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Christmas gift for the nation as Peruzzi’s The Nativity saved from export

Christmas gift for the nation as Peruzzi’s The Nativity saved from export

Christmas gift for the nation as Peruzzi’s The Nativity saved from export

23 December 2022

The artwork, valued at nearly £300,000, will go on public display at the Ulster Museum next year.


NHS warns of rise in children admitted to hospital for ingesting toy parts

NHS warns of rise in children admitted to hospital for ingesting toy parts

NHS warns of rise in children admitted to hospital for ingesting toy parts

23 December 2022

Surgeons have had to perform life-saving operations to remove batteries, magnetic balls and Christmas cracker toys in recent years, doctors say.


Charlie Mackesy exhibition encourages kindness after pandemic experiences

Charlie Mackesy exhibition encourages kindness after pandemic experiences

Charlie Mackesy exhibition encourages kindness after pandemic experiences

23 December 2022

The exhibition features about 60 original artworks in ink and paint for sale alongside the floor-to-ceiling murals at Sotheby’s cafe.


Solar-powered pub uses renewable energy to beat cost-of-living crisis

Solar-powered pub uses renewable energy to beat cost-of-living crisis

Solar-powered pub uses renewable energy to beat cost-of-living crisis

23 December 2022

The Old Oak in Cork is self-generating a significant proportion of its energy needs through almost 100 solar panels on its roof.


Sunak: Reasonable for UK Government to consider blocking Scottish gender law

Sunak: Reasonable for UK Government to consider blocking Scottish gender law

Sunak: Reasonable for UK Government to consider blocking Scottish gender law

23 December 2022

UK ministers have already hinted they may step in to block the reforms which were passed in Holyrood on Thursday.


Sunak ‘sad’ about strikes but insists no negotiation on pay is ‘right thing’

Sunak ‘sad’ about strikes but insists no negotiation on pay is ‘right thing’

Sunak ‘sad’ about strikes but insists no negotiation on pay is ‘right thing’

23 December 2022

The Prime Minister said he is acting ‘reasonably’ as nurses announced an escalated two days of walkouts for the new year.


Union calls off ambulance worker strike after ‘wonderful’ backing from public

Union calls off ambulance worker strike after ‘wonderful’ backing from public

Union calls off ambulance worker strike after ‘wonderful’ backing from public

23 December 2022

Members of the union were due to walk out on December 28 in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay and staffing.


Nurses to stage two new strikes as pay dispute escalates

Nurses to stage two new strikes as pay dispute escalates

Nurses to stage two new strikes as pay dispute escalates

23 December 2022

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that unless negotiations are opened, its members will walk out on January 18 and 19.


Shoppers buying fewer and cheaper gifts to cut back this Christmas

Shoppers buying fewer and cheaper gifts to cut back this Christmas

Shoppers buying fewer and cheaper gifts to cut back this Christmas

23 December 2022

A survey found people are also buying cheaper food and drink and eating out less.


Four who drowned after boat capsized in the Channel remain unidentified

Four who drowned after boat capsized in the Channel remain unidentified

Four who drowned after boat capsized in the Channel remain unidentified

23 December 2022

Boat was “wholly unsuitable to make the crossing”, inquest is told.


Airports coping with Border Force strikes as military check passports

Airports coping with Border Force strikes as military check passports

Airports coping with Border Force strikes as military check passports

23 December 2022

Heathrow and Gatwick both said their immigration halls were operating as normal on Friday morning.


Some households ‘could save over £1,000 annually with efficiency improvements’

Some households ‘could save over £1,000 annually with efficiency improvements’

Some households ‘could save over £1,000 annually with efficiency improvements’

23 December 2022

Sustainability consultancy Eight Versa highlighted the ‘very powerful economic argument’ for more efficiency and retrofitting of homes.


Strike action set to decimate Christmas Eve train services

Strike action set to decimate Christmas Eve train services

Strike action set to decimate Christmas Eve train services

23 December 2022

Britain’s railways will shut down early on Saturday, and some routes will have no trains all day.


Photograph released of King’s first Christmas broadcast

Photograph released of King’s first Christmas broadcast

Photograph released of King’s first Christmas broadcast

23 December 2022

Charles’ festive address features a Christmas tree in the background covered with sustainable decorations.


Rail dispute unlikely to end without mandate for industry to negotiate – RMT

Rail dispute unlikely to end without mandate for industry to negotiate – RMT

Rail dispute unlikely to end without mandate for industry to negotiate – RMT

23 December 2022

The union claimed the Government is blocking employers from making a deal.


Scottish Government will ‘vigorously contest’ attempts to block gender law

Scottish Government will ‘vigorously contest’ attempts to block gender law

Scottish Government will ‘vigorously contest’ attempts to block gender law

23 December 2022

The Bill passed by 86 votes to 39 on Thursday.


Almost 400 pubs close in England and Wales in 2022

Almost 400 pubs close in England and Wales in 2022

Almost 400 pubs close in England and Wales in 2022

23 December 2022

Rocketing energy bills and staffing pressures forced hundreds of businesses to shut for the final time.


Severe traffic warning as millions embark on Christmas getaway

Severe traffic warning as millions embark on Christmas getaway

Severe traffic warning as millions embark on Christmas getaway

23 December 2022

The RAC expects 7.9 million leisure journeys to be made across the UK on Friday and Christmas Eve combined.


Rail signal deal faces in-depth phase two competition probe, says CMA

Rail signal deal faces in-depth phase two competition probe, says CMA

Rail signal deal faces in-depth phase two competition probe, says CMA

23 December 2022

Earlier this month, the regulator raised concerns over the 1.7 billion euro (£1.5 billion) deal among the signalling operators.


Man charged with murdering grandmother, 47, found dead inside Sunderland home

Man charged with murdering grandmother, 47, found dead inside Sunderland home

Man charged with murdering grandmother, 47, found dead inside Sunderland home

23 December 2022

Alexander Carr will appear before magistrates on Friday.


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