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Watch: Putin handshake fails is the tonic we need during this toxic time
Even Kim Jong-un threw the Russian president some shade in the viral showreel.
Abramovich’s £537m yacht slipped within just two miles of British territorial waters as he flees from sanctions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he welcomed Western sanctions but they “are not enough” to end the Russian aggression, calling for a full trade embargo.
‘Lot of talking but no action:’ Brit man says Ukraine visa system is ‘absolutely diabolical’
“You can see the Ukrainians digging ditches and filling sandbags and we’re over here struggling with paperwork and bureaucracy. Quite frankly. I feel ashamed to be British right now."
Another fearless Carole Cadwalladr thread uncovers the murky Russian links to UK Govt
Forget the peerage, the real scandal is the national security failure exposed in this thread.
Claps ring hollow as wages for keyworkers fail to keep up with cost of living
“When political leaders clapped for our key workers, it should have been a turning point. Two years on, the 'thank you' is wages that massively fail to keep up with the cost of living."
Watch: Academic slams Govt claims it takes most refugees as Judge Rinder can’t find UK visa centre in Poland
"It is hard to believe, Susanna and Richard, that this is 2022," Rinder said.
Musk challenges Putin to a fight and shares ‘anti-woke’ meme leaving people unimpressed
"Musk is just another performative hypermasculine egotist dressed in a geek suit and it’s time we accepted that."
Nearly 89,000 British households sign up to take in Ukrainian refugees
Michael Gove said he was "glad the website crashed" after being launched because it showed the "generosity of the British people.”
Fundraiser set up to send Putin to Jupiter – and it’s already hit a skyrocketed amount
"Nah. Stick him in Uranus!" wrote one person in response.