Ukraine: 40-mile Russian convoy fans out into towns and forests around Kyiv with artillery into firing position March 11, 2022 A massive convoy outside the Ukrainian capital has split up and fanned out into towns and forests around Kyiv, according to new satellite photos, with artillery pieces raised into firing position in a potentially ominous movement of the Russian military. Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies showed that the 40-mile convoy of vehicles, tanks and artillery [...]
London much better prepared for terror attack than five years ago March 11, 2022 London is significantly better prepared to deal with a potential terror attack than five years ago, although the capital will never be “entirely safe”, an independent review has found. Lord Toby Harris’ report said “very substantial progress” has been made by the emergency services and other agencies following the 2017 attacks on Westminster Bridge, London [...]
China refuses to send plane parts to Russia March 11, 2022 China has refused to send plane parts to Russia, in a surprise move for the “iron clad” pair. Head of the Airworthiness Maintenance Department of Rosaviatsiya, Valery Kudinov, said that airlines should negotiate purchases separately, as China has refused to supply certain components. “Part of the fleet will be returned,” Kudinov was quoted as saying [...]
Boris Johnson to ask Brits to open their homes to some of the 2.2m Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion March 11, 2022 The British public will be asked by the government to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the fighting in their country amid continuing criticism of its response to the refugee crisis. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove will set out on Monday details of a new “sponsored” humanitarian route to allow Ukrainians without family links to [...]
PM warns Moscow could use chemical weapons in Ukraine March 11, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today that Russia might be ready to deploy chemical weapons in Ukraine, echoing White House warnings. “That the stuff that you’re hearing about chemical weapons is straight out of their playbook,” Johnson told Sky News. “They start saying that there are chemical weapons that have been stored by their opponents or [...]
Lib Dems call for £18bn cut to VAT to ease cost of living crunch March 10, 2022 The Liberal Democrats are calling for an £18bn VAT cut that would see the rate slashed from 20 to 17.5 per cent in a bid to ease the cost of living crunch on British households. The Lib Dems say the new policy proposal, released on the eve of the party’s spring conference, would save households [...]
Twitter removes Russian embassy’s post calling Ukraine’s maternity bombing staged March 10, 2022 Tweets from the Russian embassy in London have been removed by the social media giant after it suggested that images from Ukraine's Mariupol maternity hospital bombing yesterday were staged.
Exclusive: Khan tries to coordinate London hotel accommodation for Ukraine refugees March 10, 2022 Sadiq Khan is in talks to try and coordinate hotel accommodation for Ukrainian refugees set to arrive in London as a part of a similar scheme used to house homeless people during the first Covid lockdown. City Hall has been speaking to the government about how to house those fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with [...]
Evraz shares suspended after Abramovich sanctions March 10, 2022 Shares in mining giant Evraz have dropped 11 per cent, after the government sanctioned major stakeholder Roman Abramovich.
Number 10 ‘open to sale’ of Chelsea – but Abramovich would see none of the cash March 10, 2022 The government is “open to the sale” of Chelsea Football Club, but no cash would go to newly sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Boris Johnson’s spokesperson today said the Treasury would have to ultimately green light a potential sale of the club, but that “under no circumstances would any sale allow Roman Abramovich to profit [...]