February 2023

Marks & Spencer will overtake John Lewis in the rankings of the UK’s biggest retailers by 2026, according to a new sales forecast. Tesco will retain its position as the largest retailer, followed by Sainsbury’s, but Amazon is on track to move into the top three within the next few years, industry title Retail Week […]

Britain will narrowly avoid a recession this year, but there will be little respite for under-pressure families – with around seven million households expected to struggle to pay energy and food bills, according to an economic think tank. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) has forecast that the UK will swerve a

Child victims of sexual abuse are waiting more than 600 days to see their attackers brought to justice, figures suggest. A report by the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA Centre) found that in 2021/22 it took an average of 261 days for police to reach a charging decision after a crime was

McDonald’s has signed a legal agreement with the equality watchdog amid concerns over how it has handled sexual harassment complaints made by UK staff. The move comes after allegations by workers at the fast-food chain’s US restaurants of sexual harassment in the workplace over several years and the company’s failure to deal with the issue.

Strikes by firefighters will be announced unless there is no progress in last-minute talks over pay on Wednesday, a union has warned. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) called for a “significant shift” from employers following a huge vote for industrial action over a 5% pay offer. The union said it hopes to resolve the dispute

He went off for a head injury assessment during the 34-10 home defeat against Ireland on Saturday Wales’ record cap holder Alun Wyn Jones is available for selection to face Guinness Six Nations opponents Scotland at Murrayfield. Wales head coach Warren Gatland initially said that second-row forward Jones had been ruled out after he went

The mother-of-two has been missing since January 27th Police have rejected suggestions that missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley could have been a victim of crime. Supt Sally Riley, of Lancashire Police, said “every single” potential suspicion or criminal suggestion that had come in, had been looked at by detectives and discounted. She said, “I would like

He won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship in 2017 Andy Murray has taken a wild card into the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships later this month. The Scot is a former champion at the ATP Tour event having beaten Fernando Verdasco in the final in 2017, Murray’s last title before hip problems struck that

He has been capped on 74 occasions Wales midfielder Joe Allen has announced his retirement from international football. Allen, one of Wales’ greatest-ever midfielders, said “time and injuries” had taken their toll as he called time on his 74-cap career. “Playing for Wales has been a great passion and love in my life, I have

Her comments come ahead of the Arnold Clark Cup England boss Sarina Wiegman has stressed she does not want to “push it” at the moment with regard to Beth Mead’s chances of making this summer’s World Cup. Wiegman on Tuesday named a squad for the Arnold Clark Cup missing Mead, the Golden Boot winner and