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Global outrage as Putin blamed for Navalny death

Western leaders have held Vladimir Putin directly responsible for the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, with Joe Biden calling it “yet more proof of Putin’s brutality”.

Sharma and Jadeja flourish to ruin England's fast start

While all the English focus before the third Test was on Ben Stokes winning his 100th cap - the various greatest hits compilations serving as a drum beat to this pivotal match - the bunting also came out on the Indian side of the divide.

Arsenal No 2 Cuesta in sights of Norwich for manager's job

Arsenal are expecting to have to fend off interest in Mikel Arteta's assistant Carlos Cuesta from Norwich and other Championship teams at the end of the season.

Glasner: the highly ambitious head coach who is not afraid to walk away

Oliver Glasner is ambitious and when a club fails to match his aspirations there can be trouble, so it is safe to assume he has heard much from Crystal Palace that he likes.

Rewiring Britain Net zero will mean more electricity use - and a real risk of energy shortfalls

By road, the 280-mile journey from Hadrian's Wall to Peterhead takes in stunning Scottish countryside, quaint villages and busy suburbs. But the lengthy route is also to become a building site for vast power lines connecting offshore wind farms with urban centres.

SpaceX 'moved to Texas after Musk pay row

The rocket company SpaceX has moved its state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware, Elon Musk, the chief executive, has announced.

Ukrainian PM calls for frozen Russian assets to rebuild his country

Ukraine has called for frozen Russian assets to be used to rebuild the war-ravaged Ukrainian economy after a report showed the cost of reconstruction increasing to almost $500bn (£400bn).

Tree-planting initiatives put grasslands and savannahs at risk, says study

Misguided tree-planting projects are threatening crucial ecosystems across Africa, scientists have warned. Research has revealed that an area the size of France is threatened by forest restoration initiatives that are taking place in inappropriate landscapes.

'Kalashnikov economy' Russia's war machine shows no signs of slowing

As Ukraine has scrambled to source ammunition, arms and equipment for its defence, Russia has presided over a massive increase in industrial production over the past two years that has outstripped what many western defence planners expected when Vladimir Putin launched his invasion.

Woman told to leave Britain despite court ruling she has right to stay with family

A woman is facing deportation and separation from her husband and 10-year-old son despite a court ruling that the family have the right to live together in the UK.

Assange 'is days away from extradition' if final appeal fails next week

The Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will find out in a matter of days if he has exhausted all potential challenges through the British courts against extradition to the US where he could spend the rest of his life in prison.

Books 'dedicated to truth' on longlist for inaugural women's non-fiction prize

Capitalism, artificial intelligence, Renaissance history and motherhood are among the topics explored in the books on the inaugural Women's prize for Nonfiction longlist.

Lebanon Hezbollah set to retaliate for deadly air attacks in the south

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate for Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon that killed three of its fighters and 10 other people, including four children.

Get back: McCartney bass is returned 50 years after theft

Paul McCartney's original violin-shaped Höfner bass guitar has been returned to the former Beatle after it was stolen over 50 years ago.

Eurovision's organisers reject calls to ban Israel over war in Gaza

Israel will be allowed to compete in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, organisers said yesterday, despite calls for it to be excluded over the Gaza war as was Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.

US 'taking seriously' reports that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space

The White House confirmed yesterday that it was monitoring a new Russian anti-satellite weapon which it said was being developed but not yet deployed, calling it \"troubling\" but not an immediate threat to anyone's safety.

No time for niceties Cameron in hurry to make his mark on the world stage

A day after the Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene declared that \"David Cameron can kiss my ass\" over his references to the appeasement of Hitler in an article appealing to US lawmakers to pass a Ukraine funding bill, the British foreign secretary returned to the theme.

Spending watchdog looks into risks and costs at Sellafield

Britain's public spending watchdog has launched an investigation into risks and costs at Sellafield, the UK's biggest nuclear waste dump.

Israeli troops raid Gaza's largest working hospital

Israeli forces have raided the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip that is still functioning, amid warnings from the UN aid chief that a threatened ground offensive in Rafah, the area's last remaining place of relative safety, could trigger an exodus of refugees fleeing into Egypt.

Trump fury as date set for 'hush money' trial

Donald Trump railed against the legal process yesterday as a judge ruled a criminal case over alleged hush money payments involving the adult film star Stormy Daniels and the Playboy model Karen McDougal would go to trial on 25 March.

PM warned against cuts as UK falls into recession

Britain enduring longest sustained fall in living standards in 70 years

Mbappé and Barcola give PSG healthy lead against fading la Real

\"Many would like to see us dead,\" Luis Enrique had announced, theatrically if not entirely incorrectly, after the narrowest squeak through the group stages in the autumn.

Palace turn to Glasner as heat builds on Hodgson

Crystal Palace have lined up the former Eintracht Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner to take over if they decide to sack Roy Hodgson as pressure continues to grow on the 76-year-old.

Hamilton buckles up for his 'emotional' dance with Mercedes last

Lewis Hamilton has said he finds it an emotional and surreal experience to be starting his last season with Mercedes. He announced at the beginning of the month that he will join Ferrari in 2025.

UK house prices 'in recovery' but private rents soar

The housing market is expected to stage a recovery in 2024 after average UK house prices fell by only £4,000 last year, according to official figures.

Labour urged to double cash for publicly owned green energy

Keir Starmer is being urged to more than double Labour's investment in publicly owned renewable energy to save consumers billions of pounds on their bills, despite the party drastically scaling back its green plans last week.

Threat of Israeli assault on Rafah hangs over Cairo ceasefire talks

Negotiations involving several countries and high-level delegations on a Gaza ceasefire deal have entered a second day in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as mediators struggled to make progress in the face of a threatened Israeli offensive on Rafah, the Palestinian territory's last place of relative safety.

The cruel Thames Why the search never ends for bodies in the river

Placenames along the Thames in London once summed up its macabre history.

Publisher's profits up thanks to 'romantasy' novels

The publisher Bloomsbury lifted its annual profit forecasts yesterday after the latest novel from the fantasy author Sarah J Maas topped bestseller lists around the world, aided by fans recommending her books on TikTok.

'Naive' Yousaf criticised millionaire over ties to opponent of gay rights

Civil rights groups have accused Humza Yousaf of being \"naive\" about his links to Sir Brian Souter, the millionaire transport boss who funds a network of conservative Christian groups that campaign against gay and women's rights.