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“Money we spend on Russia oil and gas is money being spent to help Putin’s war,” says Green MP
We were joined from Westminster by the Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.


‘We need to look at ways in which we can minimise that pain to consumers,’ says former Secretary of State for Business and Energy
We spoke to the Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom, who was the Secretary of State for Business and Energy, and started by asking her if she would support a boycott of Russian oil and gas.


Ukraine conflict: Petrol prices hit record highs as oil and gas prices surge
The conflict and the surging gas prices have pushed petrol prices here to another record high -  reaching 155p a litre for the first time.


Putin only understands one thing and that is strength, says former PM Gordon Brown
We spoke to the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. 


Confusion over Ukraine refugee visa rules in Calais, as UK announces extra £175 in aid
Back in Westminster there was confusion over whether Ukrainian refugees arriving in Calais could get visas there to cross to Britain.  


“It’s not time for bureaucracy, it is time for kindness and caring,” says Olysea whose Ukrainian grandmother can’t get to the UK
We were joined by Olyesa. Her grandmother is Ukrainian and fled the country after the war broke out. 


Ukraine’s neigbours provide sanctuary for refugees fleeing Russia invasion
The scale of the refugee crisis here continues to defy all imagination -  "a million human tragedies" as Poland's border guard service put it.


‘We’re not going to engage directly in military confrontation with Russia’ – Deputy PM Dominic Raab
We spoke to Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, and asked him to respond to Vladimir Putin's comments that British sanctions were "sanctions hysteria" and "akin to a declaration of war".


Labour calls for investigation into Evgeny Lebedev’s peerage
Labour has called for an investigation into claims that Mr Johnson helped to get a peerage for Russian businessman Evgeny Lebedev, despite accusations that there were concerns about security.


Music is my cultural weapon, says Ukrainian pianist performing concert for Ukraine
There are about 70,000 Ukrainians living in the UK. They will have spent the past few weeks glued to their phones, getting news from loved ones.


Warning UK companies could face Russia cyber attacks
The conflict in Ukraine is not just being fought on the ground, but in cyberspace too


Sarah Everard: Majority of women fear walking home at night, exclusive poll shows
"We miss her all the time" - exactly a year after Sarah Everard was abducted and murdered by a serving police officer in London, her family paid a moving tribute to her, saying in a statement that their lives "had changed forever". 


Not being in EU has not made impact in dealing with Ukraine crisis, says British ambassador to US
We were joined from Washington by the British Ambassador to the US, Karen Pierce.


Ukraine conflict: Russian oligarchs’ yachts seized in latest sanctions
The French authorities have seized a yacht belonging to the wealthy Russian Igor Sechin. 


Home Office expands scheme for Ukraine refugees
With the UN estimating up to four million people are set to flee the violence in Ukraine, pressure has been mounting on the UK government to adopt a more generous refugee policy. 



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