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We are here: Singing in parliament ‘sends message to world’, says Ukrainian MP

We are here: Singing in parliament ‘sends message to world’, says Ukrainian MP

We are here: Singing in parliament ‘sends message to world’, says Ukrainian MP

04 March 2022

Inna Sovsun joined hundreds of fellow MPs in the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv on Thursday.


SSE Airtricity announces 39% gas price rise

SSE Airtricity announces 39% gas price rise

SSE Airtricity announces 39% gas price rise

04 March 2022

The increase is set to affect 186,000 customers in Northern Ireland.


Ukrainian specialist warns ‘disinformation is one of war’s strongest weapons’

Ukrainian specialist warns ‘disinformation is one of war’s strongest weapons’

Ukrainian specialist warns ‘disinformation is one of war’s strongest weapons’

04 March 2022

Valeria Kovtun said she has been fighting in the ‘information battlefield’ from her basement bunker in northern Ukraine.


Unison calls for action on Russian ships sanctions

Unison calls for action on Russian ships sanctions

Unison calls for action on Russian ships sanctions

04 March 2022

Two tankers appear to have gone away for now, but the cargo could be back on other ships within days, union warns.


Chicken kiev renamed kyiv by Sainsbury’s after Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Chicken kiev renamed kyiv by Sainsbury’s after Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Chicken kiev renamed kyiv by Sainsbury’s after Russia’s attack on Ukraine

04 March 2022

The business said it would stop selling Russian products while JD Sports is pulling out of the country.


Gambling addict teacher who killed himself was ‘abused by parasites’

Gambling addict teacher who killed himself was ‘abused by parasites’

Gambling addict teacher who killed himself was ‘abused by parasites’

04 March 2022

Jack Ritchie’s parents attacked gambling companies and the Government following the conclusion of an inquest into their son’s death in Vietnam.


Mother accused of killing son was ‘caring and loving’ parent, witnesses say

Mother accused of killing son was ‘caring and loving’ parent, witnesses say

Mother accused of killing son was ‘caring and loving’ parent, witnesses say

04 March 2022

Angharad Williamson, her partner John Cole and a 14-year-old boy are accused of the murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi in Bridgend.


Labour outlines plans to root out Russian ‘dirty money’ in Scotland

Labour outlines plans to root out Russian ‘dirty money’ in Scotland

Labour outlines plans to root out Russian ‘dirty money’ in Scotland

04 March 2022

Ian Murray said proposed new laws will not be backdated far enough.


Rail conductors’ strike to disrupt train services on Sunday

Rail conductors’ strike to disrupt train services on Sunday

Rail conductors’ strike to disrupt train services on Sunday

04 March 2022

Members of the RMT union on TransPennine Express are involved in a dispute over pay.


Petrol and stamp price increases add further pressure to household budgets

Petrol and stamp price increases add further pressure to household budgets

Petrol and stamp price increases add further pressure to household budgets

04 March 2022

Financial experts have warned that “at some point soon consumers will not be able to cope with even higher prices”.


Two guilty over Kyrell killing after ‘harrowing’ abuse caught on mobile phone

Two guilty over Kyrell killing after ‘harrowing’ abuse caught on mobile phone

Two guilty over Kyrell killing after ‘harrowing’ abuse caught on mobile phone

04 March 2022

Phylesia Shirley and her former partner, Kemar Brown, subjected two-year-old Kyrell Matthews to repeated attacks in the weeks before his death.


Gambling warnings woefully inadequate before teacher killed himself – coroner

Gambling warnings woefully inadequate before teacher killed himself – coroner

Gambling warnings woefully inadequate before teacher killed himself – coroner

04 March 2022

English teacher Jack Ritchie died in Vietnam in 2017 aged 24.


Scottish Labour ready to march to victory in local elections, party told

Scottish Labour ready to march to victory in local elections, party told

Scottish Labour ready to march to victory in local elections, party told

04 March 2022

General secretary James Kelly also said the SNP and Conservative governments are treating people ‘with contempt’.


Attack on Ukrainian nuclear site a ‘reckless act’

Attack on Ukrainian nuclear site a ‘reckless act’

Attack on Ukrainian nuclear site a ‘reckless act’

04 March 2022

Russian forces shelled the power station in the city of Zaporizhzhia.


First class stamps to increase by 10p to 95p from April

First class stamps to increase by 10p to 95p from April

First class stamps to increase by 10p to 95p from April

04 March 2022

Second class stamps will go up by 2p to 68p, Royal Mail has announced.


Scottish officials ordered to withdraw from fishing talks with Russia

Scottish officials ordered to withdraw from fishing talks with Russia

Scottish officials ordered to withdraw from fishing talks with Russia

04 March 2022

Scottish Environment Secretary Mairi Gougeon said discussions due to take place later this month should be postponed.


UN nuclear watchdog offers to broker deal to stop further power plant damage

UN nuclear watchdog offers to broker deal to stop further power plant damage

UN nuclear watchdog offers to broker deal to stop further power plant damage

04 March 2022

The director-general of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency has offered to meet Ukrainian and Russian officials in Chernobyl.


What sanctions has the UK imposed on Russia and could more be done?

What sanctions has the UK imposed on Russia and could more be done?

What sanctions has the UK imposed on Russia and could more be done?

04 March 2022

Dominic Raab said the UK has sanctioned “more Russian banks than the EU” but Labour’s Anneliese Dodds said Britain has been “far too soft”.


Fair distribution of pension wealth ‘must not be overlooked during divorces’

Fair distribution of pension wealth ‘must not be overlooked during divorces’

Fair distribution of pension wealth ‘must not be overlooked during divorces’

04 March 2022

Experts said pensions must be given attention when changes to the law on divorce come into force from April.


Worry about impact of Covid at lowest level since start of pandemic – ONS

Worry about impact of Covid at lowest level since start of pandemic – ONS

Worry about impact of Covid at lowest level since start of pandemic – ONS

04 March 2022

The figures also suggest increasing numbers of adults are being hit by the cost of living crisis.


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