The foreign secretary, David Cameron, said the UK could loan Russian central bank assets in the UK to Ukraine, which it could recuperate from Russian reparations paid to Kyiv after the war. Lord Cameron told the House of Lords on Tuesday: 'There is an opportunity to use something like a syndicated loan or a bond that effectively uses the frozen Russian assets as a surety to give that money to the Ukrainians, knowing that we will recoup it when reparations are paid by Russia.' He added that the government was aiming for maximum 'G7 and EU unity' on the proposal, but the UK would be ready to 'move ahead with allies that want to take this action'

Bayern Munich have made it easier for Liverpool, Arsenal or Man City to sign Joshua KimmichLiverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City have emerged as the battling trident set to thrash it out for the signing of Bayern Munich ace Joshua Kimmich in the summer. Talk has mounted in recent months that Kimmich feels he has one major transfer left in his career, before he begins the slow slide past his years of peak performance. However, the giants of the Premier League have now entered proceedings and Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City are reportedly in the process of placing offers on the table. Kimmich is reported to have 'felt undermined by Tuchel since the start of the season', when the coach publicly questioned his credentials as a No.6. Transfer hopefuls have been on standby ever since, and now it appears a matter of time before Kimmich makes his final decision.

Councillor Ron Shepherd, second from the left in the council's picture below, called the latest hefty fine a "great result for our enforcement teams". However, not everyone had sympathy for the cyclists fined, BigDoodyBoy making the point that, "Guys, it's the law. It makes you look like car drivers who are always going on about the 'war on drivers'. Pedal those squares: "There is anti-social behaviour and there are people going from A to B with consideration for others. You can drive a car at excess speeds and receive a lower fine, you can park a car on pavements with no issues.

Social media suggested Sunak risks being overshadowed by Cameron when it comes to communication styles. Cameron, appointed to the House of Lords so Sunak could make him foreign secretary, released a 90-second video to promote his first 100 days in the role. You can watch it – and ponder how many takes it took for the cameraperson to walk down the stairs backwards – here:I’ve been Foreign Secretary for 113 days. Rishi Sunak could never present himself like this. Our political leaders aren’t meant to be *bad*, the UK Foreign Secretary should be a capable person.

the Lake District of course. On a bus to Windermere to make my way home, driver stops on Kirkstone Pass insisting we all get out to take a photo then gives us a short talk on the area. Kirkstone Pass, Lake District, EnglandTheir review reads: "Jaw-dropping photo opps abound from the top of Kirkstone Pass, which soars more than 450 metres high and connects Windermere and Patterdale. "The snaking road that zig-zags through verdant mountain scenery has the accolade of being the highest pass in the Lake District, with the road to Ambleside given the moniker “the struggle” for its steepness. Pull up a chair under oak beams at The Kirkstone Pass Inn, England’s third highest pub — and order a Cumbrian rosehip gin."

Punchbowl News: “There’s plenty of legitimate criticism of Johnson from members of his own leadership. The Louisiana Republican is slow to make decisions, they assert. “Johnson’s predictable inability to break away from the spending deal cut by his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, which is a real bipartisan compromise between the White House and Capitol Hill. Johnson became speaker 10 months into the Congress, limiting his leeway to change the trajectory of this high-stakes debate in any meaningful way.”2. “Hardline conservatives’ all-or-nothing attitude has plunged the House Republicans into a dysfunctional majority.“The Hill: Hakeem Jeffries slams “do-nothing” Republicans over their “chaos and dysfunction and extremism.”

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spent three years in charge of Manchester United and the Norwegian has branded some players "petty" for refusing to captain the club in certain gamesFormer Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed players turned down the captaincy during his time in charge. The former striker was then sacked in November 2021 after three years in charge and has not managed another club since. And in an appearance on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Solskjaer has opened up about his time in charge and labelled some United players "petty" for refusing to captain the club. "No one said 'No' to being the club captain, it was just for certain games," he revealed. Image: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)Solskjaer also claimed certain players were "scared" of doing pre-match interviews, suggesting they were "worried about the questions" they would be asked.

Other than Vermont (Haley by four), Trump’s margins ranged from 15 points in Utah to 76 in Alaska. Today’s primaries have also enhanced his popular vote position; he now leads Haley by 71-25 on overall popular votes in the primaries so far. 2:16pm With 90% counted in Vermont, Haley leads Trump by 49.5-46.2, and should win. In national polls, Trump leads by 77,3-15.2, while Joe Biden leads Dean Phillips in national Democratic primary polls by 75.9-8.2. In Idaho, he won by 85-13, and in North Dakota by 85-14, while Haley won DC by 63-33.

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The Government is expected to announce plans to widen its definition of extremism to include those who are deemed to “undermine” ‘British Values’. “All too often, new measures against terrorism or extremism end up endangering rather than protecting religious freedom. We saw this only too well when Ofsted inspectors investigating ‘British Values’ threatened to close Jewish schools if they didn’t teach children about same-sex marriage. What does it even mean to ‘undermine British values’ when there is no consensus – and certainly no legal definition – of what those values are? But the Government introduced an amendment which requires universities to give “particular regard” to freedom of speech when fulfilling their duty under Prevent.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Super Tuesday election night party. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Super Tuesday election night party. Her campaign said in a statement that the results reflected there were many Republicans “who are expressing deep concerns about Donald Trump”. “If Donald Trump returns to the White House, all of this progress is at risk,” Biden said. “We can do better than two 80-year-old candidates for president,” Haley said at a rally Monday in the Houston suburbs.

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Morgan said he was leaving to focus on the Uncensored YouTube channel, saying that daily, fixed TV schedules have been “an increasingly unnecessary straitjacket”. “A large proportion of our live viewing is already through streaming on televisions and we intend to continue to grow this. There is no doubt over Talk’s future as an audio and video channel, it just won’t be distributed on linear. Piers Morgan Uncensored has 2.4 million. TalkTV, a venture from News UK, the publisher of The Times and The Sun, launched in 2022.

Jim White shared a stage with Rangers boss Philippe Clement and Ibrox icon Graeme Souness at Armadillo on Sunday night - and the lid has finally been lifted in the behind the scene talks. Clement kicked off stating :“I have never seen a city with such passion for football. You see all the stats after that game and it’s a game you needed to win. It is a team with a lot of talent and a lot of young, good players, but also with a much bigger budget than Rangers. If we could qualify against them it would be really, really impressive.”

World’s biggest “passive house” office buildinghttps://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/boston-skyscraper-named-worlds-biggest-passive-house-officehttps://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/12/winthrop-center-in-boston-named-worlds-largest-passive-house/DOE’s “Affordable Home Energy Shot” and other housing emissions reductions initiatives of the Biden administrationhttps://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/21/fossil-free-100-affordable-housing-can-mean-residents-have-no-utility-bills/Cement and carbon black as a supercapacitor and a building materialhttps://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a44716956/scientists-make-supercapacitor-out-of-cement/hat tip Andrew Tobias"Just over half of Europe's single family homes could technically be fully energy self-sufficient with a combination of solar energy and storage systems, according to a report by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology"https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/half-europes-family-homes-could-be-energy-self-sufficient-solar-and-storage-reportReport (in German): https://www.kit.edu/kit/pi_2023_088_energiewende-energieautark-im-einfamilienhaus.phpFlood resistant homes from bamboohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/interactive/2023/flood-resistant-home-bamboo/Use https://archive.ph/14gDa to get past the paywallEditorial Comment: this is not necessarily net zero energy building but could be and could also be adapted to the rest of the world, urban and ruralAll electric sustainable skyscraper in Brooklynhttps://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/24/a-sustainable-skyscraper-grows-in-brooklyn-thanks-to-alloy/Geos net zero energy community in Coloradohttps://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/this-colorado-community-is-already-living-in-the-all-electric-futurehat tip to Jennifer HillJennifer Hill also pointed me toKaupuni Village in Hawaiihttps://g70.design/project/kaupuni-village/https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/53401.pdfLiving Zenith in Utahhttps://livingzenith.com/Red Fox Crossing in Wisconsinhttps://www.probuilder.com/wisconsins-first-net-zero-communityHillside East in Vermonthttps://hillsidevt.com/energy-resiliency/Building passively cooled schools in Burkina Fasohttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/29/we-dont-need-air-con-how-burkina-faso-builds-schools-that-stay-cool-in-40c-heat