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In this issue

February 20, 2025

Trump deepens rift with Ukraine by labelling Zelenskyy 'a dictator'

US president accused of being trapped in Russian disinformation bubble’

Trump deepens rift with Ukraine by labelling Zelenskyy 'a dictator'

5 mins

Liberal left 'out of step' with rest of Britain

Leftwing activists in Britain are less likely to work with their political opponents than other groups and more likely to think those holding different views have been misled, a study has found.

2 mins

Sellafield special measures lifted after physical security improved

The UK nuclear industry regulator has taken Sellafield, the world's largest store of plutonium, out of special measures for its physical securitybut said concerns remain over its cybersecurity.

Sellafield special measures lifted after physical security improved

2 mins

Woman held over protest at Glasgow abortion clinic

Police in Scotland have made the first arrest of a protester who allegedly breached an exclusion zone around an abortion clinic, days after the US vice-president, JD Vance, spread inaccurate claims about Scotland's rules on the issue.

Woman held over protest at Glasgow abortion clinic

2 mins

Yours for £121: handshake and photograph with Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson is charging £121 for a handshake and a photograph before a live event in Edinburgh.

Yours for £121: handshake and photograph with Boris Johnson

1 min

I'll be OK, says Raducanu after 'fixated' man ejected from Dubai tennis tournament

Emma Raducanu has insisted: \"I'll be OK\" after the behaviour of a male spectator caused the British tennis star to pause a match in tears and raised again the issue of security for female athletes.

I'll be OK, says Raducanu after 'fixated' man ejected from Dubai tennis tournament

3 mins

By telling the truth, Ukraine's president broke the rules of the new reality

All the effort Kyiv had expended in wooing the White House, combining flattery with bribery and a share of Ukraine's mineral wealth, imploded in minutes when Volodymyr Zelenskyy broke the fundamental rule of the new global reality: he told the truth about Donald Trump.

By telling the truth, Ukraine's president broke the rules of the new reality

3 mins

Factchecked The wild claims on war, military aid and elections

The US president, Donald Trump, has made a number of at best controversial - and at worst outright false and misleading - statements about Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while praising the progress made in US-Russia talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Factchecked The wild claims on war, military aid and elections

4 mins

Reagan-era Republicans aghast as Trump turns Russia policy on its head

Republicans who served under President Ronald Reagan during the cold war have condemned Donald Trump's move to soften relations with Russia and undermine the 80-year-old transatlantic alliance.

Reagan-era Republicans aghast as Trump turns Russia policy on its head

4 mins

Aircraft parts Many western firms' exports to India later reach Russia

British firms are among more than 100 western companies, including Boeing, to have exported aircraft parts to India that later reached Russia, according to customs data.

3 mins

'Hug your rocket' Musk tells president how much he loves him in a treacly TV sit-down

The British dancer Debbie McGee was once asked in an interview: \"What first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?\" Hopefully some day Donald Trump will be asked in an interview: \"What first attracted you to the far-right sympathiser billionaire Elon Musk?\"

'Hug your rocket' Musk tells president how much he loves him in a treacly TV sit-down

3 mins

'Frustrating' Ukrainian diaspora's anger at Trump plan to end war

They have wrestled with grief, anxiety at starting a new life and survivors' guilt - and now Ukrainian exiles balance feelings of shock and betrayal with an \"existential\" defiance that their homeland must keep fighting for a just peace.

'Frustrating' Ukrainian diaspora's anger at Trump plan to end war

2 mins

British and French officials lead plan for postwar force to reassure Kyiv

Britain and France are leading efforts to create a European \"reassurance force\", intended to prevent future Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, ports and critical infrastructure in the event of a US-brokered peace deal.

British and French officials lead plan for postwar force to reassure Kyiv

2 mins

A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty in Gun Assault Trial

The musician A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of shooting a former friend after an altercation in Hollywood in 2021, sparing him from a potentially decades-long jail term.

A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty in Gun Assault Trial

1 min

NHS faces 'timebomb' as young staff quit over stress complaints

The NHS faces a \"ticking timebomb\" when it comes to retaining young staff, nursing chiefs have warned, after analysis showed its gen Z workers are becoming more stressed and unhappy over time.

2 mins

Microsoft chip means quantum computing may be just years away

Quantum computers could be built within years rather than decades, according to Microsoft, which has revealed a breakthrough that it says could pave the way for faster development.

Microsoft chip means quantum computing may be just years away

2 mins

Householders Inspired by Home Alone Snare Burglar

A bungling burglar has been jailed after he was caught out by a Home Alone-style bucket trap.

Householders Inspired by Home Alone Snare Burglar

1 min

Drop the dreadful donkey cliches, say media experts

From Eeyore to Shrek, donkeys on the big screen have traditionally been characterised as stubborn or comedic. But a new university film course run in partnership with a donkey sanctuary is hoping to rehabilitate the animal's reputation.

Drop the dreadful donkey cliches, say media experts

2 mins

Unfairly dismissed whistleblower wants Whitehall job back

A former civil servant who was unfairly dismissed for blowing the whistle about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and Boris Johnson's role in evacuating a pet charity said she wants her job back.

Unfairly dismissed whistleblower wants Whitehall job back

2 mins

Brazilian police urged to step up search for UK journalist

A British journalist has gone missing in Brazil, a foreign correspondents' association in the country has said, urging authorities to step up their search efforts.

Brazilian police urged to step up search for UK journalist

1 min

Royal Mail employee jailed for sexually assaulting women on post rounds

A postal worker described as a \"calculating and dangerous predator\" has been jailed for six and a half years for sexually assaulting women when he was making deliveries on his rounds.

Royal Mail employee jailed for sexually assaulting women on post rounds

2 mins

Ceasefire Offer to release all hostages in single exchange

Hamas has said it is ready to release all its remaining hostages in a single exchange if the ceasefire agreement with Israel moves forward to a second phase next month.

2 mins

'The final torture' Israeli prisoner released by Hamas was not told of his family's fate

Don't worry, I will be back. Whatever they do to me, I will be back,\" was one of the last things Eli Sharabi told his wife and daughters before he was abducted by Hamas.

'The final torture' Israeli prisoner released by Hamas was not told of his family's fate

3 mins

Public investment will help deliver UK growth, insists Treasury minister

Britain's crumbling public services are bad for business, and spending more taxpayers' money to fix them is a pro-growth policy, according to the pensions minister, Torsten Bell.

Public investment will help deliver UK growth, insists Treasury minister

3 mins

Spare a thought for the poor MP obliged to field questions about Trump's latest idiocy

Johnson used to think of himself as Ukraine's biggest ally, but now he sounded as if he had morphed into another Kremlin sycophant

Spare a thought for the poor MP obliged to field questions about Trump's latest idiocy

2 mins

Predictive policing is racist and should be banned, says Amnesty

British policing's use of algorithms and data to predict where crime will happen is racist and picks on poor people, according to a report from Amnesty International.

2 mins

Apple finally bids farewell to home button

Apple has put the final nail in the coffin of the home button after 18 years, with the release of its new iPhone.

Apple finally bids farewell to home button

1 min

Acid attack victim thanks placenta donor who helped him recover eye

A man whose left eye was \"melted\" during an acid attack has thanked the woman who has given him the chance to recover his sight by donating her placenta.

Acid attack victim thanks placenta donor who helped him recover eye

2 mins

Joe Haines, press aide to Harold Wilson, dies at 97

Joe Haines, who was the press secretary to Harold Wilson, has died aged 97, the Labour party has said.

Joe Haines, press aide to Harold Wilson, dies at 97

2 mins

What causes sinkholes to appear?

Residents of Godstone, Surrey have been evacuated from their homes amid fears that two large sinkholes in their high street could trigger a gas explosion.

What causes sinkholes to appear?

2 mins

Melting glaciers have caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study finds

Melting glaciers have caused almost 2cm of sea level rise just in this century, a decades-long study has found.

Melting glaciers have caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study finds

2 mins

After Assad: A Journey Through a Shattered Country

Amid the rubble of Saraqib, some of the wall graffiti dating back to its time as a centre of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising remains. \"The revolution will go on,\" one reads. \"Tomorrow the sun rises,\" says another.

After Assad: A Journey Through a Shattered Country

4 mins

Brazilians hail strength of democracy after Bolsonaro charged with coup plot

Brazilian democrats have hailed the strength of their country's judiciary and institutions after the former president Jair Bolsonaro was left facing political oblivion and jail time for allegedly plotting a coup, in stark contrast to the US's failure to bring Donald Trump to justice for his anti-democratic acts.

Brazilians hail strength of democracy after Bolsonaro charged with coup plot

5 mins

Police Seize Hundreds of Islamic Texts from Kashmir Bookshops

Police in Kashmir have raided dozens of bookstores and seized more than 650 books as part of crackdowns on dissent in the Indian region.

Police Seize Hundreds of Islamic Texts from Kashmir Bookshops

1 min

Germany All eyes on AfD as far-right party heads for centre stage in landmark election

In the tumultuous German election campaign, which has been rocked by US interference, a spate of violent attacks and rare fears for the country's political stability, all eyes have been locked on the party likely to finish second.

Germany All eyes on AfD as far-right party heads for centre stage in landmark election

3 mins

Thousands rescued from Myanmar scam centres

About 7,000 people were waiting to be taken to Thailand after being rescued from illegal call centres in Myanmar, the Thai prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, said yesterday as the country cracked down on scam centres on the border.

1 min

Rome Police seize fake Picassos and Rembrandts in raid on studio

A clandestine workshop has been discovered in Rome where fakes of paintings by some of the world's most famous artists, including Pablo Picasso and the Dutch master, Rembrandt, were produced before being sold online.

Rome Police seize fake Picassos and Rembrandts in raid on studio

1 min

Italian journalists launch legal action over spyware claims

Italy's national union for journalists has submitted a criminal complaint to prosecutors in Rome after Giorgia Meloni's government shut down questions in parliament over suspicions it had illegally used spyware technology to hack the phones of critics rather than criminals.

Italian journalists launch legal action over spyware claims

2 mins

Society makes us invisible' The activists defending African-Ecuadorian culture

Painted with the support of the city council in 2017, a mural spanning the side of a six-storey building in Guayaquil's financial district went largely unnoticed for more than a year in Ecuador's most populous city - until it triggered outrage.

Society makes us invisible' The activists defending African-Ecuadorian culture

2 mins

Stranded false killer whales in Tasmania to be killed

Tasmanian officials plan to euthanise 90 false killer whales who became stranded on a beach near Arthur River, on the Australian state's remote north-west coast.

Stranded false killer whales in Tasmania to be killed

2 mins

Glencore eyes New York as it mulls ditching London stock market listing

Glencore is considering moving its primary share listing away from London, in what would be a fresh blow to the UK's blue-chip stock exchange following a series of departures.

Glencore eyes New York as it mulls ditching London stock market listing

1 min

HSBC delays net zero goal by 20 years as CEO offered 600% bonus

HSBC has been criticised after it delayed key parts of its climate goals by 20 years, while watering down environmental targets in a new long-term bonus plan for its chief executive, Georges Elhedery, that could be worth up to 600% of his salary.

HSBC delays net zero goal by 20 years as CEO offered 600% bonus

2 mins

Texas Fried Chicken? KFC Announces Plan to Quit Kentucky

KFC, the fast food chain previously known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, has come in for some heat after announcing plans to move its corporate headquarters from the state after which it is named to Texas.

Texas Fried Chicken? KFC Announces Plan to Quit Kentucky

1 min

Record profit and orders at BAE Systems as Europe arms itself

Britain's biggest arms manufacturer, BAE Systems, has reported record orders as the European defence industry gears up for increased spending sparked by the Ukraine war.

Record profit and orders at BAE Systems as Europe arms itself

1 min

Surprise jump shows Reeves and Bailey must prepare for turbulence

Andrew Bailey had warned there would be a bump in the road. But after inflation jumped by more than expected to 3% in January, the Bank of England governor could be in for a rockier ride than anticipated.

Surprise jump shows Reeves and Bailey must prepare for turbulence

2 mins

Early interest rate cut unlikely after inflation increases to 3%

UK inflation accelerated faster than expected at the start of this year, eating into workers' wages and reducing the chance of an interest rate cut next month.

Early interest rate cut unlikely after inflation increases to 3%

3 mins

Revised boundaries Discussions on the future of cricket show a sport in flux and under threat

Two consecutive days, two cricket events, two very different visions.

Revised boundaries Discussions on the future of cricket show a sport in flux and under threat

3 mins

Hamilton eyes bid for eighth world title with hungry Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton is convinced Ferrari will give him the chance to win his eighth world championship, describing his \"magic\" new team as having everything in place to compete.

Hamilton eyes bid for eighth world title with hungry Ferrari

1 min

Dangermen Van der Merwe and Russell loom large for England

Borthwick's men have lost past four Calcutta Cup clashes but Lawrence has useful inside knowledge for Saturday

Dangermen Van der Merwe and Russell loom large for England

3 mins

'Fight Card of the Century' has glaring omission...women

As Saudi Arabia continues to attract highly lucrative bouts, female fighters raise concerns over being sidelined

'Fight Card of the Century' has glaring omission...women

3 mins

Núñez and Malen fluff their lines on nailbiting night

Arne Slot may find it tough to decipher and digest a draw that ultimately tightens their grip at the top. Given how close Donyell Malen came to snatching a 95th-minute winner for Aston Villa, though, perhaps it will be easy enough.

Núñez and Malen fluff their lines on nailbiting night

3 mins

Swansea crave end to self-inflicted slump after parade of exits

Welsh club responded to grim run by moving on their head coach after club captain's departure. But what now?

Swansea crave end to self-inflicted slump after parade of exits

3 mins

Mbappé shreds sorry City's hope to underline Madrid's superiority

Pep Guardiola had asked his team to at least give the Santiago Bernabéu a fright; instead, they were the ones exposed to a terrifying truth, wearing a haunted hollow look.

Mbappé shreds sorry City's hope to underline Madrid's superiority

4 mins

Rodgers rues Celtic's near miss but Europe is no longer a sideshow

For more than a decade they were a token presence but team now embrace challenge against Bayern and their ilk

Rodgers rues Celtic's near miss but Europe is no longer a sideshow

3 mins

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