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Schools closed as teachers across Scotland strike over pay

Schools closed as teachers across Scotland strike over pay

Schools closed as teachers across Scotland strike over pay

28 February 2023

Members of the EIS and NASUWT unions have walked out on Tuesday and Wednesday.


Researchers reveal 11-minute habit that could prevent one in 10 early deaths

Researchers reveal 11-minute habit that could prevent one in 10 early deaths

Researchers reveal 11-minute habit that could prevent one in 10 early deaths

28 February 2023

Researchers looked at results reported in 196 peer-reviewed articles, covering more than 30 million participants.


Transgender rapist Isla Bryson to be sentenced

Transgender rapist Isla Bryson to be sentenced

Transgender rapist Isla Bryson to be sentenced

28 February 2023

The 31-year-old was convicted following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow in January.


Grocery price inflation reaches record 17.1%

Grocery price inflation reaches record 17.1%

Grocery price inflation reaches record 17.1%

28 February 2023

The figure adds a potential £811 to annual household shopping bills, according to analysts Kantar.


Personal data targeting and cyber attacks linked to China on the rise – report

Personal data targeting and cyber attacks linked to China on the rise – report

Personal data targeting and cyber attacks linked to China on the rise – report

28 February 2023

The CrowdStrike annual Global Threat Report said the appetite for personal data among cybercriminals was on the rise.


Charities worried about their ability to survive, survey suggests

Charities worried about their ability to survive, survey suggests

Charities worried about their ability to survive, survey suggests

28 February 2023

Organisations working for the prevention or relief of poverty were ‘particularly likely’ to report an increase in demand for services, the CAF said.


Energy companies bring bid for High Court challenge over Bulb sale

Energy companies bring bid for High Court challenge over Bulb sale

Energy companies bring bid for High Court challenge over Bulb sale

28 February 2023

Rival suppliers Scottish Power, British Gas and Eon are questioning the lawfulness of the Government’s decision-making process over the transaction.


MasterChef host Gregg Wallace to receive honour at Windsor Castle

MasterChef host Gregg Wallace to receive honour at Windsor Castle

MasterChef host Gregg Wallace to receive honour at Windsor Castle

28 February 2023

Wallace, who fronts the cooking show MasterChef alongside John Torode, has been recognised for services to food and charity.


Missing aristocrat Constance Marten and partner held as police search for baby

Missing aristocrat Constance Marten and partner held as police search for baby

Missing aristocrat Constance Marten and partner held as police search for baby

28 February 2023

An urgent search operation is underway to find their baby, who has not had any medical attention since birth in early January.


Charles Bronson says he can ‘taste freedom’ ahead of public parole hearing

Charles Bronson says he can ‘taste freedom’ ahead of public parole hearing

Charles Bronson says he can ‘taste freedom’ ahead of public parole hearing

28 February 2023

Bronson features in a new two-part documentary from Channel 4.


Sunak seeks to sell ‘breakthrough’ deal after EU-UK agreement

Sunak seeks to sell ‘breakthrough’ deal after EU-UK agreement

Sunak seeks to sell ‘breakthrough’ deal after EU-UK agreement

28 February 2023

The Prime Minister praised his deal after striking an agreement with the EU.


Covid inquiry ‘must investigate structural racism as a key issue in all modules’

Covid inquiry ‘must investigate structural racism as a key issue in all modules’

Covid inquiry ‘must investigate structural racism as a key issue in all modules’

28 February 2023

A letter from the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice group and others has been sent to chairwoman Baroness Hallett.


Harry and Meghan’s foundation honours civil rights activist

Harry and Meghan’s foundation honours civil rights activist

Harry and Meghan’s foundation honours civil rights activist

27 February 2023

Nabiha Syed, CEO of The Markup, won the 2023 award for her work on race and technology.


Biden hails UK and EU for reaching deal on protocol

Biden hails UK and EU for reaching deal on protocol

Biden hails UK and EU for reaching deal on protocol

27 February 2023

US President Joe Biden has called Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal with the EU as an “essential step” in protecting the Good Friday Agreement.


What is in the Windsor Framework – Sunak’s new Brexit deal?

What is in the Windsor Framework – Sunak’s new Brexit deal?

What is in the Windsor Framework – Sunak’s new Brexit deal?

27 February 2023

The deal is lengthy, complicated and is currently being poured over by the Democratic Unionist Party and others.


Lord Paddick ‘devastated’ after sudden death of husband at their home in Oslo

Lord Paddick ‘devastated’ after sudden death of husband at their home in Oslo

Lord Paddick ‘devastated’ after sudden death of husband at their home in Oslo

27 February 2023

Petter Belsvik was found ‘peacefully alone’ and it was not ‘immediately apparent’ what had caused his death, the Liberal Democrat peer said.


Mary McCartney exhibition to feature shots of sister Stella and Kate Moss

Mary McCartney exhibition to feature shots of sister Stella and Kate Moss

Mary McCartney exhibition to feature shots of sister Stella and Kate Moss

27 February 2023

McCartney, daughter of Beatles star Sir Paul and photographer Linda, will take over Sotheby’s gallery on New Bond Street in London from March.


Irish premier says EU moved ‘a lot’ to facilitate new protocol agreement

Irish premier says EU moved ‘a lot’ to facilitate new protocol agreement

Irish premier says EU moved ‘a lot’ to facilitate new protocol agreement

27 February 2023

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Windsor Framework breakthrough was ‘hard-won’ and that talks would be very difficult to reopen.


UK and US pledge greater energy independence

UK and US pledge greater energy independence

UK and US pledge greater energy independence

27 February 2023

Grant Shapps and Jennifer Granholm said Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has shown the need to end the West’s reliance on fossil fuels.


DUP set to study Sunak’s deal, but warns that ‘concerns’ remain

DUP set to study Sunak’s deal, but warns that ‘concerns’ remain

DUP set to study Sunak’s deal, but warns that ‘concerns’ remain

27 February 2023

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s party is poised to study details of the Windsor Framework, agreed by the Prime Minister.


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