Greg Heffer
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Officer in charge of combatting violence against women casts doubt over government rape targets
Speaking to Sky News, deputy chief constable Maggie Blyth, the first national police lead for violence against women and girls, describes sexual offences and domestic abuse as an "epidemic" and a "public health issue". → Read More
Govt reviews P&O contracts after 'wholly unacceptable' and 'insensitive' sacking of 800 staff
The government is reviewing its contracts with P&O after the ferry company's "wholly unacceptable" and "insensitive" sacking of 800 staff members, a minister has told MPs. → Read More
Crackdown on 'lawfare' from oligarchs and super-rich promised by Boris Johnson
Ministers will take aim at so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), which are initiated by powerful individuals or businesses as a means of quietening dissenting voices. → Read More
Boris Johnson to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE in bid to end West's 'addiction' to Vladimir Putin's oil and gas
Boris Johnson will visit the Gulf in a stepping-up of his efforts to starve Moscow of its income from fossil fuels. But the PM is facing criticism over his trip as it comes just days after Saudi Arabia conducted a mass execution of 81 men. → Read More
Boris Johnson arrives in UAE in bid to end West's 'addiction' to Vladimir Putin's oil and gas
Boris Johnson is visiting the Gulf in a stepping-up of his efforts to starve Moscow of its income from fossil fuels. But the PM is facing criticism over his trip as it comes just days after Saudi Arabia conducted a mass execution of 81 men. → Read More
Ukraine refugees: How UK's scheme will work, how you can sign up, and what's involved
Cabinet minister Michael Gove told MPs he hoped the "enormous generosity" of Britons will help refugees "to find peace, healing and the prospect of a brighter future". → Read More
Ukraine war: Alexander Litvinenko's widow Marina says UK should 'absolutely' waive visas for fleeing refugees
Speaking to Sky News' Beth Rigby Interviews programme, Marina Litvinenko said the UK should "absolutely" introduce a visa waiver for those seeking sanctuary from the war in Ukraine. → Read More
MPs criticise UK response to Afghanistan crisis
A new report by the House of Commons' international development committee finds ministers wanting over UK support for aid workers and Afghanistan's people following the Taliban takeover. Labour chair Sarah Champion fears an "agonising slowness of pace" is also being shown to Ukrainians. → Read More
Ukraine invasion: Rare standing ovation in House of Commons as Ukrainian ambassador watches PMQs
MPs joined in a rare standing ovation as they welcomed the Ukrainian ambassador to the House of Commons. → Read More
Ukraine crisis: Activist breaks down in tears as she confronts Boris Johnson about lack of no-fly zone
Daria Kaleniuk confronts Boris Johnson at a news conference, in Poland's capital Warsaw, as she explains how her family and work colleagues remained at threat from the Russian invasion. She says Ukrainians are "desperately asking for the West to protect our sky". → Read More
Ukraine crisis: Boris Johnson to address nation as he describes Russian invasion as 'catastrophe for our continent'
Boris Johnson has described Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a "catastrophe for our continent" as he prepares to unveil fresh sanctions against Moscow. → Read More
Ukraine crisis: Ofcom urged to review Russia Today as broadcaster branded Vladimir Putin's 'propaganda tool'
In a letter to Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries describes RT as "demonstrably part of Russia's global disinformation campaign". → Read More
Cressida Dick: Met Police deputy urges Home Secretary Priti Patel to review events around commissioner's resignation
Scotland Yard's deputy commissioner Stephen House reveals he has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel about the controversial circumstances of the departure of his boss, Dame Cressida Dick. → Read More
Ukraine crisis: Champions League final should not be held in Russia, says Foreign Secretary Liz Truss
European football's yearly showpiece is due to be held in St Petersburg in May, but the match could now be moved to another host city due to the Ukraine crisis. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss tells Sky News the match "shouldn't" be held in Russia. → Read More
Ukraine crisis: Putin has gone 'full tonto' and UK military can 'kick Russia's backside', defence sec says
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace tells military personnel that Russian President Vladimir Putin has gone "full tonto" over Ukraine and left himself with "no friends". He adds the British army "kicked the backside of Tsar Nicholas I in 1853 in Crimea" and "can always do it again". → Read More
Ukraine crisis: UK to hit Russia with 'first barrage' of sanctions as Putin fixed on 'full-scale invasion', Boris Johnson says
Speaking after a meeting of the government's emergency COBRA committee, Boris Johnson warns Russia's Vladimir Putin is "bent on a full-scale invasion of Ukraine". The PM is due to set out details of fresh UK sanctions later. → Read More
Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin's plan for invasion has 'already begun in effect', warns Number 10
Downing Street has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan for invading Ukraine has effectively "already begun". → Read More
Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin set to recognise separatist regions in Ukraine as independent
Downing Street warns Russia's "playbook" for launching military action against Ukraine has begun to "play out in real time". And Vladimir Putin says he will decide today whether or not to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent. → Read More
Ukraine crisis: Ministry of Defence identifies Russian President Vladimir Putin's seven possible routes of invasion
In an illustration based on satellite imagery and other intelligence sources, the Ministry of Defence shows how Russian President Vladimir Putin could primarily target Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as well as the industrial city of Dnipro. → Read More
Prince Andrew: Ministers face questions over settlement with fears of 'bleak shadow' over Queen's Jubilee
Labour MP Andy McDonald is seeking government assurances that taxpayers' cash is not being used to help fund Prince Andrew's undisclosed payout to Virginia Giuffre, which is reportedly £12m. → Read More