The Guardian says Greater Manchester police (GMP) have paid out £8,000 to a woman who reported being drugged and raped, only to be pressed into dropping the case.
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The Independent says Russia has passed a new law meaning citizens who spread what it described as “fake” information about the military can be jailed for up to 15 years.
The Metro says A Russian Foreign Intelligence chief has claimed that the country no longer sees its ‘war’ with the West as cold – and instead branded the situation ‘hot’.
The Independent says Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have said they will match donations of $3m (£2.3m) to help aide Ukrainian refugees.
The Metro says Kim Kardashian has made her single status Instagram official amid her ongoing divorce from Kanye West.
The Metro says Commuters are facing another morning of travel chaos, with Tube services still largely suspended following yesterday’s 24-hour strike by London Underground workers.
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The Metro says Europe’s biggest power plant has been seized by Russian troops in Ukraine, according to local authorities.
The Independent says Western ministers will hold crisis talks as Vladimir Putin steps up his assault on Ukraine’s cities.
The Independent says Headteachers and teachers’ leaders have expressed their “shock” and “surprise” over the news that former education secretary Gavin Williamson has been awarded a knighthood.
The Independent says Police have been granted extra time to question a man suspected of the murders of a man and woman who were stabbed to death in Gloucestershire.
The Guardian says Labour have won the byelection in Birmingham Erdington with a majority of 3,266.
The Guardian says a fire burned for several hours at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest of its kind in Europe.
The Guardian says access to BBC websites has been restricted in Russia, hours after the corporation brought back its shortwave radio service in Ukraine.
Friday’s front pages.
Sky News says Two UK supermarket chains have removed a Russian vodka brand from sale with immediate effect.
Russian forces seized nuclear plant Zaporizhzhia Russian troops have seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the Ukrainian authorities say. “Operational personnel are monitoring the condition of power units,” a local authority said on social media, quoted by Reuters news agency. Station personnel continue to work and monitor the state of the power units, it said. A fire broke out at the plant earlier – Europe’s largest – after a Russian shelling attack. ……………………………………… Kyiv air raid sirens going off now Latest ⚡️🇺🇦 Kyiv air raid sirens going off now Residents are advised to take shelter… We are going live…
France24 says Rules requiring people to show a Covid-19 vaccine passport to access venues will be lifted in France on March 14.
Euronews says a fire which broke out after an overnight attack by Russian forces on a Ukrainian power plant has been extinguished.
Aljazeera says Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to sit down for direct talks.
Arab News says Eight hundred Iraqi refugees returned home from northeast Syria on Thursday and hundreds more are to follow.
TRT World says Melinda French Gates has criticised her ex-husband Bill Gates for having met multiple times with Jeffrey Epstein.
The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower in the southern city of Kherson. As a result, there are concerns that it will be used to disseminate misinformation across this city. This is a major blow for the Ukrainians, who are fighting bravely but are outnumbered and cannot match the military power of Russia. ………………………………… US to activate nuclear response team US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has tweeted that she spoke to Ukraine’s energy minister about the fire at the Zaporizhzhia plant and has decided to activate the US Nuclear Incident…
Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on fire after Russian attack says the local mayor of Enerhodar Russian forces are taking aim and have surrounded Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on fire, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar, a city on the Dnipro River that accounts for about one-quarter of Ukraine’s power generation. There has been fierce fighting between local forces and Russian troops, Dmytro Orlov said in an online post, adding that there had been casualties without giving details. Earlier, Ukrainian authorities reported Russian troops were stepping up efforts to seize the plant and had entered the town with…
Kherson is in de facto Russian rule with Curfew The southern city of Kherson is in de facto control by the Russian Army since March 3. They Have imposed a curfew for all civilians. The city mayor said that “for the Ukrainian flag to continue flying over us” he negotiated with the Russian forces several conditions, including: Strict curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Cars are only allowed to drive in daylight. Only cars carrying necessary supplies such as food and medicine can enter the city. Citizens can walk alone or in groups of two people. They have to…