20th February 2022

.@BorisJohnson just said UK workers should be more like German workers, who don't have a "habit of going into work when not well".Proportion of salaries covered by sick pay:🇩🇪 100%🇬🇧 19%— Trades Union Congress (@The_TUC) February 21, 2022

The education secretary says no subject should be off limits, but that lessons in England must be impartial.

Universal credit claimants are going to be introduced to the DWPs new ‘Way To Work’ scheme in the very near future. The conditions for this new job searching programme will be that clai…

The duke’s legal battle was blighted by blunders, aggression and the lack of apology, which did not wash in the #MeToo era

Storms have already become more damaging as climate change increases rainfall and sea levels rise – and after 2050 they are set to become worse still by speeding up the wind

I also just watched this live on Ukraine's biggest political talk show: Ukrainian journo/info warrior Yuriy Butusov brawls with pro-Russia MP Nestor Shufrych. Ex PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk, ex-nat'l security chief Oleksandr Danylyuk try to break 'em up. Ex-prez Poroshenko looks on. https://t.co/wlFFilhHIu— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 18, 2022

Record-breaking gusts recorded hit UK and Ireland, leaving trail of devastation and chaos

Great Britain are stripped of the silver medal won in the 4x100 metre relay at the Tokyo Olympics because of CJ Ujah's doping violation.

Tensions are escalating over a breakaway region, as rebels say they have ordered people to evacuate.

Powerful winds have brought down trees and spread debris, killing three people and injuring others.

Gen Z shoppers dip into budgets for essential spending to buy items that could impress followers on Instagram and TikTok, survey finds

Wealthy investors, many with links to Putin, could gain open access to the UK business and social scene under 2008 scheme

The apartment blocks will be built on the banks of the River Irwell in Manchester city centre.

How eight million trees have already been brought down this winter, with thousands more threatened by storms.

It comes amid pressure on ministers to cut links to Russian money over the crisis in Ukraine.

Former branch manager tells hearing she had a "complete breakdown" after IT scandal ruined her finances.

Air pollution is "a solvable problem," according to chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty.

The highest alert level means there is danger to life from flying debris, while power cuts are likely.

NEW: Amazon quietly became the co-owner of Omni Air, an airline that runs deportation flights for ICE and is implicated in alleged systemic abuse and torture of immigrants. https://t.co/e7SOj30hQuActivists are now urging the company to divest from the deportation business pic.twitter.com/xwpONMUXZ7— Sam Biddle (@samfbiddle) February 17, 2022

Deputy leader says she has ‘hardline’ stance on crime – urging police to ‘antagonise’ thugs

LFTs have been a precious gift of reassurance for clinically vulnerable people. To put this expense onto disabled people during a cost of living crisis - people who are already more likely to be in poverty - is unbelievably cruel. Do you put the heating on or safely see a friend?— Frances Ryan (@DrFrancesRyan) February 16, 2022

The return of Section 28. pic.twitter.com/Vky9oxq0wq— LGBT+ Glitterati (@LGBTglitterati) February 16, 2022

Rates have fallen 62% in women offered the HPV jab between the age of 14 and 16, and 34% for older teenagers

The things that are happening in the UK are absolutely textbook signs of a failing democracy. We are a failing democracy. And - because of the complacency embedded in our constitution - we are very badly placed to resist it.— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) February 15, 2022

Runnymede Trust wins court battle over key government appointments during coronavirus pandemic

O’Rourke held a variety of roles, including editor-in-chief of National Lampoon and Rolling Stone’s foreign affairs desk chief

Largest study of its kind suggests prevalence of intolerance is much lower than was previously thought

Out-of-court settlement in civil case means Duke of York is spared giving evidence at trial