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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia is culpable of a war crime after heavy shelling in the city of Kharkiv killed scores of civilians on Monday.

Clinic boss Alan Upfold tells of how a major career change shaped him into the person he is today and explains the transferable skills that have helped him succeed running his own business. He also highlights how the chiropractic network, in his view, could help bring down the Covid-enforced NHS backlog.

Writing for The Leaders Council, NHS director Mashhuda Kazi discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed the limits of leadership and forced senior managers and executives to refresh their leadership styles. Yet, in her view, a much greater focus is still needed to see through the fine lens of leadership, its dynamics and its governance.

UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has said that Russian president Vladimir Putin is trying to distract the world by placing his nuclear forces on a special alert.

The UK government has followed suit with the US and EU in its sanctions against Russia, by banning British people and business from making transactions with its central bank, finance ministry and wealth fund.

Writing for The Leaders Council, an anonymous headteacher based in Birmingham shares her experiences of managing through the Covid-19 pandemic and questions whether senior school leaders are being given the support they deserve by the local authority.

Oldham-based social enterprise Upturn has been shortlisted for a Manchester Evening News [MEN] Business Award in the ‘Turnover under £1 Million’ category.

The Nutrition Society and IFIS Publishing announced earlier in February the launch of the Nutritional Science Collection.

This article includes some of the most striking quotes from world leaders past and present in response to the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, while The Leaders Council also spoke with three industry leaders within the UK who shared their personal takes on leadership and how the role of the modern leader has changed.

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.