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CEE prime ministers to hold talks in London on Tuesday -Hungary PM Orban

The prime ministers of the Visegrad Four countries -- Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia -- will meet in London on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday in a Facebook video.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Mum left to 'starve' and almost pass out on 9-hour BA flight with 'pitiful' meal

Amber Fisher, 32, from Isleworth in London, described her "nightmare" experience which left her on the precipice of passing out after eating just crisps, popcorn and celery on her nine-hour BA flight to the Caribbean

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

Oil prices surge as West mulls sanctions on Russian energy sector

Crude oil futures touched 13-year highs on Monday as the US and UK signalled a willingness to include the previously untouched Russian energy sector in sanctions. Meanwhile, more US firms and Chinese social media giant TikTok are suspending Russian operations, and new UK laws to sanction Russian oligarchs could mean…

France 24 · Mar 7, 2022

Creation from destruction: why postwar British art has never been more relevant

Tumult, anxiety and an openness to reconstructing society loom large at a new show, featuring works by Frank Auerbach and Gillian Ayres

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022

Where house prices have risen the most as Wales tops the list

Big price increases also in south west of England - full list of regional increases

Wales Online · Mar 7, 2022

British Firm Acquires Entire Catalog of Folk Icon Leonard Cohen

British song management firm Hipgnosis said Sunday it has acquired the entire catalog of famed Canadian singer-poet Leonard Cohen, in the latest big catalog purchase to hit the music world. The London-based company said it had acquired rights to "all 278 songs and derivatives" written by Cohen, including the haunting…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2022

German chancellor Scholz pushes back against Russian energy import ban, as oil and gas climb – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin’s forces resorting to ‘mass extermination’ of civilians

Ukraine’s ambassador to London said Putin’s plan to capture swathes of Ukraine within days had failed

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2022

Average UK house price ‘soars by 10.8% annually to hit record high of £278,123’

The average property value has risen by £38,709 or 16% since February 2020, Halifax said.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

Birmingham council took weeks to hear appeal over clean air zone fine

A reader says they lost the chance to pay at a reduced rate because the council dragged its feet

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022