The front pages offer differing perspectives on fines issued to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak over Covid breaches As might be expected, there is a polarity to the coverage in today’s papers of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak being among those to receive a fixed-penalty notice over Partygate. “PM: I […]
Month: April 2022
Relatives voice anger as PM and chancellor given fixed-penalty notices for rule-breaking parties Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak fined for breaking lockdown laws Starmer calls for Johnson and Sunak to resign – live updates How No 10’s alleged parties took place as Covid death toll rose Boris Johnson and Rishi […]
Analysis: chancellor’s woes have considerably thinned the field of potential candidates to replace PM Boris Johnson defies calls to quit after he and Rishi Sunak fined Johnson offers ‘full apology’ for breaking Covid rules – live updates How No 10’s alleged parties took place as death toll rose Has Rishi […]
Biden says evidence of Russia’s actions in Ukraine as genocide is mounting; Russian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, leader of Ukraine’s biggest opposition party, arrested Joe Biden accuses Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine Ukraine announces arrest of Putin ally in ‘lightning-fast’ operation Civilians flee eastern Ukraine ahead of new Russian […]
Zelenskiy says Russia claimed its forces could use chemical weapons against the defenders of Mariupol, Human rights ombudsman and UN security council both receiving accounts of horrific sexual violence ‘They took our clothes’: Ukrainians returning to looted homes Prominent Russian opposition activist detained in Moscow Full report: Austrian chancellor confronts […]
Karl Nehammer becomes first western leader to hold face-to-face talks with Russian president since invasion of Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Austria’s chancellor, Karl Nehammer, has said he told Vladimir Putin that “all those responsible” for war crimes must be brought to justice and warned that western sanctions would intensify […]
The 36th brigade say they face ‘death for some of us, and captivity for the rest’ as Russian offensive continues Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The last Ukrainian soldiers defending Mariupol said they were “running out of ammunition” on Monday and expected to be killed or taken prisoner very soon by […]
Steven Seagal is isolated voice in backing Russian president as Gérard Depardieu, Silvio Berlusconi and others condemn invasion Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates At an upscale restaurant in Moscow, the bubbly was flowing as guests in cocktail dresses and expensive suits danced the night away. They had gathered on Sunday for […]
Analysis: west faces dilemma as Moscow and Kyiv prepare for trial of strength in Donbas Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates How does the war end in Ukraine? At the moment it is far from obvious – which is why both sides are girding for a trial of strength in Donbas […]
Projected results in first part of presidential race put centrist leader on 27.6% and far-right candidate on 23% France election: calls begin for voters to block far-right Le Pen Live results tracker France faces a brutal two-week campaign over the country’s future, as the centrist incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, faces the […]