Kate’s ‘broody’ confession
The Duchess of Cambridge has said Prince William worries about her working with babies as she always returns home pleading to ‘have another one’.
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Putin’s aim is to prove the West cannot win
The Ukrainian crisis has become an exercise in western hopelessness. Putin wants to make a single point: the West, with all its rules and smug principles, did not win the Cold War.
Shadow war sees the light of day
It was an open secret Russian tanks had ventured under the cover of night to the separatist regions. Now they no longer have to operate in the shadows.
The merry wife of Windsor? The lifestyle that could lure Kate west
The usefulness of the Cambridges’ country bolt hole in north Norfolk, far from royal HQ and the duchess’s close-knit family, has been called into question, spurring talk of a big move ahead.
Put Assange under house arrest: UN
The WikiLeaks founder should be released from prison and moved to house arrest while fighting extradition, a UN expert has said.
How to ride a bike in middle age
Bike sales have boomed during the pandemic. Now we just need to keep on pedalling to improve our health.
US orders more firepower into Mediterranean
The US has amassed more than 20 warships in the Mediterranean to counter an unprecedented build-up of Russian maritime firepower
Green gold: cartels kill Mexican avocado farmers
Mexico’s ultra-violent drug cartels muscle in on avocado business as their other revenue streams dry up.
US warships, aircraft carrier gather in Mediterranean
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman is to stay in the Mediterranean ‘for foreseeable future’, joined by 20 US warships.
Berlusconi uni puts bunga bunga into politics
Silvio Berlusconi plans new university to train young politicians, complete with a sexologist who’ll teach secrets of body language.
QAnon revealed: or is it just fake news?
Forensic linguists believe they have discovered the identities of the two men behind the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Ukraine families evacuated into Russia far from home
Thousands of Ukrainians are being evacuated to Russia but they have no idea where they are going.
BBC cops a serve over Djokovic ‘mega scoop’
Controversial interviews with Novak Djokovic and Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer have raised wider concerns about editorial standards at the BBC.
Can the West stop the Putin show?
Potential war in Ukraine is all about the ego of one man. How can the West stop a gangland bully for whom diplomacy means nothing?
Flashes of war but no sign of panic
Ukraine’s security chief says Russia wants to instil fear but will not succeed.
‘Bloodshed, misery’ ahead for Ukraine, warns Boris
Boris Johnson has predicted a ‘generation of bloodshed and misery’ as intelligence chiefs warned that Russia’s plan to seize control of Ukraine had begun.
Donor’s emails worried prince
Prince Harry severed ties with the Saudi billionaire at the centre of the police inquiry engulfing his father because of fears the relationship would raise questions about ‘cash-for-access’.
Can’t sleep? How to embrace the insomnia
Don’t lie there tossing and turning as insomnia eats into your eight hours. The new way to rest is to get your shut-eye in shifts.
The culture war in your outbox
Employers are asking staff to add their pronouns – he/him, she/her, ze/hir in their email signature. But will it mean greater inclusivity – or exclusion?
What if Russia defeats Ukraine?
No longer seen as ‘science fiction’, the ripple effects of a Russian victory would be global and profound – with a new epoch beginning where the West is no longer in charge.
Ukrainians split on whether to leave
On Friday night, leaders of two separatist republics in east Ukraine ordered women and children to flee.
Putin ‘wrong’ over NATO expansion promise
Promises to Moscow after the Cold war have come back to haunt the West – even if Vladimir Putin’s interpretation of them is questionable.
French await Macron’s sign from above
Emmanuel Macron appears finally close to revealing his intention to run for re-election as French President in April.
Few winners if Putin emerges as the victor
The pundits have predicted a costly quagmire for Vladimir Putin if he orders troops into Ukraine. But what if Russia wins?
Harry: I no longer feel safe in the UK
Prince Harry is fighting a decision not to allow him to fund police protection for himself when he is in Britain. The Home Office denies he offered to pay for his own protection.
Pitt tastes Jolie’s wrath as she sells stake ‘for spite’
In the latest chapter of their toxic divorce, the estranged pair seem to have borrowed the plot of Mr & Mrs Smith for a less comic sequel.
Promises to Moscow after Cold War come back to haunt West
The Russians were entitled to take seriously the repeated high-level assurances they were given by the US in 1990.
Middle-aged brains just as sharp
Middle age may burden you with creaky joints, but your brain will remain as limber as it was in youth, a German university has found.
Japan ‘concerned’ at Russia’s show of naval force
Japan has expressed ‘grave concern’ about large-scale Russian naval exercises in the seas between the two countries, condemning the trials as a show of force.
Agatha Christie’s world of mystery
The Queen of Crime travelled widely and the exotic destinations she visited inspired her writing.
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