Gazprom raises stakes in sanctions war after EU move to embargo most Russian oil imports and companies miss deadline to pay in roubles Russia has further cut off gas supplies to Europe, after state energy giant Gazprom turned off the taps to a top Dutch trader and halted flows to […]
Year: 2022
Medium-range rocket systems, helicopters and anti-tank weapons form part of latest US package to help desperate situation in Donbas What we know on day 98 of the invasion Joe Biden has confirmed he will send more advanced rocket systems to Kyiv, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been asking […]
Sievierodonetsk mostly under Russian control; Kremlin further cuts gas supplies to Europe; seed bank in Kharkiv at risk Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russian forces now control of most of the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk. Serhiy Gaidai, the local governor, said in an online post late on Tuesday that Russian shelling […]
Exclusive: Lawyers to target assets of Russian state, military contractors and affiliated business figures across globe Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates A consortium of Ukrainian and international lawyers is preparing to launch a mass civil legal action against the Russian state, as well as private military contractors and businesspeople backing the […]
Sense of crisis deepens in No 10 as speculation mounts about no-confidence vote in prime minister Boris Johnson and his allies have launched an emergency effort to lobby wavering MPs as he faces the spiralling threat of a confidence vote in his leadership that could put his position under threat […]
Several Tory MPs believe the 54-letter threshold has been reached and that a challenge to PM could be mounted as soon as next week Boris Johnson’s lurch to the right after Partygate is fuelling even more anger among rebel Tory MPs, with momentum now building for a leadership challenge next […]
People told to look out for ‘new spots, ulcers or blisters on any part of their body’ as UK cases reach 179 Another 71 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in England, according to the UK’s public health body. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the latest cases, as […]
Agreement to provide contingency travel services terminated over layoffs of nearly 800 seafarers Ministers have cancelled a contract with P&O Ferries after it sacked nearly 800 seafarers without notice in March. The Home Office announced that the agreement with the Border Force agency would come to an end with “immediate […]
Even people who take sugar seem at lower risk, say experts, but results may be due to coffee drinkers being more affluent People who drink coffee – whether with or without sugar – appear to have a lower risk of an early death, although experts caution the finding may not […]
EDF Energy tells staff reactors will be shut down in summer despite concerns of blackouts later this year The owner of one of the UK’s six nuclear power plants has said it will not extend its life beyond a planned shutdown in summer, despite officials raising concerns over the danger […]