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Welsh Government issues statement on future of free Covid testing in Wales

'It appears to seriously undermine our ability to carry out universal free testing"

Wales Online

Legacy benefits petition calling for £1,500 back pay passes signature milestone which should trigger official response

More than 2 million people on older benefits including ESA and JSA did not qualify for the £20 weekly uplift.

Daily Record

Welsh morning headlines: News, coronavirus, sport, weather and roads updates as UK government ends covid testing

The UK Government is changing the rules on testing and isolation in England

Wales Online

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No lateral flow Covid tests available on government's website as Boris Johnson announces end to testing

The Prime Minister announced free universal testing would come to an end in England

Wales Online

UK Government set to announce Russia sanctions, reports say

It's in reaction to President Putin's decision to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine as independent republics

Wales Online

Welsh Government gives date it will consider changing isolation rules in Wales

There has been a 'very heated' meeting between UK and devolved nations today

Wales Online

England's full timetable for ending all Covid rules, free testing and self-isolation payments

UK Government is changing the rules on testing and isolation in England

Wales Online

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Welsh Government urges Boris Johnson not to scrap free UK Covid testing ahead of major announcement

The UK Government says free testing cost £2bn in January alone

Wales Online

Nicola Sturgeon issues warning over end of free lateral flow tests

The Scottish First Minister said it would be ‘completely wrong’ if decisions made by the UK Government constrain her ministers.

The Independent UK

Renfrewshire MP slams plans by the UK Government to scrap free covid tests

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, condemned the proposed move as "irresponsible."

Daily Record

Number of DWP Universal Credit sanctions soars to 'extremely worrying' 50,000 a month

The number of people claiming Universal Credit who have had their benefits reduced or removed has soared — and the UK Government are bringing in even tougher rules

Glasgow Live

Trading standards in Scotland faces recruitment crisis amid budget cut backs, warns MSP

Trading standards is supposed to enforce consumer protection legislation but the service has struggled to recruit new staff in recent years.

Daily Record

Edinburgh Alan Turing charity shows UK minister its work with African children

UK Government Minister Vicky Ford visited The Turing Trust charity in Edinburgh to discuss their work to supply schools in Malawi with refurbished computers.

Edinburgh Live

Urgent clarity from Welsh and UK governments needed on future business support in Wales, says FSB

The Federation of Small Businesses says the concerning disconnect between Westminster and Cardiff Bay on future business support is causing confusion and bad for business

Birmingham Post

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Wales Online

More than 10,000 people want St David's Day to be a bank holiday but UK Government has said no

The number of signatures on a petition has forced the UK government to respond

Wales Online

Welsh Government announces who will get £150 payment towards rising bills

The UK Government had already made an announcement for England

Birmingham Post

Welsh Government makes its most positive statement so far on a freeport for Wales

Welsh and UK governments have been at loggerheads over the issue but ministers in Wales say 'good progress' is being made

Insider UK

Scottish and UK governments agree deal for two ‘green freeports’

A bidding process for the freeports will open in spring this year and it is hoped the new sites will open in spring 2023

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Daily Record

Humza Yousaf says Boris Johnson move to end covid restrictions should not ‘force our hand’

The Scottish Government health secretary raised fears about the financing of covid testing if Boris Johnson ends the requirement a month earlier than expected.

The Independent UK

UK Government should not ‘force our hand’ by ending free Covid tests – Yousaf

Scotland’s Health Secretary said free testing should not be brought to an end in February.

Daily Record

Jobs scheme graduates land apprenticeships with Lanarkshire biotech firm

Over 130,000 young people have now started roles with the UK Government’s Kickstart scheme, with many staying on as apprentices

Belfast Live

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says likelihood of NI Protocol agreement before elections 'quite small'

He said there was "very little progress" in ongoing discussions between the UK Government and the EU

The Independent UK

Most Scottish households to get £150 cost of living payment – amid warning over ‘repeating UK mistakes’

Anti-poverty charities say the scheme ‘mirrors the UK government’s misguided approach’

The Independent UK

Council tax rebate plan ‘repeats mistakes’ of UK Government, charities warn

They say the Scottish Finance Secretary should have targeted support towards low-income homes.

Daily Record

Martin Lewis calls for £200 energy bill credit to be scrapped in favour of an alternative solution

A new online petition is also asking the UK Government to give households the right to refuse the credit.

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