7 d. ago Examples of where inflation accelerated in December – and where it eased

Foods including pizza, quiche, breakfast cereal and crisps all saw an acceleration of inflation last month.

Economics

2 w. ago Back to the front: Ukrainian troops return to the battlefield – photo essay

Photojournalist Julia Kochetova and reporter Dan Sabbagh stayed with Da Vinci Wolves battalion as infantry and drone pilots rotated from Ukraine’s eastern frontlineIt is just before dawn, the December temperature a couple of degrees above freezing; time for troop rotations to start across Ukraine’s 750 mile front.A crew of four from Da Vinci Wolves battalion are loading up into an M113 armoured personnel carrier at a secret location ready to be driven out to a safe point. From there they will walk to their position and remain on the front for 10 or 12 days.Drone pilots of Da Vinci Wolves battalion prepare to return to the frontline. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Shoppers spent average of £476 at supermarket in December as inflation eased

Some 92% of shoppers indulged in premium own-label products, with sales of the lines exceeding £1 billion for the first time, figures show.

Economics

4 w. ago Family of missing Scot 'out of their minds' with worry as search hits 20 days

Jason Fraser Anderson, 33, has been missing from Catrine, East Ayrshire, since December 12 and failed to make contact with his family over Christmas.

Events

4 w. ago Iceland has hottest Christmas Eve ever with temperature of 19.8C recorded

Meteorological office reports high temperatures across country and record measured at Seyðisfjörður in eastRecord temperatures of almost 20C were reached in Iceland on Christmas Eve, the local meteorological office has confirmed.Seyðisfjörður, a small town in the east of Iceland, hit 19.8C on 24 December. Average December temperatures in Iceland are between -1C and 4C. Continue reading...

Politics

last month Liverpool Smyths Toys store cordoned off by police as forensic teams swarm

Merseyside Police officers are currently in attendance at the toy store at the North Liverpool Retail Park on the East Lancashire Road this morning, Monday, December 29

Events