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FOREIGN Affair Committee chair Tom Tugendhat warned that Russia sees nuclear weapons as just a "bigger bang" after Putin put nuclear forces on high alert. Read the full Article 'Not impossible!' Tungendhat issues horrifying Russia nuclear warning to Britain from The Express Share Brexit News.

IT is Afghanistan that has often been called “the graveyard of empires”. But as Vladimir Putin ’s unprovoked war against Ukraine enters its second week, a possibility emerges. Will Ukraine turn out to be the graveyard of Vladimir Putin? Will Ukraine turn out to be the graveyard of Vladimir Putin? Getty As his war against Ukraine enters its second week Putin managed to unite Nato. Pictured are Russian military vehicles near the village of Oktyabrsky, Belgorod Region[/caption] The Russian President has been preparing for this conflict for years, perhaps decades. Over the past 12 months, he has been building up his forces on the Ukrainian borders. The world watched and waited, divided over whether he was mad enough to do it. Even those who believed he was ­definitely going to strike Ukraine tended to think he would try to seize only the country’s eastern, Russian-speaking areas. But no, mad Vlad decided to try to swallow the whole thing. Like a python trying to...

LIZ TRUSS refused to say how many refugees from Ukraine the UK will accept as criticism of the Government's failure to relax visa requirements mounted last night. Read the full Article Liz Truss refuses to put figure on refugees from The Express Share Brexit News.

TAX payers face a hefty fine if they don’t submit their self-assessment returns on time. Anyone who needs to fill in a self-assessment form usually gets hit with a fine of £100 if they miss the deadline – but it also goes up the longer you leave it. Alamy Self-employed Brits have been reminded to file their taxes or face hefty fines[/caption] This year, the taxman extended the hard deadline on filing tax returns from January 31 to February 28. That meant Brits had a little longer to file the important payments. But that new deadline has now arrived, so if you want to avoid forking out you’ll need to be quick. Late filing fees will begin to apply as of tomorrow, March 1. If you find yourself in that position, we explain the charges you might face. Most read in Money BANK FAIL ...

BRITAIN has signed a new free trade deal with New Zealand that is set to boost the UK economy by £800million a year. Read the full Article Brexit Britain signs £800million trade bonanza with New Zealand - UK's potential unleashed Who will be Next to leave the EU? Check out who is leading in our exclusive poll Poll

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has threatened a nuclear “special alert”. The Kremlin has suggested that comments from Foreign Secretary Liz Truss sparked this high alert. PA:Press Association HMS Vigilant is one of the UK’s four nuclear capable submarines[/caption] Will there be a nuclear war? President Putin announced he would be putting his nuclear forces onto a special alert. The UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told the BBC: “We will not do anything to escalate in that area, we will not do anything to feed any miscalculation – we take it very, very seriously. “But at the moment this is a battle of rhetoric that President Putin is deploying.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson has flown to Eastern Europe for discussions with NATO . There are currently peace talks underway on the Belarusian border between Russia and Ukraine with the hopes of a ceasefire. Nuclear weapons have only been used once in history,...

Boris Johnson has promised that the UK Government will "not turn our backs in Ukraine's hour of need" - as he announced another £40million in aid. Read the full Article Extra £40m in aid to hold off growing humanitarian crisis from The Express Share Brexit News.

THIS is the heartbreaking moment a TV interpreter breaks down in tears as she translates the Ukrainian President’s speech amid the Russian invasion. The German journalist becomes emotional while she reads out Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement as her voice can be heard cracking. AFP The President was giving an update on the situation in Ukraine on the fifth day of the invasion[/caption] Fighting continues in Kharkiv where Ukrainian forces say are in full-control The Welt journalist was able to translate the first part of the President’s speech before breaking down in tears that can be heard through the microphone. She said: “Russia is on the path of evil, Russia must lose its voice in the UN. “Ukraine, we definitely know…” At that point it was obvious she was overwhelmed as she started saying “what we are defending” before she suddenly stopped. She then paused for a moment and apologised to the viewers. ...

THE European Union has threatened to stop the free flow of data between the bloc and the EU if the UK pursues ties with the US and Australia. Read the full Article Brexit LIVE: Bitter EU threatens to AXE deal as Britain builds ties with Australia and US Who will be Next to leave the EU? Check out who is leading in our exclusive poll Poll

BBC host Sophie Raworth challenged shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy over his own voting record on the expansion of Britain's nuclear deterrent. Read the full Article 'Glad we have a deterrent now?' BBC's Raworth challenges Lammy on nuclear vote record from The Express Share Brexit News.

HOME Secretary Priti Patel is to make tackling violence against women a top priority for England's police on the anniversary of Sarah Everard's murder. Read the full Article Police prioritise women's safety a year after Sarah Everard's murder from The Express Share Brexit News.

DAVID Lammy was left on the spot as Sky News host Trevor Phillips questioned Labour's proposals for additional sanctions on Russia. Read the full Article 'Will banning Wedgwood really have an impact?' Lammy squirms over Labour Russia sanctions from The Express Share Brexit News.

UKRAINIANS fleeing Vladimir Putin’s invasion will be able to seek sanctuary in Britain visa-free if they have family in the UK. Boris Johnso n announced the relaxation of immigration rules as the UN warned that nearly 400,000 refugees had left Ukraine. Avalon.red Chaos at Lviv station as thousands attempt to flee to Poland[/caption] Hundreds of thousands of women and children have left the country as fighting continues The PM also pledged another £40million to provide medical aid to Kyiv after talks with President Zelenskyy and meetings with community leaders at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London. He said: “The UK will not turn our backs in Ukraine’s hour of need.” Immigration Minister Kevin Foster caused fury by telling those fleeing to come to the UK to pick fruit. Replying to Labour MP Luke Pollard, he tweeted that they could try “our seasonal work scheme”. He later deleted the message, which Mr Pollard branded “painfully unaware”. The Labour M...

IMMIGRATION Minister Tom Pursglove has told members of the House of Lords that they will anger the public if they try to thwart efforts to fix Britain's "broken asylum system". Read the full Article Tom Pursglove: The UK's asylum system is broken from The Express Share Brexit News.

THIS is the incredible moment a defiant Ukrainian man casually got rid of an anti-tank mine with his bare hands – while puffing on a cigarette. As Vladimir Putin’s invasion continues to rock the country, the unnamed man was caught on camera appearing to risk his life as he moved the explosive device. East2West Footage shows the man calmly move the land mine[/caption] East2West He moved the device while puffing on a cigarette[/caption] It’s reported the fearless man – donning a black puffer coat and jeans -found the land mine by a roadside in Berdyansk before calmly moving it into a forest. Footage shows the civilian carrying the explosive device across a road away from a bridge as he smokes a cigarette. In another show of strength, hundreds of brave Ukrainians forced Russian tanks to grind to a halt by blocking a road on foot. A chilling clip, thought to have been shot in Koryukiva, just miles from Ukraine’s border with  Russia , shows...