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Dominic Raab struggles to point to a single achievement that earns Williamson a knighthood
The twice-sacked minister who oversaw exams fiasco was handed the honour by Boris Johnson yesterday.
Emotional footage shows hundreds of Germans welcoming Ukrainian refugees in Berlin
Food and drink is handed out along with sim cards for phones, and German families step forward to offer places in their homes for the refugees.
Zelensky warns of ‘end for Europe’ as Russians hit nuclear power station
The Ukrainian president told Europe to "wake up" to the threat of Putin and urged "anybody who knows the word Chernobyl" to help prevent another nuclear disaster on the continent.
World War Three ‘can only be nuclear’, Russia’s foreign minister warns
Lavrov accused the US of seeking to bring “the whole of Europe” under control, like Hitler and Napoleon.
Someone has set up a counter Sputnik – and it’s brilliant
The satirical news site has announced Vladimir Putin's engagement to the president of Belarus, among other things.
Elderly survivor of Nazi siege of Leningrad arrested for protesting Ukraine war
It took eight police officers to bundle Yelena Osipova, 77, away for protesting Putin's war in Ukraine.
How did countries vote on motion condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
Only five voted against the motion, and you can probably guess who they are.
PM’s claim UK has taken more refugees than any country in Europe debunked in viral vid
'As I listened to #PMQs I thought, “Bet this is yet another of Johnson’s porkies” and so it proves to be.,' wrote one person.
‘Do not attempt to travel to UK without valid visa’, Home Office tells Ukrainians
“No worries, I’ll just wait for my internet to come back on after the latest missile strikes to get that all important online application filled in," one UK lawyer said.