Martin Lewis ambushes Badenoch on Good Morning Britain over student loans plan

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Finance campaigner marches on to set and tells Tory leader her policy to cut interest rates will only help top earners

Kemi Badenoch has faced what could be described as the stuff of nightmares for a UK politician being interviewed about a personal finance policy: being ambushed and contradicted live on air by Martin Lewis.

As the Conservative leader was being interviewed on ITV about her party’s plans to cut interest rates for some student loans, Lewis, a campaigner and finance expert, marched on to the set to announce that he completely disagreed.

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Millions face road travel bans as snow blankets New York and north-east US

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Blizzard warnings issued as some areas receive over a foot of snow, creating whiteout conditions

Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the north-eastern US were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings on Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions in the densely populated region.

Snow fell at a rate of 2-3in (5-7.6cm) an hour early on Monday from New York through Massachusetts. Some areas have received well over a foot (30cm) of snow since Sunday, along with wind gusts of over 30mph (48km/h) and low visibility.

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Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession – BBC

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  1. Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession  BBC
  2. As Andrew fell, Queen Elizabeth II held out hope, and Charles and William fumed  The Washington Post
  3. The Queen Stuck by Prince Andrew. King Charles Is Pulling Away  The New York Times
  4. Epstein survivor: US version of royalty is ‘billionaire class’  The Hill
  5. Australian PM backs removing of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from line of royal succession  NBC News
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Fears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shots

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Survivors say US healthcare system not ready for new cases – ‘the only thing to fix polio is the polio vaccine’

With preventable infectious diseases surging and top US vaccines adviser saying all vaccine recommendations may be reconsidered, experts are bracing for more polio cases while survivors say the medical system is not ready for polio.

“We don’t have a healthcare infrastructure to take care of a polio outbreak,” said Grace Rossow, an operating-room communications coordinator in Illinois, who has long-term health issues following a case of polio as an infant.

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People with rare genetic conditions are ‘systematically ignored’ by NHS

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Exclusive: One in four wait at least three years for diagnosis and many face treatment ‘access lottery’, report finds

Millions of people living with rare genetic conditions across the UK are being “systematically ignored” by the NHS and facing inadequate care, according to a report.

Rare genetic conditions, such as Williams syndrome and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, affect more than 3.5 million people across the UK. One in 17 people are affected by a rare condition at some point during their lives.

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Activists hang photo of Andrew leaving police custody in the Louvre

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Everyone Hates Elon campaigners fix photo of ex-prince slouched in backseat of car after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Activists have hung a photo in the Louvre museum in Paris of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor being driven from a police station after his arrest.

The British political campaign group Everyone Hates Elon fixed the photo, which shows the former prince slouched in the backseat of a Range Rover, on a wall of the Paris gallery on Sunday.

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Exclusive: Mounting concern in Brussels over Ukraine’s reform backslide – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Exclusive: Mounting concern in Brussels over Ukraine’s reform backslide  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine war briefing: EU eager for membership talks with Kyiv to begin ‘as soon as possible’  The Guardian
  3. 'Volia', Ukraine, and the future of Europe  Euractiv
  4. Idea of Ukraine’s "political accession" to EU in 2027 exists, - Dombrovskis  Цензор.НЕТ
  5. Dutch Central Bank Chief Says Ukraine in EU Would Boost Bloc  Bloomberg.com
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‘Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full’: Iran’s students on why they are protesting again

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As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality

More than 45 days after a brutal January crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead, students across several universities are protesting again. As Iran’s new academic term began on Saturday, students in Tehran gathered on campus, chanting anti-government slogans, despite a heavy security presence and plainclothes officers stationed outside university gates.

The Guardian spoke to protesting students about why they were rallying despite the fact that thousands had been killed and tens of thousands arrested in the January demonstrations.

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Gulf countries back Kuwait’s sovereignty after Iraq draws new boundaries – Al Jazeera

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  1. Gulf countries back Kuwait’s sovereignty after Iraq draws new boundaries  Al Jazeera
  2. Gulf Arab countries back Kuwait in dispute with Iraq over their maritime border  AP News
  3. Riyadh leads Arab support for Kuwait amid Iraq maritime firing  Arab News
  4. Iraq files new maritime boundaries map to UN; Kuwait objects  The New Arab
  5. Egypt closely monitors maritime border developments between Kuwait, Iraq  Egypt Today
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Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder in South Africa – BBC

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  1. Robert Mugabe's son charged with attempted murder in South Africa  BBC
  2. Robert Mugabe's son Bellarmine arrested in South Africa after reported shooting in Johannesburg  BBC
  3. Mugabe's son appears in South African court on attempted murder charge  Reuters
  4. Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shooting  The Guardian
  5. A son of late Zimbabwe President Mugabe is arrested in South Africa over a shooting  AP News
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‘You either fight or die’: Kenyans tricked into joining Russia-Ukraine war – Al Jazeera

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  1. ‘You either fight or die’: Kenyans tricked into joining Russia-Ukraine war  Al Jazeera
  2. 'Given a gun and sent to die': Kenyans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine  NPR
  3. Over 1,000 Kenyans enlisted to fight in Russia-Ukraine war, report says  BBC
  4. From Korea to Kenya: All the countries dragged into fighting the Ukraine-Russia war  The Independent
  5. More than 1,000 Kenyans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine war, report says  The Guardian
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