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June 27, 2022

Don't Water Down Climate Promises, G7 Leaders Told

G7 leaders have been urged not to water down commitments on climate change amid growing fears they are set to pursue "disastrous" fossil fuel projects to ease supply problems stemming from the Ukraine war.

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Johnson is shredding UK's trust abroad, says diplomat

One of the UK's most respected diplomats has accused Boris Johnson of planning three separate breaches of international law, warning that trust in the UK abroad is being shredded.

3 mins

UK Plan For 'Unlawful' Steel Tariffs Sparks Fresh EU Clash

Boris Johnson has said he is considering extending steel tariffs, despite concerns the move could break international rules and put him on course for another major row with the EU. The prime minister is reportedly drawing up plans to slap "safeguard" limits of steel imports from several developing countries, and extend existing tariffs already imposed on China and others.

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PM could face legal action for delaying Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson is being threatened with legal action for stalling on the promised public inquiry into his handling of the Covid crisis, with no date set for it to start.

2 mins

Moscow Sends Message To G7 With Airstrikes On Kyiv

Russian missiles were fired at Kyiv early yesterday, breaking weeks of relative peace in the Ukrainian capital as allied leaders met in Germany.

3 mins

UK To Give Ukraine Railways £10m Help To Get Grain Out

Boris Johnson's government is pledged £10m to help rebuild Ukraine's railways in a bid to use trains to export grain trapped by Vladimir Putin's blockade in the Black Sea.

2 mins

Johnson: Ukraine Peace Deal Would Allow Putin To Manipulate Other Nations

Boris Johnson has warned Emmanuel Macron that any attempt to settle the conflict in Ukraine now will give Russian president Vladimir Putin "license to manipulate" other countries.

3 mins

Putin 'Could Be Toppled In Secret Plot By Inner Circle'

Vladimir Putin could be toppled by a secret plot by his own inner circle, a CIA insider has claimed. Former Moscow station chief Daniel Hoffman claimed Mr Putin's comrades would look to oust him if Russia's invasion of Ukraine fails.

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Lammy warns rebel MPs not to stand on picket lines

A senior Labour figure has toughened the party's stance ahead of a "summer of discontent" over falling pay by saying he does not "support strikes" - triggering a backlash.

2 mins

Hits, heritage and humility

Lamar continues the success of hip hop at the hippy festival

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'Fine' for Charles to accept €1m cash gift, says minister

It is "fine" for Prince Charles to have accepted a suitcase containing €1m in cash from a controversial Qatari politician, a cabinet minister has said. Brandon Lewis made the comment amid a gathering row over the money the prince accepted from the former prime minister of the Middle Eastern state.

2 mins

At least 22 killed in tavern in South African township

Police are trying to establish the cause of death of a number of people aged between 18 and 20, reports Joe Middleton

1 min

LGBT+ community fears after end of abortion rights

The US Supreme Court's reversal of constitutional protections for the right to an abortion has raised fears among civil rights groups and LGBT+ advocates that its ruling could lead to challenges against marriage equality and other rights previously defended by the court.

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Biden Has A Careful Line To Tread At This Week's Summits

"We have to stay together," Joe Biden said to the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, the host for the latest G7 summit. Referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Biden added yesterday that Vladimir Putin had been "counting on, from the beginning, [the idea] that somehow Nato would and the G7 would splinter. But we haven't, and we're not going to."

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