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On the second day of Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s forces are closing in on the capital city of Kyiv from all directions. UCB News reporter Vicky Gibbens spoke to Derek Maxwell from the Slavic Gospel Association UK, who informed her that his organisation’s colleagues in western Ukraine are remaining in the country, responding to the humanitarian crisis and sharing God’s hope.

On the second day of fierce fighting in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, there are multiple reports of combat taking place near to the nation’s capital of Kyiv as the aggressors close in on the city.

Recent rule changes around Universal Credit payments mean that recipients may be required to apply for jobs that are less tied to their previous experience. With non-compliance posing a risk of payments being reduced or halted altogether for claimants, IncomeMax founder Lee Healey has provided advice on how to avoid being penalised.

Speaking after an emergency Cobra meeting, UK prime minister Boris Johnson called Russia’s military operation in Ukraine a “catastrophe for our continent”.

An inaugural Equal Tech Report has indicated that the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated inequalities across youth employability and social mobility in the UK tech sector.

St Dominic’s Sixth Form College in Harrow, Middlesex, has recently seen its Fairtrade certification both extended and consolidated after being awarded ‘FairActive’ College status.

Prime minister Boris Johnson spoke out in defence of the UK’s sanctions against Russia before Parliament on Wednesday, saying that the country is “out in front” in terms of the level of action it is taking, and no government could “conceivably be doing more”.

Specialist driver recruitment agency, Driver Require, has once again been awarded the Logistics UK Driver Agency Excellence Award.

UK foreign secretary Liz Truss has said that the UK is ready to harden its package of sanctions against Russia if Vladimir Putin orders troops to commence a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Her Royal Highness, Anne, The Princess Royal, visited Merryhue Farm in February, to review the Together We Can Succeed project and engage with the work that it has been carrying out.

Alex Stewart International [ASi] has commissioned a new modernised fire assay laboratory at its head office laboratory site in Liverpool, Merseyside.

After February 17 marked Random Acts of Kindness Day, Positive Psychology and Leadership Consultant, Charlotte Wiseman, summarises the meaning of being kind and how one can practice kindness every day in the workplace within her latest article of The Boardroom series.

For Community & Business Partners, there is real hope that 2022 will bring a continuation of its success of last year.

YMCA Derbyshire has this month appointed member of the board Julian Smith as its new chair, succeeding the outgoing Mary Gordon.