内容摘要：According to the union, all of these disputes have been going on for some time.

According to the union, all of these disputes have been going on for some time.

A quarter of a century after it opened and promptly closed, London's Millennium Bridge is marking its 25th anniversary.The footbridge, which spans the Thames between St Paul's Cathedral and the Tate Modern, was crossed by about 90,000 people when it opened on 10 June 2000.

The landmark closed after three days due to swaying, which saw it dubbed the "wobbly bridge". It was reopened in February 2002 after having dampers fitted.Chair of City Bridge Foundation Paul Martinelli said: "Despite its teething troubles, the bridge has become firmly established in the hearts of Londoners."The bridge was the result of a competition launched in 1996 by the Millennium Bridge Trust and promoted by the Financial Times, Royal Institute of British Architects and Southwark Council.

The design, which avoided blocking the view of St Paul's with tall suspension towers, was a partnership between architectural firm Foster + Partners, the late sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup.The concept of the bridge as a "blade of light" was designed by Lord Foster, and early sketches were drawn on the back of a napkin in a central London wine bar by engineers Chris Wise and Roger Ridsdill Smith.

"We spent hours in there, sketching and sketching and trying to come up with an idea," Mr Wise said.

"We got more and more minimal until it was one line connecting the river from side to side.Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the war in Ukraine as "existential" for Russia, saying it was an "issue of our national interests, an issue of our security".

Moscow blamed Ukraine for three bomb attacks on railways in Russia's western Bryansk and Kursk regions which reportedly killed seven people and injured more than 100 last weekend. Kyiv has not commented on those attacks.Ukraine did say however that it had carried out its largest long-range drone strikes on at least 40 Russian warplanes at four military bases deep inside Russia last Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 117 drones had been used inby the SBU security service , striking "34% of [Russia's] strategic cruise missile carriers".