US Citizen Held In Russia Over Donation To Ukraine

Ksenia Karelina had been looking forward to spending New Year's Eve with her family. Though she'd long ago chosen to settle in the USA, she'd kept in touch with her relatives back in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Instead, it appears that the 32-year-old dual citizen is confined in a Russian jail cell on charges of high treason – all for allegedly sending $51.80 to a Ukrainian charity.

King Meets Sunak For First Time Since Cancer Diagnosis

The monarch has resumed his weekly audiences with the PM

Does Britain Still Possess A Credible Nuclear Deterrent?

The news that one of the UK's proud arsenal of nuclear-capable missiles fell harmlessly into the Atlantic during testing comes as a further embarrassment to the Ministry of Defence.

UK Sanctions Officials Who Ran Navalny's Prison Camp

Britain has sanctioned the leaders of the "Polar Wolf" penal colony in Russia where opposition leader Alexei Navalny died.

Tories Would Have Retained Starmer As Top Prosecutor

The Tories have dubbed him "Sir Softy" on crime but the Conservatives would have reappointed Keir Starmer as the country's top prosecutor, a new biography reveals.

Speaker Under Pressure After Walkout Over Gaza

Chaos broke out in the House of Commons last night as furious MPs walked out in protest at the speaker's handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate. Dozens also signed a vote of no confidence against him.

Brexit Has Cost Food Companies Exporting To EU An Extra £170m

Food businesses sending products to the EU have had to fork out an extra £170m in export costs because of Brexit red tape, with the changes described as being "catastrophic" for some exporters.

High Emissions Put Beijing 'Way Off On Its Climate Goals Track'

China is off track on all of its core 2025 climate targets, despite the fact that clean energy is now the biggest driver of the country's economic growth, analysis has found.

Putin Still Intent On Total Victory After Army's Recent Gains, Say Western Officials

Vladimir Putin remains intent on defeating and dominating Ukraine two years after launching an invasion that has caused more than half a million casualties, western officials have said.

Palestinian Death Toll Has Reached 29,000

GAZA’S health ministry says more than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

Search Engines And Social Media Still Rife With Scams

Social media platforms and search engines are still littered with scam adverts as an epidemic” of fraud grips the UK, a watchdog has warned. Which? found blatant” fraudulent advertising, from copycats of major retail brands to investment scams and ads using the identities of celebrities, despite them having no connection with the product or service.

Ban Smartphones In School? Eton Has A Better Answer

I think I've now worked out what's wrong with the government's new guidelines on "banning" mobile phones from schools - they're actually not guidelines at all. Or, at best, they are drawn so widely as to be virtually meaningless.

Ukraine Digs In After Retreat To Repel New Russian Push

Ukraine’s military has said its troops have taken up new defensive positions in the east after retreating from the captured key town of Avdiivka, and were repelling Russian attempts to develop the offensive thrust.

Israel To Attack Rafah Unless Hostages Freed Next Month

Israel has said it will begin an assault on Rafah if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages it holds in Gaza by the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan expected to be on 10 March. The threatened assault comes as the EU warned that such an offensive would create a humanitarian disaster.

Sunak's GB News Spot To Be Investigated By Watchdog

Rishi Sunak's appearance on GB News has been put under investigation by the broadcast watchdog after receiving hundreds of complaints.

Starmer Under Pressure To Support A Ceasefire In Gaza

Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to back an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as left-wing organisation Momentum relaunches a mass email campaign targeting MPs ahead of a crunch Commons vote this week.

Houthis Attack UK-Flagged Cargo Ship In The Red Sea

A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has damaged a UK registered ship travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, forcing the crew to abandon the ship.

A Decade Of Struggle How Protest Proved Pivotal For Ukraine

Ten years ago Oleksandr Plekhanov took part in protests against Ukraine's corrupt then-president, Viktor Yanukovych. He was one of tens of thousands of demonstrators who had gathered in the Maidan, Kyiv's central independence square. The pro-European movement began after Yanukovych dumped an association agreement with the EU and accepted a bailout from Russia.

Climate Protester Decries Tory 'Assault On The Rights Of Juries'

The woman at the centre of an attempt by the government's senior law officer to remove one of the last remaining legal defences available to climate protesters says the move is an assault on the rights of juries to acquit defendants.

If Europe Cowers In Face Of Putin We Will Deserve All We'll Get

THIS Saturday will mark the second anniversary invasion of of Russia's Ukraine one of the darkest days Europe has seen since 1945.

Women Get Bigger Health Lift Than Men From Same Level Of Exercise - Study

Women experience greater benefits than men when it comes to avoiding an early death from doing the same amount of regular exercise, research suggests.

PM: I Know It's Been Tough,but Our Plan Will Boost Britain

Rishi speaking to Express readers vows to renew nation's sense of pride

Poverty, Anxiety And Cuts How Government Failings Left A Generation Behind

How austerity and the pandemic have affected childhood, across four key areas of policy:

Starmer Risks Biggest Rebellion Of His Leadership Over Gaza Vote, MPs Warn

Keir Starmer risks triggering the biggest rebellion of his leadership if he tries to stop his MPs voting tomorrow for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, backbenchers have warned.

Russia Looms Large Over Nato's Borders - But US Help Is Not Assured

In 1905, in the Finnish city of Tampere, Vladimir Lenin met Joseph Stalin for the first time. They and two dozen or so revolutionaries began to map out plans to overthrow the tsar and bring down the Russian empire.

Can Anything Stop The Deepfakes?

With Taylor Swift the latest victim of Al-generated porn, pressure is growing on social media companies to start taking it seriously.

Smoke Screens Mental Health Apps Under Scrutiny

As experts worry over privacy issues, effectiveness and even harm, the UK is looking at how to regulate the plethora of smartphone-based mental health tools

Keep Calm And Carry On? Health Fears Could Reshape The King's Role

Last Monday, King Charles emerged from a private clinic alongside Queen Camilla to wave to a small crowd. The message that Buckingham Palace wished to convey was obvious: the monarch is strong and will carry out his duties despite the health setback.

Supreme Court Judges See Dangers To Democracy Of Election Ban On Trump

The US supreme court appeared sceptical of a Colorado decision removing Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot during nearly two hours of oral arguments last night, seemingly poised to rule Trump is not constitutionally disqualified from running for president.

Hostages They Will Pay Price For Rejected Deal, Families Tell Netanyahu

Moments after Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the terms of a ceasefire proposed by Hamas, five Israeli hostages who were freed in November pleaded with him to push for a deal.