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England's Covid restrictions to end; Russia sends tanks into Ukraine

Government
Rob Gill
22 February 2022

Tuesday’s headlines are dominated by an escalation in the Ukraine crisis and the UK government’s decision to end all remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England later this week.

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Oil prices have surged to a seven-year high following Russia’s move to send tanks into two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine following weeks of tensions on the border.

Elsewhere, British Airways has admitted it has struggled to deliver luggage to customers after the UK was buffeted by a series of fierce storms over the past week.

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Putin sends tanks into Ukraine