16th April 2022

Anonymous Twitter users are exposing the extreme nationalism and pro-Russian sentiment circulating online in China -- and Beijing is not happy about it.

The Prime Minister insists his denials to Parliament were made ‘in completely good faith’

UN agency intervenes after claims predatory men using Homes for Ukraine scheme to target vulnerable

Cumbrian councillors are reviewing their support for a controversial coal mine near Whitehaven.

Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian tycoon who is accused of treason, was pictured in handcuffs.

The prime minister wife, Carrie Johnson, will also receive a fixed penalty notice from the Met Police.

Prices went up by 7% in the 12 months to March, as food and fuel costs continued to climb.

The Spirit of Britain cannot sail until further inspection as concerns brew over Dover travel disruption.

The snap public reaction to the events of today: the Prime Minister must go https://t.co/zvUZ6ImoUB pic.twitter.com/QA6L7GxwI1— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) April 12, 2022

Accepting a Fixed Penalty Notice is not, of itself, an admission of guilt.This statement, however, plainly is.The Prime Minister has admitted committing a criminal offence in office. Breaking his own laws which, he repeatedly told us, were essential to saving lives. pic.twitter.com/D1xxcRyAYB— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) April 12, 2022

Gilbert Gottfried, the comedian, “Aladdin” star and owner of one of the most iconic voices in Hollywood, has died after battling a long illness, his family announced Tuesday. He was 67.…

First came bathroom bills, then “Don’t Say Gay.” But state lawmakers may just be getting started.

“We didn’t. Staffroom was closed. Staff were isolated in their bubbles with their class, they had dinner in their classroom with their class. We also have no alcohol in our workplace. I thought I was over #Partygate seems I’m even more angry about it now. Thanks @Mike_Fabricant”

Early research suggests it's 10% more transmissible than BA.2

First minister's comments follow news Johnson and Sunak will both be fined over lockdown parties.

Councillor Gary Talbot, from Stourport Town Council, tweeted: “Islam is the enemy within England, and it will have to be defeated within England, by the English".

The Metropolitan Police has issued another wave of fixed penalty notices over the Downing Street and Whitehall parties that took place while England was under lockdown, taking the number of fines to more than 50. According to No 10, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak "have today received notification that the Metropolitan Police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices". Keep it here for the updates.

The BBC has uncovered first-hand evidence of Russian soldiers raping and killing civilians in a village west of Kyiv.

On reflection I have decided to retract my statement defending Imran Ahmad Khan. I am sorry that my defence of him has been a cause of significant upset and concern not least to victims of sexual offences. pic.twitter.com/rzcnJbdT0g— Crispin Blunt MP (@CrispinBlunt) April 12, 2022

Teachers attending the National Education Union conference in Bournemouth passed a motion calling for officers involved in the Child Q case to be sacked

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he raised alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine during a "tough" and unfriendly meeting Monday with Vladimir Putin -- the first Western sit-down with the Russian President since he launched his invasion in February.

Commercial traffic at Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge -- a major port of entry for the US-Mexico border that handles both commercial and passenger vehicles -- is "halted temporarily" due to an ongoing protest on the Mexican side of the border and there are "no southbound movements by US carriers," a US Customs and Border Protection official confirmed to CNN Monday.

The changes reflect concerns about the rise in the cost of living, while the lifting of COVID restrictions in England has affected how people view the virus risk.

The former justice minister questioned the conviction of Khan, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenager in 2008.

Tonight I resigned from my position on the APPG on Global LGBT+ Rights. I can not sit on a committee or associate myself with a committee chair who holds such views. https://t.co/VojLLDb0Jo— Kate Osborne MP 💙🌈 (@KateOsborneMP) April 11, 2022

‘Unmanageable’ workloads, stress and levels of trust in teachers from public and government key factors

Statement on the conviction of Imran Ahmad Khan MP | https://t.co/ZXHbRx8IhO— Crispin Blunt MP (@CrispinBlunt) April 11, 2022

“On five separate occasions, Nadine Dorries claimed there are more people in work now than there were before the pandemic began. This is not true. There are 600,000 fewer. The Culture Secretary *must* stop getting this wrong and issue a correction. 🔎 👉 https://t.co/2VWNburtpo”

“So we have a PM who lied to The Queen & Parliament & broke his own COVID rules, a Chancellor who wanted to live in US, health sec who was a non dom (who replaced a rule breaker), a home sec who broke ministerial code but kept her job & a culture sec who thinks she owns C4.Blimey.”

“I’ve walked out of meetings when he’s been there a couple of times. I’ve refused to sit around a committee table with him.”