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Finest Hour Peace Cannot Be Imposed, PM Tells Kyiv Parliament

Boris Johnson has told the Ukrainian parliament that there should never be a peace settlement imposed against the will of the Ukrainian people, calling the fight to hold back Russian forces "Ukraine's finest hour”.

Partygate - Johnson Says He Has Not Had Questionnaire For Cain Event

Deputy political editor Boris Johnson has said he has not been contacted by police about a leaving party held for his former spin doctor in November 2020.

Air Pollution Leads To Almost 200 Deaths

Nearly 200 deaths in a single year in Cornwall were due to raised levels of air pollution, Public Health England figures have revealed.

As Urgent As It Gets Parties Square Up As Issue Of Abortion Reshapes Midterms

The stunning revelation that the US supreme court has privately voted to overturn Roe v Wade, immediately thrust one of the most polarising issues in American life to the forefront of the national political debate, and now abortion rights promises to reshape the dynamics of the midterm elections.

Why Stone Age Japan And Ancient Britain Were Both Lands Of The Rising Sun

They were separated by thousands of miles and the two sets of builders could not conceivably have met or swapped notes, but intriguing parallels between Stonehenge and Japanese stone circles are to be highlighted in an exhibition at the monument on Salisbury Plain.

“Unlegit': Court Shown Emails About UK's Covid Testing Contracts

Civil servants described the government's Covid testing programme as "unlegit" and "no way to do business” in emails revealed in a high court challenge to the awarding of up to £85m in contracts for antibody tests.

Prices Of Toys, Clothes And Furniture Rising At Fastest Rate In 15 Years

The cost of household goods such as toys, furniture and clothing is rising by the fastest rate in more than 15 years as the impact of the war in Ukraine combines with Covid lockdowns in China.

Bank Holidays Offer A Chance To Reassess Our Relationships

A friend told me she believes some people are only meant to be in your life for a short while

Worst Of The Pandemic May Still Lie Ahead, Warns Gates

The Microsoft billionaire says there is still a risk of a Covid variant 'even more transmissive and even more fatal'

British Expats In Spain Hit By Driving Ban Post-Brexit

Every other European nation has agreed a protocol for UK licences

Oligarchs See UK As 'World Leader' To Hide Dirty Money

Putin critic urges crackdown on 'enablers' such as lawyers

No 10 Wants Us To 'Live With Covid' - But Can The NHS?

Bed blocking, wait times and staff shortages pile on pressure

'Take Back The Night': Feminist March Calls For Streets To Be Safer In Berlin

A feminist march on the eve of May Day, known as Walpurgisnacht, when witches traditionally meet, kicked off May Day demonstrations in Berlin, with a group of around 2,500 campaigning for safer streets under the slogan "Take Back the Night".

Troll Farms Russians 'Spreading Lies About Putin's Illegal War'

Social affairs correspondent Russia's online trolling operation is becoming increasingly decentralised and is gaining "incredible traction" on TikTok, with misinformation aimed at sowing doubt over events in Ukraine, a US researcher has warned.

Sturgeon Ukraine War 'Won't Affect Timing Of Referendum'

The war in Ukraine will not affect the timing of a second independence referendum, Nicola Sturgeon has said, refusing to rule out court action after Scotland's information commissioner ordered her government to publish its legal advice on holding a second poll.

Labour Party Mirror Blair's Tactics To Win, Advises Report

Keir Starmer's Labour should mirror the consistency of messaging and positive vision used by the party ahead of Tony Blair's first election win 25 years ago, a report has said, while stressing that it is not enough to simply borrow from the past.

'Bad Apples' Claim Fuels Parliament Sexism Row

The government faces intense pressure from its own MPs and opposition parties to take action over misogyny and harassment in Westminster after a senior minister denied institutional problems, saying the issue was simply "some bad apples".

Kylie & Jason Back On Ramsay Street

Star pair in Neighbours finale after 35 years

Putin Will 'Hand Over Control To Ex-KGB Aide While He Has Cancer Surgery'

Vladimir Putin will hand over control of Russia and the war while he undergoes cancer surgery, it is claimed.

Facebook Parent Meta Posts 21 Per Cent Drop In Profits

Facebook's parent company Meta has reported a profit of $7.5bn for the first quarter, down by about 21 per cent from the same quarter a year earlier, marking the company's first back-to-back profit decline in more than a decade.

US Economy Shrinks 1.4% As Recession Anxieties Rise

The US gross domestic product shrank at an annual rate of 1.4 per cent in the first three months of 2022 as concerns about a recession rise.

Kremlin Warns West Over Ukraine Attacks On Russia

Moscow has warned the west it will face consequences if it does not stop encouraging Ukraine to carry out attacks on Russian soil. Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for Russia's ministry of foreign affairs, accused western states of "aggression" and of "using" the Ukrainian leadership to carry out its aims.

Rees-Mogg Scraps Brexit Checks On EU Food Imports

Boris Johnson's government has scrapped the introduction of planned post-Brexit inspections on food coming into the UK from the EU, cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has announced.

Seven Hours' Sleep 'Best To Beat Ageing'

Seven hours' sleep a night is best for healthy brain ageing, a study claims.

Unmoved By Brit Tourists Brexit Pain

Don't you feel sorry for the scores of British holidaymakers queuing up for hours at Spanish airports to have their blue passports checked? Well, no actually.

Mortgages Could Surge By £1,000 A Year, Warns Rishi

Mortage payments could jump by more than £1,000 next year in a further cost-of-living blow, the Chancellor has warned.

Unprecedented Deal' With Swiss Will Boost Economy

Britain has kick-started work on an enhanced post-Brexit trade deal with Switzerland.

Stressed? Dusting Beats Drink

Relaxing...walks work wonders

Queen Won't Strip Prince Andrew Of His Duke Title

Pressure Prince Andrew

Isolation Rules Axed

It's over Mass testing