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Nicola Sturgeon has been banned from entering Russia after she was sanctioned this morning along with other British politicians as part of a Kremlin “stop list”.

Boris Johnson from entering Russia in response to the UK government's Ukraine war sanctions. Boris Johnson tops the Russian "stop" list of UK subjects no longer allowed to enter the Russian Federation, alongside Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss and others.Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement: "In connection with the unprecedented hostile actions of the British government, expressed, in particular, in the imposition of sanctions against top officials of the Russian Federation, a decision was made to include key members of the British government and a number of political figures in the Russian 'stop list'."Also in Vlad's bad books is Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and former Prime Minister Theresa May, who authorised sanctions after the Salisbury poison incident in 2018.Dominic Raab, Priti Patel and Ben Wallace are also listed on the no-fly list as Putin seeks to exercise his authority.

Russia has banned the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a list of other senior ministers from entering the country over what it describes as the UK’s “hostile” position regarding its war with Ukraine.

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Climate activists protested outside a prominent Edinburgh Government office today demanding plans a for a new North Sea gas field are rejected.

An MSP has branded the use of Ukraine as "the lowest form of politics" in calling for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to quit.

Covid fines are making headlines as the PM and Chancellor of the Exchequer have been hit with fines for lockdown parties.

A South Ayrshire MSP has called for the heads of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Chancellor Rishi Sunak - after they were hit with police fines.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Johnson’s wife Carrie are all set to be fined by the London Metropolitan Police for breaking lockdown rules in the UK in 2020 and 2021.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will both face fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, said: “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. They must both resign.

Keir Starmer has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak to quit after it emerged they will be fined over partygate.

Naman Ramachandran London’s Metropolitan Police will fine U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak over lockdown violations in 2020 and 2022.In what has been dubbed “Partygate” by the British media, it emerged towards the end of last year that there were a series of parties in the Prime Minister’s residence, No.

Rishi Sunak is said to be considering “doing a Prince Harry” by quitting the UK for California if he loses his chance at becoming PM.The under-fire Chancellor has a £5.5million home in Santa Monica and would work in Silicon Valley if he feels his shot at the top job has gone, it is claimed. It comes as Boris Johnson yesterday told his ethics adviser to start an inquiry into Mr Sunak.

Boris Johnson has "full confidence" in his embattled Chancellor after a row broke out over his family's finances.

Piers Morgan, 57, praised the Prime Minister’s latest response to the war in Ukraine, which saw him fly to the country to meet president Volodymyr Zelensky.The broadcaster branded Boris Johnson’s leadership throughout the conflict “increasingly impressive” in a Twitter post shared with his 7.9 million followers.He wrote on Friday: “I’ve been very critical of @BorisJohnson since he became UK Prime Minister, for fully justified reasons.“But I will say this: his leadership during the Ukraine crisis has been increasingly impressive.“We need more of this serious & focused Boris - less of the blathering buffoon.”The tweet came ahead of the Prime Minister’s meeting with Mr Zelensky, in which he and other world leaders discussed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The pair could be seen in a photograph shared by the Embassy of Ukraine to the UK.In the image, both men sat across from one another in a room adorned with their respective flags.Details of the visit had not been shared publicly prior to the release of the image.The picture, shared on Twitter, was captioned with the word "surprise" alongside a winking emoji.The photo was also shared on Facebook by presidential aide Andrii Sybiha.He captioned it: "Boris Johnson's visit in Kyiv began just now with a tete-a-tete meeting with President Zelensky."Mr Sybiha described Mr Johnson as "the leader of the anti-war coalition.The leader of sanctions on the Russian aggressor."Mr Johnson also spoke out on the briefing, branding Ukraine’s efforts against the Russian invasion “the greatest feat of arms of the 21st century”.The Prime Minister said: “It is a privilege to be able to travel to Ukraine and meet President Zelenskyy in person in Kyiv today.“Ukraine has defied the odds and pushed back

Boris Johnson has met President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The Ukrainian embassy in London tweeted a picture of the two leaders meeting face to face.

Ukraine's President Volodmyr Zelensky has denounced a missile strike on a train station where civilians were fleeing to safety as "an act of evil that has no limits”. At least 50 people - including five children - are reported to have been killed in the attack.

Rishi Sunak has admitted he had a US green card for more than a YEAR while he was Chancellor, as Boris Johnson said he was unaware his Cabinet colleague’s wife holds the tax-reducing non-domiciled status. The Prime Minister backed the Chancellor as doing an 'outstanding job' on Friday and denied damaging leaks about the Sunaks’ tax affairs were coming from within No 10. Mr Sunak released a statement admitting holding a permanent resident card to the States until around October – 12 months after becoming Chancellor, in February 2020.

A post shared by VICTORIA BONYA (@victoriabonya)While the world marvels at Bonya and her fellow bloggers’ and tv presenters’ astounding own goal (“couldn’t they just have sold their perfidious Chanel and given the money to charity?” suggests Julian Vogal, Brand Communications Expert at Modus BCPM) and monumental  lack of world perspective, Chanel must be rubbing its hands in glee. For decades it has had to finese the slightly murky activities of its founder, Coco, whose famous romantic conquests included a Nazi SS officer, only to find itself firmly and categorically on the right side of history.

Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in a rocket strike on an eastern Ukrainian train station used for evacuating civilians. More than 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in the Donetsk region, in the city of Kramatorsk, when two rockets hit the station, according to the head of Ukraine’s railways Olexander Kamyshin.

Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has urged the government to “fix the UK’s visa process for Ukrainians” amid the ongoing Russian invasion of the country, revealing that she has pledged to host a family at Worthy Farm.As BBC News reports, the government launched its ‘Homes For Ukraine’ scheme last month in a bid to house refugees who are caught up in the current humanitarian crisis, which is now in its sixth week.Each participating household is being offered £350 (tax-free), and is not expected to cover food and living costs but can do so if they wish. Over 100,000 UK citizens and organisations signed up within the first day – with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling the level of support “fantastic”.However, numerous glitches and delays in the application process have since been reported.