February 2023

The US President has made a surprise visit to Ukraine days before the country marks 1 year since Russia’s invasion Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in a defiant display of western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before […]

The Scottish Finance Secretary is the latest person to confirm a bid to replace Nicola Sturgeon Scotland’s Finance Secretary has confirmed she is entering the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon – with Kate Forbes’ announcement meaning there are now three candidates vying for the top job. Ms Forbes, who had been widely tipped to stand,

The discounter has rapidly grown its UK business in recent years through new store openings, taking it to almost 1,000 sites Aldi has said it will create 2,400 more jobs as part of plans to “almost double” its number of stores in London. The supermarket giant said it will significantly grow its current estate of

That’s according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy A record level of Government energy bill support reached vulnerable households last month, though many are still missing out. Those on prepayment meters used 1.7 million vouchers in January – more than in previous months, with three quarters of all vouchers now redeemed, the

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Bristol and Carlisle are taking action Civil servants working for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) begin their second week of strike action on Monday. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) based in Bristol and Carlisle are taking action as part

That’s according to Rightmove The average price tag on a home increased by just £14 month-on-month in February, according to a property website. Rightmove said it is the smallest increase it has recorded between January and February, in records going back to 2001. Across Britain, the average asking price for a home in February is

The offers come into effect this week in all of Morrisons’ 498 supermarkets and online Morrisons is cutting prices across a range of its own-brand products as it joins a string of supermarkets battling to retain customers while living costs soar. The supermarket, which was recently pushed out of the “big four” UK grocers by

The development minister has visited Turkey to witness the impact of UK aid helping people affected by devastating earthquakes. Andrew Mitchell is the first UK minister to visit the disaster zone since the February 6 quake which has killed at least 44,000 in Turkey and Syria. He thanked UK medics working alongside Turkish doctors at