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Britain could change law to make it easier to sanction Russian oligarchs

Britain could introduce new legislation to make it easier to sanction Russian oligarchs, a government source said, after the government has struggled to find evidence to justify targeting individuals with links to President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

Prince Harry faces 'ultimate test' on whether he returns to UK, claims expert

Since Harry and wife Meghan Markle quit as senior royals and started a new life in California in 2020, the prince has only returned to Britain twice.

Edinburgh Live

Mum with ‘Britain's biggest eyebrows' looks unrecognisable as she wipes them off

Sammie-Jo Hailford previously said internet trolls have threatened to phone social services and called her an unfit mother because of her enormous brows.

Daily Record

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Yacht seized as U.S. ramps up oligarch sanctions so Putin 'feels the squeeze'

French authorities seized four cargo vessels and one luxury yacht linked to oligarchs as the United States and other governments ramped up sanctions on Russia's super-rich on Thursday over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Streaming is booming in Britain - but how is it impacting independent film?

The UK is now one of the world’s most in-demand production hubs for big-budget streaming projects, but what does the landscape look like for independent filmmakers?

Evening Standard

Bet365 boss Denise Coates takes home almost £300m pay packet

It represented a roughly £170 million cut in pay and dividends for one of Britain’s richest women

The Independent UK

Russia's RT says: UK is attempting to curtail media freedoms

Russia's state-funded RT television channel said on Thursday that it had long stopped expecting any legitimacy or reason in Britain's attempts to curtail media freedoms.

Reuters

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Britain is not being held back on sanctions, moving fast, says PM's spokesman

Britain is not being held back from imposing sanctions on individuals in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, in response to reports that London was struggling with legal demands.

Reuters

As an immigrant I prefer roots to wings. London will always be home

Britain could welcome more than 200,000 refugees fleeing the Ukrainian war this week after easing its visa requirements. Ukrainians settled in the UK will now be able to bring their parents, grandparents, children over the age of 18 and siblings.

Evening Standard

Prince Harry is 'unlikely' to come to UK despite Queen's Jubilee, expert predicts

According to royal biographer Tom Bower, who is writing a biography of Meghan Markle, Prince Harry will find it hard to face his family knowing what he has written about them in his upcoming memoir

Daily Mirror

Evening Standard Comment: Britain must bear the economic price to stand up to Vladimir Putin

Freedom has a price. Throughout history, individuals and entire nations have had to struggle for the right to determine their own destinies. This is now being played out — in real-time — in Ukraine, where one million people have been forced to flee their homes while those trapped in cities…

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham: I never thought I’d see an invading power threaten to drop the bomb again

If I go back 15 years, to the time when I was in Gordon Brown’s Cabinet, if someone had told me then about the events we would see since, I wouldn’t have been able to believe them. For instance, I wouldn’t have been able to conceive of the circumstances in…

Evening Standard

UK sanctions Russians Usmanov and Shuvalov, ponders law change

Britain sanctioned two more Russians on Thursday - industrialist Alisher Usmanov and former deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov - after criticism that it was taking too long to target people with links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

Our Generation review: Alecky Blythe’s verbatim epic struggles to capture what it means to be young in Britain

Daniel Evans coaxes out some beautiful performances from his ensemble in this experimental new play at the Dorfman

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Financial Times

Who are the Londoners enabling the Russian elite?

Kleptocrats appreciate Britain’s rule of law — as long as it leaves them alone

The Independent UK

Putin will be ‘isolated for decades to come’ over Ukraine invasion – Wallace

The Defence Secretary said normal diplomatic relations with Russia will be ‘almost impossible’.

Daily Mirror

Britain's richest man responds to reports of buying Chelsea from Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich has confirmed he wants to sell Chelsea with Britain's richest man and Blues season ticket holder Sir Jim Ratcliffe one of the names linked with a bid

The Independent UK

Where can I donate items for Ukraine and which items are most needed?

Support for refugees fleeing Russian invasion floods in across Britain

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Asharq Al-Awsat

ICC to Start ‘Active’ Probe Into War Crimes in Ukraine

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday an active probe into possible war crimes in Ukraine "will immediately proceed" after his office received the backing of 39 countries. The countries include all EU member states, as well as Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland and several Latin American countries.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Court Orders Lebanese Banks to Pay $4M to Saver

A London court has ordered two Lebanese banks to pay a depositor $4 million of his money locked in Lebanon’s crippled banking system by informal capital controls in place since a financial meltdown in 2019, the first such ruling in Britain. The High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, ordered…

Wales Online

Russia war crimes in Ukraine: UK vital to investigation, says Dominic Raab

He spoke after the UK explicitly accused Vladimir Putin of war crimes for the first time

The Independent UK

Deputy PM: UK’s intelligence ‘absolutely critical’ to war crimes investigation

The deputy prime minister has outlined how Britain will assist the ICC in prosecuting Russians suspected of war crimes.

Daily Mirror

Britain warns Winter Paralympics to reconsider decision on Russia or face protests

The options open to the British Paralympic Association include boycotting either Opening Ceremony and/or medal ceremonies - or refuse to compete at all

Reuters

UK equipment supplier inundated with Ukrainian orders

In a small military clothing outlet on the south coast of England, a group of volunteers are racing to meet the demand from Ukrainians who are sourcing equipment in Britain to send back home for civilian fighters.

The Guardian - UK

Igor Shuvalov: the former Russian deputy PM with an £11m flat in Whitehall

Sanctioned by the EU, the Russian bank boss still enjoys financial freedom in Britain

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