The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Tesco to make big changes to stores, affecting 2,100 jobs

Supermarket chain to reduce number of shop managers and close remaining counters and hot delis

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

North East areas identified among UK's net-zero jobs 'hot spots'

The green economy is supporting nearly 20,000 jobs and worth more than £2bn to the regional economy, the CBI report says

Birmingham Post · Jan 31, 2023

Family food bills up by £800 a year

Record 16% surge in shopping prices, Kantar survey shows

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

Britain to be worst-performing major economy this year, warns IMF; UK mortgage approvals tumble and company insolvencies surge – as it happened

Britain is the only G7 economy forecast to shrink in 2023, the IMF says, as higher energy prices, rising mortgage costs and increased taxes hit growth.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Tuesday briefing: What needs to change to end homelessness

In today’s newsletter: Soaring inflation pushes more people to the streets as shelters struggle and budgets are slashed. How far are we from ending the crisis – and is anywhere doing it right?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

What the papers say – January 31

A dire forecast for the UK economy dominates Tuesday’s front pages.

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s migration plan ‘would have left 45,000 in permanent limbo last year’

Refugee Council warns tens of thousands who crossed Channel to UK in 2022 would have been detained indefinitely under proposals

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Higher obesity levels linked to lower productivity in England, research shows

Report by former government adviser says plan needed to tackle obesity, thought to cost UK economy £27bn a year

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Official UK jobless figures may be missing 3m people, study finds

Report on ‘hidden unemployment’ shows stark north-south divide in adults out of work due to ill health or lack of good opportunities

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Campaigners seek to overturn Liz Truss’s resumption of Saudi arms sales

Lawyers will argue the then trade secretary ignored Saudi air force’s bombing of civilians in Yemen

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023