Members of NATO will not tolerate the “bullying” of Ukraine by Russia but still seek a diplomatic solution amid rising tensions at the border, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has said. Speaking on Sky News’ Trevor Phillips On Sunday, Mr Lewis said the “threats” Russia is directing at Ukraine are “inappropriate”, adding that the UK
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Jack Monroe has praised Asda for cutting the cost of products in its Smartprice range – and making them more widely available. The poverty campaigner had gone viral last month after writing a Twitter thread to warn official inflation figures “grossly underestimated” the impact that the cost-of-living crisis was having on Britons with low incomes.
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The defence secretary has warned it is “highly likely” that Vladimir Putin will order an attack on Ukraine, despite ongoing talks to avert a war. Ben Wallace also said there is a “whiff of Munich in the air” – an apparent reference to the agreement that allowed the German annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938,
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Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney has already raised millions for her 2022 reelection campaign. In today’s episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains how all that money might not be enough to save one of the GOP’s most outspoken critics of former President Donald Trump.
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Boris Johnson is making his first visit to Scotland since the leader of the Scottish Conservatives called for him to quit over Downing Street partygate allegations. He is using Parliament’s half-term break to embark on a “levelling up” tour of the UK, starting in Scotland with visits to a manufacturing site and research and development
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12:13 PM ET The Denver Broncos are expected to hire Morgan State coach Tyrone Wheatley, a former Michigan and NFL running back, to coach running backs, sources told ESPN. Wheatley, 50, has led Morgan State, an HBCU program, the last three years, although the team did not play in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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A standoff between police and protesting truckers at the US-Canada border has shown so sign of ending, after lasting more than seven hours. “Freedom Convoy” activists have been at Ambassador Bridge, one of the busiest crossings between the two countries, as part of a demonstration against Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions. About 20 protesters milled about outside
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More than 140 Republican and conservative leaders, including several former members of Congress and government officials, have signed a statement condemning the Republican National Committee’s censure of Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. Among the signatories are former officials in the Donald Trump and George W. Bush administrations, several former members of the House or
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President Biden and the US Department of Energy have issued multiple notices of intent to allocate $2.91 billion in support of EV battery manufacturing as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The DOE shared plans to use the funds to further battery materials refining, production plants, and battery cell manufacturing facilities in addition to battery
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