News

House prices fell by 1.1% year-on-year in February, marking the first annual decline since June 2020, according to an index. A 0.5% month-on-month price fall was also recorded, Nationwide Building Society said. Across the UK, the average house price in February was £257,406. Prices are now 3.7% lower than their August 2022 peak, and February’s negative annual price growth was the weakest seen since November 2012, Nationwide added. Robert Gardner, […]

Matt Hancock is fighting claims he rejected advice while health secretary to give coronavirus tests to all residents going into English care homes. The allegations are based on a leaked trove of more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages obtained by the Daily Telegraph giving an insight into the way government operated at the height of the Covid-19 crisis. Mr Hancock’s spokesman said a report claiming he rejected clinical advice on care […]

Two men are still being questioned over the shooting in Omagh, Co Tyrone, last week Four men who were being questioned about the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Northern Ireland have been released by police. Two men are still being questioned over the shooting in Omagh, Co Tyrone, last Wednesday. A court in Belfast has granted detectives an extension until 10pm on Thursday to question a […]

An urgent search operation is underway to find their baby, who is still missing Missing aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon are in police custody after being arrested in Brighton. Metropolitan Police said an urgent search operation is underway to find their baby, who has not had any medical attention since birth in early January. The force said the pair were located by officers from Sussex Police in Stanmer Villas, […]

The Prime Minister is expected to travel to Northern Ireland later Rishi Sunak is expected to travel to Northern Ireland later, after securing a deal with the EU that he promised would be a “turning point” for the region after years of post-Brexit tensions. The new deal, dubbed the Windsor Framework, removes barriers on trade across the Irish Sea and hands a “veto” to politicians in Stormont on EU law – a […]

Schools across Scotland and the north of England will face disruption today Tens of thousands of teachers across England, Wales and Scotland will strike over three days this week in the long-running dispute over pay. Today, teachers will walk out across the north of England, with the majority of schools expected to either restrict access to some pupils or fully close, the National Education Union (NEU) has said. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has […]

The Prime Minister will meet the European Commission President in Berkshire Rishi Sunak appears to be on the verge of agreeing a Brexit deal aimed at easing trade friction in Northern Ireland as he enters into “final talks” with the European Union. The Prime Minister will meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Windsor, Berkshire, on Monday to discuss a “range of complex challenges” around the Northern Ireland Protocol, Downing […]

The 41-year-old singer visited projects in Poland supporting Ukrainian refugees Paloma Faith has said “we are all connected” after witnessing a “human chain of kindness” during a visit to meet Ukrainian refugees in Poland. The 41-year-old singer visited projects supporting Ukrainian refugees and funded by donations from the British public through the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. To mark one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Faith […]

It will go down from the current £4,279 per year to £3,280 for the average household Ofgem is lowering its energy price cap – the amount suppliers are able to charge – from the current £4,279 per year to £3,280 for the average household, effective from April 1, it has announced. The regulator said the reduction of almost £1,000 reflects recent falls in wholesale energy prices. However, domestic energy bills […]