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There is a variety of stories dominating the UK headlines this week – Heathrow Airport closed for at least 24 hours to Nicola Sturgeon cleared in the SNP embezzlement case – there’s a lot happening today, so grab a coffee – here’s your news briefing with all that you may have missed from the week so far.

Cliff Notes – Hotel apologises for treatment of terminally ill boy Duck Bay Hotel issued a “humble apology” after a…

Cliff Notes – Teen planned on killing at least 30 school children Teen planned on killing at least 30 school…

Cliff Notes – Government credit cards used as personal piggy banks Government credit cards used as personal piggy banks Thousands…

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said the UK’s 2050 net zero target, a legally binding commitment established by a previous Conservative government, is “impossible.” Badenoch argued that achieving net zero by 2050 would necessitate “a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us,” but did not offer an alternative plan.

The UK government is set to announce significant welfare reforms today, aiming to reduce welfare spending by approximately £5 billion annually. These measures are part of an effort to address rising welfare costs, which are projected to surpass £100 billion by 2030.

Almost all the UK newspapers lead on the story, focusing on different angles from political turmoil within the party, to potentially pushing the poor into poverty.

Cliff Notes – King and Queen set to meet Pope next month State Visit Confirmed: King Charles and Queen Consort…

Cliff Notes A British couple, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, were detained by the Taliban on February 1 and have now…

The OECD has downgraded global economic growth forecasts, attributing the slowdown to US President Trump’s tariffs on imports, with the UK expected to grow only 1.4% this year, down from 1.7%.

Cliff Notes A dispute has arisen between teaching unions and the UK government regarding the potential job losses due to…