Germany would be ready to back a European Union ban on Russian oil imports, two senior ministers have suggested.
THE latest update of the research on the minimum price of alcohol (MPA) confirms that this token attempt to reduce harmful drinking has had very little effect ("Scottish ministers to consider new alcohol price hike after policy review", May 8). Alcohol Focus Scotland and many others want to push up the MPA from 50p to 65p. This approach is failing because there is no way of stopping the alcohol industry from creating as many new drinks as it likes to satisfy every palate and budget. Supermarkets
More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel this year, new figures show. In the first five months of this year, 8,393 people have reached the UK after navigating busy shipping lanes from France in small boats, according to an analysis of government data. There have been nine days of crossings so far in May, with 1,700 people arriving in the UK as a result.
The wives and mothers of Ukraine's beleaguered Azovstal garrison say their heroic battle is almost over. A small force of Ukrainians has held against the Russians for 80 days in the vast sprawling Azovstal steelworks but are now, it seems, close to the end. "My husband is in a real hell," Natalya Zarytska told Sky News.
Foreign ministers call for action to allow export of Ukrainian grain, as Kyiv claims Russian withdrawal from second-largest city
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Children’s physical activity levels remained below national guidelines even after Covid restrictions were lifted in Britain, a new study shows, suggesting lockdowns have had long-term impacts on exercise.
‘You just know this is going to be a meme forever,’ one person said
The Labour politician said the Government was laughing at the British people after a Champagne bottle was auctioned off as a partygate souvenir.
Fans of Liverpool and Chelsea make confident predictions ahead of the 2022 FA Cup Final as they congregate outside Wembley Stadium ahead of kick-off.
A mountaineer once told he would never walk again unaided after shattering both his heels has scaled Mount Everest for a record-breaking 16th time, the highest number by a non-Sherpa.
Police say they are looking into vandalism at Glasgow Cross following the Celtic title win party.
The victim died from stab wounds in a Barnet flat in the early hours of Wednesday.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across Dorset.
A motorist was taken to hospital following a crash on the M4 early this morning.
Jeremy Hunt ‘ignored’ NHS staff shortages while health secretary. Exclusive: health unions say Tory leadership hopeful, now highlighting labour crisis, failed to take action in his ministerial role
A thug who assaulted a security guard thanked a Glasgow sheriff for giving him a lighter sentence. The assault happened in Dennistoun.
Sweden on Sunday night joined Finland in announcing its intention to join Nato, demonstrating to Russia that “aggression does not pay”, the chief of the alliance has said.
She will be the first Black openly gay woman to step into the role, a symbol of change after the Donald Trump era
Tattoo parlours are busy with customers as many Ukrainians are embracing tattoos amid the ongoing war with Russia.
The plane spent almost four hours in the air drawing the words.
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