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China splits Shanghai in half for two-stage lockdown

China’s financial hub of Shanghai said yesterday it would lock down the city in two stages to carry out Covid-19 testing over a nine-day period, after it reported a new daily record for asymptomatic infections.

Booster Jabs Adults With Immune Issues Missing Out

Less than half of severely immunosuppressed adults in England have had a Covid booster, while levels of uptake differ dramatically across ethnic backgrounds, data has revealed.

India: NATO And Russia Both Blamed As War Starts To Intrude On Daily Life

At the bustling tea stands and roadside eateries of Delhi, European politics is not a regular topic of conversation. But with wall-to-wall coverage of the war in Ukraine on television and in the newspapers, petrol prices rising and pressure growing on the prime minister, Narendra Modi, to denounce Russia, Indians are starting to grapple with the consequences of the conflict 2,800 miles away.

Calmac Row.. Sturgeon Accused: Ferries Deal 'Rushed For Political Reasons

Nicola Sturgeon was under pressure yesterday to explain her role in awarding the botched contract for two CalMac ferries that are £150million over budget and still incomplete.

Cancel Culture's New McCarthyism Is An Attack On Freedom

‘Even the Oscars have turned into a snorefest of left-wing sermons’

Biden Rapped For ‘Provoking' Putin

The White House backtracked on US President Joe Biden’s inflammatory “blunder” yesterday after he appeared to call for Vladimir Putin to be removed from power.

Russia's Ukraine Casualties Up To 40,000, Says Estimate

Russia has suffered as many as 40,000 casualties in a month of fighting in Ukraine, a senior Nato military officer has claimed.

Fuel Duty Cut ‘Will Benefit Gas-Guzzling SUVs' Most

Campaigners have criticised Rishi Sunak for rejecting a windfall tax on oil and gas giants and instead announcing a “misguided” 5p fuel duty cut, which one campaigner says will most benefit the owners of “gas-guzzling SUVs”.

Real-Terms Cut To Benefits Will Drive More Britons To Food Banks, Sunak Warned

Britain’s largest network of food banks has warned Rishi Sunak’s refusal to bring benefits in line with inflation will drive more people to emergency food parcels and turn the “cost-of-living crisis into an emergency”.

Fiance: I Didn't Threaten Katie

He denies abusing star in argument at their home

Pegasus Israel Barred Sale To Kyiv ‘For Fear Of Angering Moscow'

Israel blocked Ukraine from buying NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2019 for fear that Russian officials would be angered by the sale of the hacking tool to a regional foe, according to people familiar with the matter.

Nato Countries To Provide Ukraine With Kit To Protect Against Chemical Attacks

Nato countries will agree at today’s emergency summit of the western military alliance to provide special kit to protect Ukraine against any chemical, biological or nuclear attacks launched by Russia.

Russia Accused Of Destroying Basics Of Civilian Life In City Without Power, Gas Or Water

Russian forces have been accused of taking hostage the people of the besieged city of Chernihiv, as desperate local officials imposed drinking water rationing on trapped civilians.

Russia Accused Of Blocking Aid Convoy

UKRAINIAN leaders have accused Russia of seizing 15 rescue workers and drivers from a humanitarian convoy trying to get desperately needed food and other supplies into the bloodied port city of Mariupol.

Matty's Pain Over Horror In Ukraine

Poland ace Matty Cash last night opened up on his heartache at the awful scenes in Ukraine.

I'll Take P&O To Court Over Sackings, Promises Boris

Boris Johnson has vowed court action against P&O, saying the ferry giant “broke the law” when it fired nearly 800 British workers.

Josh Craves That Rush Of Victory

Josh Warrington is desperate to beat Kiko Martinez in Saturday’s rematch and end his long wait to experience that winning feeling again.

1,300 Covid Cases Highest In A Year

HSE chief Reid urges public to be vigilant

100 GP Practices Per Year Close Due To Lack Of Docs

A SEVERE lack of GPs has shut 800 practices in eight years, depriving millions of patients access to a family doctor, says the British Medical Association.

How Putin's Disinformation Mirrors Soviet Propaganda

For much of his life, Milton Leitenberg has been studying, with a rare devotion, the propaganda tactics of the Soviet Union. From “Operation Infektion”, launched in the 1980s to allege the

Fears Over Facebook Pages Where Ukrainian Refugees ‘Advertise' To Find UK Host

Ukrainian refugees have started to “advertise” themselves on social media in a bid to find hosts in the UK, prompting concerns that the programme could expose vulnerable people to abuse.

Cities Are Being ‘Wiped Off' Map, Says Ukraine Minister

Ukraine has accused Russia of wiping some of its cities off the map, with its defence minister saying the Kremlin’s siege of Mariupol constitutes “genocide”.

Airstrike On Kyiv Destroys 10-Storey Shopping Centre

The foreboding has been that Russian forces, frustrated at failing to take Kyiv, the main prize sought by Vladimir Putin, would start pulverising the city with heavy artillery. The damage such weapons can do is shown graphically at Podilskyi.

Johnson Set For A Face-To-Face Grilling By Cops

Ongoing probe keeps PM under pressure

Can Rishi Pull Off Mission Impossible For All Our Sakes?

‘The measure of any politician is how they square a circle’

Borders Bill ‘Opens Door To Genuine Refugees'

Britain will open its arms to Ukrainian refugees – but our hospitality should not be abused, MPs will be told today.

Fourth Covid Jab On The Cards

ALL over-50s may have to get a fourth Covid vaccine dose this autumn, Sajid Javid has said.

Moscow Elite Are Plotting To Topple Putin

A smal number of Moscow’s elite secretly opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin is quietly plotting to topple him, Ukrainian intelligence has claimed.

4th Jab Required As Ireland Braced For Next Wave Of Cases

Govt ‘concern’ as 1,000 in hospital also have virus

Ukrainian Refugees At Polish Border Start Returning Home

Temporary measures: Ukrainians at a sports stadium in the Polish village of Medyka