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Ferry debacle is just latest fiasco by Scottish Government

The Scottish Government's role in the construction of two delayed ferries at the tax payers expenses comes into focus in the Record View.

Daily Record · Apr 4, 2022

West pledges to punish Russia over civilian killings in Bucha

The United States and European countries pledged on Monday to punish Moscow over civilian killings in northern Ukraine, where a mass grave and tied bodies of people shot at close range were found in a town seized back from Russian forces.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

‘Massacre of innocents’: how the papers covered Russia’s atrocities in Bucha

Accusations of war crimes and calls for tougher sanctions feature on Monday’s front pages amid horror at civilian killings by Russian troops

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2022

'Johnson isn’t coming to the rescue - energy is another example of where he’s a drain'

Soaring bills and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, allied to Boris Johnson returning empty-handed from an oil begging trip to Saudi Arabia, would in a sane nation emphasise why increasing the 40% of electricity from renewables is a national emergency, says Kevin Maguire

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2022

Hungary's isolation, economic woes will make Orban's fourth term his toughest yet

Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces unprecedented headwinds as he embarks on a fourth consecutive term in office when the Hungarian nationalist will have to navigate his self-styled 'illiberal state' through an economic slowdown and growing isolation over Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2022

Orban heads for defiant election win to cement power in Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is on track to clinch a fourth consecutive term, leveraging a message against being dragged into the war in neighboring Ukraine to reassert himself as the European Union’s longest-serving premier.

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022

Orban heads for defiant election win to cement power in Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban scored a crushing election victory to clinch a fourth consecutive term, overcoming criticism about democratic backsliding, his lukewarm support for war-ravaged Ukraine and close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022

Vladimir Putin ‘will answer to God for acts of evil’, says former archbishop

The former archbishop of York has said that Vladimir Putin will “have one day to answer to God” for the “absolute viciousness” he is unleashing on the Ukrainian people.

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2022

Before war in Ukraine, London was a glitzy playground for Russia's richest families

Nearly three decades ago, the UK started offering a "golden visa" to the world's ultra-rich. Thousands of Russians bought lavish homes and sent their children to the best boarding schools. But critics say it turned London into a haven for their riches.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2022

GOP Senator Cornyn dodges on whether Trump’s praise of Putin ‘unwise’

Trump’s praise has been talking point for Democrats eager to highlight former president’s warm relationship with Putin

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022