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Putin says he will move nuclear weapons into Belarus - and blames the UK

Putin says he will move nuclear weapons into Belarus - and blames the UK - Vladimir Putin has announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring ally Belarus

Liverpool shooting: Police lock down residential road after man gunned down in house

Residents have reported a heavy police presence at the scene of the shooting as forensic teams are called in to investigate.

First major wildfire of the year in Spain

The wildfire had scorched 3,800 hectares (more than 93,000 acres) by Sunday morning.

PR guru hired as Princess of Wales's new private secretary rejects job

Alison Corfield, 51, was offered the job with Princess Kate after impressing while working for the Jamie Oliver's campaigns for free school meals and a sugar tax but turned it down.

Study reveals which booster offers 'better protection' against Covid infection and death

As of September 2022, 40.3 million people in the UK had received a booster or third dose of the Covid vaccine - roughly 59 percent of the population.

How significant are Russian nukes in Belarus?

Retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell explains the significance of Russia's decision to station nuclear weapons in Belarus.

"You can put us in jail!" Russians soldiers fed up with war filmed threatening rebellion

Russia’s mistakes in Ukraine have destroyed its military forces

Israeli group asks court to punish Netanyahu over legal plan

The Movement for Quality Government in Israel asked the supreme court to force the prime minister to obey the law and sanction him for not doing so.

Hundreds of protesters turned up to oppose the far-right in a small Welsh town

‘Llantwit Major: Refugees welcome, fascists not!’

North Koreans volunteer in droves to fight "evil U.S. imperialists"

29 of the worst things the Tories have done this year (so far)

2023 is still in its first quarter but the Tory government is already doing the most to mess it up. While their intentions are doubtless good, over the last few weeks we've seen silly policy suggestions, strikes, no sign of the cost of living crisis abating and behaviour from MPs that is enough to make you gasp. It's not ideal, to put it mildly, bu...

Prince Harry must 'waive' drug use on US visa to avoid deportation, lawyers claims

The Duke of Sussex has faced criticism in recent weeks after detailing his repeated drug use in his controversial memoir, Spare.

Sadiq Khan's cycling tsar is punched in the face by cyclist

Sadiq Khan's cycling tsar Seb Dance was punched in the face by a cyclist after he confronted them for for pedalling through an Amsterdam-style 'floating bus stop' without stopping at a zebra crossing.

Drone footage shows Bakhmut in ruins

Drone footage shows Bakhmut in ruins -

Violent clashes erupt during migrant hotel protest after anti-fascists scream 'Nazi scum'

Asylum seeker supporters included black-clad masked members of Antifa, chanting: "Nazi scum off our streets!"

Man sentenced to death in Pakistan over ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp post

Man sentenced to death in Pakistan over ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp post - Earlier this year, Pakistan tightened its strict blasphemy laws

Mother of murdered teenager Ellie Gould calls for tougher sentences

The mother of murdered teenager Ellie Gould wants killers who use excessive violence or strangle their victims to face a minimum sentence of 25 years.

Michael Gove backtracks on Boris Johnson criticism insisting he’s ‘man of integrity’

Michael Gove backtracks on Boris Johnson criticism insisting he’s ‘man of integrity’ -

Woman fears for her life if she is sent back to Afghanistan after visa denial

An Afghan woman fears being sent back to Afghanistan after her new visa was rejected by the Home Office.

China has been caught sending weapons and armor to Russia

Thousands of dead fish in Australia, the sad phenomenon is also linked to climate change

A sad phenomenon has struck the Australian outback. Thousands of dead fish washed up on the shores of the lake in the town of Menindee.The phenomenon was caused by flooding in the area, but also by a heat wave. The death of the fish seems to be mainly related to low oxygen levels in the water as the floods receded.In addition, the water retains less oxygen because it is warmer, thus not allowing the fish - especially cod and perch - to breathe.

Dog gridlocks major road after running between traffic

National Highways are currently trying to track down the pet on the carriageway.

UNHCR: Illegal Migration Bill ‘extinguishes’ most refugees’ right to seek asylum

UNHCR: Illegal Migration Bill ‘extinguishes’ most refugees’ right to seek asylum - Vicky Tennant, the UNHCR’s representative to the UK, has criticised the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill.

Woman accused of ‘making a scene’ at sister’s wedding over bride's ‘humiliating’ speech

A woman has shared how her sister who got married "humiliated" her when it was time for the bride to give a speech at the wedding reception. In a post to Reddit's "Am I the A**hole?" forum, the woman gave a backstory as to what led to the fall out with her sibling. She explained how her 24-year-old sister got married in a "very well planned out" we...

Violence in Greece over efforts to preserve ancient heritage of Mykonos

Under cover of darkness in an Athens side street earlier this month, Manolis Psarros, an archaeologist, was attacked as he walked toward his car. It was 8.30pm, later than usual for the state employee to return home from his office in a neo-classical culture ministry building beneath the Acropolis. “There was a general strike the next day and I needed to get through my files on Mykonos,” said Psarros, who has oversight of the Cycladic isle. “I...

Labour ‘overconfident’ on election win as middle-class voters coming back to Tories, says poll guru

Labour ‘overconfident’ on election win as middle-class voters coming back to Tories, says poll guru - Signs of Rishi Sunak-inspired revival in Tory fortunes in affluent ‘blue wall’ territory, says Lord Hayward

Putin ‘furious’ over explosive leaked photos of secret forest palace

Shrouded in mystery, photos have emerged revealing Vladimir Putin's outrageously luxurious dacha on Russia's Lake Valdai

‘Economy 4% lower than if UK had remained in European Union’

‘Economy 4% lower than if UK had remained in European Union’ - OBR chairman Richard Hughes said the effect of Brexit on the economy is on the ‘magnitude’ of the coronavirus pandemic and rising energy prices.

Russia, China are not creating military alliance, Putin says

By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and China are not creating a military alliance and the cooperation between their armed forces is "transparent", President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast on Sunday, days after hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the Kremlin. Putin and Xi professed friendship and pledged closer ties, including in the military sphere, during their March 20-21

DAN HODGES: It doesn't matter if Harman dons her executioner's cap - it's over for Boris

DAN HODGES: The Parliamentary Conservative Party has had enough of Boris. They're tired of his self-serving dissembling. He should just go.

Voices: I have tabled an amendment to the Illegal Migration Bill – and it could change everything

I have tabled an amendment to the Illegal Migration Bill – and it could change everything - We can do as this bill offers in its current form and choose to raise our guard as we make a fortress of our home – or we can choose something different

Russian ‘storm' troops say ‘blocking units' stopped them retreating from being slaughtered

In a video posted online by a group of Russian soldiers they call their orders ‘criminal' and complain of suffering ‘very, very substantial losses' on the frontline.

Capybara caught getting a new hair-do from his magpie friend at the zoo

A capybara has been caught on camera getting a new hair-do - from a magpie at a zoo. The eager bird was spotted by staff giving his furry friend a makeover at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol on Saturday (March 18). The footage captured shows the magpie collecting some much-needed capybara fur as nest material, whilst the capybara enjoyed a good pampering and itching those hard-to-reach places. The farm posted the adorable video in a tweet that read: "Apparently, getting pampered by a magpie is our capybara's favourite Saturday activity. We've never seen such a happy Capy!" Rory Mizen, a spokesperson for Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, said: "Keepers at Noah’s Ark Zoo farm noticed an unlikely friendship form between a local Magpie and the zoo’s resident capybaras. "This footage captured shows the magpie collecting some much-needed capybara fur as nest material, whilst the capybara enjoyed a good pampering and itching those hard-to-reach places. "This video posted on the morning of Saturday 18th March 2023 has now gathered nearly 8 million views between the zoos social media channels. This has been the zoo’s biggest hit ever with people from all around the world commenting in multiple languages."

Xi Jinping 'sends cold chill down Putin's spine', experts claim

Russia's poor performance on the battlefield has led to new opportunities for a 'particularly assertive' China, which already enjoys substantial economic ties with the republics through its Belt and Road Initiative.

The East London neighbourhood that was once a murder hotspot now home to trendy cafés and art galleries

Spitalfields today is a world away from the poverty-stricken neighbourhood of the 19th century

Ukraine LIVE: Putin risks catastrophe with plot to 'intimidate NATO' in new nuclear threat

Russia's bid to station nuclear weapons in Belarus will be the first time the Kremlin has deployed nukes outside the country since the mid-1990s.

Painful ten-second pause when Kuenssberg asks Gove for Sturgeon's 'greatest achievement'

The Cabinet minister appeared to struggle to answer the question on the SNP leader's biggest achievement.

How Poland uncovered a Russian spy ring planning sabotage

EXCLUSIVE Revenge of the drivers: ULEZ cameras are covered over with bags and boxes in guerilla war against hated scheme

EXCLUSIVE: Opponents of London's ULEZ scheme are using shopping bags to cover the cameras that photograph cars - to save drivers from the controversial daily charge.

When is the Boat Race? Start time, TV channel and how to watch Cambridge vs Oxford

When is the Boat Race? Start time, TV channel and how to watch Cambridge vs Oxford - Cambridge and Oxford go head to head in the men’s and women’s races

Blind elderly man regains sight: world's first autotransplantation is revolutionary

An exceptional surgery performed at the Molinette hospital in Turin, Italy, has partially restored sight to an 83-year-old patient who was suffering from total blindness due to two different diseases. This world's first surgery of its kind allowed one sighted eye to be reconstructed from two blind eyes. The doctors performed a corneal autotransplant, enlarged to include the sclera and conjunctiva. This innovative technique allowed the patient to partially recover his sight, using tissue from the other blind eye. The surgery was performed by Professor Michele Reibaldi, director of the University Eye Clinic Molinette, and Professor Vincenzo Sarnicola, among the world's leading experts in corneal surgery.

M25 traffic chaos after multi-vehicle crash emergency and flooding halts Sunday drivers

The traffic and travel service Inrix reported that traffic was "stationary."

Boasting Taliban share images of repaired military vehicles left by the West

EXCLUSIVE: Photographs shared by the official Ministry of National Defence, Afghanistan, showed line upon line of military vehicles the regime said were now ready for use.

Boris Johnson allies fear they would lack votes to stop his suspension from Parliament

Allies of Boris Johnson fear they would lack the Commons votes to save him from being suspended from Parliament by the privileges committee. Last week, the former prime minister endured a bruising appearance in front of the committee, which will now rule on whether he “knowingly or recklessly” misled MPs over what he knew about Downing Street parti...

Firefighters rescue a dog at 2,400 meters altitude on the Gran Sasso mountain

Italian firefighters rescued a dog, which had slipped into a gully at an altitude of 2,400 metres, with the help of helicopter rescue workers from the Pescara flight department on the Gran Sasso, near the Duca d'Aosta refuge.In the pictures, made available by the Italian fire brigade itself, the stages of the dog's recovery can be seen. Two rescuers descended onto the snowy mantle and proceeded to recover the animal, bringing it to safety on the helicopter.The dog seems to be in good condition and will no doubt be happy to have been rescued.

When does government energy rebate stop? Last £67 payment revealed

Find out if the scheme will be replaced by anything, as it comes to an end.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle tells audience hilarious story of when Laura Kuenssberg tried to interview his parrot Boris

Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle hosted an audience at Chorley Theatre where he told stories of his life as part of the What's Your Story Chorley Festival.

Russian oligarch's £38m superyacht rocks up in Canary Wharf again a year after it was seized

The impressive boat is marred in controversy

Woman, 22, who failed driving test passes after travelling to town with the UK's highest pass rate

Emma Cannon, 22, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, said she thought she would 'never pass' her test after going over the speed limit and breaking down in tears during her first attempt.