Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov told: condemn Vladimir Putin to avoid threat of sanctions
Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov have been told to condemn Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine if they want to avoid repeated calls for sanctions in parliament. Chris…
Three days of Tube strikes to hit commuters next week
Commuters face three days of strikes on the London Underground next week after talks between Sadiq Khan and trade union bosses broke down in a row over…
Western companies scramble to evacuate staff from Ukraine
CMS, a London-based international law firm, has helped some of its employees move from its Kyiv office to EU countries. The firm declined to confirm how many…
Don’t bother applying for a job if you think people can’t change sex, NHS trust tells health official
A former NHS chief executive has been told not to apply to work with a transgender clinic because she believes that a person cannot change sex. Kate…
Spring statement 2022: when is it and what will be announced?
Rishi Sunak’s last two spring statements were dominated by vast spending and multi-billion pound bailout programmes to help businesses and workers through the pandemic. But this time…
Conflict cuts off Odesa, Ukraine’s biggest port, in new threat to global trade
It was just after 2pm on Thursday that the Yasa Jupiter was struck by a bomb off the coast of Odesa, Ukraine’s biggest port. Pictures taken afterwards…
Here’s how to really hurt Putin’s kleptocracy
Which is not to say it is not worth doing anyway. Rishi Sunak should, meanwhile, rethink his reluctance to evict Russia from the Swift global payments system….
Petrol nudges 150p a litre as wheat soars to 14-year high
Petrol and diesel prices have hit a fresh record, while the cost of wheat surged to the highest level since 2008. Road fuel costs reached a new…
John Lewis axes Never Knowingly Undersold price pledge after almost a century
John Lewis is scrapping its famous Never Knowingly Undersold price pledge after almost 100 years as it grapples with increased competition from online rivals. The department store…
Germany is the weak link in the West’s alliance
Unlike Britain’s presence in Russia, which is largely confined to a handful of big names in the natural resources industry such as BP, Shell and Glencore, Germany’s…
Shoppers spared new online sales tax – for now
Mike Cherry, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said new taxes should be avoided. “Small firms already face a host of expenses when they sell online,…
Russian investment bank suspended from London Stock Exchange
Ministers will also legislate to prohibit Russian companies from raising capital on UK markets and impose sanctions against more than 100 individuals, entities and their subsidiaries. Russian…
Cracks emerge between Beijing and Moscow as two Chinese banks restrict lending
Two Chinese state-owned banks will restrict financing for Russian commodity purchases in a sign that cracks may be emerging between Beijing and Moscow as the Kremlin faces…
BA warns Russian ban makes flights up to 90 minutes longer
Flights to Asia and India will take up to 90 minutes longer following a ban on Russian airspace, British Airways has warned. Moscow has barred British carriers…
US microchip powerhouse Nvidia hit by cyber attack
America’s biggest microchip company is investigating a potential cyber attack that has taken parts of its business offline for two days, The Telegraph can reveal. Nvidia’s email…
Never mind the debt – the Ukraine crisis calls for tax cuts and higher spending
Domestic energy bills are already set to jump in April, taking headline inflation above 7pc. But the Ofgem cap, for all its faults, will protect most households…
BP urged to cut ties with Russian oil giant as Whitehall voices ‘concern’
He said: “In my opinion, this could only be sabre rattling from lawyers acting in the interests of their Russian clients, because it is difficult to see…
Flow of Russian gas through Ukraine soars despite invasion
A second pipeline, Nord Stream 2, which follows the same route, was halted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the first volley of sanctions against Russia. The…