Author: News Desk

Fears of conflict have escalated as Vladimir Putin ignores calls to back down over the Ukraine crisis. Chilling maps show what would happen if London was to be targeted by a Russian nuclear bomb if east-west tensions result in World War 3.

BBC News says Boris Johnson “misspoke” when he claimed Chelsea Football Club’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich faced sanctions.

Mr Putin announced on Monday the Kremlin would recognise the breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent states, offering a pretext to send in Russian soldiers. The Russian President then issued the order for Russian troops to move into the two separatist regions of Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk.

Sky News says No taxpayers’ money was spent on food or drink consumed at Downing Street events being probed.

MPs have become increasingly frustrated at the failure to crackdown Russia on cash swirling around the capital. Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper demanded ‘much stronger action against illicit finance’

Euronews says Western allies imposed a raft of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, in response to Russian recognition of two breakaway republics in the east of Ukraine.

Brits are set to face blizzards with heavy snow and 70mph winds when Storm Gladys hits as ‘danger to life warnings’ remain in place.

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.