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From Ukraine to Ireland: 12-year-old refugee Yeva reaches safety after Russia’s invasion
It's estimated that more than three million Ukrainians have had to leave their country since the start of the war, seeking security elsewhere in Europe. 


Is the global economy entering ‘the great dispersion’?
The conflict in Ukraine has opened up fault lines between the great powers that now threaten the way the world economic system works. The West is clearly determined to push Russia to the economic periphery.


Child Q: Protests take place as 15-year-old thanks public for support
A 15-year-old Black girl who was strip searched in an east London school by two police officers - has thanked the public for its support, saying it shows she is “not alone”.


P&O Ferries: What are the options available to government?
As the prime minister was in Aberdeen today, addressing the Scottish Conservative Conference on Russia and "levelling up" - P&O Ferries and their Dubai-based owners were showing no signs of backing down.


‘Worst is yet to come’ for Russia, armed forces minister says
The media regulator Ofcom has today revoked the broadcast licence for the Russian backed news channel RT saying they did not consider it “fit and proper to hold a UK broadcast licence”.


Zelenskyy has shown ‘leadership can be transformative’ – Tom Tugendhat MP
Tom talks to Krishnan about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his plans to run for Prime Minister and his time serving in the military during the Iraq war and war in Afghanistan.


Family reunited: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe safely in UK after Iran ordeal
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has spent her first day as a free woman after her six-year detention in Iran.


Government outlines plans to tackle racial disparity in UK
When the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities released its advice to the government a year ago, it sparked a furious backlash from campaign groups, academics and medical experts for downplaying the existence of institutional racism. 


Bank of England hikes interest rate to 0.75%
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the third time in four months to 0.75%.  


P&O Ferries treated staff with ‘utter contempt’, says Labour MP
We spoke to Hull Labour MP Karl Turner about P&O Ferries’ decision to sack 800 workers.


CEO sacks 800 staff from P&O Ferries in video call
“Your last day of employment is today” - sacked, in an instant and over Zoom.


It’s very dangerous to predict what Putin might do next, says former PM David Cameron
He served as prime minister for six years, but since losing the Brexit referendum in 2016, David Cameron has stepped down as an MP, and rarely given interviews. 


Racism cited in strip-search of school-girl in East London
A "shocking" and "deeply concerning case". That's the verdict of the Mayor of London after an incident in 2020 in which a 15-year-old black girl was strip searched at an East London school by two police officers. 


Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe release “took too long”, says Jeremy Hunt
There were five foreign secretaries during the years that Nazanin was unable to leave Iran. 


Why has the UK done a deal with Iran for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe?
The release of Nazanin and Anoosheh comes against a background of a bigger diplomatic game being driven by world events. 



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