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Clegg slams Westminster 'xenophobia' on immigration
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has accused Labour of not standing up against xenophobia and Conservatives of not standing up for business over the issue of immigration.
"It is truly dispiriting to see the Conservative and Labour parties driven - as far as I can see - entirely by panic on this issue," he said at the Liberal Democrat spring conference.
He appeared to describe Tory minister James Brokenshire's immigration speech as "irresponsible" and said Labour, in response, "won't stand up against xenophobia".
Mr Clegg used the same speech to accuse the Conservatives of "no longer standing up for business."
Russia 'may suspend nuclear arms inspections'
Russia may suspend nuclear arms inspections in a treaty with the US in reaction to Western sanctions over Ukraine, Russian news agencies quoted an unnamed defence ministry source as saying.
"The ungrounded threats to Russia from the US and NATO over its Ukrainian policy are regarded by us as an unfriendly gesture and allow us to announce force majeure," the unnamed source was quoted as saying by the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency.
"We are ready to take this step as a response to the Pentagon's statements about suspension of engagements between the armies of Russia and the US," the source added.
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Father 'quietly elated' at Clare's Law rollout
The father of Clare Wood, who died at the hands of a violent ex-boyfriend, said he was "quietly elated that common sense has come to the fore" after the introduction of what has become known as Clare's Law.
"I'm glad it escalated into what it has become," Michael Wood said.
Austrian listed on missing flight 'had passport stolen'
An Austrian citizen reported to be on board of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight is safe in Austria, the Austrian Foreign Ministry confirmed today, adding that the person's passport had been stolen.
Italian listed as missing plane's passenger 'not on flight'
Italian Foreign Ministry said no Italians were on board of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight, despite an Italian citizen being on the list of passengers released by the airline.
Ukraine security body reports cyber attacks
Ukrainian authorities said the country's top security body and a national news agency had been hit by cyber attacks.
Unidentified sources launched denial of service (DoS) attacks which are intended to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users, officials said.
Last week the country's telecommunications system had come under cyber attack, with some Internet and telephone services severed after Russian forces seized control of airfields and key installations in Ukraine's Crimea region.
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'Warning shots fired as observers try to enter Crimea'
International military observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said "warning shots" were fired as the mission turned back trying to enter Crimea.
Military assessment visitors from OSCE States turned back from Crimea checkpoint at Armyans'k. Warning shots fired. Everyone safe. #Ukraine
The OSCE observers have been unable to enter Ukraine's Crimea peninsula for the second day in a row.
PM among those congratulating Etherington
David Cameron was among a host of names congratulating Britain's Jade Etherington, after the the British skier won the women's visually impaired downhill:
Proud of Jade Etherington, who won silver in the women's visually impaired downhill in Sochi. #GoParalympicsGB.
A host of others took to the social network to tweet their thanks. Eventually, Etherington herself tweeted, though her celebrations were understated:
We've won a Downhill medal!!!!!!! It's Silver :))))
Lib Dems pledge £100 income tax cut
The Liberal Democrats will make raising the personal income tax allowance to £12,500 a key demand in any coalition negotiations after the 2015 general election.
Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander confirmed in a speech to the party's spring conference that increasing the threshold will be written into the party's manifesto for the contest.
A rise of at least £500 - giving a tax cut of £100 - would be earmarked for the first Budget after the election, he said.
The Lib Dems have made raising the point at which people start paying income tax to £10,000 a priority in Government and Mr Alexander indicated pressure was mounting for George Osborne to signal a further rise to £10,500 in this month's Budget.
Air search for missing plane suspended until daylight
Air search and rescue mission in the area where a Malaysian plane carrying 239 people went missing has been suspended, the Malaysian Airlines operating the flight said in a statement.
The airline said seaborne rescue teams from Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam will continue searching the South China Sea.
The plane disappeared from radar at 1.30am local time (5.30pm GMT) on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
