Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine’s first president, dies aged 88
He lost the 1994 presidential election to former prime minister Leonid Kuchma.
He lost the 1994 presidential election to former prime minister Leonid Kuchma.
The Prince of Wales will read the Queen’s Speech for the first time as the monarch misses the State Opening of Parliament.
Labour has sought to contrast Sir Keir Starmer’s actions with those of Boris Johnson, who has refused to quit after being fined by the Met Police.
The Labour leader has said he will quit if he issued issued with a fine by Durham Police.
Current and former Bank of England policymakers warn that inflation will soar even above 10.25% and remain high for years.
The speech will set out forthcoming priorities for the Government.
The national holiday marks Russia’s greatest triumph, over Nazi Germany in 1945.
The Northern Ireland Secretary suggested the prospect of a Sinn Fein first minister was ‘significant’ but said the nationalist vote did not rise.
The Justice Secretary said his proposed changes would make it easier to deport foreign criminals.
The mood in Russia this year is very different, because Russian troops are fighting and dying again.
Moscow was aiming to complete its conquest of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations on Monday.
Sir Keir Starmer maintained his innocence over claims he broke lockdown rules as further information emerged about the day of the beer and curry row.
The Labour leader said he was focused on the next general election.
Labour allies insisted Sir Keir Starmer would be cleared over the so-called ‘beergate’ row.
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia’s most recent estimate, are holed up in a vast maze of tunnels and bunkers beneath the Azovstal steelworks.