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International charities and community groups are calling for donations to aid humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and to help those who flee the country. International charities and community groups are calling for donations to aid humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and to help those who flee the country. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) updated its estimate on the number of refugees that have left Ukraine, saying the total stands […]

Facebook is prohibiting Russian state media from advertising or monetising on its platform amid the invasion of Ukraine. The firm’s head of security policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said in a statement: “We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetising on our platform anywhere in the world. “We also continue to apply labels to additional Russian state media. “These changes have already begun rolling out and will continue […]

Charlie Ewels insists England aim to entertain while playing tough against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. It is a make or break round-three clash between the rivals, who must win if they are to remain in the Guinness Six Nations title hunt after losing in the opening round. Twickenham will welcome its first home crowd in the tournament since March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and Ewels is determined […]

British Airways has cancelled all short-haul flights from Heathrow until midday and further disruption is expected throughout Saturday due to ongoing technical issues. The airline said the problem, which may also cause delays for its customers using Gatwick and London City Airport, is related to a hardware issue and is not because of a cyber attack. The major outage has caused cancellations and delays of flights, pile-ups of luggage and […]

Former One Direction star Harry Styles’s stalker has been remanded in custody after allegedly forcing her way into his house. The Watermelon Sugar singer was at his north London home when Diana Tarazaga-Orero, 28, is said to have arrived last Wednesday. The Spanish national, a transgender woman, is accused of using violence to force her way inside, pushing a woman working at the address into a wall. Tarazaga-Orero, who was […]

The West’s chosen sanctions against Russia are misaligned with the urgency of the situation in Ukraine, as Moscow will only feel their “bite” in a matter of weeks and months, an expert has warned. Professor Kataryna Wolczuk, an associate fellow of the Chatham House think tank’s Russia and Eurasia programme, warned that the action from the West is “asymmetric” with Russian aggression, as Ukraine is “counting its time in terms […]

Paris will host this season’s Champions League final after the Russian invasion of Ukraine led to St Petersburg being stripped of its right to stage the match. The UEFA executive committee held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss its response to the crisis and has opted to remove the showpiece match from the 68,000-capacity Gazprom Arena in Russia’s second-largest city. A statement from European football’s governing body read: “The […]

The Scottish Football Association is in talks with UEFA over the situation facing Scotland’s World Cup play-off opponents Ukraine. Ukraine are due to visit Hampden on March 24 in a play-off semi-final but football in the country has been suspended in the wake of Russia’s invasion. The fate of the game will be on the agenda at a UEFA executive committee meeting on Friday. An SFA spokesperson told the PA […]

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has said he will boycott the Russian Grand Prix. Formula One bosses are under increasing pressure to cancel the race – scheduled to take place on September 25 – after Russia president Vladimir Putin declared an invasion on neighbouring Ukraine. UEFA is understood to be drawing up contingency plans over where to host the Champions League final, with the showpiece due to take place in […]