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| UK discusses sanctions after Russia recognises separatist states in Ukraine |
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| | | There's been a rapid escalation of tensions over Ukraine overnight. First, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised breakaway rebel regions - Donetsk and Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine - where Moscow-backed rebels have been fighting state forces since 2014. Then he ordered his troops to perform "peacekeeping functions" in the areas. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded by saying his country wanted peace but would "not give anything away to anyone". He called for "clear and effective actions of support" from its international partners. The US swiftly condemned Mr Putin's move and banned new investment, trade and financing by Americans in the breakaway regions, while British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says sanctions will be announced later. The White House says its measures are separate to wider Western sanctions which are ready to go "should Russia further invade Ukraine" - that's a reference to the 2014 seizure of Crimea. At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, US ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield accused Russia of tearing "to shreds" the Minsk peace agreements that stopped fighting in the wake of that annexation and described as "nonsense" Mr Putin's use of the term "peacekeepers". Her Russian counterpart argued for the need to defend Moscow-backed separatist areas of Ukraine from what he called Ukrainian aggression. The UK government’s emergency committee is meeting to agree a package of sanctions against Russia - our live page has the latest | |
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| OnlyFans accused of conspiring to blacklist rivals |
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| The British website OnlyFans is best known for hosting pornography. By letting users share video clips and photos with subscribers, in return for tips or a monthly fee, it has grown hugely in recent years. BBC News has learned the site has been accused of conspiring to blacklist the social media accounts of adult performers working for rival websites. Legal documents, previously unreported, claim OnlyFans directed an unidentified social media company to disable accounts of performers by placing their content on a terrorism database. It is alleged that OnlyFans representatives paid bribes to the firm's employees to facilitate the practice. OnlyFans says it is aware of the legal claim and it has "no merit". Read our report for the full details. | |
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| Sturgeon to unveil plans for living with Covid |
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| After the announcement that from Thursday all of England's legal coronavirus restrictions would be lifted, it's Nicola Sturgeon's turn to reveal how the Scottish government plans to manage the pandemic in a "much less restrictive" way. The first minister wants to get back to normality while maintaining "vigilance" against future outbreaks. But the Westminster government's decision to scrap its UK-wide free mass testing system from 1 April raises questions, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson appearing to suggest Scotland would have to fund any continued free testing from existing budgets. Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf says he wants adequate funding for free testing and isolation rules to continue "for as long as the expert public health advice recommends". | |
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| | | | | In England, it's now up to firms and families to make their own decisions about how to manage the remaining vestiges of the pandemic, rather than the government - whose regulations have for so long limited our lives, to try to save lives. But it is not the end of coronavirus and loosening up is not without risk, nor without tension. That was obvious from Monday's row in cabinet over what protections should remain in place. The Treasury and the Department of Health were locked in argument over whether any extra cash was to be made available to maintain a big enough testing regime ready for any further waves or new variants. | |
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| | Laura Kuenssberg | Political editor | |
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| | | | Many front pages focus on Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering troops into eastern Ukraine. The Daily Telegraph says by recognising separatist regions as independent states, he was "dashing months of Western diplomatic efforts aimed at averting an invasion". For the Guardian, it leaves Russia "on [a] collision course" with the West. The paper says UK sanctions will target individuals and companies with assets in Britain but the full range of measures will not be deployed unless there is a "full invasion". Mr Putin accused the West of using Ukraine as a tool to destroy Russia in an "angry televised speech", says the Financial Times, adding the president made clear his grievances with Kyiv stretched to Ukraine's existence. | |
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| | | Logan Boy, five, found in river had significant injuries - trial hears |
| | | | Canada Parliament backs Trudeau on emergency protest powers |
| | | | Storm Man killed when debris hit van is named |
| | | | Climate Report to sound warning on impacts |
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| Trees down, fence panels blown into next-door-but-one's garden, a baby on the hard shoulder... Yes, you read that correctly. While for most people, storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin will be remembered for the damage they caused, Lauryn and Josh Vartan have a more treasured souvenir of the UK's wild week of weather - in the form of daughter Florence. Here's their story. And millions of people who hunkered down in front of the TV as the storm raged outside on Saturday will have doubtless have enjoyed the escapism of Ant and Dec's appearance in drag. Newsbeat hears from the make-up artist who transformed their appearance about the impact it will have on many youngsters. | |
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| | | 1972 Five women and an army priest die in an IRA bomb attack on the 16th Parachute Brigade headquarters at Aldershot, Hampshire. |
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