The Independent says Western ministers will hold crisis talks as Vladimir Putin steps up his assault on Ukraine’s cities.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
The Guardian leads with the Ukrainian president’s warning that Russia wants to “erase” the people of Ukraine.
Metro praises the bravery of Ukrainians who are defending their country against the Russian invasion.
The Independent leads with the civilian death toll rising as key cities are bombarded by Russian forces.
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The Daily Mirror has a photo of a baby born in a bomb shelter as Vladimir Putin continues his assault on the city above.
Even Putin’s soldiers don’t want war says the Daily Express leads with soldiers saying they were deceived into fighting against Ukrainians.
Clear Offski – that’s the headline from The Sun as Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich puts Chelsea Football Club up for sale.
The Guardian says Oligarchs under sanctions in the EU and US have been linked to almost £200m of property in London and the home counties.
The Independent says a huge £20 million “must-be-won” jackpot is up for grabs in the National Lottery draw on Saturday.