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US President Joe Biden has joined Britain in welcoming the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine. Mr Biden said Mr Putin had “clearly committed war crimes” and the warrant, although not recognised in the US, was “justified” and made “a very strong point”. His remarks came after UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said it was essential

They are set to walk out from the 31st of March Security guards at Heathrow Airport are to strike over Easter in a dispute over pay. Unite said more than 1,400 of its members employed by Heathrow Airports Ltd (HAL) will take 10 days of strike action from March 31 after voting in favour of walkouts. The strike action involves security guards employed at Terminal Five. Unite general secretary Sharon

Mae Muller has kicked off her Eurovision campaign on a high note as her entry for the song contest soared up the singles chart after it was announced she would represent the UK. The track, I Wrote A Song, has landed at number 30, making it the first UK Eurovision entry to debut within the top 40 in its first week since boy group Blue’s I Can in 2011, according

Matthew Gunn suffered catastrophic head injuries at the Tewkesbury branch of the supermarket in September 2014 A supermarket chain has been fined £3.5 million after an epileptic employee died when he fell from the stairs during a seizure. Matthew Gunn, 27, suffered catastrophic head injuries at the WM Morrisons store in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in September 2014. He had been regularly using the staircase to access his locker on the first

The Irish are favourites to secure the Grand Slam England captain Owen Farrell admits his mother Colleen is stuck in an unenviable position as he attempts to deny father Andy Grand Slam glory with Ireland. The personal circumstances of the Farrell family is a major subplot going into Saturday’s sold-out Dublin showdown, with the hosts odds-on favourites to complete a Guinness Six Nations clean sweep. Fly-half Farrell is out to

The actors who play the Prince and Princess of Wales as university students in The Crown have been spotted filming together in St Andrews. Ed McVey and Meg Bellamy were being filmed as William and Kate in the Fife seaside town on Friday. Bellamy was dressed in clothes that would not have been out of place in the early 2000s – when the couple attended the university – including bootcut

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has held talks with President Joe Biden as the two leaders marked St Patrick’s Day at the White House. Ahead of the bilateral engagement, Mr Varadkar hailed the Irish-American relationship as one of “two proud democracies, close friends and economic partners”. During the meeting, the two politicians are expected to discuss the president’s planned visit to the island of Ireland next month. Speaking to reporters in

Southampton manager Ruben Selles admits it will be a pleasure to go up against Tottenham boss Antonio Conte this weekend but remains confident they can boost their survival hopes going into the international break. Premier League basement club Saints welcome fourth-placed Spurs in need of points after a disappointing 2-0 home defeat by Brentford on Wednesday. Selles was made permanent manager last month and faces another difficult task on Saturday

A climate activist was arrested after she repeatedly tried to get in to an upmarket seaside restaurant to speak to Sir David Attenborough, a district judge has heard. Poole Magistrates’ Court was shown body-worn police camera footage of how Emma Smart, 45, refused to leave the shop under the Catch at The Old Fishmarket restaurant in Weymouth, Dorset, in November last year. The district judge watched on Friday as the