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MOSCOW, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered a nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine, suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing new strategic systems had been put on combat duty and warning that Moscow could resume nuclear tests. Speaking nearly a year to the day since ordering an […]
(Reuters) – Washington is trying to demonize Moscow and foment the crisis in Ukraine with allegations of Russian crimes against humanity, Russia’s ambassador to the United States said on Sunday. The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed “crimes against humanity” during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said on […]
Inflation slowed for the third month in a row in January, raising hopes that further interest rate hikes could be put on hold. The rate dropped to a better-than-expected 10.1 percent last month amid falling transport costs in a further sign that the cost-of-living crisis has passed its peak. It means prices are still rising, […]
An expert has warned that a “really concerning” outbreak of bird flu could “herald the next pandemic” if just two more mutations occur. Dr Justine Butler, head of research at Viva!, has raised the alarm over the UK’s worst-ever outbreak of bird flu, which has already killed millions of birds. She warned it could cause serious […]
The UK could be heading into another energy crisis next winter as talks to expand gas storage facilities in the UK flounder, experts have warned. Over the past year, households across the country have been gripped by the worst effects of the global fossil fuel energy crisis. One of the reasons why the UK has […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s popularity in the United States has fallen after the publication of Spare. A poll taken by the firm Redfield and Wilton Strategies has found Prince Harry’s popularity fell by 45 points between December 5 and January 16. December 5 was the week before the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary aired and January […]
Winter in Scottish Highlands (Image: Getty) The Scottish author, who has sold more than 12 million books, had initially thought he would not write another novel. He had planned instead to make music at his manor house in south-west France after his last thriller, The Night Gate, was published in January 2021. But this changed […]
Financial analysts also believe another change to the base rate is likely due to the UK’s economy being in the state that it is in. With the IMF’s latest forecast, concerns look set to continue on whether the country’s financial woes are far from over or just beginning. Thomas Pugh, an economist at RSM UK, […]
The cost of living crisis and threat of recession are the biggest factors contributing to this decline. The Prince’s Trust has just unveiled its youth index, with mental health and money leading to a large amount of unhappiness amongst younger people. Data was taken from a YouGov poll carried out between November 22 and December […]