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05/02/2022
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06/02/2022
07/02/2022 Week of diplomacy begins to avert Ukraine invasion
World leaders begin a week of diplomacy to try to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
08/02/2022 Plan to tackle NHS waiting lists in England unveiled
The Health Secretary sets out fresh targets and promises more diagnostic centres.
09/02/2022 Covid isolation in England could end this month
All remaining Covid rules in England could be scrapped a month earlier than planned.
10/02/2022 Diplomatic attempts to ease tensions over Russia and Ukraine are gathering pace.
Diplomatic attempts to ease tensions over Russia and Ukraine are gathering pace.
11/02/2022 Home Secretary says next Met Commissioner needs to restore public trust
Priti Patel says whoever replaces Dame Cressida Dick must restore trust in the force.
12/02/2022 President Biden holds Ukraine crisis talks with Russia
The President has reiterated his commitment to diplomacy in a call with Vladimir Putin.
13/02/2022 Ukraine says Russian invasion warnings are causing unnecessary panic
Germany warns Europe could be on verge of war but Ukraine says such claims are unhelpful
14/02/2022 Western intelligence officials say Russia is ready to mount an invasion of Ukraine
The Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, has warned a Russian invasion could be "imminent".
15/02/2022 Prince Andrew settles out of court
Prince Andrew has reached an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre.
16/02/2022 Met investigates Prince Charles' Foundation
Police looking into cash-for-honours allegations at The Prince's Foundation.
17/02/2022 Rare red weather warning issued for Storm Eunice
The UK is set to be hit by one of its worst storms in recent years.
18/02/2022 Storm Eunice batters UK
About 200,000 homes lose power. Winds of up to 122mph cause widespread travel disruption.
19/02/2022 Shock of Ukraine invasion would echo around the world, Boris Johnson says
Boris Johnson told leaders they should not "underestimate the gravity of this moment".
20/02/2022 Queen tests positive for coronavirus
Buckingham Palace says she has only mild symptoms, and will continue light duties
21/02/2022 All Covid restrictions in England to end
Boris Johnson has told MPs how people in England will learn to live with Covid
22/02/2022 The UK has announced sanctions against Russia -- after Moscow ordered troops into parts of Ukraine.
The UK has announced sanctions against Russia.
23/02/2022 President Putin sends defiant message about Ukraine
Mr Putin says Russian security concerns are non negotiable
24/02/2022 President Putin has launched a large military offensive against Ukraine
Ukraine's President speaks of the "sound of the new iron curtain that鈥檚 falling"
25/02/2022 Ukraine arms civilians to defend Kyiv
Russian troops and armoured vehicles have moved into northern areas of Ukraine's capital
26/02/2022 Ukraine says latest Russian attack on Kyiv repelled
Fighting continues across country with reports of Russian saboteurs in capital
27/02/2022 Putin puts nuclear deterrent on "special alert"
The US strongly condemns the move, describing it as "unacceptable"
28/02/2022 More details emerge of the human cost of Russia's decision to launch an all-out assault on Ukraine five days ago.
More details emerge of human cost of Russia's decision for all-out assault on Ukraine.
01/03/2022 Ukraine says five die in TV tower attack
Ukraine says Russia has attacked a TV tower in Kyiv as fighting continues in the country.
02/03/2022 Russian troops have launched devastating attacks on several cities in Ukraine - on the7th day of the conflict
Russian troops have launched devastating attacks on several cities in Ukraine.
03/03/2022 Mariupol, a city of nearly half a million people in southeastern Ukraine, is under siege from Russian invaders
Mariupol, a city of nearly half a million people in southeastern Ukraine, is under siege.
04/03/2022 World condemns Russia over nuclear site bombing
UN discusses what Ukraine called "nuclear terrorism". Cricketer Shane Warne dies suddenly
05/03/2022 Evacuation from beseiged cities postponed
Ukraine and Russia blame each other for failure to evacuate thousands of civilians
06/03/2022 Heavy bombardment north of Kyiv
Families trying to flee caught in the line of fire. Evacuation from Mariupol fails again.
07/03/2022 Ukraine: Russian shelling prevents evacuations
Russia is bombarding key Ukrainian cities despite offering escape routes, Ukraine says.