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UK suffers highest monthly disruption from strike action for 11 years

UK suffers highest monthly disruption from strike action for 11 years

UK suffers highest monthly disruption from strike action for 11 years

14 February 2023

About 843,000 working days were lost to labour disputes in December, the Office for National Statistics said.


Average price paid for home insurance ‘at lowest levels in at least a decade’

Average price paid for home insurance ‘at lowest levels in at least a decade’

Average price paid for home insurance ‘at lowest levels in at least a decade’

14 February 2023

A rise in subsidence and frozen pipe claims and the growing costs of building materials and labour costs could put pressure on premiums in 2023.


Man charged with theft after trailer-load of 200,000 Creme Eggs stolen

Man charged with theft after trailer-load of 200,000 Creme Eggs stolen

Man charged with theft after trailer-load of 200,000 Creme Eggs stolen

14 February 2023

The chocolate haul is worth an estimated £40,000.


Artists Gilbert & George to open permanent exhibition centre in east London

Artists Gilbert & George to open permanent exhibition centre in east London

Artists Gilbert & George to open permanent exhibition centre in east London

14 February 2023

The pair have collaborated since they met at art school in 1967.


Councillors’ contact details removed after ‘abuse’ over missing Nicola Bulley

Councillors’ contact details removed after ‘abuse’ over missing Nicola Bulley

Councillors’ contact details removed after ‘abuse’ over missing Nicola Bulley

14 February 2023

Council leader Michael Vincent said: ‘We will not tolerate any form of abuse of any of our elected members of Wyre Borough Council.’


Amigo dodges £73m fine from City watchdog due to ‘financial hardship’

Amigo dodges £73m fine from City watchdog due to ‘financial hardship’

Amigo dodges £73m fine from City watchdog due to ‘financial hardship’

14 February 2023

The Financial Conduct Authority said Amigo’s failure to carry out affordability checks led to a ‘high risk of consumer harm’.


Ford to axe 3,800 jobs across Europe in next three years

Ford to axe 3,800 jobs across Europe in next three years

Ford to axe 3,800 jobs across Europe in next three years

14 February 2023

The global carmaker said it wants to completely reinvent the brand in Europe and secure a more profitable future.


Banksy confirms street artwork with apparent theme of domestic abuse was by him

Banksy confirms street artwork with apparent theme of domestic abuse was by him

Banksy confirms street artwork with apparent theme of domestic abuse was by him

14 February 2023

The piece is set on a white wall backdrop, with people online speculating it is off Grosvenor Place in Margate, Kent.


Putin’s troops ordered to advance in ‘most sectors’ on Ukrainian front – MoD

Putin’s troops ordered to advance in ‘most sectors’ on Ukrainian front – MoD

Putin’s troops ordered to advance in ‘most sectors’ on Ukrainian front – MoD

14 February 2023

The MoD said the Russians have ‘not massed sufficient offensive combat power’ on any one axis to ‘achieve a decisive effect’.


Richard Sharp ‘must fall on his sword and resign as BBC chairman’

Richard Sharp ‘must fall on his sword and resign as BBC chairman’

Richard Sharp ‘must fall on his sword and resign as BBC chairman’

14 February 2023

The Prime Minister is standing by the former banker who is facing calls to quit.


Unemployment rate unchanged as students and older people return to work

Unemployment rate unchanged as students and older people return to work

Unemployment rate unchanged as students and older people return to work

14 February 2023

Data from the Office for National Statistics said the rate of UK unemployment was unchanged at 3.7% in the three months to December.


Coca-Cola axes Lilt after nearly 50 years and replaces it with new Fanta

Coca-Cola axes Lilt after nearly 50 years and replaces it with new Fanta

Coca-Cola axes Lilt after nearly 50 years and replaces it with new Fanta

14 February 2023

The tangy drink began in 1975 with the strapline ‘The Totally Tropical Taste’ and was only sold in the UK, Ireland, Gibraltar and the Seychelles.


Three in four councils to increase council tax by maximum of 5% from April

Three in four councils to increase council tax by maximum of 5% from April

Three in four councils to increase council tax by maximum of 5% from April

14 February 2023

Authorities have previously warned that rate hikes will be ‘extremely difficult’ for struggling households while failing to plug their shortfalls.


What the papers say – February 14

What the papers say – February 14

What the papers say – February 14

14 February 2023

Spy balloons and Tory troubles are splashed across the papers.


Nato defence ministers gather to discuss spy balloons and support for Ukraine

Nato defence ministers gather to discuss spy balloons and support for Ukraine

Nato defence ministers gather to discuss spy balloons and support for Ukraine

14 February 2023

The possible supply of fighter jets to Kyiv is expected to be mulled at the Brussels meeting.


MLAs to return to Stormont in doomed bid to pass organ donation law

MLAs to return to Stormont in doomed bid to pass organ donation law

MLAs to return to Stormont in doomed bid to pass organ donation law

14 February 2023

The DUP has said it will continue to block the election of a speaker at Stormont as part of its protest against the NI Protocol.


New buy now, pay later regulations ‘set to protect 10 million consumers’

New buy now, pay later regulations ‘set to protect 10 million consumers’

New buy now, pay later regulations ‘set to protect 10 million consumers’

14 February 2023

Buy now, pay later products will be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the proposals.


Call The Midwife screenwriter among those to be honoured at Windsor Castle

Call The Midwife screenwriter among those to be honoured at Windsor Castle

Call The Midwife screenwriter among those to be honoured at Windsor Castle

14 February 2023

The investiture ceremony will also see Euan Blair, the tech entrepreneur and son of former prime minister Sir Tony Blair, collect an MBE.


Speeding on 60mph rural roads reaches six-year high – survey

Speeding on 60mph rural roads reaches six-year high – survey

Speeding on 60mph rural roads reaches six-year high – survey

14 February 2023

Nearly half of respondents to an RAC poll said they had driven faster than the limit on what are Britain’s deadliest roads.


Online sellers exploiting energy crisis with dangerous heaters, charity warns

Online sellers exploiting energy crisis with dangerous heaters, charity warns

Online sellers exploiting energy crisis with dangerous heaters, charity warns

14 February 2023

Ads claimed appliances would help households save on their heating bills.


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