Stark TikTok warning as all users told to delete app Reports say TikTok 'gives away users' data' but app bosses say it can 'be trusted' Liverpool Echo · Feb 7, 2023
Average UK house price is more than £12,000 below August peak – index House prices stabilised in January, with 0.0% change, according to Halifax’s latest figures. The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
Solving people’s pain greater aspiration than any personal reward: Varun Gandhi Feroze Varun Gandhi is the third-time Lok Sabha MP from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh. He is not only a politician but also a poet and author of four books, including his latest release "The Indian Metropolis" today. He holds a BSc (Hons) Economics from the prestigious London School of Economics… The Times of India · Feb 7, 2023
Beyoncé general sale tickets at Ticketmaster and Live Nation for Renaissance tour UK 2023 Beyonce is performing at the Stadium of Light, Cardiff Principality Stadium, BT Murray Field Stadium in Edinburgh and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London Liverpool Echo · Feb 7, 2023
NatWest taking ‘pretty hard line’ on crypto; pound below $1.20; UK house prices ‘stable in January’ – as it happened Dame Alison Rose, the head of NatWest, tells MPs her bank is preventing customers from investing in crypto assets, as part of a crackdown on fraud. The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
BP scales back climate goals as profits more than double to £23bn Energy company faces calls for toughened windfall tax as it reaps rewards from high gas prices The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
Waste crime: how online advertising platforms are facilitating illegal dumping The new BBC podcast, Buried, by investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, is a compelling look at how criminals are infiltrating the UK waste disposal system. It opens with a tape recording by a trucker, on his deathbed. He tells the story of one of the worst environmental crimes… The Conversation · Feb 7, 2023
Further food price rises could cause up to 1 million additional deaths in 2023 Food prices in the UK are at their highest for 15 years and something similar is happening in almost every country around the world. The Conversation · Feb 7, 2023
Big defence projects are usually late and over budget – here's what we can learn from the build-up to WW2 UK defence minister Alex Chalk visited Rosyth shipyard in Fife, Scotland a few days ago to kick off construction on the second ship in a new class of frigates for the Royal Navy. The navy is buying five of these state-of-the-art Type 31 warships for active service by 2027. The Conversation · Feb 7, 2023
UK shoppers rein in spending despite sales as cost of living crisis takes toll British Retail Consortium says sales growth slowed in January amid soaring costs for energy and food The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
‘We owe our landlord £1m in rent – but they’ve left us with substandard homes’ Homeless charity’s fight over rent arrears adds to property funds’ woes, including rising interest rates and sceptical investors The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
Big interview: How Leonardo Helicopters' new UK boss is planning to transform a century-old business Adam Clarke talks to BusinessLive about his vision for the historic Somerset firm, including investment in new technologies, dealing with the cost-of-living crisis and plans to 'evolve' the culture to attract top talent Birmingham Post · Feb 7, 2023
Kyiv claims last 24 hours was deadliest day of conflict for Russian troops – as it happened Ukraine’s military makes unverified claim that number of Russian military to die in conflict has risen by 1,030 in last day The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023
Claudia Winkleman says The Piano is 'a lovely one-off' with no second series The quest to find the UK's most talented, undiscovered pianist will take contestants from playing in a railway station to the final at London’s Royal Festival Hall Wales Online · Feb 7, 2023
Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023 UK weather: Snow to sweep the nation in HOURS as -4C freeze sparks emergency measures Snow could be on the way soon following a bitterly cold night in parts of the UK, with some local authorities implementing emergency measures to protect vulnerable people from the cold
The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023 Turkey earthquake: Are flights and holidays cancelled? As a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southeast Turkey, how might travel to the country be impacted?
The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023 Former Australian PM Tony Abbott joins board of UK climate sceptic thinktank Abbott says ‘we need more genuine science and less groupthink’ in announcing position at Global Warming Policy Foundation
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 349 of the invasion Intense fighting continues in eastern city of Bakhmut; EU preparing for potential visit by Zelenskiy to Brussels on Thursday
The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023 Retailers suffer disappointing January as consumers brace for more bill rises Total UK retail sales increased by 4.2% in January, less than half the 11.9% rise seen a year earlier, according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
Wales Online · Feb 6, 2023 Rid your home of condensation in just three minutes Research shows that 5.8million renters across the UK have suffered damp or condensation - but here's how to beat it
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Being married ‘may help prevent type 2 diabetes’ Some 850,000 people in the UK are living with type 2 diabetes but are undiagnosed.
Reuters · Feb 6, 2023 UK PM Rishi Sunak may announce mini cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday -source British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak may announce a mini reshuffle of his Cabinet on Tuesday and is considering breaking up the government's business department into three separate ministries, a source familiar with the discussions said on Monday.
Reuters · Feb 6, 2023 Britain needs new 'stockpile' strategy to support Ukraine, says Labour Britain must set out a new strategy to boost military production and overhaul wasteful procurement to better support Ukraine and signal to Russia that things can only get worse, opposition Labour's defence policy chief said on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Don’t cut the army, says Labour as it positions itself as the party of security John Healey will call on Rishi Sunak’s government to set out a stockpiles strategy to maintain military support to Ukraine
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Britcoin? UK gets closer to launching a digital currency Britcoin is moving closer to reality