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UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has instructed Ofcom to review the operation of the Kremlin-backed broadcaster in the UK.

The duchess told the BBC that she would continue championing causes she believes in, including supporting victims of domestic abuse.

The figures pre-date the recent scrapping of most Covid rules in England.

Scotland’s First Minister said the crisis in Ukraine could be ‘the most critical moment for the world since the Second World War’.

Owner BMW Group said the Cowley factory closed on Monday and will remain shut up to and including Friday.

The RAC said the average cost of a litre of petrol or diesel at UK forecourts on Tuesday was 149.30p or 152.68p respectively.

The Home Secretary said work is taking place to prepare for possible cyberattacks or other hostile activity.

The project is part of the Canal & River Trust’s winter works restoration and maintenance programme across 2,000 miles of canals and rivers.

The announcement comes as the National Portrait Gallery said its partnership with BP will end this year.

The shed-showcasing contest has opened for the 16th year.

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said the broadcaster was part of Russia’s disinformation campaign.

The Hammersmith outlet is a quarter of the size of a traditional Ikea store.

Christina Efthimiou says the costs to use Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing Pond on Hampstead Heath ‘give rise to unlawful disability discrimination’.

Deaf pupils face a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to accessing support, according to a charity.

Boris Johnson announced the new package of lethal and non-lethal aid in response to Vladimir Putin’s ‘increasingly threatening’ behaviour.

Strong winds and heavy rain from Storm Eunice caused dangerous conditions on the roads, with three people killed.

Former Northern Ireland footballer Paddy McCourt, 38, told a judge he is ‘definitely not guilty’ of sexually touching a woman in a nightclub.

Treasury minister Simon Clarke rejected claims from some Tories that the cost of living crisis means environmental policies should be curtailed.

Some 10,000 tickets for the Platinum Party at the Palace will be available to members of the public.

Foreign service personnel will have the £2,389 fee to apply to settle in the UK waived if they have completed six years in the forces.