Browsing: The Guardian

The Guardian says Ferry operator P&O has revealed it is paying £36.5m to cover compensation for the 800 seafarers it sacked without warning.

The Guardian says several European countries lifted their coronavirus restrictions too soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

The Guardian says a large tornado touched down in New Orleans on Tuesday evening, causing damage and destruction to the city’s lower ninth ward.

The Guardian says even though only a small percentage of Walt Disney Co workers participated in a walkout Tuesday.

The Guardian says an investigation has linked more than £13bn of global assets to 35 oligarchs and Russian officials alleged to have close ties to Vladimir Putin.

The Guardian says Boris Johnson is “desperate” to go to Ukraine and has a “real emotional connection” with the Ukrainian people, the Tory party chair has claimed.

The Guardian says China has locked down an industrial city of 9 million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases, as the nation’s “zero-Covid” strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave.

The Guardian says Liverpool and Manchester City fans have united in their condemnation of the “shambolic” travel arrangements for their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley next month.

The Guardian says a man who was trapped 15ft (4.5m) underground for two days in a San Francisco Bay area storm pipe the width of a large pizza was rescued.

The Guardian says the UK government has known for many years that if it paid a £400m debt to Iran it was likely to lead to the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

In an address to Israel, Ukraine’s president has likened Vladimir Putin to the Nazis, The Guardian reports.

The Guardian says it’s a “moral imperative and operational necessity” for police forces across the UK to demonstrate “no tolerance for misogyny, racism and discrimination”.

The Guardian says Ukraine has defied an ultimatum by the Russian military for its forces to surrender the city of Mariupol.

The Guardian says Joe Biden’s ambassador to the United Nations warned on Sunday there was little immediate hope of a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine.

The Guardian says smacking and slapping children has been outlawed in Wales, with people told to contact social services or police if they see a parent or carer meting out physical punishment.

The Guardian says a car drove at high speed into a group of Belgian carnival performers who were preparing a parade early on Sunday.

Russia has been accused by the UK, US, France Albania, Ireland and Norway of war crimes in Ukraine, the Guardian reports.

The Guardian says a 12-year-old boy has denied carrying out a 10-month burglary spree at prestigious hotels in London and the BBC Television Centre complex, a court heard.

The Guardian says visitor numbers at Britain’s museums, galleries, zoos, castles and country houses increased by 25% last year, but are still down 57% on pre-pandemic levels.

The Guardian says rising numbers of people entering hospital with Covid are leading to other patients becoming infected, staff absences, delayed operations and long waits in emergency departments.

The Guardian says Arnold Schwarzenegger told the Russian people that they are being fed misinformation about their country’s assault on Ukraine and appealed to stop the attack.

The Guardian says Ministers and trade unions have condemned P&O Ferries’ mass sacking of 800 British seafarers to replace them with agency crew.

The Guardian leads with an image of a smiling Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has been freed after six years in detention in Iran.

The Guardian thousands of Ukrainians are expected to arrive in the UK next week following criticisms of the slow progress of government schemes.

The Guardian says plans to cap MPs’ earnings from second jobs have been dropped months after the issue provoked a sleaze scandal.