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An unidentified armed man patrols a square in front of the airport in Simferopol, Ukraine. Russian military were blocking the airport in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea near the Russian naval base while unidentified men were patrolling another airport serving the regional capital, Ukraine's new Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Friday
The bright dancing lights known as the aurora borealis that were seen across the UK last night were the result of a major sun storm that sent radiation in the form of charged particles colliding into the Earth’s atmosphere.
David Cameron has renewed his call on Moscow to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity in a telephone call with Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine has also accused Moscow of orchestrating “an armed invasion” after two airports were taken over by unidentified armed men.
An emotional reunion has been held for 220 sailors with their families after they returned to the UK following one of the Royal Navy’s longest deployments.
HMS Daring sailed into Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, having completed the nine-month mission to the Far East which saw the warship being diverted to assist in the aid mission to the Philippines following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan.
The day's news in pictures: February 28 2014
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