Section: The Week (The United Kingdom)
Week in pictures: 1 – 7 February
Sunday, February 8, 2015 – 6:00am Description: KIEV, MONDAY: An Orthodox priest shouts as fighters from the Aydar Ukrainian volunteer battalion burn tyres at the entrance to the Ukrainian Defence Ministry during demonstrations against the possible disbandment of their battalion. Credits: Sergei Supinsky Description: ARIZONA, SUNDAY: Singer...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 7 Feb 2015
MILIBAND WARNS ON TAX AVOIDANCEEd Miliband says a Labour government would push for UK overseas territories to be placed on an international blacklist if they refused to co-operate with a drive against tax avoidance. Speaking to The Guardian, the Labour leader says: “There’s nothing pro-business about defending tax avoidance.” He...
Ukraine crisis: peace talks begin in Moscow to prevent ‘total war’
Merkel and Hollande on mission to end the escalating conflict in Ukraine – but where is David Cameron? Summary Friday, February 6, 2015 – 9:43am The leaders of France and Germany are due to hold talks in Moscow today in an attempt to halt the escalating crisis in eastern Ukraine. This follows a surprise trip to Kiev by Chancellor Angela...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 6 Feb 2015
HOLLANDE, MERKEL AND PUTIN IN TALKSFrench president Francois Hollande and German chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow today to try to find a solution to the Ukraine crisis. Russia denies both that it has armed anti-government rebels in Ukraine and that its regular troops are now fighting alongside them....
Ukraine crisis: Merkel and Hollande head to Kiev and Moscow
European leaders make a surprise trip for peace talks, in the latest bid to end the escalating conflict in Ukraine One-Minute Read Thursday, February 5, 2015 – 4:13pm The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are making a joint diplomatic push for an end to the crisis in Ukraine. The two leaders will travel...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 5 Feb 2015
JOHN KERRY IN UKRAINE FOR TALKSUS secretary of state John Kerry is in Kiev today for talks with Ukraine’s prime minister and president. The man expected to become US defence secretary soon, Ashton Carter, said yesterday that he was “inclined” to start supplying the government with weapons to fight pro-Russian rebels in the west of the...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 3 Feb 2015
NEWS CORP ESCAPES US BRIBERY CHARGERupert Murdoch’s News Corp will not be prosecuted in the US for bribery. After an investigation, the Department of Justice has decided the US-based company does not need to face charges for breaking American anti-corruption laws because its UK journalists had allegedly bribed British police officers. MPS...
Man Utd close in on Hummels, Arsenal, Liverpool wait on Dybala
Credits: Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/GettyAlt Text: Mats Hummels of Dortmund German defender could move to Old Trafford for £37m, as Dybala deal sets off a chain reaction Transfer Talk Bill Mann Friday, January 30, 2015 – 8:57am A hectic final weekend of the transfer window beckons. Time is running out for clubs to bring in...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 26 Jan 2015
GREECE: ELECION WIN FOR FAR-LEFT SYRIZAThe radical far-left party Syriza has won power in Greece, with just two seats short of a full majority. The Guardian says it sets the country on a “collision course” with the EU in a “volatile new era” for European politics. The victory marked Greek voters rejecting tax rises and spending cuts imposed by...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 22 Jan 2015
SYRIA COALITION DEBATES I.S IN LONDONSenior figures from 21 countries, including US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, are meeting in London today to discuss the response to Sunni fighters Islamic State (IS). They will talk about strategies to reduce or stop the flow of money, fighters and weapons to IS. BUS...
