Ukraine’s forces attacked the 155th Brigade’s command post in the Kursk region earlier this month.
“Sergei Yuryevich carried out combat missions with honor and courage, demonstrating exceptional courage and heroism. He performed an immortal feat, giving his life for our Motherland. Giving one’s life for one’s country is the highest patriotic act that will forever remain in people’s memory. His courage and selflessness serve as an example for future generations.
“Sergei Yuryevich died defending the freedom and independence of the country he loved so much.
“We express our sincere condolences to his family, all relatives and friends. In this difficult hour, we share your pain and the bitterness of loss. Eternal memory to the Russian soldier and eternal glory to him. His feat will never be forgotten.”
Zelensky invites President of Ghana to visit Ukraine amid growing partnership
President Zelensky offered to host the President of Ghana after the two exchanged conversation.
He said: “We share a mutual interest in developing bilateral cooperation. We discussed areas where we can already deepen our partnership, first and foremost in the agro-industrial sector and the creation of a food logistics hub in Ghana. We agreed to organize a ministerial-level meeting, and a Ukrainian delegation will travel to Ghana in the near future.
“Ghana is also interested in our technologies, the production of various types of drones, and the experience Ukraine has gained during this war. Ghana is ready to finance our production, and we are ready to help our partners secure their borders.”
10 million people displaced since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 forced almost 10 million people to flee their homes, with about 3.8 million displaced within the country and 5.6 million abroad, the UN refugee agency’s representative for Ukraine has said.
The war between Russia and Ukraine is continuing with “increased intensity” so international support funding a humanitarian response is crucial, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative Karolina Lindholm Billing said on Friday.
“At the moment, most who are newly displaced remain within the country and that’s what most people prefer to do as well: to stay as close as possible to their home regions,” Ms Lindholm Billing said.
The UNHCR representative stressed that every day the organisation and its local partners help people who are victims of aerial attacks, including recent strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv.
“People evacuating from front line areas need support. But at the same time, we have to continue helping Ukraine’s immediate recovery, so that people who want to stay in Ukraine can actually do that,” Ms Lindholm Billing said.
Teenage girl found to have set fire to military vehicle in Odessa after promised money by Russia
A woman and 13-year-old girl, led by Russian special services, set fire to an evacuation military vehicle and a Ukrainian railway facility in exchange for the promise of a financial reward, according to Odesa Police and the SBU (Ukraine security services).
The 13-year-old girl from Odesa was recruited over messenger and offered money to set fire to relay cabinets of the regional branch of Odesa Railway and cars of military personnel from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Territorial Centres for Recruitment and Social Support.
She was told to coordinate the facilities with the messenger and send them video reports afterwards.
Police established in early July that she doused herself in flammable liquid and set fire to a relay cabinet; fortunately the fire went out quickly and the device didn’t malfunction. She was then told to set alight a servicewoman’s car which was used to transport wounded from the frontline.
The teenager asked her 58-year-old mother to get involved and they set fire to the vehicle that night, which burnt down completely.
The woman was detained and she may face up to eight years in prison, while the 13-year-old was transferred to guardianship and trusteeship, where she may be subject to compulsory educational measures.
NATO needs more long-range missiles to deter Russia, US general says
NATO will need more long-range missiles in its arsenal to deter Russia from attacking Europe because Moscow is expected to increase production of long-range weapons, a U.S. Army general told Reuters.
Russia’s effective use of long-range missiles in its war in Ukraine has convinced Western military officials of their importance for destroying command posts, transportation hubs and missile launchers far behind enemy lines.
“The Russian army is bigger today than it was when they started the war in Ukraine,” Major General John Rafferty said in an interview at a U.S. military base in Wiesbaden, Germany.
“And we know that they’re going to continue to invest in long-range rockets and missiles and sophisticated air defences. So more alliance capability is really, really important.”
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Djokovic and Sinner face off to play Alcaraz in final as Fritz beaten
The Wimbledon semi-finals continue on Friday, and it’s over to the men’s singles draw, as Novak Djokovic prepares to take on Jannik Sinner after Carlos Alcaraz battled past Taylor Fritz.
And Djokovic, thankfully, is healthy to compete after an injury scare. The seven-time champion, 38, cancelled a practice session on Thursday after falling in the last game of his Wednesday-night win over Flavio Cobolli. Ironically, it was Sinner who cancelled practice on Tuesday, though there was no sign that his elbow injury affected the world No 1 as he eased past Ben Shelton on Wednesday.
On the other side of the draw, 2023 and 2024 champ Alcaraz maintained his hat-trick title bid, overcoming American Fritz in four sets on Centre Court – with two fans fainting in the heat during that clash.
The men’s semi-finals follow a hot Thursday, too, when three fans fainted during the women’s semi-finals. In those matches, Iga Siwatek thrashed Belinda Bencic and Amanda Anisimova upset world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
Follow live updates and results from Wimbledon day 12, below.
*Djokovic 1-1 Sinner
*denotes next to serve
Phenomenal serving from Djokovic to kick things off, as he holds to love.
The crowd is very thin at the moment, only because fans went for a break after about three hours spent watching Alcaraz beat Fritz.
Over to Sinner, and he completes his own hold to love!
No rallies of note so far. That will change, don’t you worry…
Here we go…
Three years ago, Djokovic won a thriller against Sinner here. Two years ago, the Serb beat the Italian again, but with ease.
Yet Sinner, 23, has won the last four meetings between the pair.
Can Djokovic, 38, end that slide here? Let’s find out!
It’s worth noting that Sinner’s elbow is still in a sleeve after his injury scare earlier this week, when he fell against Grigor Dimitrov, while Djokovic cancelled training yesterday due to his own fitness concerns.
Djokovic and Sinner on court! Read our match preview
With seven-time champion Novak Djokovic and world No 1 Jannik Sinner on Centre Court, warming up, a mouthwatering semi-final is just minutes away.
There’s still time to read Kieran Jackson’s preview:
The key weapon Novak Djokovic has which could beat Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon
Alcaraz on his hat-trick bid and Djokovic vs Sinner
Only four players have won three straight Wimbledon titles; Alcaraz has the chance to join that club…
“Right now, I don’t want to think about Sunday to be honest. I just want to enjoy this moment, enjoy that I qualified to another final, the third in a row here in Wimbledon.
“It’s something that’s really difficult and that I have to think about. Sometimes, I have to take my time, enjoy it with my team and close people that I have here.
“I will have time to play and think on Sunday; right now I’m gonna watch the semi-final as well.
“This is one of the most exciting match-ups that we have on tour right now, so as a huge fan of tennis, to be honest I’m gonna try to see it and watch as much as I can.
“Right now, I have to do a lot of things, press and all that stuff, but I will try to find the time to enjoy that match.
“I’m gonna try to take tactics from that match.”
That match is Djokovic vs Sinner, and it’s up next… Don’t go anywhere!
GAME, SET AND MATCH! ALCARAZ WINS
Fritz comes to the net at an ill-advised time, and Alcaraz puts a forehand right at his feet. The American can’t flick it over the net from close range. 7-6.
All of a sudden, it’s Alcaraz with a match point!
TAKEN! Alcaraz dials up the pressure, and Fritz errs one last time!
Alcaraz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(6) Fritz
Alcaraz saves two set points in tiebreak!
Huge serve into the corner, and Fritz suddenly has two set points!
The first will come on his serve at 4-6…
One saved! Alcaraz draws Fritz in and outfoxes him at the net. 5-6.
And Fritz balloons a forehand out of play, oh no… Another set point saved, 6-6!
Fritz turns tiebreak around…
Same again from Fritz, who serves out wide – this time from the deuce court – and Alcaraz is flailing. 4-3.
Still, the Spaniard has a mini-break.
But Fritz gets it back! He goes cross-court on his backhand, then slings one up the line for a winner. 4-4.
Now Fritz gets in front with some really aggressive play, and Alcaraz can only lob a stretched backhand wide! 4-5.
Alcaraz leads tiebreak at change of ends
Alcaraz strikes first, with a strong second serve setting up a winner. 1-0.
The crowd gets going for Fritz as he plays a forehand winner into the open court. 1-1.
Alcaraz wins a very fun point, though, finishing it off with a smash for 2-1.
Fritz then misses, and it’s 3-1. Make that 4-1! Alcaraz with a deft backhand volley, a dropped one.
The Spaniard has no answer for a serve in the corner, however, and Fritz gets back to 4-2 at the change of ends.
*Alcaraz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 6-6 Fritz
15-0, as Fritz hammers down a serve then propels an inside-out forehand into the corner for a winner.
Deep serve skims the back of the line, 30-0 as Alcaraz fails to get much on it.
Another serve that Alcaraz can’t steer back over the net. 40-0.
But the Spaniard gets on the board with a cute forehand pass, cross-court, to pick up a short volley from Fritz. 40-15.
Aggressive play by Fritz, but Alcaraz turns the point around and puts some venom on a sliced, backhand drop shot. Fritz’s return effort lands wide. 40-30.
Ace to hold! Well done, Fritz. A tiebreak will follow.
*denotes next to serve
*Alcaraz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 3-3 Fritz
Fritz builds a 30-15 lead but steps in and propels a backhand long. About as unforced as an error gets, unfortunately. 30-30.
Next point, he makes the same mistake but on a forehand! 30-40, break point, and this could mark real trouble for Fritz…
Once more, Fritz follows his serve with an approach shot, again a forehand… but this one is good! It’s a drive volley that forces an errant lob out of Carlitos.
Break point saved. Deuce.
Heavy serve, long return. Advantage Fritz.
Ace! Good hold by the fifth seed.
Two pensioners die after car crashes into care home following police chase
Two elderly women have died after a stolen BMW which was being chased by police crashed into a care home.
Highcliffe Care Home in Witherwack, Sunderland, had to be evacuated following the crash on Wednesday night, which caused structural damage to the building.
On Friday morning, Northumbria Police said: “Sadly, two care home residents – a woman in her nineties and a woman in her eighties – passed away yesterday.
“The next of kin for both women have been notified and are being supported by specially trained officers.
“Following this sad update, the investigation will now also consider whether the collision contributed to their deaths.”
Two 21-year-olds who had previously been questioned were re-arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the deaths.
Both were originally arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, while one was also arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
They remain in police custody.
Northumbria Police said eight other residents were taken to hospital in the aftermath of the crash.
They had injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, and only one remained in hospital on Friday.
The BMW was reported stolen from an address in Fenham, Newcastle, around 9.20pm on Wednesday, and was seen in the Sunderland area around 15 minutes later.
Police were authorised to pursue the vehicle, which crashed into the care home around five minutes later.
Following the police pursuit, a mandatory referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, the force said.
Chief Superintendent Mark Hall, of Northumbria Police, said: “This is an extremely sad development and all of our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of everyone affected.
“We will continue to support them in any way that we can at this time.
“Our investigations remain at an early stage, and we would ask people to avoid speculation both online and in the community.”
The care home is run by Avery Healthcare, which issued a statement on Thursday, before the deaths of the two women were known, saying residents had been moved to alternative accommodation.
The firm said: “We would like to express our sincere thanks to the carers and colleagues across our neighbouring homes who have stepped in to support at this time.
“Their professionalism, dedication, and compassion in ensuring a smooth transition and continuity of care has been truly commendable.
“We are incredibly proud of the response from all staff involved.”
Horner branded an ‘idiot’ by Ecclestone: ‘He thought he was 20’
Christian Horner has been labelled an “idiot” by his close friend, former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, after being dismissed as Red Bull boss on Wednesday.
Horner, 51, was relieved of his duties as Red Bull F1 CEO after 20 years at the helm, winning 14 world championships in total. Horner was replaced by ex-Ferrari engineer Laurent Mekies, formerly at sister team Racing Bulls.
Horner’s dismissal comes just over a year after allegations of “inappropriate behaviour” were levelled at him from a female colleague. Horner was cleared, twice, after two internal investigations.
Yet 94-year-old Ecclestone, who was Horner’s best man at his wedding to Geri Halliwell in 2015, believes the ex-Red Bull boss should’ve treaded more carefully.
“This other business that he got involved with 18 months ago, he was just an idiot,” Ecclestone told The Telegraph.
“He was a 50-year-old who thought he was 20, thought he was one of the boys.”
Horner fell out with senior bosses at Red Bull’s parent company based in Austria, as well as Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, which ultimately led to his downfall after two decades in the job.
“It would probably have been better if they [Red Bull] had said, ‘come in Christian, sit down’, but the bottom line is that there are people there who thought he was getting away with things,” Ecclestone, who ran Formula One for 40 years before selling the sport to Liberty Media in 2017, added.
“That he was acting as if it was not the Red Bull Ring, but the Christian Horner Ring.
“He got away with so many things. And all the time you’re delivering, people close their eyes. But when you stop delivering, people start looking.
“One or two begin thinking, ‘Well, I could do a better job.’”
Horner led Red Bull to the last four drivers’ titles with Max Verstappen but are currently the fourth-quickest team on the grid at the halfway stage of the 2025 season.
Verstappen, who has been strongly linked with a move to Mercedes next year, is currently third in the drivers’ standings, 69 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri.
The next race is the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps (25-27 July).
More than 70 firefighters tackle blaze at London block of flats
More than 70 firefighters are battling a blaze that broke out at a block of flats in south London on Friday afternoon.
A flat was “completely alight” on the 11th floor of the 17-storey building on Hillingdon Street in Walworth, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
A woman left the property before firefighters arrived, the fire service said.
A spokesperson for the LFB it received 45 calls around 2pm, and 10 fire engines from Dowgate, Dockhead, Soho, Whitechapel, and surrounding fire stations were dispatched to the scene.
Videos shared on social media show plumes of smoke coming out of the building as dozens of firefighters attempted to contain the blaze.
The fire was under control within an hour, the LFB said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Station commander Tony Perks, who was at the scene, said: “This was a very visible fire, and the area became increasingly busy as a result.
“People are advised to continue to avoid the area at this time, while crews damp down remaining hot spots.”
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White House mercilessly mocked for posting pic of Trump as Superman
The White House is being mercilessly mocked on social media after posting a meme showing President Donald Trump as Superman in an apparent attempt to capitalize on the buzz generated by the release of a new blockbuster film about DC’s Man of Steel.
“THE SYMBOL OF HOPE. TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY. SUPERMAN TRUMP,” the post proclaims above a picture of the president soaring through the cosmos in the hero’s trademark blue tights and red cape, a parody of the movie’s poster.
Trump himself is no stranger to grandiose comparisons, likening himself to Harry Truman earlier this week over his decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities last month and previously drawing parallels between himself and everyone from Elvis Presley to Jesus Christ, Sir Winston Churchill, and Mother Teresa.
He has also compared himself to a superhero before, hawking digital trading cards in late 2022 that bore his image as an omnipotent vigilante for the low price of $99 each.
The White House’s meme has already drawn a scathing backlash on social media, with California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia pointing out: “He’s literally Lex Luthor.”
Political commentator Mehdi Hasan fumed: “Just imagine the response if the Biden White House had posted something like this. But Trump is graded on some kind of never-seen-before curve and this craziness is normalized.”
At least one person enjoyed the comparison: actor Dean Cain, who played Superman on TV in the 1990s and is now a vocal MAGA conservative, responded to the White House’s post with two laughing emojis.
During President Joe Biden’s term in office, his administration received similar criticism after posting an image of the Democrat as his joke alter ego “Dark Brandon”, complete with glowing red eyes.
“I guess they thought we weren’t enough of a laughingstock to the rest of the world already,” sighed Ron Filipkowski.
AI creator Mario Pawlowksi observed: “Superman was an illegal immigrant growing up on an American farm and a hero from a comic book. Trump is a total opposite of Superman, a Superloser.”
Others supplied their own AI-generated memes of Trump as the character, available in both flattering and deeply offensive versions. At the same time, several people used the moment to express their ongoing outrage over the administration’s claim that the fabled Jeffrey Epstein files do not exist.
More than one person suggested the Epstein files were “Trump’s Kryptonite.”
Perhaps most cuttingly of all, an account called Mr. Frog remarked that the official White House account is now “just a slop engagement farm.”
James Gunn’s new reboot of the beloved superhero franchise, starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, has already received a thumbs-down from Fox News, with Greg Gutfeld complaining that the latest interpretation of the character is “superwoke.”
Jesse Watters, Kellyanne Conway, Laura Ingraham, and Ben Shapiro have all likewise criticized the film, in some cases, by their own admission, without having actually seen it.
Salt Path author’s next book delayed due to ‘considerable distress’
The next book by Raynor Winn has been delayed after questions were raised about the legitimacy of her debut memoir, The Salt Path.
Winn’s fourth book, On Winter Hill, about a solo coast-to-coast walk that Winn completed by herself, was due for release in October.
However, both Winn and her publisher, Penguin Michael Joseph (PMJ), have decided to delay its publication until further notice.
“Given recent events, in particular intrusive conjecture around Moth’s health condition, which has caused considerable distress to Raynor Winn and her family, it is our priority to support the author at this time,” said a statement by PMJ.
“With this in mind, Penguin Michael Joseph, together with the author, have made the decision to delay the publication of On Winter Hill from this October. We will announce a new publication date in due course.”
The publisher previously said that it “undertook all the necessary due diligence” before publishing Winn’s book in 2018.
Earlier this week, Winn described the days since The Observer newspaper published their investigation as the “hardest” of her life, rejecting the accusations that her husband, Moth, made up his illness, calling them “heartbreaking”.
The author’s much-loved memoir tells how she and her husband walked the South West Coast Path, a gruelling journey of 630 miles, after a string of private tragedies, including the loss of their home in Wales and Moth being diagnosed with a neurological condition.
The book became a bestseller and prompted two sequels – The Wild Silence (2020) and Landlines (2022) – as well as a film adaptation starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, released in May.
However, The Observer’s investigation raised serious doubts over the accuracy of her memoir, including the veracity of Moth’s corticobasal degeneration (CBD), a rare and incurable neurological condition said to be both degenerative and terminal.
The investigation also said that the couple’s legal names are Sally and Timothy Walker, claiming they had misrepresented how they lost their home, which, according to Winn, was due to a bad business investment.
The Observer, however, reported that the couple lost their home after Winn allegedly defrauded her employer of £64,000 in 2008, which she apparently attempted to repay after taking out a loan from a relative.
They allegedly accrued over £100,000 in debt to a relative, which was secured against their home, a 17th century farmhouse in the Welsh countryside that was eventually repossessed. Contrary to being homeless, the report suggested the couple owned land in France at the time of their walk.
Writing on her website on Wednesday night (9 July), Winn said she was “truly sorry” for “mistakes” made while working with her former employer, Martin Hemmings, “in the years before the economic crash of 2008”.
“For me, it was a pressured time. It was also a time when mistakes were being made in the business,” she wrote. “Any mistakes I made during the years in that office, I deeply regret and I am truly sorry.” Winn gave no further details about the allegations of theft.
Winn said that the dispute involving Hemmings is not the court case referred to in The Salt Path and it was not the reason they lost their home.
As to the allegations over Moth’s CBS diagnosis, Winn called them “the most heartbreaking” of all.
She shared photographs of redacted clinic letters, addressed to Timothy Walker, that appear to show that he is “treated for CBD/S and has been for many years”.
In one letter, dated 2015, a consultant neurologist wrote that Moth could be “very mildly” affected by the condition, with a separate consultant neurologist in another letter describing his case as “unusual”.
“The clinical course in this case has been so atypical that we shouldn’t discount any possibility. His clinical story has been unique,” the doctor wrote.
Alongside the photos, Winn added: “As I’ve explained many times in my books, we will always be grateful that Moth’s version of CBS is indolent, its slow progression has allowed us time to discover how walking helps him. Others aren’t so lucky.”
“The last few days have been some of the hardest of my life,” Winn wrote. “Heartbreaking accusations that Moth has made up his illness have been made, leaving us devastated.”
She explained the differences in names by stating that she had long been known as Raynor because she disliked her name Sally Ann, and Moth was simply short for Timothy.
Winn called The Observer article “grotesquely unfair” and “highly misleading”, adding that it “seeks to systematically pick apart my life”.
She added: “The Salt Path is about what happened to Moth and me, after we lost our home and found ourselves homeless on the headlands of the south-west.
“It’s not about every event or moment in our lives, but rather about a capsule of time when our lives moved from a place of complete despair to a place of hope.
“The journey held within those pages is one of salt and weather, of pain and possibility. And I can’t allow any more doubt to be cast on the validity of those memories, or the joy they have given so many.”