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Chinese spy balloons have likely spied on UK and 'would have been shot down too'

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed it's highly likely that Chinese high-altitude spy balloons - like the one shot down off the coast of North Carolina last week - have soared over Britain and collected intelligence signals from below

Daily Mirror

American tries UK food for first time and loves it - apart from two things

David was blown away by a Greggs sausage roll, but the idea of two foods makes him sick

Wales Online

UK narrowly avoids recession as economy flatlines at end of 2022

New figures for the last quarter of 2022 show a tiny level of growth, avoiding a second quarter of decline that defines a recession

Birmingham Post

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Tough times call for a corporate fraud crackdown

Two litigation specialists consider whether it's time to up the ante on regulation and enforcement

Insider UK

UK ‘not out of the wood’ after narrowly avoiding recession

Bank of England still expects UK to enter ‘shallow’ recession

The Independent UK

GDP: No recession yet, but Britain’s not out of the woods

Break in Premier League games helps fuel economy slowdown

Evening Standard

UK economic growth hit zero at end of 2022

The economy contracted sharply in December meaning, overall, there was no growth in the economy over the last three months of 2022

Wales Online

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FTSE 100 Live: Recession avoided in 2022, Standard Chartered bid latest

The UK looks to have avoided recession in 2022 after estimates today showed GDP unchanged in the final quarter of the year.

Evening Standard

UK narrowly avoids recession for second time in a year but set for one in 2023

The figures come amid predictions that about one in four will be "unable to meet in full their planned energy and food bills from their post-tax income" in the 2023-24 financial year

Daily Mirror

Number of asylum seekers placed in UK hotels has soared since 2020

Government data shows Home Office use of hotels has risen tenfold since March 2020 despite pledges to end practice

The Guardian - UK

Britain is addicted to the wrecking ball. It’s trashing our heritage and the planet

The obliteration of 50,000 buildings a year is crass vandalism, says Open City chief executive Phineas Harper

The Guardian - UK

Volodymyr Zelensky to address UK-led summit on Russian Olympic participation

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said ‘we cannot allow Russian athletes to line up alongside Team GB’ at the Paris Games next year.

Evening Standard

Ukraine ready to use British long-range missiles to strike annexed Crimea, say reports

Discussions are reportedly taking place within Downing Street over whether or not to provide Ukraine with the lethal munitions, which would drastically escalate western involvement

Daily Mirror

‘The wounds don’t ever heal’: 30 years after James Bulger’s murder, Bootle cannot forget

In 1993, the UK was held in horror by the murder of two-year-old James Bulger. From the scene of his abduction to the youth justice system, the distress still reverberates

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Leeds Live

Friday weather in Leeds as 'deep freeze 2' looms

Some dark clouds will hang around between 10am and 11am. Visiblity will be great through the day.

France 24

Biden will mark one-year anniversary of Ukraine invasion with Poland trip

The White House said Friday that US President Joe Biden will mark this month's anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a visit to NATO ally Poland to meet with President Andrzej Duda and other eastern European allies. Earlier in the day, Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in Kharkiv,…

Daily Mirror

UK weather: Frost blast blankets the nation before washout weekend sees heavy rain deluge

People in some parts of the UK will enjoy clear and mild weather to start the weekend, says the Met Office, though other areas will have to prepare for 'persistent and at times heavy rain'

Wales Online

We'll train Ukrainian pilots as soon as humanly possible, says No 10 as Zelensky continues push for weapons

PM says offer of pilot training is first step, but Defence Secretary signals it might only happen after conflict ends

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Wales Online

Pressure on King to decide on Harry's attendance at coronation as deadline looms

Invitations for the service at Westminster Abbey to be sent out this month, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex 'expected' to be invited

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of Afghans who helped British forces ‘remain stranded by UK’

Damning report by MPs urges government to ensure safe passage for interpreters and contractors at risk from Taliban

The Guardian - UK

UK travellers warned of big jump in cost of hiring a car overseas

Which? finds typical rise of 72% on pre-pandemic prices, with cost doubling in some holiday hotspots

Birmingham Post

Seafood cluster lands £250,000 to help ease acute skills shortage and net future leaders

UK Seafood Fund award is one of the largest made in inaugural round

The Independent UK

Sunak to announce second Global Investment Summit for the autumn

The Independent UK

‘Open and honest’ review of UK Afghanistan involvement required, say MPs

The 30-page report from the cross-party Commons Defence Committee criticises the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021.

Insider UK

Scottish households 'have lower financial wellbeing than the rest of the UK'

Latest research reveals a quarter of Scots find it a ‘constant struggle’ to meet their bills

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