27th February 2022

Beijing has held off from backing Russia, raising questions about the extent of any partnership

Britain does not have disasters, officials insisted. Two years on and 160,000 deaths later, things look very different.

Calling Ukrainians arriving at UK borders without a long-term UK visa! If you have any problems at immigration control, and you don’t have/ can’t get a lawyer, my DMs are open this weekend. Me & colleagues will find you a lawyer to help you stay in the UK til it’s safe to leave.— Simon Cox 🦕 (@SimonFRCox) February 26, 2022

The cabinet has been given "ominous assessments" of the chances of Russia overwhelming Ukraine soon.

About 40,000 pigs have been culled and "thrown away" because of a lack of butchers to process them.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge say they "stand" with Ukraine, as rallies are held across UK.

The Russian-flagged cargo ship is suspected of breaching sanctions imposed because of the Ukraine war.

“On 21st February, Vladimir Putin declared that Ukraine was entirely created by Russia. The truth is, of course, rather different. Although Russia and Ukraine have an interlinked history, a distinct Ukrainian national sensibility is centuries-old. Here’s the history: 🇺🇦 🧵 ⬇️”

Here is Zelensky's speech to the Ukrainian and Russian people with English subtitles before war broke out. Worth watching in full: pic.twitter.com/q2bo45Gm0o— Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) February 25, 2022

Every day I am more ashamed of my country. This government is not just morally bankrupt, it is heartless and cruel. #NotMyPM https://t.co/0o92Otpo9d— Jessica Simor QC (@JMPSimor) February 25, 2022

China's contradictory stance sees them support both Russia's security concerns and Ukraine's territorial integrity, but it "isn't bothered by incoherence or hypocrisy", says Sky's Tom Cheshire in Beijing.

The legislation restricts classroom discussion around sexual orientation and gender identity.

The organisers said the inclusion of Russia could bring the competition into disrepute.

If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first black woman to serve on the top court.

The Department of Health said in a statement that at-home abortions would end at midnight on 29 August

The call was made as school leaders and members of the Roma community spoke out about an “exceptionally damaging” joke made by the comedian Jimmy Carr about Roma victims of the Holocaust

Demonstrators were seen struggling with armed police on the ground as more than 1,700 people were detained

The football final was originally set to take place in St Petersburg’s 69,000-seat Gazprom Arena on 28 May, but will instead take place in Paris

Chris Bryant accuses the government of not acting on concerns about the Chelsea Football club owner.

The power plant, the site of a 1986 nuclear disaster, has been taken over by Russian troops.

Analysis finds 9 million low income families will be £500 a year poorer on average from April

Suspect history will brutally reappraise those who voted not to convict Trump over Ukraine.— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) February 24, 2022

The government tells Ofcom the RT channel is "part of Russia's global disinformation campaign".

The dance company says the oil giant's support does not fit with its green action plan.

The government is set to abandon plans for an import ban - but some Conservatives say it must go ahead.

Crizanlizumab is thought to cut visits to A&E by 40% for patients with the blood disorder.

Pop singer first act announced for Buckingham Palace bank holiday celebration with live audience of 10,000

Towns in Worcestershire and Shropshire see the River Severn rise after three back-to-back storms

Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel became the latest high-profile presenters to join the commercial radio giant

Analysis by the Lib Dems shows paying for twice-weekly lateral flow tests will cost £622.96 a year, nearly 20 per cent of their annual carer’s allowance of £3,250, while a Labour MP called it a ‘tax on caring’