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Oil Extends Rally After US Bans Russian Imports, Prompting Supply Fears

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as the US ban on Russian oil imports and Britain's plan to phase them out by year end raised concerns of tighter global supply. Brent crude futures were up $2.17, or 1.7%, at $130.15 a barrel at 0133 GMT, after jumping 3.9% the previous day.…

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Zelensky praises UK’s phasing out of Russian oil as sending ‘powerful signal’

The Ukrainian President welcomed the co-ordinated move from Britain and the US to punish Vladimir Putin.

The Independent UK

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges UK to declare Russia a terrorist state, says Ukraine 'will fight until the end'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech to UK politicians via video link, comparing his country's fight against Russia to Britain's battle against the Nazis.

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UK's Truss travels to U.S. for Russia talks with Secretary of State Blinken

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will meet her U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken in Washington on Wednesday to discuss what more can be done to help Ukraine and reduce energy dependency on Russia.

Reuters

Boxing legend Wladimir Klitschko admits to 'biggest fight of my life' on war front line

Wladimir Klitschko and his brother Vitali, who is mayor of besieged Kyiv, are inspiring freedom fighters against the Russian invasion. The 6ft 6in Ukrainian giant is now on the front line

Daily Mirror

Tory MPs line up to condemn Priti Patel over visa shambles for families fleeing Ukraine

One Tory MP suggested the Home Secretary should resign while another compared the Home Office to a snail after just 500 family visas were given out since Friday

Daily Mirror

UK slammed for ‘truly dreadful’ treatment of Ukrainian refugees amid confusion over Home Office visa process

Refugees Welcome: Frustration mounts around Britain’s response to refugee influx in Europe

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Expert says junk food should be treated like smoking as 2 in 3 Brits overweight or obese

Dr Michael Mosley urged No10 to act as two-thirds of Brits are overweight or obese after 30 years of missed Government targets. In Britain, one in seven kids is obese when they start reception class

Daily Mirror

Ukraine-Russia war updates: Humanitarian corridors open in six cities, Ukraine authorities say — as it happened

In the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol there have been claims of shelling as elsewhere residents are looking to exit through humanitarian corridors.

ABC News

Echoing Churchill, Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will fight to end

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has evoked wartime British leader Winston Churchill in a speech to Britain's Parliament

The Independent UK

Ukraine President Zelensky quotes Shakespeare and Churchill in historic address to House of Commons

Ukrainian President Zelensky compared the fight against Russia to Britain’s struggle with the Nazis back in WW2

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EU plans to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year, UK and US to ban Russian oil

The EU wants to vastly reduce Russian gas imports this year, a top official said Tuesday, as political pressure mounts to sever Russia's main economic lifeline over its invasion of Ukraine. In the US, President Joe Biden said he intends to put a stop to Russian oil imports, and Britain's…

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Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against Prince Andrew is dismissed, Britain says no public funds in settlement

A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing Britain's Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was underage, as Britain's finance ministry confirmed that no public funds were used in their settlement.

Reuters

Do More to Help, Ukraine’s Defiant Zelenskiy Asks Britain

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Britain to do more to help his country fight Russia and to punish "the terrorist state" on Tuesday, striking a defiant tone that Ukraine would fight for its survival, no matter what the cost. Addressing Britain's parliament and greeted by a standing ovation in…

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Do more to help, Ukraine's defiant Zelenskiy asks Britain

Wales Online

Ukraine's President Zelensky invokes Churchill in rousing Commons speech

Boris Johnson said Britain will "press on" with clamping down on Russia

The Independent UK

Fight against Russia is like Britain’s struggle with Nazis, Zelensky tells parliament

Ukrainian president asks Boris Johnson to declare Russia ‘terrorist state’

Reuters

Britain, France, Germany call on Russia not to add conditions in Iran deal

The European parties negotiating the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal warned Russia on Tuesday not to add conditions that would complicate reaching an accord, they said in a joint statement to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors.

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The Guardian - UK

Black families found joy in creativity – we must preserve this extraordinary legacy

I grew up on stories of blues parties, uprisings and National Front marches. It’s fitting this history now has a place at Tate Britain, says Micha Frazer-Carroll

Wales Online

'We drove thousands of miles and a border guard just shrugged' The diary of a refugee from Ukraine trying to reach Wales

Alena and her mother Tetyana endured a gruelling journey across Europe to be met with indifference and a shrug at the UK border

The Guardian - UK

UK to phase out Russian oil imports by 2023 and explore ending gas imports

Analysts warn of a difficult and expensive transition that could push Britain into recession

Reuters

UK criticised over Ukraine refugee scheme, says 500 visas issued so far

The British government faced heavy criticism from all sides of parliament on Tuesday over its policy towards Ukrainian refugees after Immigration Minister Kevin Foster said Britain had so far issued 500 visas to those fleeing the Russian invasion.

Radio France Internationale

UK to mobilise visa officers to France after criticism over Ukraine refugees

Britain says it is sending visa officers to the French port of Calais to help expedite the processing of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion, after the UK's response to the impending refugee crisis was slammed as a "disgrace".

The Guardian - UK

What can MPs take from Zelenskiy’s address to the Commons?

Analysis: Ukraine’s president wants a no-fly zone but Britain could play a role securing alternatives

Evening Standard

Evening Standard Comment: As the cost of living crisis deepens, Rishi Sunak must act

The UK economy is reeling from three shocks in quick succession: Brexit, Covid-19 and now Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Covid-19 pandemic wrought on Britain the sharpest contraction in GDP since 1709, as the Government effectively switched off swathes of the economy in order to halt the virus.

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