and as for western sanctions and global brands leaving russia, we are very tough people you can t scare us. then the very first mcdonald s restaurant opened right here 32 years ago, that was a hugely powerful symbol, a symbol of russia embracing western culture, western ideas, western food. what s happening here today with the departure of mcdonald s and its russian replacement, that s a symbol too, but a symbol of how russia and the west are now moving apart. over in the kremlin, no burgers but a hefty serving of patriotism. at a ceremony vladimir putin called on russians to devote themselves to the motherland, but he will know that western sanctions are having an impact. here s one example. russian tv reports that due to sanctions russian car makers can t import key components, so the new lada s being made without any airbags or an anti lock braking system. taxi driver nikita thinks the russian economy is in for a bumpy ride. the prices in roubles, they became ridiculou
as all migrants due on the first plane tomorrow enter appeals. the i also focuses on the same story, saying the flights may not get off the ground amid a potential last minute decision from the court of appeal on monday. the financial times has a report on the northern ireland trade deal where conservative backbenchers are putting pressure on the prime minister to rip it up. death of our hero. the metro s frontpage focuses on former british soldierjordan gatley, the second brit to be killed fighting for ukraine. the guardian features a stark warning from the confederation of british industry that overriding the northern irish deal will damage uk investment. the times lead on a new policy coming into force this week where universities will be forced to reveal investment from so called foreign actors in a move to crackdown on undue overseas influence on higher education. one million kids to go hungry says the mirror, in their report that the prime minister is snubbing a
everything in their power to secure the release of two british men sentenced to death for fighting russian forces. the government is expected to reject proposals to introduce a new salt and sugar tax on process food sold in england. the maximum interest rate on student loans in england is being cut by almost 5%. ministers hope it will provide peace of mind for graduates. a father and son have been killed in a crash at the isle of man tt. five riders have died in this year s event and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week he s experiencing facial paralysis. good afternoon. royal officials have said that prince charles remains politically neutral , following a report that he has strongly criticised plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. an unnamed source told the times newspaper that prince charles has described the policy as appalling and said he was more than disappointed by it. the first flight carrying asylum seekers