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Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:55:33 GMTOil prices – live: UK petrol hits record high as Russia-Ukraine war adds to cost of living crisis
Price of fuel shoots up as oil price continues to climb amid Putin’s war with Ukraine
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:55:23 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: Minister denies government ‘scared’ to sanction ‘deep-pocketed’ Russian oligarchs
The oligarchs’ financial wealth does not make them ‘immune’ from sanctions, Damian Hinds said
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:50:10 GMTSarah Everard’s family pay tribute and say they miss her ‘all the time’
Relatives say their ‘lives have changed forever and we live with the sadness of our loss’ in emotional tribute on first anniversary of 33-year-old’s murder by police officer
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:48:31 GMTTory party chairman’s company deletes webpage about Russia ‘elite’ connections
Company’s website boasted about working with elite Russian clients for 15 years
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:48:05 GMT‘Bee-killing’ pesticide banned by EU to be used in UK
These chemicals are ‘simply too toxic and too damaging to use in any circumstances’, wildlife charity says
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:47:29 GMTNHS told to stop using energy supplied by Russian-owned Gazprom
More than a dozen NHS trusts are thought to be supplied by Gazprom, alongside several local councils.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:38:45 GMTUkraine crisis sends oil prices surging to 10-year high
Brent crude jumped close to 120 US dollars a barrel at one stage, marking the highest level since March 2012.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:24:48 GMTCoca-Cola bottler halts Ukraine production and evacuates staff
The London-listed company added that it has scrapped its financial forecasts for the current year due to the conflict.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 22:35:23 GMTPriti Patel’s borders bill at risk after Lords vote down central policies
Peers’ decision to reject controversial asylum and nationality measures described as ‘victory for compassion’
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:17:40 GMTCultural sanctions are third front in Ukrainian war – Dorries
The Culture Secretary said Vladimir Putin really cared about culture and sport.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:13:43 GMTEx-Labour attorney general represented Kremlin-owned Russian bank sanctioned by UK
Exclusive: Labour peer Lord Goldsmith acted for Sberbank in a legal case last year
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:08:54 GMTBrexit: 8 questions from Dover delays to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s benefits answered
From the New Zealand trade deal to Jacob Rees-Mogg, Adam Forrest answers your Brexit questions
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:57:58 GMTITV reveals new on-demand platform amid plans to double digital sales
The broadcasting giant reported a 48% surge in pre-tax profits to £480m last year as total advertising revenues jumped to a record £2bn.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:28:23 GMTHome Office helpline for Ukraine refugees manned by advisers who ‘know nothing’ about new scheme
Helpline advisers say they ‘haven’t been briefed’ about refugee scheme so cannot assist, say Ukrainians
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:44:43 GMTRussian convoy advancing on Kyiv ‘delayed by staunch resistance and mechanical breakdown’, MoD says
MoD says 40-mile column has made ‘little discernible progress in over three days’
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:29:29 GMTChaos for London commuters as Tube workers strike again
The RMT union said its members were solidly supporting the industrial action.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:24:00 GMTLondon Stock Exchange suspends trading in 28 Russian-linked listings
The group also said it is ‘actively engaging’ with regulators and authorities over relevant sanctions.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:17:46 GMTAt least 125 women killed in UK since Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered
Exclusive: Campaigner warns ‘things haven’t changed’ one year on from murder that sparked nationwide outrage
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 07:30:11 GMTPressure on Boris Johnson to tighten net on Russian oligarchs’ ‘dirty money’
Officials aware of money being shifted out of UK to beat crackdown
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 07:00:03 GMTNeighbours axed after 37 years as Australian soap fails to find new broadcaster
The adventures of the Ramsay Street residents have kept audiences entertained for nearly 37 years.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 05:43:06 GMTUkraine: War crimes investigation begins after UK pushed for action on Putin
More than one million Ukrainians have fled since the invasion began a week ago – the swiftest exodus of refugees this century.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 05:05:36 GMTWhat the papers say – March 3
After a week of war in Ukraine, the papers report the Kremlin is showing no signs of going home.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:01:09 GMTDeputy PM: UK’s intelligence ‘absolutely critical’ to war crimes investigation
The deputy prime minister has outlined how Britain will assist the ICC in prosecuting Russians suspected of war crimes.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:45:45 GMTMinister to give update on gender recognition reform
Shona Robison will address MSPs on the Scottish Government’s plan to reform the Gender Recognition Act.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:45:35 GMTUkrainian baker plans fundraising sale to help those caught up in conflict
The sale will take place on Sunday.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:40:15 GMTTributes paid to ‘much-loved’ children’s author and illustrator Shirley Hughes
Her children’s book ‘Dogger’ won her the Kate Greenaway Medal
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:58:23 GMTNetflix becomes latest major media company to pause projects in Russia
It is understood the streaming giant has taken the decision while it assesses the impacts of the unfolding events.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:28:38 GMTVeteran documentary maker Roger Graef dies aged 85
The award winning producer and writer enjoyed a successful career in both the US and UK.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:01:51 GMTVoters to go to polls in Birmingham Erdington by-election prompted by MP’s death
The polls in the seat held by Labour at the last general election open at 7am on Thursday.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMTChild cancer unit at hospital at centre of inquiry to reopen after £8.9m upgrade
Patients were moved to the adult hospital in 2018.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMTScots urged to support DEC Ukraine appeal
The money raised will allow DEC to rapidly scale up its response.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMTUK aid agencies launch fundraising appeal to help refugees from Ukraine
The Disasters Emergency Committee, a group of 15 charities, began the effort on Thursday.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:44:14 GMTLabour candidate queried if ‘an uprising’ would help black people more than democracy
‘I don’t know if we are a strong enough group to get what we want to get if we have an uprising....I am very torn’, Paulette Hamilton said
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:55:07 GMT£20m ‘must-be-won’ jackpot up for grabs on Saturday
There were no winners of Wednesday night’s jackpot, however, Saturday’s jackpot must be won.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:47:08 GMTWar crimes investigation begins in Ukraine after UK pushed for action on Putin
Boris Johnson accused the Russian president of committing war crimes with his bombardments on Ukrainian cities.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:30:00 GMTMinisters urged to unmask foreign owners of UK property in ‘weeks, not years’
Shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds warns that London has become ‘the destination of choice for Russia’s kleptocrats’.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:19:52 GMTWoman charged with murder over Belfast stabbing
Police have named the victim as 38-year-old Jim Crossley.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:38:45 GMTIreland may be required to take in well over 20,000 Ukrainian refugees
Micheal Martin said a ‘people of Ireland response’ would be required.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:20:29 GMTAbstract portrait of Sir Michael Caine fetches £25,000 at auction
The veteran actor and his wife have auctioned off artworks, film posters and personal items.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:04:57 GMTToxic air in London hospitalised more than 1,700 in just three years, study finds
‘No child or adult should suffer as a result of breathing dirty air,’ campaigner says
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:56:15 GMTPersonal trainer, 29, died after making caffeine drink equivalent to 200 cups of coffee
Thomas Mansfield died by ‘misadventure’, coroner rules
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:40:39 GMTVladimir Putin is insane but ‘not Dr Evil’, says Ukraine-born Tory donor
Alexander Temerko said the Russian president is behaving ‘like a collector of land’.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:08:26 GMT‘We feel powerless’: The Ukrainian refugees unable to join loved ones in Britain under Home Office scheme
‘We have a warm house for them. We love them. Why should they be somewhere else?’ asks Tetiana Bykova, Ukrainian who is unable to bring her cousin’s wife and three-year-old to live with her in Glasgow
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:25:37 GMTRevised payment arrangements to reward dentists for seeing more NHS patients
The Scottish Government said an advisory group will be established to consider long-term reform of the sector.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:19:54 GMTUkrainian Catholic bishop warns British people to avoid disinformation about war
He added that donations could be made to reputable aid organisations.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:16:06 GMTRussian language BBC service sees surge in use following Ukraine invasion
Director-general Tim Davie said the BBC would ‘continue giving the Russian people access to the truth, however we can’.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:15:18 GMTBill to create safe spaces around abortion clinics progresses
DUP MLAs and TUV leader Jim Allister voted against the Bill, arguing it could criminalise protesters.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:58:15 GMTCharles left moved by plight of Ukrainians in face of ‘aggression’ from Russia
Cathedral staff reported men from Ukraine have been seeking blessings before travelling back to their homeland to join the fighting.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:51:57 GMTScottish council funding approved
Opposition MSPs accused the Government of cutting council budgets but the funding allocation for the upcoming financial year was confirmed.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:45:14 GMTKazakh mining giant’s libel claim over journalist’s book dismissed at High Court
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation sued Financial Times journalist Tom Burgis over his book Kleptopia: How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:44:12 GMTDetective cries as she recalls moment she saw body of boy found dead in river
Logan Mwangi, five, was discovered in the River Ogmore in Bridgend on July 31 2021.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:40:13 GMTSigns of wealthy Russians shifting money out of UK to avoid possible sanctions
Reports suggest Roman Abramovich may be trying to sell properties in UK and Chelsea FC
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:40:07 GMTNHS leaders act on hospital links to Russian energy suppliers
It is unsustainable for any organisation like the NHS to have links with Putin’s regime, says Jeremy Hunt
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:37:14 GMT‘Whiff of Munich’ over Western response to Ukraine crisis, says defence secretary Ben Wallace
France says Putin has given no indication of a plan to invade Ukraine
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:31:16 GMTOfcom launches 12 further investigations into Kremlin-backed channel RT
The regulator said it was ‘very concerned by the volume of programmes on RT that are raising potential issues under the Broadcasting Code’.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:28:28 GMTUkraine: Oxygen and medicine shortages continue as deliveries are hit
Ukraine faces ‘imminent’ shortages of cancer and insulin medicines in addition to Oxygen supplies, WHO said
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:11:24 GMTUkrainian ambassador to UK given standing ovation by MPs in Commons chamber
Some MPs also wore the colours of the Ukrainian flag
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:23:25 GMTUN overwhelmingly reprimands Russia over invasion of Ukraine
Boris Johnson said: ‘Rarely has the contrast between right and wrong been so stark.’
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:43:54 GMTGovernment ‘monitoring’ UK-linked space launch using Russian rockets
The Government owns a £400 million stake in OneWeb, which is due to launch 36 satellites on Friday.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:41:02 GMTSocial isolation in pandemic contributed to sharp rise in depression cases – WHO
Global health leaders said there was a 25% rise in cases in the first year of the pandemic.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:28:58 GMTMore than 90% of women ‘believe male violence is a problem in Northern Ireland’
Stormont’s Executive Committee was hearing evidence on a strategy for tackling violence against women and girls.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:26:05 GMTWork on Maggie’s Call initiative continues in Carnlough – fire chief
The initiative for firefighters to attend cardiac calls with the Ambulance Service came following a community campaign following the death of a child.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:23:27 GMTLondoners ‘stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukrainians’ – Sadiq Khan
The Ukrainian ambassador relayed this request to the mayor or London in a talk they had at the Ukrainian Institute in London.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:22:53 GMTCop26 president Alok Sharma tests positive for coronavirus
The Cabinet minister sat next to Boris Johnson during PMQs.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:19:12 GMTJohnson accuses Putin’s forces of war crimes over the ‘barbarism’ in Ukraine
Boris Johnson condemned the ‘abhorrent assault’ on Ukraine as he answered Prime Minister’s Questions.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:13:01 GMTPolice name ex-husband and wife as victims of suspected murder
Police have named the victims of suspected murder in Gloucestershire as ex-married couple Clive and Valerie Warrington.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:11:46 GMTFresh misery for London travellers as Tube workers strike again
Members of the RMT will walk out on Thursday, causing travel chaos across the capital.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:57:02 GMTCare home residents ‘gave up and died’ because of Covid isolation – care boss
Outgoing Four Seasons Health Care chief executive Jeremy Richardson said depriving residents of their liberty was the ‘big scandal’ of the pandemic.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:56:46 GMTResidents ‘badly let down’ by complaints procedures at care home, Swann says
The Health Minister was commenting on a criticial independent report into how concerns of residents at Dunmurry Manor care home were handled.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:51:36 GMTMy ‘beautiful boy’ deserves chance of life-saving transplant, mother tells court
Judges are to rule in a treatment dispute involving a 17-year-old who is on dialysis.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:51:31 GMTFocus on poorer pupils removed as National Tutoring Programme target
A professor of social mobility described the move as an ‘outrageous’ and ‘cynical’ attempt to boost flagging numbers.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:49:09 GMTSon of Only Fools And Horses writer ‘running out of room to store merchandise’
Jim Sullivan, son of John Sullivan, is involved in a High Court copyright fight with the operators of an ‘interactive theatrical dining experience’.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:38:18 GMTKlitschko brothers in plea for more financial, military and medical support
Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko and his brother Wladimir said basic supplies like food and water were needed as well as more weapons.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:35:26 GMTPeople smuggler ordered to pay compensation to families of 39 victims
The victims, aged 15 to 44, suffocated as they were transported by ferry from Zeebrugge to Purfleet in Essex in October 2019.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:31:05 GMTBoris Johnson claims EU travel rules explain its more generous help for refugees from Ukraine
Prime minister also claimed UK has welcomed more refugees than anywhere else in Europe – despite Germany allowing in one million
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:28:16 GMTUkrainian student fears for mother’s safety in Lviv
Lana Kozak said she fears for Ruslana Kozak’s safety after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:26:31 GMTBoy, seven, wins praise from Sturgeon for taking bottle petition to Parliament
Callum Isted will be the youngest petitioner to ever appear before the Scottish Parliament next week.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:18:41 GMT‘Staunch eurosceptic’ Tory MP calls for free movement for plants
EU free movement campaigners claim request shows ‘irrational and backwards priorities’
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:15:52 GMTUkraine’s hospitals face oxygen shortage, WHO leaders warn
Director-General told a press conference that oxygen supply levels were dangerously low due to the conflict.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:07:50 GMTOffenders share experiences in new Probation Board newsletter
The newsletter Connect was launched in the Long Gallery at Stormont on Wednesday.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:02:57 GMT‘I don’t want to run’, says Ukrainian woman sheltering from Russian bombs
Anastasiia Bulanienkova said she has cried in secret over the situation in her country so as not to scare her family.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:00:54 GMTAsos ends sales in Russia after Ukraine invasion
The online fashion giant said customers in Russia would no longer be able to order clothes from its website.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMTPowerful warm winds seen blowing from ‘cosmic cookie monster’ neutron star
Researchers suggest the discovery provides new insight into the behaviour of the objects.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:59:26 GMTMother who lost daughter in crash backs campaign against speeding
The initiative warns motorists there is no excuse for going above the limit ‘even if it’s just a little bit’.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:55:56 GMTUK-based Russians ‘horrified’ by war in Ukraine
Many Russians living in Britain have denounced President Vladimir Putin’s actions.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:55:44 GMT‘How long can Post Office hide from paying proper compensation?’
Former postmasters whose lives were ‘ruined’ by the Horizon IT system scandal said bosses should be forced to apologise and pay back their bonuses.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:51:56 GMTChildren’s minister ‘wouldn’t be overly happy’ if his daughters boarded with trans pupil
Children’s minister Will Quince describes topic of transgender pupils in single-sex spaces as a “minefield”
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:44:38 GMTTwo more men charged over raid at home of Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish
The athlete and his wife were threatened at their home in Essex on November 27.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:44:14 GMTSturgeon says ‘no connection’ between Ukraine and Scottish independence after ‘crass’ remarks by SNP chief
SNP president Mike Russell criticised for remarks about Moscow rule and referendum
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:37:05 GMTGive Russian-linked donations to Ukrainian charities, Labour MP tells PM
Lubov Chernukhin, whose husband was Russia’s deputy finance minister, donated £80,250 to the Conservatives at the end of 2021, new data shows.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:36:34 GMTRussia Today removed from Sky TV amid clampdown on Putin’s ‘propaganda machine’
It comes after the EU announced it would ban the Russian state-backed channel
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:34:59 GMTPlaid MP under fire for likening Putin’s claim on Ukraine to England’s treatment of Wales
‘Ukraine is not a real country he says. It does not have a right to exist....we in Wales are familiar with these arguments’
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:30:21 GMTPeople and firms assisting Putin could face financial damage, No 10 suggests
Boris Johnson has pledged to publish a list of individuals deemed to be ‘associated’ with the Russian president.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:20:33 GMTLabour refuses to back open door policy for Ukrainian refugees
Nearly 40 Tory MPs have called for Britain to follow the EU’s lead
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:19:18 GMTSturgeon: Government ‘committed’ to providing laptops for children
The SNP last year pledged to provide all pupils with a device to aid their learning.