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.
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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 released overnight appeared to show Russian military vehicles heading towards the Ukrainian border. Russia said the troops would be “peacekeeping” in the breakaway regions, which it has backed since 2014. Ukraine’s President Zelensky, in his own late-night speech, said Ukraine was not afraid and would not yield anything to anyone. Russia orders troops into Donetsk & Luhansk But the US said calling them peacekeepers was “nonsense”. It accused Russia of creating a pretext for war…
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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 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”.
The Guardian says Novak Djokovic returned to competition for the first time since his deportation from Australia last month.
The Guardian says Colombia has decriminalised abortion during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, adding to a recent string of legal victories for reproductive rights in Latin America.
The Metro says Britney Spears is set to pen her side of the story after landing a huge book deal, it has been claimed.
The Metro says A fresh eruption of Mount Etna has sent a huge six mile long ash cloud into the sky above Catania in Sicily.
The Guardian says The number of people homeless in England is predicted to jump by a third by 2024 as councils warn of a “tidal wave” of need caused by benefits freezes.
The Independent says a solicitor who injected supermarket food with his own blood causing almost half a million pounds worth of loss has denied guilt by reason of insanity.
The Metro says A man and woman who allegedly ate 12 burgers between them and left a restaurant without paying have been dubbed ‘Britain’s greediest couple’.
The Guardian says Britain believes there are figures within Russian military and security services who have “serious doubts” about invading Ukraine.