13th March 2022

Just two weeks ago, residents of the Ukrainian capital were tending to their shops, teaching schoolchildren or parked at their office desks.

The UK has said it is important that Nato does not get directly involved with the fighting in Ukraine as it risks escalating the war with Russia

They urged Rishi Sunak to begin urgently planning how to mitigate the cost of energy bills, which they warned could rise to £3,000 a year

Social media sites may soon be legally required to stop scam adverts under new online safety laws.

Ukrainian president calls for Russia to be recognised as a "terrorist state" in a speech to the Commons.

The decision by the Archdiocese of Southwark to cancel a talk by author Simon James Green, a leading writer of LGBTQ+ fiction, has led some teachers to threaten strike action

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Poles are believed to have 28 Soviet-era fighters which they hope the US will replace with newer American planes

Watchdog says the ex-Speaker should not have a parliamentary pass but Mr Bercow says the inquiry was "amateurish".

The US bans Russian oil, targeting the Russian economy's "main artery" over its invasion of Ukraine.

Legislation may be brought forward to pardon those convicted under the Witchcraft Act of 1563.

A judge rules the 17-year-old should be given the chance of a potentially life-saving operation.

The daughter of a Ukrainian refugee tells of anger and frustration as MPs criticise the UK visa system.

The Archelaos was set to unload its cargo in Milford Haven having filled with diesel in Russia.

The grime artist was found guilty of assaulting his former partner in London last year.

The Ukrainian president will speak via video link to British politicians on Tuesday.

It is an increase on the 50 previously announced, and thousands more are being processed.

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US and European officials have been discussing how the West would support a government in exile helmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should he have to flee Kyiv, Western officials told CNN.

Pope Francis has warned that “rivers of blood and tears are flowing in Ukraine”.

Sir Keir expresses concern over reports PM helped Evgeny Lebedev join the Lords amid security fears.

The home secretary says she is "surging capacity" as about 1% of 5,500 applications are granted.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Biden has convened a meeting of his National Security Council on the subject

150 Ukrainians have reportedly been turned away at Calais and told to obtain visas from UK consulates in Paris and Brussels

Ukraine has been defending itself from more Russian attacks as Putin's invasion continues into another week.

Sydney, Australia's most populous city that has been drenched in rain for days, braced for more heavy downpours on Sunday as the death toll from flooding across the country's east rose to 17.