The UK will increase “lethal and non-lethal aid” to Ukraine amid Russia’s continued military assault, the defence secretary has said. Ben Wallace said he would set out more details of what the UK and others could do in a statement to MPs
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address British MPs via video link later, as his county continues to battle Russian invasion. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he was pleased to grant Mr Zelensky’s “historic” request, with the address taking place at 17:00
John Bercow was a “serial bully” while House of Commons Speaker, and would be banned from getting a parliamentary pass, a report has said. The Independent Expert Panel said “his behaviour fell very far below that which the public has a right
War in Ukraine will push up energy prices and see UK families squeezed even further, a think tank has warned. The Resolution Foundation forecasts that a typical household’s income will fall by about £1,000 this year once the effect of inflation is
Detectives investigating the 2008 murder of a Norwegian student feared to have been killed by a billionaire playboy have made a breakthrough, the Met said. Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was found dead among rubble in a basement in Great Portland Street, Westminster,
With the aid of a loud speaker, Kayemba Stephen’s voice booms out above the noise of the traffic and bustle as people make their way to work in this busiest part of Uganda’s capital, Kampala. “Receive Jesus today!” the preacher, known on
Russia has said it may close its main gas pipeline to Germany if the West goes ahead with a ban on Russian oil. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said a “rejection of Russian oil would lead to catastrophic consequences for the global
A senior Russian military commander has been killed in a battle on the edge of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s defence ministry says. Maj-Gen Vitaly Gerasimov, 41st Army chief of staff, died along with other Russian officers, the report says. Russia
The World Bank has approved $723m (£551m) in loans and grants for Ukraine, as the country fights against a Russian invasion. The bank said it is continuing to work on another $3bn package of support in the coming months for the country.
The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, has warned the conflict in Ukraine could send global food prices soaring, with a catastrophic impact on the world’s poorest. Ukraine and Russia are both major exporters of basic foodstuffs, and the war