Month: April 2022

She is delivering a speech at the Mansion House in the City of London on Wednesday night The West must prepare for the “long haul” to ensure Russia’s defeat in Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will say as she calls for allies to increase defence spending and supply tanks and warplanes to Kyiv. In a major speech, Ms Truss will argue that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine shows the need […]

The Spirit of Britain has left the Port of Dover, in Kent, as P&O Ferries resumed Dover-Calais sailings for freight customers on Tuesday evening. The vessel was detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on April 12 after safety issues were found, but was cleared to sail last Friday. The ferry company sacked nearly 800 seafarers with no notice on March 17, replacing them with cheaper agency workers. P&O […]

Kellogg’s is reportedly mounting a legal challenge against new Government rules that would stop some of the company’s cereals being prominently displayed in food stores. The new regulations come into effect in England in October and restrict promotion of food and drink that is high in fat, salt and sugar. In a statement reported by the BBC, Kellogg’s said it had “tried to have a reasonable conversation with Government” without […]

Talking therapy may improve depression symptoms for people with dementia providing hope for a group who typically do not benefit from antidepressants, new research suggests. Dementia patients often feel anxiety and depression, but how to treat these symptoms has puzzled experts as medicines commonly used for the conditions may not work for people living with dementia, and may cause side effects. Researchers suggest the study is important as it is […]

Russia’s top diplomat has warned against provoking World War Three and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should not be underestimated”. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said weapons supplied by Western countries “will be a legitimate target”, adding that Russian forces had already targeted weapons warehouses in western Ukraine. “Everyone is reciting incantations that in no case can we allow World War Three,” Mr Lavrov said in a wide-ranging […]

Kim Kardashian has called the court-ordered delay of a Texas woman’s execution the “best news ever”. Melissa Lucio was due to be given a lethal injection on Wednesday before she was granted a ‘stay of execution’ – a temporary suspension of judgement – so jurors at a lower court can review evidence that may acquit her. Lucio was convicted over the 2007 death of her daughter Mariah, who prosecutors say […]

Fledgling news channel TalkTV will launch on Monday with an exclusive Piers Morgan interview with Donald Trump. The new venture from News UK will air on linear TV platforms as well as online services such as Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and YouTube. Morgan’s new global show, Uncensored, will launch via TalkTV in the UK, Fox Nation in the US and Sky News in Australia. The former tabloid editor’s programme […]

Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic has been crowned the Sky Bet Championship player of the season at the EFL Awards on Sunday night. The Serbian’s prodigious goalscoring has been key to the Cottagers securing a return to the Premier League at the first attempt, hitting his 41st league goal of the campaign at Bournemouth on Saturday. His Fulham team-mate Harry Wilson had also been shortlisted for the award, along with Bournemouth […]

Emmanuel Macron has comfortably won re-election to a second term as French president. The result triggered waves of relief among allies that the nuclear-armed nation will not abruptly shift course in the midst of the war in Ukraine from EU and Nato efforts to punish and contain Russia’s expansionist military attacks. The second five-year term for the 44-year-old centrist spared France and Europe from the upheaval of having populist Marine […]