Brits are set to face blizzards with heavy snow and 70mph winds when Storm Gladys hits as ‘danger to life warnings’ remain in place.
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Aljazeera says Italy rescued nearly 600 people packed into overcrowded fishing boats in bad weather off the coast of Calabria.
They were among those watching with dread as more than 10,000 Russian troops with tanks and artillery surged into Donetsk and Luhansk.
The plane twice aborted landing on a day winds hit 80mph. Fire crews raced to Farnborough Airport, Hants.
Arab News says a 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
TRT World says A US jury has found three men guilty of federal hate crimes for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
BBC News says fans and friends of music pioneer Jamal Edwards gathered at a vigil in west London to pay tribute to the 31-year-old.
Royal officials have said HM the Queen has cancelled her virtual engagements for Tuesday as she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms from Covid.
Latest from the Ukraine Crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states. Footage…
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The latest from the Russia-Ukraine crisis: Russia has ordered troops into two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine, as the UK slaps Russia with sanctions and allies expected to follow.
RT News says President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to “secure the peace” in the newly recognized Donetsk and Lugansk republics, which were formerly considered to be part of Ukraine.
USA Today says Russian President Putin ordered troops Monday to “maintain peace” in two separatist territories in eastern Ukraine shortly after recognizing the Russian-backed areas as independent.
Street celebrations broke out in breakaway republics, which Ukraine claims as its own after President Putin said Moscow will “immediately recognize the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.
China Daily says United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed his deep concern over Russia’s decision on the status of Donetsk and Lugansk of Ukraine.
The Independent’s front splash reports Chris Whitty warns of new variants as PM lifts restrictions, free testing will be scrapped in April.
The prime minister is telling Britons to treat COVID-19 the same as the flu, Metro says. The paper’s front page also pays tribute to Jamal Edwards MBE.
The Guardian reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has put his country on a collision course with the West over Ukraine.
It’s “time to get our confidence back” – the Daily Express leads with the end of COVID-19 restrictions, as well as the latest from the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
The Sun reveals that Kate Garraway’s husband, who is struggling to recover from COVID-19, has gone to Mexico for a medical trial.
Free lateral flow tests will be scrapped, the Daily Mirror reports. The paper reports that free tests will also be axed in ‘PM’s bonfire of virus safeguards’.
The Guardian says The “first barrage of UK economic sanctions against Russia” will be announced on Tuesday, Boris Johnson said.
The Independent says A five-year-old boy was murdered by his mother, step-father and a teenager before his body was dumped in a river “like fly-tipped rubbish”, a court has heard.
The Metro says Euphoria fans’ dreams seem to have come true as there’s a rumour going around Tom Holland has made an appearance in his girlfriend Zendaya’s popular teen drama.
The Independent says Canadian lawmakers on Monday voted to extend the emergency powers that the Trudeau government says police need to throttle the reemergence of “Freedom Convoy”.