The Moskva sank on 14 April 2022 after being damaged by fire. Ukrainian officials said their forces hit Moskva with two R-360 Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles, setting her on fire in heavy seas. The...
Russia thought victory would take 48 hours. The US largely agreed. The EU put a lot of effort into diplomacy to avoid a war believing Ukraine would be no match for the Russian Army, and would fall...
Wakefield might be an interesting by-election.
Northern seat. red wall Labour for decades won by the Conservatives in 2019.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61113265...
Sue Grey independently investigated lockdown restriction breaches in January, and amassed a great deal of evidence. She was about to publish her report before the Met Police belatedly launched an...
// there is also a whispered agreement that there is another factor keeping Johnson in No 10 – the fast disintegration of Rishi Sunak’s reputation as a viable alternative. Tory MPs who spoke to the...
EasyJet and BA have cancelled hundreds of flights. // EasyJet expects to cancel hundreds more flights this week due to high levels of Covid-19 among its crew, amid wider disruption at airports and...
Here is the result - Cost of living the highest for 40 years - Inflation the highest since the 1970s - Tax burden the highest since the 1940s - OBR cut this years economic growth prediction by half -...
We live in a changing world. We have voluntarily followed the US in imposing sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, though we don’t really have much of a quarrel with them. We won’t buy oil and gas from...
Government interest payments hit a record high in January. Interest payments hit an eye watering £6.1bn last month, the highest amount for a January since records began. Last year they were £4.5bn....
// Conservative MPs are organising a revolt against the prime minister over the scrapping of a ban on the imports and sale of fur and foie gras. Government sources have confirmed to the Guardian that...
120,000 Fixed Penalty Notices (on the spot fines) were issued last year for breaking lockdownrules. For some House Parties, £10,000 was levied on those organising them. All issued by the police...
