February 2023

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has vowed to make Manchester United the “number one club in the world again” after confirming Ineos has launched a takeover bid. Ratcliffe’s Ineos company will compete with wealthy Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, to acquire the Old Trafford club from the Glazer family. Ratcliffe, 70, is one of […]

Lewis Dodd kicked St Helens to a golden point victory over Penrith Panthers to win the World Club Challenge in Sydney. Saints looked set for heartbreak after a late try from Brian To’o helped the double defending NRL champions force the extra period with less than 90 seconds left on the clock. But the visitors

Nearly two weeks after a massive earthquake levelled tens of thousands of buildings and displaced millions of people in Turkey and Syria, many are still struggling to fulfil their basic needs and some are living in tents, factories, train carriages and greenhouses. People driven from their homes in the disaster zone described being unable to

Rishi Sunak is to hold talks with European leaders in a bid to fix issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol, despite reservations among Eurosceptic Tory backbenchers. There is mounting speculation that the UK and EU could unveil a deal aimed at breaking the impasse over the contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements early next week. The Prime

It will be conducted by their Head of Crime, Detective Chief Superintendent Pauline Stables Lancashire Police is set to conduct an internal review into the Nicola Bulley investigation. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he was “concerned that private information was put into the public domain” by officers during a press conference on Wednesday. He

That’s according to Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak has said “there’s more work to do” on reaching a deal with the EU on Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol, amid speculation one could be close. The Prime Minister stressed that “we have not got a deal yet” as he vowed to continue negotiating with the European Commission “intensely”.

The scheme will now run to the end of June England’s £2 cap on bus fares will be extended by three months, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. The promotion – launched at the start of the year – was due to expire at the end of March but will now run until June

International Consolidated Airlines also runs Spanish operator Iberia British Airways’ parent company is set to return to profit for the past year as it continues its turbulent recovery. International Consolidated Airlines (IAG), which also runs Spanish operator Iberia, will reveal its latest annual financial figures on Friday February 24. It comes amid early positivity in

It follows a loss of £21 million in the previous year French energy firm EDF has revealed that core profits in its UK business bounced last year, as the business was able to charge much more for the electricity that its nuclear power plants and wind turbines produced. The Government-owned giant became the latest in

The new rates of pay are higher than the Government’s National Living Wage and the voluntary Real Living Wage recommended by the Living Wage Foundation Supermarket giant Asda has announced a 10% pay increase for its hourly-paid store workers. Rates will rise to £11 an hour from April and £11.11 from July. The company said