PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:52
UK households hosting refugees
The Government is looking at using the properties of Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the UK for ‘humanitarian purposes’ to house Ukrainian refugees. However there is ‘quite a high legal bar’, and this measure would lapse as…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:47
Nazanin and Anoosheh: pray for healing
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are now united with their families in the UK after years of detention in the notorious Evin Prison, which has a reputation for torture and abusing human rights. Over the years,…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:45
Covid infections rising again across UK
Covid infections are increasing across the UK with about one in 25 people infected, according to the latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In Scotland, 300,000 people - one in 18 - have…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:43
Northern Ireland poverty
A Joseph Rowntree Foundation report published on 16 March tells us that as Northern Ireland entered the pandemic, nearly one in five people lived in poverty, including over 100,000 children. 1 in 14 households are in…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:41
Concerns over Scotland’s £5bn Covid funds
A detailed analysis of where almost £5bn of Covid business funding went is not possible due to gaps in data, a spending watchdog has found. The Scottish government provided £4.4bn in grants and business rates relief…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:38
Yachts with links to oligarchs
The department of transport has blocked yachts from leaving Britain over suspected links to oligarchs, and ships linked to Russia have been turned away or redirected when attempting to enter British shores. Grant Shapps told the…