Day: 1 March 2022

The Metro says rail passengers are going to be hit by the largest fare increase since 2013 – the same day as London’s Tube network grinds to a halt due to city-wide strike action.

The Independent says Priti Patel has said the Government is “absolutely working on” the possibility of helping Ukrainian refugees come to the UK.

The Independent says the climate crisis is adversely affecting mental health as extreme weather events cause trauma and livelihoods are lost, a landmark United Nations report has said.

The Independent says The entire Tube network is expected to be disrupted as London Underground staff stage the first of two 24-hour strikes, starting from 12.01am on Tuesday, 1 March.

The Guardian says Rishi Sunak is facing renewed pressure from business leaders to delay a planned £12bn rise in national insurance, amid warnings over soaring costs for companies and households.

The Guardian says Nasa is exploring ways to keep the international space station in orbit without Russian help, but doesn’t see any immediate signs Moscow is withdrawing.

The Guardian says TV station RT could lose its licence to broadcast in the UK after media regulator Ofcom launched 15 separate investigations into its news coverage of the war in Ukraine.

Tuesday’s front pages.

BBC News says the highest train fare rises for nine years have come into force for rail travellers in England and Wales.

Sky News says The family of Sasha Johnson who was shot in the head at a party have made a fresh appeal for justice after the court case against four men collapsed.