Month: February 2022

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Evidence suggests Russia is planning “the biggest war in Europe since 1945”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. He told the BBC’s Sophie Raworth in an interview: “All the signs are that the plan has already in

Getty Images The legal requirement to self-isolate after catching Covid in England is expected to be dropped from next week – as part of a “living with Covid” plan. All remaining virus restrictions in the country are set to end in the coming days, Downing Street said. Currently, positive or symptomatic people must isolate for

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Energy companies are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes after one of the worst storms to hit the UK in decades. Three people died in the UK in Storm Eunice on Friday as

Getty Images Three people have died as fierce winds from Storm Eunice sweep across the UK. A woman in her 30s in north London was killed when a tree fell onto her car, a man in his 20s died when his truck collided with a fallen tree in Hampshire, and a man in his 50s

PA Media Millions of people have been told to stay at home as one of the worst storms in decades, Storm Eunice, hits the UK. The Met Office has issued a second rare red weather warning to cover London, the south-east and east of England. A red warning – meaning there is a danger to

Alamy Live News A rare red weather warning – the highest level – has been issued for parts of south-west England and south Wales on Friday, meaning there is a danger to life from flying debris. The Met Office warned Storm Eunice could bring gusts of up to 90mph, causing significant disruption. Damage to homes,

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Travel disruption and power cuts are continuing across parts of the UK, as the country braces itself for a second storm. Storm Dudley left thousands of people in north-east England, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Lancashire without power.

PA/Peter Byrne Thousands of people were left without power after Storm Dudley hit parts of the North East, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Lancashire. An amber warning was in place for 10 hours then a yellow wind warning from Thursday into Friday comes in as Dudley leaves and Storm Eunice arrives. Parts of the Tyne and

Virginia Roberts There are calls for clarity over Prince Andrew’s role in public life and how he will fund a financial settlement, after settling the US civil sexual assault case brought by Virginia Giuffre. The Duke of York agreed to pay an undisclosed sum as part of the settlement, and accepted Ms Giuffre had suffered

Prince Andrew has settled a civil sexual assault case brought against him in the US by Virginia Giuffre, court documents show. Ms Giuffre had been suing the Duke of York, claiming he sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17, allegations he has repeatedly denied. A document submitted to a US court on

Anadolu Agency Russia says it is pulling back some of its troops from near Ukraine after a build-up prompted fears of an invasion. The defence ministry said that large-scale drills continued but that some units were returning to their bases. It did not say how many are leaving and it is not yet clear if

TASS/Getty Images The US and UK leaders have said not all hope is lost for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, but warn that the situation remains fragile. In a 40-minute call, Joe Biden and Boris Johnson agreed a deal was still possible despite a chorus of warnings of imminent Russian military action. Russia

One of the Post Office workers to be wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal has returned to Holloway Prison as part of her healing process. Tracy Felstead was sent to the jail at the age of 19. She described the experience as “a memory, a trauma, that will never go away” and said those

Getty Images Ukraine has called for a meeting with Russia and other members of a key European security group over the escalating tensions on its border. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia had ignored formal requests to explain the build-up of troops. He said the “next step” was requesting a meeting within the next 48

Getty Images US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the “imminent” threat of Russian military action in Ukraine justifies evacuating the US embassy in Kyiv. His words came after Ukraine’s president urged calm, saying the biggest enemy was panic. More than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine. Moscow, with more

Reuters More than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine amid warnings from Western powers that an invasion by Russia could be imminent. The US, UK and Germany are among those who told their nationals to leave. Moscow has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s border but denies any intent to