The majority of people in Britain don’t think UK’s sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine go far enough and most would support doing more even if it meant an increase in the cost of living. In an exclusive poll conducted by YouGov for Sky News, 57% of adults said they didn’t think
Month: March 2022
A songwriter who claims Ed Sheeran ripped off his music, says the first time he heard Shape Of You he was so shocked that he and his girlfriend – who were driving at the time – had to pull their car over. Sami Chokri and fellow musician Ross O’Donoghue, allege that Sheeran’s 2016 hit copies
A three-year-old boy has shot his mother dead in a supermarket car park south of Chicago. The pair were in a vehicle outside a Food 4 Less store in the village of Dolton when the child somehow found the gun and fired it, police said. His mum was pronounced dead at hospital. His father is
Scientists have discovered a new and tiny marine predator which is capable of naturally sequestering carbon. They say the single-celled microbe could be “a secret weapon in the battle against climate change” as oceans get warmer and more acidic. According to the team at the University of Technology Sydney, in Australia, the critter could be
A man is being sought by officials in New York and Washington DC, in connection with the murders of two homeless people. The man is thought to have attacked several people sleeping on the streets, killing two and injuring three others, police said. District of Columbia police said on Sunday they are working with the
Russia’s military forces have kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine’s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv’s suburbs. Ukrainian officials said Russian forces shelled several suburbs of the capital, on the 19th day of the invasion. A new round of virtual talks due to take place between Russian and Ukrainian officials has
Ukraine’s president says “it’s only a matter of time” before Russia missiles hit the homes of people in NATO countries if a no-fly zone is not set up. Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued the warning after more than 30 Russian missiles hit a base about 12 miles from the Polish border – and attacks continued across the
Twenty-one Ukrainian children suffering from cancer have arrived in the UK to receive life-saving care – as Britons are being urged to open their homes to people fleeing the war. The children and their immediate family members arrived from Poland on Sunday evening and will be assessed before they receive treatment at an appropriate NHS
The Power Of The Dog has taken the big prizes at a BAFTAs ceremony where stars and organisers highlighted the war in Ukraine and host Rebel Wilson had a message for Vladimir Putin. While Wilson made good on her promise to deliver a joke-filled ceremony, the night also reflected the devastation happening in the world,
An oxygen-hunting robot and a power station in space, are just two of the things British engineers can now develop thanks to a new funding injection. Science minister George Freeman has announced a £2m boost for 13 new projects which use pioneering approaches to energy, communication and resources. UK Space Agency (UKSA) ventures so far
There is an exodus under way from Russia. Almost invisible compared to Ukraine’s, but hugely significant for the future of the country. An estimated 200,000 Russians have left already to seek refuge abroad, robbing Russia of brains and talent. Tanya Simakova is the editor of lifestyle website The Village. Just over a week ago it was
An award-winning American photographer and film-maker has been killed in Ukraine, the New York Times has said. Brent Renaud was shot dead in Irpin, near Kyiv, on Sunday, Kyiv’s police chief Andriy Nebytov said. Cliff Levy, deputy managing editor at the New York Times said the newspaper was “deeply saddened” by his death but confirmed
Michael Gove said he was never told that he or Boris Johnson should not meet Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev after reports that MI6 has had concerns about the Russian oligarch since 2013. Fresh questions have been raised about Boris Johnson’s decision to nominate Lord Lebedev, whose father was a KGB agent in London, for
The property developer Nick Candy has promised to give Chelsea fans a seat on its board if his bid to buy the Stamford Bridge club is successful. Sky News has learnt that Mr Candy, 49, will make the proposal a central part of his pitch to buy Chelsea, which he has supported since boyhood. The
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees could come to the UK and each local council will get more than £10,000 per individual, Michael Gove told Sky News. The housing and levelling up secretary, who is in charge of the Ukrainian refugee scheme, also said the UK has now processed “more than 3,000” visas for Ukrainians
The Ukrainian parliament has claimed that Russia has installed a new mayor in the southern port city of Melitopol – a day after the city’s elected mayor was allegedly kidnapped by Russian forces. Galina Danilchenko, a former member of the city council, was announced as the new mayor on local TV on Saturday, according to reports.
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