Elevenses: War and Peace
From the newsletter: War in Ukraine is only in its its sixth day, but the world as we knew it is gone.
‘We have to do something’: Robert De Niro calls out Russia invasion
"It's not even about democracy, it's about right and wrong - the truth," De Niro told students at Cambridge University.
Labour MPs who criticise Nato will be tossed out of party, Starmer warns… but is met with backlash
Critics of the Labour leader said there was a long history of opposing Nato on the British left.
Tory councillor panned for claiming Boris is ‘on the frontline’ of Ukraine war
A Tory councillor claimed Johnson is on the "frontline" of the Ukraine conflict. Twitter was unimpressed.
Russia to be booted out of World Cup as Fifa finally steps up
Fifa is set to ban Russia's national teams from international football until further notice, reports suggest.
ITV anchor hailed for ‘amazing’ no-nonsense grilling of Liz Truss
Charlene White has been lauded for her interview with Liz Truss about the government's Ukrainian refugee policy.
‘Atlas of human suffering’: UN report warns of ‘devastating’ climate impacts
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that many impacts of the climate crisis were already "irreversible".
‘I fell in love’: Hancock denies affair with aide was just ‘casual sex’
The former health secretary claimed he broke social distancing guidelines "because I fell in love with somebody".
‘I’d do it again’: Ukrainian sailor partially sinks Russian arms tycoon’s yacht
"The owner of this ship is a criminal who makes his living selling weapons and now they kill Ukrainians," he told a court in Spain.