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Beijing: How Could Bond With Moscow Affect War?

How close are China and Russia?

Lebedev Row ‘PM Lied Over Security Fears' – Cummings

Dominic Cummings has accused Boris Johnson of lying over claims that intelligence officers’ security concerns about giving a peerage to a Russian media magnate and son of a former KGB had been overridden.

Neutral Status For Ukraine Emerges As Possible Key To Unlocking Peace Negotiations

A peace deal under which Ukraine abandons its Nato aspirations in return for Russian withdrawal and western security guarantees appeared to inch closer yesterday even as Vladimir Putin’s troops were accused of killing people queueing for bread in a northern Ukrainian city.

Doctors Urge PM To Step Up Funding For Global Jab Drive

More than 130 leading NHS clinicians and several medical bodies have called on the government to step up funding for the global Covid vaccine drive, saying Britain’s failure to do so is condemning poorer nations to an “ongoing pandemic”.

Beeb Says No But Yeah To Little Britain Reruns

Comedy edits out offence

Massive Saharan Dust Storm Engulfs Western Europe

New satellite images have revealed the scale of the vast Saharan dust cloud blanketing western Europe. Storm Celia is driving a warm air mass filled with dust from north Africa to Europe, affecting the air quality in a number of countries.

Johnson Fails To Secure More Saudi Oil As Executions In Gulf State Overshadow Visit

Boris Johnson has failed to secure commitments from Saudi Arabia to step up oil production to ease cost of living pressures, on a visit that was overshadowed by the announcement of three further executions in the desert kingdom.

Murray: It's Dad Not Andy To You!

Kid’s Name Game

‘Our 9/11' Plea For America

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people face a daily 9/11 as he begged US leaders to close the skies above Ukraine.

Mad Vlad Doubling Down On War Lies

Kremlin leader hits out in chilling rant

Britain Will Be ‘Safest Place' For Children Online

Britain will be the “safest place in the world” for children to use the internet under new laws announced today, Nadine Dorries has vowed.

Brave Ukrainians Have Secured A Place In History

‘The military campaign has not worked out as Putin expected’

New Warning To West And The Oligarch ‘Scum Traitors'

Vladimir Putin has issued a chilling warning to the West and to oligarchs, telling “the scum and the traitors” that Russians will “spit them out like a midge that flew into their mouths”.

City Suspends Links With Russian Twin

Plymouth is to suspend its twinning link with Novorossiysk in Russia - in a move announced a day after signs on Novorossiysk Road were unofficially replaced with signs bearing the name of Ukraine's president.

England Facing An Uphill Task To Reach World Cup Semis

Defending champions England are in danger of crashing out of the Women’s 50-over World Cup with a whimper after three defeats from three

Queen: My Life Is Always Devoted In Your Service

She renews vow she made on her 21st birthday

Javid: Covid Rise ‘To Be Expected'

Rising Covid cases are to be expected after restrictions eased, Sajid Javid has admitted – but the Health Secretary insisted they are no cause for concern.

Hong Kong Accuses UK-Based Rights Group Of ‘Colluding With Foreign Forces'

A UK-based rights group has pledged not to remain silent after Hong Kong’s government demanded it shut its website and accused it of endangering China’s national security.

Australia And The Netherlands File Case Against Russia Over MH17 Missile Attack

Australia and the Netherlands have begun legal proceedings against Russia through the International Civil Aviation Organization for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Russia's Deadly Raids Plunge Ukrainians Into ‘Nightmare'

Exodus nears 3 million as bombardment goes on and aid agencies warn of chaos in besieged cities

Ukraine's Forces Are Outnumbered In Terms Of Artillery Capability To Counter The City Shelling

Burning apartment blocks across Mariupol, shattered buildings in Kharkiv. Film and photographs circulating yesterday show the brutal consequences of Russia’s onslaught in eastern Ukraine, the result of a succession of air, missile and above all artillery strikes, frequently landing on civilian targets.

‘Intense' US Urges China Not To Supply Arms To Russia At Rome Summit

The US has held “intense” high-level talks with China in an effort to try to dissuade Beijing from supplying arms to Russia, at a meeting in Rome which the White House sees as critically important not just for the war in Ukraine but also for the future of the global balance of power.

Hospitals See 10,000 Covid Patients As Infections Jump

The number of Covid-positive patients in England’s NHS hospitals has hit more than 10,000 for the first time since mid-February, as admissions continue to increase and pressure grows on emergency services.

Lewis name change for mum tribute

LEWIS Hamilton plans to change his last name so that his mum's legacy can live on.

Green Anger Over Plan For More North Sea Gas To Wean Britain Off Russian Energy

Boris Johnson yesterday told oil and gas companies he wants to “remove barriers” to increased extraction of fossil fuels from the North Sea as part of his plan to wean the UK off reliance on Russian energy.

Three British Ex-Special Forces Troops Feared Killed In Russian Missile Attack

Fears that three British ex-special forces troops have been killed by a Russian attack in Ukraine are being investigated.

God Help The Poor Refugee Hancock Plans On Hosting

In the seven very long years in which I have been observing events in the House of Commons, I cannot recall a despatch box being slapped in anger before.

New Refugee Scheme Poses Slavery Threat, Say Charities

Ministers have been warned that Ukrainian refugees could be placed at risk of exploitation and abuse under its new sponsorship scheme launched yesterday by Michael Gove.

Truss: China Threat To UK Rights Group

LIZ Truss slammed China for trying to silence a British group fighting for human rights in Hong Kong.

Assange Loses His Appeal Against Extradition To US

Julian Assange has been denied permission to appeal against the decision to extradite him to the US, the Supreme Court has confirmed.