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Ukraine crisis: Nato putting forces on standby in eastern Europe
Nato is putting forces on standby and sending fighter jets and ships to eastern Europe, insisting the alliance will “always do what is necessary to protect and defend all our allies”.
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Ukraine crisis: Johnson says Russian invasion would be ‘disastrous’
Boris Johnson warned President Putin that invading Ukraine would be a “disastrous step”, as European allies held talks with President Joe Biden and Nato leaders to decide their next step.
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‘None of us really know what President Putin’s intentions are’, says US ambassador
We spoke to Julianne Smith, the US ambassador to Nato, and asked her how Nato is helping Ukraine and dealing with Russia.
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Birthday party allegedly hosted for PM at No 10 during lockdown
They all sang happy birthday to Boris Johnson and cut up a cake – new allegations have emerged of yet another lockdown-busting party in Number 10 – this time in June 2020, a time when people were not allowed to gather socially indoors.
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‘Anybody who was at a party where rules were broken should resign’, says Baroness Warsi
We spoke to Baroness Warsi from Westminster.
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Covid: Up to 100,000 unjabbed home care workers ‘could lose jobs’
The body representing home care companies has warned that services are already “paralysed” by overwork.
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‘Really premature’ to ditch Covid rules that protect the vulnerable, says independent SAGE member
We spoke to Professor Deenan Pillay from the infection and immunity department at University College London.
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Activists call for judicial review of intensive farming to combat another pandemic
Even while we are still dealing with the Covid pandemic, scientists are already worrying about the next one, especially diseases which could leap from animals to humans.
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‘The option of military action will always be up Putin’s sleeve’, says European Council fellow
The Agence France-Press agency has reported that an aide to President Macron says Russian and Ukrainian officials will meet in Paris on Wednesday.
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French fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies aged 73
His theatrical, form-fitting designs were the epitome of power dressing in the 1980s – the world of fashion has paid tribute to the French designer Thierry Mugler, who has died at the age of 73.
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The grand old duke in court: Prince Andrew on trial
What’s next for the man ninth in line to the British throne?
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Fortnite launches first virtual art show
The online game Fortnite is a smash hit with young gamers, with an estimated 400 million players worldwide.
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NEW: Former Ukrainian MP denies Russia plot
A former MP in Ukraine has told this programme he could sue the British Foreign Office after it said the Kremlin was plotting to install him as a pro-Moscow leader in Ukraine.
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Allegations made by Muslim MP require independent investigation, says Tory peer
We spoke to the Conservative peer Lord Sheikh, founder and president of the Muslim Conservative Forum.
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Conservative MP claims Muslim faith made colleagues ‘uncomfortable’
The government is embroiled in a row over the treatment of a former minister after she claimed that she’d been removed in a reshuffle over concerns her Muslim faith was “making colleagues uncomfortable”.
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Scottish musicians preparing for return of full-capacity crowds
For musicians around the country, the pandemic has been a nightmare of closed venues and cancelled concerts.
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Spanish families want Franco’s victims reburied with dignity
In Spain, 100,000 men, women and children went missing, presumed killed, during the dictator Francisco Franco’s reign of terror.
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Anti-aircraft weapons on way to Ukraine as Russian troops amass on border
The Baltic countries of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are to send anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, in a move that is backed by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, but is unlikely to please Moscow.
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NHS ‘cannot afford to lose any staff’ over vaccine mandate, says Royal College of Nursing
We spoke to Helen Donovan of the Royal College of Nursing, and Dr David Nicholl, a consultant neurologist based in Birmingham.
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NHS staff protest mandatory Covid vaccination plans
Can the government really afford to lose thousands of healthcare workers?
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Don King: Legendary boxing promoter on BLM, being friends with Trump and legacy
He might be 90 years old, but the notorious American boxing promoter Don King is putting on a championship fight night in Ohio next week, declaring: “I will slow down when I go to heaven.”
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Vladmir Putin ‘is bluffing’ over Ukraine invasion, says financier
We spoke to Bill Browder, a financier who invested in Russian business, later to be targeted by the government there.
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How Western sanctions could affect Russia, as tensions grow on Ukrainian border
With the tense stand-off between Russia and the West over Ukraine, and the US and its allies threatening even tougher sanctions, the impact of all this isn’t just hurting Moscow.
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Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell singer dies at 74
He sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and starred in over 65 films.
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Adam Grant on ‘silver linings’ of pandemic
Psychologist Adam Grant has written about the culture of learning and how to encourage people to question their basic assumptions and embrace new ideas.
