February 2023

The Canadian driver Stroll was ruled out of this week’s three-day running after a road bike accident in Spain Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich will fill the injured Lance Stroll’s cockpit for the first day of Formula One’s sole winter test. Canadian driver Stroll was ruled out of this week’s three-day running after a […]

A shortage of tomatoes affecting UK supermarkets is widening to other fruit and vegetables A shortage of tomatoes affecting UK supermarkets is widening to other fruit and vegetables and is likely to last weeks, retailers have warned. A combination of bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe has seen UK supermarket shelves left

Scientific instruments currently deployed on Mars may not be sensitive enough to search for evidence of life on the planet Scientific instruments currently deployed on Mars may not be sensitive enough to search for evidence of life on the planet, scientists have said. Since the Viking missions in the 1970s, many probes have been sent

Sir Ian McKellen’s poetry recital London Fashion Week was back with a bang for autumn/winter 2023, returning to a full schedule of catwalk shows and presentations after last season’s event was scaled back following the death of the Queen. Celebrities were out in force – on the runways and the front row – as designers

More than £168 million in grants are to be made available to farmers this year More than £168 million in grants are to be made available to farmers this year, farming minister Mark Spencer has announced. Money will be available to boost food production, pay for equipment and automation, and fund smaller abattoirs. Speaking at

former Metropolitan Police officer made derogatory comments about Katie Price’s son in a WhatsApp group A former Metropolitan Police officer made derogatory comments about Katie Price’s son in a WhatsApp group with other officers which contained sustained discriminatory content, a misconduct hearing has heard. It is alleged that eight serving and former officers attached to

Three of Ukraine’s most prominent designers have shown their latest collections on the final day of London Fashion Week Three of Ukraine’s most prominent designers have shown their latest collections on the final day of London Fashion Week (LFW). Kseniaschnaider, Paskal and Frolov made their LFW debut at the Old Selfridges Hotel, as Ukrainian Fashion

A shortage of tomatoes affecting UK supermarkets is widening to other fruit and vegetables A shortage of tomatoes affecting UK supermarkets is widening to other fruit and vegetables and is likely to last weeks, retailers have warned. A combination of bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe has seen UK supermarket shelves left

The analysis was carried out by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit The UK has spent more than £50 billion extra on gas since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a new analysis suggests. Wholesale gas prices exploded after the invasion and have been in a volatile state ever since, with many British households now burdened with

The banking giant unveiled a better-than-expected jump of more than 90% in pre-tax profits HSBC has reported a near-doubling of profits at the end of 2022 and revealed plans for a special shareholder payout on top of its highest dividend for four years as it defends itself in the face of break-up calls from its