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Russian Citizens Defy Police To Stage Protests Against Invasion

Vladimir Putin has said there is broad public support for the invasion of Ukraine announced just before dawn yesterday.

Abramovich MP Calls For British Assets To Be Seized

The owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, was identified by the Home Office in 2019 as having links to the Russian state as well as to “corrupt activity and practices”, a Labour MP has told parliament, suggesting the UK should seize his assets and bar him from owning the Premier League team.

UK Reaction Johnson Takes Aim At Assets Of Banks And Oligarchs

Boris Johnson has said it is time to “squeeze Russia from the global economy, piece by piece” as he announced wide-ranging sanctions against Moscow, including freezing the assets of all major Russian banks and banning hi-tech exports.

Albion Set For Key Role In Nato Arctic Exercise

Beefed-up force amid ukraine crisis

‘My Mum Was My Greatest Inspiration'

Dawn French has hailed contraception as the greatest change in women’s lives in the last century, while reflecting on the need for greater respect for women.

Mullins Looking To Allaho

Willie Mullins, the most successful trainer at the Cheltenham Festival, has nominated Allaho as his banker of the meeting next month

Chancellor ‘Is Biggest Taxer In Last 50yrs'

Rishi Sunak has raised more tax than any Chancellor in half a century, Labour analysis suggests.

Another Real Terms Pay Cut For Nurses

NHS heroes offered 3% rise with inflation at 5%

No Fitz Or Starts For Boss Egan

Wexford boss Darragh Egan insists he had no fears about following Davy Fitzgerald into the job.

Neutral Date To Remember Irish Civil War

Both sides who fought in the Civil War will be commemorated on neutral date to avoid division over the centenary.

GPs Warn Of ‘Perfect Storm' Should New Variant Emerge

Senior doctors say the government’s “living with Covid” plan will hamper the ability of the NHS to provide care.

Wildfires Fuelled By Climate Crisis In Argentina Causing Massive Loss To Biodiversity

In the wake of a major drought, enormous fires are sweeping across northeastern Argentina causing “incalculable” losses to the wetlands, grasslands, and forests of the Ibera National Park, 40 percent of which has been burnt.

Iceland Wants ‘As Many As Possible' To Contract Covid

Iceland’s health ministry said yesterday that it wants “as many people as possible” to be infected with the coronavirus in order to achieve “widespread societal resistance”.

Resurgence Of ISIS Violence In Syria Reopens Old Wounds

Islamist sleeper cells assassinate leaders and terrorize locals

Sunak Risks Tory Rift With ‘Sustainable' Tax Cuts Speech

Rishi Sunak is to risk a fresh rift within the Tory party over tax by sending out a signal that he will take a cautious approach to cuts ahead of the next general election. In a speech to the Bayes Business School, the chancellor will say that any tax cuts must be “sustainable”.

Tax Crackdown Boost For Lives Of 40m People

Extra cash could save 680k lives, says study

Covid-Hit Queen Has Phone Chat With PM

Monarch continues with light duties as isolation nears end

Defence Secretary Claims Putin Has Gone 'Full Tonto'

The UK Defence Secretary has accused Vladimir Putin of going "full tonto" over Ukraine comparing him to Tsar Nicholas during the Crimean War.

On The Buses Actor Anna Karen Dies In House Fire

Tributes were paid yesterday to actor Anna Karen, star of On the Buses and later EastEnders, who has died in a house fire at the age of 85.

The West Is Up In Arms But Little Has Altered In Ukraine

Maybe I wasn’t catching the mood correctly. But it seemed to me that, even as Washington and London denounced Moscow’s recognition of Ukraine’s two rebel regions as just the first stage in what would become an all-out Russian invasion of Ukraine – a prelude perhaps to the biggest conflict in Europe since the Second World War – a rather different note sounded through. It was a note of triumphalism, vindication, even “Gotcha!”

Ukraine Crisis Is ‘Moment Of Peril' For World, UN Says

The world is facing “a moment of peril” over the Ukraine crisis, the UN warned yesterday, as the White House said Russian troops massed at the border were “ready to go” for a full invasion.

End Oil And Gas Drilling In North Sea, Government's Own Climate Advisers Warn

Ministers must end the expansion of oil and gas exploration across Britain with a “presumption” against new projects in the North Sea, the government’s own climate advisers have said.

Zverev Thrown Out Of Mexican Open For Violent Rant At Umpire

German in disgrace after losing his head over a disputed line call in a doubles match

France Extends Abortion Time Limit After Long Fight

France has extended its time limit for abortion after an epic battle in parliament, amid anger that thousands of women had to travel abroad each year to terminate pregnancies in countries such as the Netherlands, Spain, or England because of French restrictions.

All Spruced Up To Welcome The Northern Light Show

A SNOW-shrouded spruce bows to the shimmering rainbow skies of the Northern Lights in this uplifting shot.

Raducanu Stalker, 35, Given Five-Year Restraining Order

A man who stalked and harassed tennis star Emma Raducanu has been given a five-year restraining order and sentenced to community service.

£1.5m To Get The Wheels In Motion For New Bike Hub

Cash boost will kick-start work on centre due to open next year

PM Tells Ministers He Will ‘Set Record Straight' After Police Inquiry

Boris Johnson has told ministers he is determined to give his full version of the Downing Street parties scandal in public, including his belief that there is a coordinated campaign to oust him.

Pipeline Block Will ‘Double Gas Price'

Russia’s former president warned the West yesterday that European gas prices could double after Germany blocked the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.

PM Pledges More Help For Ukraine

Boris Johnson promised more weapons from the UK for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia as he faced criticism over the strength of the Government's response to Vladimir Putin.