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US and European shares push higher, while rouble drops 8% and Moscow stock exchange stays shut for third day, as Russia bombards Ukrainian cities

Challenge remains to close the historic gap with other parts of Britain as costs spike and world economy set for conflict impact

Just a week ago this might have seemed remote from our time. Not so anymore

Drivers are offering their services for free to transport donations to the Polish border with Ukraine, where hundreds of thousands of refugees have arrived in recent days

The controversial festival, hailed as a ‘once in a lifetime’ cultural event, opens with an immersive history of the universe, About Us, at Paisley Abbey

Ministers warned of ‘gaps and delays in system’ and urged to go further by waiving visas for Ukrainians

When Ukraine calls to Europe for help, it is appealing to an ideal that Britain has treated as a joke for too long, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Under-pressure Boris Johnson has extended the UK's help for Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's war - but there are calls for him to do more, as most of the people who'll benefit

Sammie-Jo Hailford has even been threatened with a social services visit

Tax fraud fugitive was behind £1bn money laundering scheme

Nato powers, Britain in particular, have been asked to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine – which presents them with an almost impossible dilemma. There have been guarantees of freedom of air space under various arrangements following the end of the Cold War in 1989. In particular there are three…