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Nurseries under 'threat' as funding slammed as 'accident waiting to happen'

One of the most deprived boroughs is receiving less than the UK's wealthiest areas

Liverpool Echo · Feb 24, 2023

Supermarket turnips not in stock after Tory tells Brits to eat them in veg crisis

Environment Secretary, Therese Coffey suggested that the root vegetable Turnips would be a suitable alternative while other fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers were in short supply

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Win, lose, stalemate or a shock: how might the Ukraine war end?

Five scenarios for the end of the war, from a Russian or Ukrainian breakthrough to a frozen conflict

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Wrecked Russian tank, skull and silence mark war anniversary

A wrecked Russian tank put on display in Berlin, a bloody cake with a skull on top left in a Belgrade street and Ukraine’s yellow-and-blue flag held aloft in the sizzling Bangkok sun

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

The EASIEST part of the UK to pass your car MOT - and where it's the most difficult

Just 13% of vehicles fail the annual roadworthiness test in the area of the country with the highest MOT pass rate, according to a new study of government data

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

How a digital pound could work alongside cryptocurrencies

Like many other countries, the UK has developed a plan for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). A digital pound would essentially act like an online form of cash suitable for everyday payments. It would not earn any interest like a standard savings account (or even some current accounts), but…

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2023

‘We will do everything to gain victory’: Zelensky’s message to world on anniversary of Russia’s invasion

“We were not afraid, we did not break down, we did not surrender’, says Ukraine’s president

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

The UK’s asylum questionnaires plan has inflamed left and right alike. All the while, lives remain in limbo

Some say the form is a crackdown. Others see it as an amnesty. But either way, 80,000 will be kept waiting, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

High levels of forever chemicals linked to cancer are polluting areas across the UK and Europe

According to a major mapping project, man-made chemicals shown to increase cancer risk have been found across the UK and Europe.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Edinburgh weather as polar vortex set to bring snow and -11C temperatures to UK

After a mild February temperatures are set to drop as he head into March, with the Met Office forecasting an increasing chance of snow and chilly conditions.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 24, 2023