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What the papers say – February 15

What the papers say – February 15

What the papers say – February 15

15 February 2022

The threat of war continues to dominate the national newspapers on Tuesday.


Senior officer admits racism is a problem in Metropolitan Police

Senior officer admits racism is a problem in Metropolitan Police

Senior officer admits racism is a problem in Metropolitan Police

15 February 2022

Scotland Yard has previously said it adopts a zero tolerance approach to the issue.


PM to lead Cobra meeting as hope remains for diplomatic solution in Ukraine

PM to lead Cobra meeting as hope remains for diplomatic solution in Ukraine

PM to lead Cobra meeting as hope remains for diplomatic solution in Ukraine

15 February 2022

No 10 said the PM cut short a planned overnight stay in Cumbria to return for the emergency committee.


Singer says Harry was ‘just lovely’ after Super Bowl meeting

Singer says Harry was ‘just lovely’ after Super Bowl meeting

Singer says Harry was ‘just lovely’ after Super Bowl meeting

14 February 2022

Award-winning country star Mickey Guyton sang the US national anthem ahead of the clash between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.


Crucial window remains for diplomacy and Russia to step back – Johnson and Biden

Crucial window remains for diplomacy and Russia to step back – Johnson and Biden

Crucial window remains for diplomacy and Russia to step back – Johnson and Biden

14 February 2022

The two leaders agreed that western allies should stay ‘united in the face of Russian threats’.


Welsh Government announces measures to help with cost-of-living crisis

Welsh Government announces measures to help with cost-of-living crisis

Welsh Government announces measures to help with cost-of-living crisis

14 February 2022

The devolved nation’s finance minister said Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s offer fell short of what people needed.


Government announces grants and consultations to help domestic abuse victims

Government announces grants and consultations to help domestic abuse victims

Government announces grants and consultations to help domestic abuse victims

14 February 2022

Safeguarding minister Rachel Maclean said the funding would provide a ‘vital lifeline’ for victims.


Government sets out plan to protect leaseholders from cladding remediation costs

Government sets out plan to protect leaseholders from cladding remediation costs

Government sets out plan to protect leaseholders from cladding remediation costs

14 February 2022

New laws could see developers and manufacturers effectively blocked from the housing market if they do not help fix cladding safety issues.


Jason Reitman leads tributes to his filmmaker father Ivan Reitman

Jason Reitman leads tributes to his filmmaker father Ivan Reitman

Jason Reitman leads tributes to his filmmaker father Ivan Reitman

14 February 2022

Reitman was the director and producer of the 1984 film Ghostbusters.


Northern Ireland removes Covid-19 rules

Northern Ireland removes Covid-19 rules

Northern Ireland removes Covid-19 rules

14 February 2022

All remaining Covid-19 legal restrictions in Northern Ireland are to be lifted and replaced by guidance from February 15.


Tory Party chairman denounces ‘woke psychodrama’ of cancel culture

Tory Party chairman denounces ‘woke psychodrama’ of cancel culture

Tory Party chairman denounces ‘woke psychodrama’ of cancel culture

14 February 2022

Oliver Dowden claims a West ‘confident in its values’ would not be ‘obsessing over pronouns or indeed seeking to decolonise mathematics’.


DNA testing of elephant ivory reveals tactics of criminal networks

DNA testing of elephant ivory reveals tactics of criminal networks

DNA testing of elephant ivory reveals tactics of criminal networks

14 February 2022

The analysis was used to identify tusks of elephants that were close relatives – parents and offspring, full siblings and half-siblings.


One of UK’s oldest zoos to shut after 186 years

One of UK’s oldest zoos to shut after 186 years

One of UK’s oldest zoos to shut after 186 years

14 February 2022

Bristol Zoo Gardens will close for good on September 3 this year, with a new site set to open in south Gloucestershire.


Christian sect ordered to pay man £1.4m damages over alleged abuse by monks

Christian sect ordered to pay man £1.4m damages over alleged abuse by monks

Christian sect ordered to pay man £1.4m damages over alleged abuse by monks

14 February 2022

The man, identified only as AB, said he was abused by three monks at the school he attended in Fife about 40 years ago.


Tom Daley begins gruelling four-day challenge for Comic Relief

Tom Daley begins gruelling four-day challenge for Comic Relief

Tom Daley begins gruelling four-day challenge for Comic Relief

14 February 2022

The Olympian faced wind and rain before capsizing during the first stage of his journey.


Coleen Rooney loses bid to bring High Court claim against Rebekah Vardy’s agent

Coleen Rooney loses bid to bring High Court claim against Rebekah Vardy’s agent

Coleen Rooney loses bid to bring High Court claim against Rebekah Vardy’s agent

14 February 2022

A judge has made a series of decisions on the latest stage of an ongoing legal battle between the two footballers’ wives.


SNP urge UK Government to continue funding for free Covid tests

SNP urge UK Government to continue funding for free Covid tests

SNP urge UK Government to continue funding for free Covid tests

14 February 2022

Boris Johnson did not say if free testing would be scrapped during a visit to Scotland on Monday.


Truss: ‘Russians didn’t like what I had to say’ in Lavrov meeting

Truss: ‘Russians didn’t like what I had to say’ in Lavrov meeting

Truss: ‘Russians didn’t like what I had to say’ in Lavrov meeting

14 February 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss had difficult talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, culminating in an icy press conference.


Russia could invade Ukraine ‘almost immediately’, Truss warns

Russia could invade Ukraine ‘almost immediately’, Truss warns

Russia could invade Ukraine ‘almost immediately’, Truss warns

14 February 2022

The UK stepped up calls for Vladimir Putin to step back from ‘the edge of a precipice’ as the Ukraine crisis intensified.


Pharmaceutical drugs are polluting rivers worldwide, study warns

Pharmaceutical drugs are polluting rivers worldwide, study warns

Pharmaceutical drugs are polluting rivers worldwide, study warns

14 February 2022

Analysis found that a quarter of river sites globally have potentially harmful levels of pharmaceuticals.


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