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Monday 23 May 2022

Ukrainian court sentences Russian soldier to life in prison for killing civilian

Vadim Shishimarin shot dead Oleksandr Shelipov as he rode his bicycle in village in Sumy region during early days of invasion
Johnson faces fresh claims he lied to MPs as new Partygate photos emerge

Images obtained by ITV News reveal table strewn with bottles at leaving do for a senior aide in November 2020

Top official at Foreign Office called upon to resign over Kabul withdrawal

Sir Philip Barton castigated along with Dominic Raab in damning report by MPs into UK’s chaotic exit
Cost of living response hindered by Johnson-Sunak rift, say ministers

Sources reveal frustration at likely delay of package to help households hit by squeeze on budgets
Challenge Anneka’s lasting legacy in Leeds points way for show’s reboot

Boss of Leeds Mencap, which was on programme in 1993, says new version is unlikely to lack for ideas
Challenge Anneka to be revived by Channel 5 after nearly 30 years

Anneka Rice, who was helicoptered in to complete a good cause on original show, urges fans to ‘dig out your lycra’

- Boris Johnson’s conversation with Sue Gray in a meeting that never happened
- Latest Boris Johnson photos bring Partygate scandal back into focus

What do new Partygate photos reveal about PM’s ‘rules were followed’ claim?

Boris Johnson, seen with wine in hand, repeatedly said he had been unaware of any law-breaking parties
Imran Ahmad Khan sentenced to 18 months over sexual assault of boy, 15

Ex-MP jailed after being expelled from Tory party following conviction for groping teenager at party in 2008
Hybrid working grew in Great Britain even as Covid rules eased, data shows

More than four in five workers want to continue flexible model despite government push for return to office
Scientists create tomatoes genetically edited to bolster vitamin D levels

The tomatoes contain as much provitamin D3 as two eggs, with UK outdoor field trials starting next month

‘They will often give you a wee nip’: rangers count puffins on Farne Islands

Annual survey is important for understanding health of the Atlantic puffin’s breeding colonies
Sushi, Pacific lobster … cheeseburgers: Japanese food fit for a president

Joe Biden’s hosts have treated him to Tokyo’s finest cuisine, but entertaining US presidents hasn’t always gone to plan
US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China, says Joe Biden

President says US’s responsibility to protect island is ‘even stronger’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Biden’s Taiwan vow creates confusion not clarity – and raises China tensions

President’s blunt response appears to undercut US ‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan as White House forced to walk back remarks

Chilly weather grips South America as southern Europe faces exceptional heat

Analysis: The presence of cooler water can have wider-ranging impacts on global weather patterns