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With the EU approving a €90bn loan for Ukraine, a surprise visit from Prince Harry, and data suggesting Russian troops made almost no territorial gains in March - are there reasons for optimism in Kyiv? Lucy Hough speaks to senior international correspondent Luke Harding for ‪@todayinfocuspodcast‬


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Olly Robbins refused to hand Peter Mandelson’s vetting summary to the Cabinet Office, the civil servant who leads the department has said.

The summary – which would have revealed that Robbins, the now-sacked Foreign Office head, had granted Mandelson clearance against the advice of security officials – was instead provided to Cat Little by UK Security Vetting (UKSV), she told MPs.

Giving evidence to the Commons foreign affairs committee, Little, the permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office, disputed the claim by Robbins that her department had suggested Mandelson might not need vetting at all.

Story by Peter Walker ► www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/23/olly-robb…

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An injured axolotl is on the road to recovery after being rescued from a river in Wales. “Dippy” was found under the Dipping Bridge on the River Ogmore near Bridgend, south Wales, by a family who had stopped for a break while travelling on holiday last week.

Story by Caroline Davies ► www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/23/dippy-inju…

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On ‪@FootballWeeklyPodcast‬, Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan and Lucy Ward to discuss the latest in the Premier League

On the podcast today: we’ll begin with Chelsea and the sacking of Liam Rosenior after a terrible run of form that culminated with them being thrashed away at Brighton on Monday night.

Elsewhere, the Premier League title race. Manchester City’s 1-0 win at Burnley puts them top on goals scored – the first time City have topped the table since October. The result also sends Burnley back down to the Championship.

Plus, Leeds look safe with a late point at Bournemouth, we look forward to the FA Cup semi-finals and your questions answered.

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The Australian company that ran the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge has admitted it overcharged the British government by £118m.

Corporate Travel Management said its auditor had found evidence of “erroneous billing” of its UK clients, increasing its estimate of how much it owes the government by £40m.

Report by Lauren Almeida ► www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/23/bibby-stoc…

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Russell Brand said he had “exploitative” consensual sex with a 16-year-old girl at the height of his fame.

The comedian, actor and podcaster, 50, will be tried in the autumn over allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him by six women. Brand denies all the charges, which date from 1999 to 2009. Speaking about his past actions in an appearance on the YouTube show of the US journalist Megyn Kelly, Brand described himself “selfish” and an “exploiter of women”.

Full report by Matthew Weaver ► www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/23/russell-br…

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Watch: What it's really like for migrants coming to Europe today ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xffeg...
Migrant workers and the UK’s largest union will carry out a mass leafleting campaign in Shabana Mahmood’s Birmingham constituency to protest against a planned change in immigration policy.

The Labour-affiliated Unison union says the changes will adversely affect migrant care workers. About one-third of all care workers and one-fifth of all NHS workers are migrants.

Story by Diane Taylor ► www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/23/migrant-ca…

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On 15 January, members of the House of Commons environmental audit committee visited Bentham, the North Yorkshire town that has the highest levels of Pfas contamination in the UK.

The visit was the penultimate evidence-gathering session of the committee’s inquiry into the risks of Pfas and, on Thursday, the committee published its recommendations.

Foremost among them was a call for urgent restrictions on the use of Pfas in consumer goods, including school uniforms, cookware and food packaging, with the bans needed to begin from next year.

Story by Damien Gayle ► www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/use-of…

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South Korea’s air force has apologised for a 2021 mid-air collision involving two fighter jets, a day after auditors said pilots were taking selfies and filming during the flight and held them responsible for the accident. Read more ► www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/23/south-korea-…

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Ukraine’s frontline position is “the strongest” it has been in a year due to superiority in drones and enhanced air defence, said Andriy Sybiha, the foreign minister. Agence France-Presse said its analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) showed Russian troops made almost no territorial gains across the frontline in March – the first time this had occurred in two and a half years.

Ukraine war briefing, day 1,520 ► www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/23/ukraine-war-…

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