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March 20, 2023

'We hugged a long time' Father who rescued his children from Moscow

Yevhen Mezhevyi struggled to hide his anger yesterday when he saw video footage of Vladimir Putin, the man who ordered the Y deportation of his three children, visiting the port city of Mariupol.

4 mins

Health union members in push to reject NHS pay deal

Vote on 5% offer said to be on knife-edge, with many nurses prepared to return to strike action

4 mins

Samoa's PM Makes Plea For Leaders To Tackle Climate Crisis

The world must step back from the brink of climate disaster to save the people of the Pacific from obliteration, Samoa's prime minister says.

3 mins

Britons Gloomier, But Covid Failed To Dampen Worldwide Happiness

It claimed 6.7 million lives, locked down entire countries and triggered a global economic slump, but Covid-19 has not dampened humankind's happiness, a study has found.

2 mins

Public alert to be sent to mobiles in nationwide trial next month

A new government public warning system, in which alerts are sent to mobile phone users about events that may put their life in danger, has been launched in the UK with a nationwide trial planned next month.

1 min

Putin visits Mariupol in show of defiance at arrest warrant

Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the occupied Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday night in a show of defiance after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for him on war crimes charges.

1 min

BBC urges staff to delete TikTok from company phones over China fears

The BBC has urged its staff to delete the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from corporate mobile phones.

2 mins

Johnson 'Could Lead Tory Party Again After Partygate Inquiry'

Boris Johnson may emerge unscathed from a televised grilling over claims he misled parliament about Partygate and go on to lead the Conservative party again, a former cabinet minister said yesterday.

2 mins

North York Moors village changes its lights to offer star views

An entire village in North Yorkshire is turning down its lights to provide a better view of the Milky Way.

1 min

SNP leadership Forbes is darling of Highlands, but will her faith be her undoing?

Pamela MacKenzie presides over an enviable array of fillings at Batty's Baps sandwich bar on Dingwall high street. \"Kate Forbes has been very good for the area,\" she says.

5 mins

Man discovers 1660s frieze in kitchen of house in York

A man renovating his kitchen has found a 400-year-old wall painting of \"national significance\" in his York flat.

1 min

Appeal to find head of rare shark taken from beach

An appeal has been launched to recover the head of a rare small-tooth sand tiger shark after the fish was washed up on a Hampshire beach.

1 min

I'm finding my voice' Opera to challenge homeless stereotypes

After being born into homelessness, Phillippa MarloweHunt, 42, spent most of her life as a young adult sofa surfing.

3 mins

'It's a hub' Villagers toast five years since pub rescue

On the day of the Packhorse's grand reopening exactly five years ago, it snowed heavily.

2 mins

British man wrongly deported to Jamaica takes on Home Office

A British man convicted of murder is launching a legal action against the Home Office after he was wrongly deported to Jamaica.

3 mins

Malawi President Pleads For Aid After Cyclone Ravages Half Of Country, Killing Hundreds

President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi has said that nearly half of his country has been damaged by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed hundreds of people and become the longest-lasting tropical storm on record.

2 mins

No-Confidence Vote In Macron's Government Amid Pensions Fury

The French government will today face a no-confidence vote after MPs said they feared for their safety, strike action intensified and police banned demonstrators from parts of central Paris following Emmanuel Macron's decision to push through an unpopular rise in the pension age without a vote in parliament.

2 mins

Guns, cash and frozen chickens The militia boss doling out street aid in Baghdad

On a recent warm afternoon, a white, American-made SUV drove through the eastern Baghdad district of Sadr City.

10 mins

Small mercies? Welcome to Tokyo's micro-flats, the last word in bijou living

It is one of the quickest viewings in estate agency history. As soon as the door opens, every inch of living space except the sleeping quarters is visible.

3 mins

Swiss Government Forces Credit Suisse Takeover To Avoid Global Banking Crash

The Swiss government has forced through the takeover of the stricken Credit Suisse bank by rival UBS for almost $3.25bn (£2.6bn) - well below its market value - amid fears that a failure to protect investors would trigger a new global banking crisis.

3 mins

Into the unknown We're about to find out what happens when the age of cheap money ends

It has been a year since the Federal Reserve started to raise interest rates and banks are starting to fall over in the US.

3 mins

Political football Infantino's talk is cheap but his actions are more dangerous than his words

The crassest leader in global sport was at it again last week, making a comparison between Rwanda's recovery from genocide to his own struggles to be elected Fifa president for the first time.

4 mins

After their grand slam Farrell's side can dream of northern hemisphere triumph in France

With the World Cup only six months down the line Ireland and France are in great shape but England have work to do

4 mins

Ireland On The Road To Glory But Are Stuck In A Lay-By England

Andy Farrell's side were brutally efficient in their grand slam with resurgent France also looking strong

4 mins

Pérez triumphs but Verstappen storms back to keep his title lead

Mexican wins second race of the season while his Red Bull teammate finishes second

4 mins

Ferguson's double helps Seagulls cruise into last four

It was a romantic story, one to fire the dreams of a club and a town just not the one that the neutrals had wanted.

3 mins

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