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Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:55:06 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: Seven oligarchs sanctioned by UK, as Patel under pressure to change visa process
‘Blood of Ukrainian people is on their hands’, says Truss

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:54:17 GMT
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich sanctioned by UK government
Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government in the latest crackdown on Russian assets in the country.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:43:42 GMT
Counting vaccine donations as foreign aid will allow UK to cut £140m from budget
New international guidelines may even allow Britain and other western countries to claim back substantially more money than they paid for vaccine supplies

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:43:30 GMT
Despicable bombing of Ukraine hospital is a war crime, says UK defence minister
Mariupol city council said the Russian strike killed three people, including a child.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:36:59 GMT
Roman Abramovich sanctioned by UK over ties with Vladimir Putin
The Government hit the Chelsea owner with an asset freeze after weeks of pressure to act over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:30:53 GMT
2022 International Booker Prize longlist announced
For 2022 the judges considered 135 books, after a record number of submissions.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:27:41 GMT
Tory MP accused of ‘immoral and offensive bile’ over Ukrainian refugees
Daniel Kawczynski said “British left-wing parties” are making “illiterate and immoral” demands for the UK to accept more people fleeing Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:24:11 GMT
Labour would still require biometric checks for Ukrainian refugees to come to Britain, Ed Miliband says
Opposition resists pushing government towards EU-style open door policy

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:15:06 GMT
UK steps up warning about soldiers and veterans joining fight in Ukraine
Armed forces minister James Heappey said British troops illegally going Awol to joint the fighting could trigger a wider dispute with Russia.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:08:59 GMT
Priti Patel poised to ease strict visa rules for Ukraine refugees but biometric checks will stay
Ukrainians in UK on temporary work or student visas expected to be allowed to bring in their families

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:08:36 GMT
Petrol prices UK – live: Fuel hits £2 a litre at some forecourts after record daily surge in cost of diesel
Ban on Russian oil exports could further squeeze household budgets

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:06:52 GMT
Sinn Fein calls on DUP to renominate a first minister to release budget funds
Party leaders are due to meet virtually on Thursday afternoon.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:04:45 GMT
Food bills will soar due to rising fuel costs, distributors say
Mills said the uncertainty and prospect of sanctions and interruptions is already having an impact on oil and gas prices

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:58:10 GMT
Priti Patel considering reducing security checks for Ukrainians, minister hints
The Government is coming under vast pressure to increase the number of people it is helping to flee the Russian invasion.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:52:29 GMT
John Lewis restores staff bonus but warns of price hike over pressures
The retail giant reported underlying pre-tax profits rising 38% to £181m in the year to January 29.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:39:58 GMT
Starmer in Estonia to meet Nato troops
The visit comes after the British Army said a small number of soldiers have gone absent without leave and may have travelled to Ukraine.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:33:29 GMT
Eden Project hit by ‘mini’ earthquake as geothermal drilling halted
The Eden Project started geothermal drilling in November last year

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:31:27 GMT
What happened to Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship the Endurance?
Polar explorer left stranded with 27 crew in wastes of Antarctica in 1915 after vessel trapped in pack ice

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:23:42 GMT
Russia confirms use of vacuum bombs, MoD says
The Ministry of Defence said its Russian counterpart had confirmed the use of thermobaric rockets that cause ‘incendiary and blast effects’.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:17:01 GMT
Russia’s bombing of maternity hospital in Mariupol ‘a war crime’, UK defence minister says
James Heappey also attacks British troops going AWOl to ‘take some selfies, get some Instagram shots’

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:15:49 GMT
ITV appoints businessman Andrew Cosslett as new chair
Sir Peter Bazalgette will step down from the role.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:39:41 GMT
Tory MP says it would be ‘immoral’ for Britain to take more Ukrainian refugees
Daniel Kawczynski said people fleeing the conflict should stay in ‘front line’ states

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:29:30 GMT
Martin Lewis reveals three ways to keep energy bills down before April 1 surge
Cost for electricity and gas set to increase by more than 50 per cent from 1 April

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:27:26 GMT
Prince William faces backlash over comments about war in Africa and Asia: ‘It’s alien to see this in Europe’
The second in line to the throne has been called out for ‘racist’ comments on the Russian invasion

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:57:43 GMT
PM pledges to step up sanctions as Truss calls for ‘paradigm shift’
In a speech in the US today, Ms Truss will make comparisons between the Russian president’s actions and September 11.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 03:11:35 GMT
What the papers say – March 10
The papers on Thursday focus on the bombing of a maternity hospital in Ukraine.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:48:17 GMT
Officials fear that Putin may deploy chemical weapons in Ukraine
‘He’s burning through a lot of high-end kit’: success of resistance frustrating Russian premier

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:45:46 GMT
‘I can’t say thank you enough for my kidney swap’
A pair have spoken out about their experience taking part in a ‘kidney exchange’.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:31:42 GMT
‘Mean-spirited’ UK under growing pressure to waive visas for Ukrainian refugees
Government accused of ‘lagging behind’ other European countries in response to refugee crisis

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:23:34 GMT
British soldiers go AWOL ‘to fight in Ukraine’ over fears Putin could claim UK has entered war if captured
Ministry of Defence confirms ‘small number of soldiers’ have disobeyed orders amid reports personnel have travelled to Ukraine frontline

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:13:59 GMT
Botched drainage system blamed for fatal Stonehaven train crash
Investigators identify failings by Network Rail and collapsed outsourcing giant Carillion

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:02:48 GMT
Some British soldiers absent without leave, ‘may have’ travelled to Ukraine
An Army spokesperson said: ‘We are strongly encouraging them to return to the UK.’

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:54:28 GMT
Boris Johnson to step up sanctions on Russia after ‘horrifying’ attack on children’s hospital
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is set to call for a ‘paradigm shift’ in the wake of Russia’s assault on Ukraine.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:31:14 GMT
Government eyes action to prevent asset-flight in ‘dirty money’ crackdown
A Tory frontbencher acknowledges concerns that corrupt people must not be allowed to sell-up and escape scrutiny

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Ireland better than NI in terms of life expectancy and infant mortality: report
The major difference between the two systems is the absence of a universal healthcare system in Ireland.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
£4bn shipbuilding pot ‘will deliver 150 new vessels in 30 years’
Ministry of Defence set to publish refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy on Thursday.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Sir Michael Morpurgo’s poetic tribute for Queen’s Jubilee gets release date
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee milestone will be marked with official commemorations in June.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Scotland faces housing shortfall of up to 100,000 new homes, report finds
Homes for Scotland chief executive Nicola Barclay said the shortfall is 12 per cent less than pre-2008 recession levels.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 23:31:41 GMT
Tributes for Scotland Commonwealth Games cyclist John Paul who has died aged 28
The sportsman became world junior sprint champion in 2011 before going on to represent Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:51:01 GMT
Ukraine invasion has ‘shattered’ confidence in global security ‘on scale of 9/11’, Truss says
‘We must rise to this moment. We must pledge that never again will we allow such aggression to grow unchecked,’ foreign secretary to warn

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:39:12 GMT
Ukrainian ambassador calls for end to ‘bureaucratic red tape’ hindering refugees
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said plans are in place to take 100,000 children into UK schools.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:30:00 GMT
Truss: We must never again allow aggression like Putin’s to grow unchecked
The Foreign Secretary said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should mark a ‘paradigm shift’ like that seen after 9/11.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:00:43 GMT
Religious leaders urge PM to extend Ukrainian visa scheme
They have criticised the visa forms process and called for ‘urgency’ over the scheme.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:57:08 GMT
Former SNP energy secretary condemns ‘extreme’ Green policies for oil and gas
Fergus Ewing said ‘we need all the oil and gas production we can get for the short and the medium term’.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:52:18 GMT
Ben Nevis: Man dies and 23 people rescued after being stranded on mountain
Police say two others were treated for injuries in hospital

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:28:02 GMT
Bloody Friday atrocity ‘has been forgotten’ – victim’s daughter
Nine people were killed and 130 injured on July 21, 1972 in a series of bombs planted across Belfast by the IRA

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:25:18 GMT
‘Giant red herring’ to suggest Russian cash shaped our policy, says Cameron
The former PM argued that Britain had ‘the strongest anti-Putin policy of any country in Europe’ during his premiership.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:09:55 GMT
Audit Office and Stormont department clash over ‘irregular’ Covid expenditure
Auditor General Kieran Donnelly has raised concerns over Covid scheme expenditure being wrongly recorded in Invest NI accounts.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:43:44 GMT
Man who received world-first pig heart transplant dies
David Bennett, 57, died on Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Centre in the US.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:33:48 GMT
‘Fossil fuel war’: Britons could be ‘inadvertently funding’ Ukraine war by filling up cars, government told
Liberal Democrats urges ministers to immediately ban Russian gas imports

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:59:31 GMT
Wagner Group: Russian efforts to use mercenaries in Ukraine an act of ‘desperation’, Ben Wallace says
Russian efforts to hire mercenaries to aid its invasion of Ukraine are a sign of “desperation”, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace said.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:52:37 GMT
Fracking will be explored to improve UK’s energy security following Ukraine invasion, No 10 says
New strategy to be set out by Boris Johnson next week will consider lifting ban on drilling for shale gas

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:19:18 GMT
Queen hopes to attend Commonwealth Day service with royal family
The Queen returned to in-person events on Monday when she welcomed Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau to Windsor Castle on Monday for an audience.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:17:53 GMT
MSPs back economic crime Bill
The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill cleared the House of Commons earlier this week.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:17:05 GMT
SQA and Education Scotland to be replaced with new bodies
Professor Ken Muir put forward proposals for reforms to the education system.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:14:25 GMT
Minister pledges to strengthen rights of families to visit care homes
Social care minister Kevin Stewart said the move would be an ‘immediate route to implement Anne’s Law’.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:10:16 GMT
Government push back against Labour’s demands for Milly’s Law
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is calling for more powers for bereaved families.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:56:28 GMT
Satellite imagery shows reduction in light emitted from Ukraine amid power cuts
Imagery captured by Nasa from both before and after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows the scale of the change

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:39:08 GMT
Ireland confirms Priti Patel raised concerns about ‘backdoor’ to UK for Ukrainian refugees
UK stance branded ‘disgraceful’ and ‘irresponsible’ by MPs in Dublin

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:30:40 GMT
William and Kate reveal Charlotte and George quiz them about Ukraine war
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge brought trays of chocolate brownies and granola bars, homemade at Kensington Palace, for the volunteers.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:28:38 GMT
Plea to find stem cell donor for woman refurbishing Buckingham Palace
East Asian people are being encouraged to join the stem cell registry.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:23:29 GMT
Boris Johnson condemns ‘depraved’ Russian attack on maternity hospital
President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated his call for a no-fly zone after the hospital in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was hit.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:10:13 GMT
Russians now facing ‘implications’ of Ukraine invasion as McDonald’s shuts stores, Liz Truss says
‘Shops are closing, they’re not able to get the goods that they were able to get’, foreign secretary says

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:00:46 GMT
Ex Radio 1 DJ Mark Page guilty of trying to arrange child sex in Philippines
The 63-year-old tried to bargain down the price for a sexual encounter with a girl aged 12 and a boy of 13

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:58:51 GMT
Lord Tebbit bids farewell to Parliament after more than half a century
The Conservative former cabinet minister, who served in Margaret Thatcher’s government, sat as both an MP and later as a peer

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:58:43 GMT
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss now says Britons should not fight in Ukraine
She insisted she had been ‘expressing support for the Ukrainian cause’ when she said she ‘absolutely’ supports UK nationals joining the war.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:55:21 GMT
‘Stay put’ advice exceptions left out of fire guidance, Grenfell inquiry hears
The 2017 disaster, which took the lives of 72 people, saw residents follow so-called “stay put” advice and remain in place for some time.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:44:31 GMT
Cardiff orchestra pulls Tchaikovsky concert due to Russian invasion
The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra has said its previously planned programme is ‘inappropriate at this time’.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:39:02 GMT
Andy Burnham’s move to bring bus services under public control ‘not unlawful’
A High Court judge has ruled against two bus companies

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:36:21 GMT
First victims pensions payments made while others continue to wait
Hundreds of people severely injured in Northern Ireland’s troubled past have applied for the scheme.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:35:07 GMT
New UK visa centre in Lille will not offer walk-in appointments for Ukrainian refugees
Around 1,000 people have been approved for a visa so far, PM says

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:32:56 GMT
Net Zero has become a ‘new religion,’ says Iain Duncan Smith
“Dangerous moments in politics happen when the opinion of the political class coalesces and all debate is ended,” Iain Duncan Smith said.  “So it has been with the new religion of Net Zero.”

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:30:57 GMT
Rishi Sunak urged to cancel Ukraine’s national debt
Government exploring options with G7 finance ministers, says cabinet minister

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:21:52 GMT
Charles tells Ukrainian and Afghan refugees the UK is ‘lucky to have you’
The Prince of Wales met refugees being helped by the Refugee Response programme, run by the Anglican church Holy Trinity Brompton

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:18:54 GMT
Gainsborough painting bought for £2,600 could sell at auction for £50,000
The portrait is one of the earliest known work by 18th-century British painter Thomas Gainsborough.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:18:48 GMT
Widow ‘mourned at wrong grave for 27 years after husband’s ashes secretly given to his mother’
Kathleen Walsham is suing funeral giant Dignity for psychological personal injury after she claims she was told in 2016 that her husband’s remains had been buried 10 miles away in Essex

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:14:34 GMT
No one knows how many children there are in England, children’s commissioner admits
Recent tragedies such as Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ death show importance of knowing where vulnerable children are

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:12:04 GMT
O’Neill urges PM to intervene over cost-of-living crisis
Michelle O’Neill said that the UK Government needs to immediately scrap excise duty on home heating oil and reduce tax on fuel.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:00:57 GMT
Officials ‘seriously concerned’ Putin could use chemical weapons in Ukraine
An official warned that Russian troops on the ground are ‘continuing to tighten the noose’ around Kyiv.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:58:48 GMT
William and Kate visit Ukrainian Cultural Centre to see aid efforts
The duke and duchess met volunteers at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London on Wednesday.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:55:03 GMT
Migrant mothers to ‘bear brunt’ if free school meals are withdrawn from thousands of impoverished children
‘Mothers we support are regularly pushed to jump through hoops, take on several jobs and sometimes, sadly, stay in abusive relationships in order to be able to feed and look after their children,’ says campaigner

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:54:31 GMT
I had an abortion – and my experience shows how broken the UK system truly is
When she found out she was pregnant, Maya Oppenheim knew that, like thousands of women, she could face difficulties trying to have a termination. But what she discovered were problems at every stage of a process that experts warn is at breaking point

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:52:26 GMT
Dundee woman appears in court charged with murder of man, 33
Kerri Hutcheson appeared in private at Dundee Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:52:15 GMT
British people willing to suffer ‘hardship’ to help Ukraine, minister says
‘We are facing a difficult time’, says business secretary

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:45:04 GMT
Petrol soars above £2 a litre in UK as Ukraine war drives up prices
The average cost of petrol in the UK rose by three pence in just one day, reaching a record peak amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:40:51 GMT
Children exposed to poverty and trauma more likely to offend as adults – study
Research by the University of Edinburgh looked at 4,300 people who had some involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour from age 12 to 35.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:38:15 GMT
Man and woman charged after boy, 10, killed by dog in Caerphilly
Jack Lis died while playing after school in his friend’s house.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:30:19 GMT
Assembly passes integrated education Bill after UUP refuses to back petition of concern
DUP Education Minister Michelle McIlveen that the Bill would have ‘far-reaching’ consequences for the education system.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:29:42 GMT
British-Ukrainian student hears ‘phantom air sirens’ after weeks in a war zone
Valentina Butenko is back in the UK for a week while she organises military supplies, including body armour, to send to her country.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:29:24 GMT
Vulnerable Kherson residents ‘waiting to die amid shortages of medicine’
‘We in Kherson live like in a big aquarium where at any time they could just spoil the water or pump it away.’

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:13:59 GMT
Relatives tell MPs of ‘soul-destroying’ separation from loved ones in care
Campaigners accused the care minister of failing to listen after an emotional two-hour meeting in Westminster.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:13:25 GMT
More weapons will be sent to Ukraine, says Wallace
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed the UK has already delivered 3,615 anti-tank weapons, known as NLAWs, to the country.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:12:45 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng: Government ‘will take a precautionary approach’ on shale gas
Labour called for the Government to maintain the moratorium against fracking.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:08:18 GMT
Shackleton’s lost ship mission chief feared ‘running out of time’ in Antarctica
Endurance was discovered four miles south of the position originally recorded by the ship’s captain Frank Worsley.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:05:03 GMT
Ireland needs to have ‘fundamental rethink’ over security: Coveney
Simon Coveney said that there was ‘no target’ on how many Ukrainian refugees would be supported to come to Ireland.



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