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Sunak 'Mystery Loan' To Firm In Furlough Boost

He's urged 'Come clean' on payment

Are Tales Of Lost Cities A Load Of Shangri-Lalas?

Sandra Bullock Goes In Search Of A Mythical City In New Adventure Movie So We Ask...

Gibraltar How Brexit Left The Rock With ‘ Mountain Of Trash'

Set against the lapping waters of the western Mediterranean, the mounds of half-chewed apples, takeaway containers and dirty nappies began accumulating in January.

Amazon Sellers Hit With 5% Fuel Surcharge To Offset Costs Rise

Amazon is taking a step to offset its rising costs by adding a 5%"fuel and inflation surcharge” to the fees it charges third-party sellers who use its fulfilment services.

IMF To Lower Growth Forecast Due To Covid And Ukraine

The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the global inflationary shock caused by Russia's war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic will lead to lower economic growth this year and next.

Coalition Tells Scholz To Send Kyiv Heavy Weaponry

Germany's chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is under growing pressure to authorise delivery of heavy weaponry to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's looming eastern offensive, with his coalition partners accusing him of failing to live up to his promises.

Musk Makes Bid To Buy Twitter For $43bn After Shunning Seat On Board

Elon Musk has launched an audacious bid to buy Twitter for $43.4bn (£33bn), saying he wants to release its “extraordinary potential” to boost free speech and democracy across the world.

English Regions To Lose Out On Post-Brexit Funding

A government fund designed to replace EU grants lost due to Brexit has been slammed as "nothing more than an outrage” that will leave English regions tens of millions of pounds worse off.

Russian Ship Sinks In Black Sea After Blast

A Russian warship has sunk in “stormy seas” while being towed to a port in the Black Sea, the Russian defence ministry announced last night.

Lock Up Thugs Who Assault Frontline Staff

Richmond calls on Dail to act as attacks up 34%

UK Scheme Puts Ukrainian Women In Danger, Says UN

The UK government must do more to prevent Ukrainian women and children fleeing war from being matched with single British men under the sponsorship scheme or risk placing refugees in danger, the UN has said.

Evidence Of Russian War Crimes Found In Ukraine

Bombing of Mariupol children's hospital and theatre cited

How Long Can The PM Rely On The Backing Of His Party?

At first glance, it seems Boris Johnson might survive this latest revelation in the long-running Partygate scandal.

The PM's Pals Can't Go On Insulting Our Intelligence

Have a search, if you dare, on the popular micro-blogging website Twitter for the phrase "deliver on the priorities of the British people". You will find yourself going down a very deep rabbit hole of Tory MPs who, on Tuesday night, felt it important to let the world know that they give the prime minister and the chancellor “my full support” and that they also can't wait to start assisting the prime minister with his plan to "deliver on the priorities of the British people”.

Tory Peer Urges Colleagues To Speak Out On Leadership

TORY MPs have been urged to break their silence over Boris Johnson’s Covid fines as the Prime Minister’s future hangs in the balance.

Depp Sister And Friend Reject Talk Of Drugs And Violence

The contours of the high-stakes libel battle between Johnny Depp and his former wife Amber Heard became clearer in court yesterday, as Depp's older sister sought to refute Heard's claims that her brother was a violent drug addict.

Russia Says 1,000 Marines At Mariupol Have Surrendered And Port Is Captured

More than 1,000 Ukrainian marines defending the besieged city of Mariupol have surrendered and the port has been captured, Moscow has said, as the presidents of four countries bordering Russia arrived in Kyiv in a show of support for Ukraine.

Mass Graves 765 Civilian Bodies Found So Far In Kyiv

Ukrainian authorities have collected the bodies of 765 civilians, including 30 children in the Kyiv area since Russian forces were routed there at the start of April, a senior prosecutor in the region has said.

Microfossils Suggest Life Emerged 'Very Quickly' After Earth Formed

Scientists believe they have found evidence of microbes that were thriving near hydrothermal vents on Earth's surface just 300m years after the planet formed - the strongest evidence yet that life began far earlier than is widely assumed.

Depp's Friend Tells US Court.. 'No Marks On Heard's 'Face After Assault'

Defamation trial hears actress made claim she had been hit by phone

Face Mask Law Ends On Monday

But Scottish Government "recommends' continued use of face coverings

Supermarket Giant Promises To Keep Its Prices Down

TESCO chief executive Ken Murphy says he is determined to keep prices low and protect shoppers from the worst of the cost-of-living crisis.

Brexit ‘Has Enabled Britain To Take The Lead On Covid Jabs And Ukraine'

More needs to be done to “take advantage” of Britain’s new-found independence, Lord Frost said yesterday.

Experts Warn To Wash Hands On Farm Visits

Good hand hygiene can stop kids picking up infections

Pledge Of Support For Ukrainian Refugees

Council gives £10k & helps residents support arrivals

Goals Of Russian Military ‘Are Clear And Noble, Says Putin

Vladimir Putin has insisted that his war campaign in Ukraine will continue until its “noble” goals have been achieved, arguing that the invasion was proceeding as planned despite fierce Ukrainian resistance and heavy losses among Russian forces.

Tory MP Calls On Financier To Quit For Praising XR Protest

Tory MPs criticised Ben Goldsmith yesterday and one called for him to resign as chair of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) and as a director at Defra after he voiced support for the group Extinction Rebellion.

Rising Death Toll Hits Home Back In Russia

THIS fresh-faced young Russian is one of many who have paid the highest price in pursuing Moscow's merciless attack.

How To Send Quick Funds To Family Or Friends In Ukraine

It has been almost two months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and millions of people have been forced to flee their homes for safety. In the UK, several large campaigns have been organised to raise money for those affected, and the scheme for sponsoring Ukrainian refugees is under way.

It Is Shocking That Someone So Naive Nearly Became PM

I hope that readers heeded my advice a year ago to "sell their Sunaks” when his market valuation was artificially inflated by the unsustainable fiscal generosity demanded by the pandemic.