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Iceland hiring ex-prisoners in stores in recruitment drive 'good for society'

Iceland, who employ former offender turned priest Paul Cowley as its director of rehabilitation, have committed to employing ex-offenders at its 1,000 stores and food warehouses

Daily Mirror

Iceland boss urges Rishi Sunak to extend free school meals as retailer backs Feed the Future campaign

Feed the Future: ‘Levelling up starts with the youngest,’ head of supermarket chain says

The Independent UK

Iceland supermarket selling 1p ready meals in cost of living boost

Charities are urging the government to provide an emergency support package to for struggling families

The Independent UK

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Iceland supermarket boss warns that food price rises will get worse

Iceland boss Richard Walker says that food instability will continue to get worse among rising prices

Wales Online

Expand free school meals to combat rise in malnutrition, say health experts

Doctors and nurses report seeing hungry children on a daily basis as they urge government to act

The Guardian - UK

Iceland boss urges Sunak to extend free school meals as ‘critical priority’

Food Foundation estimates cost of providing free school meals to families who claim universal credit would cost £500m a year

The Guardian - UK

Food price rises set to get worse, warns supermarket boss

A supermarket boss has warned that food price rises will “get worse” as the Bank of England prepares to hike interest rates to tackle soaring inflation.

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One pint of milk could soon cost £1, Iceland boss suggests - 'it will get worse'

Iceland managing director Richard Walker, who is bidding to be a Conservative MP, said some costs are yet to rise and 'I don't know' when the 89p price for a pint will hit £1

Daily Mirror

Iceland boss urging shoppers to switch off oven to save over £400 a year

Shoppers can even get a £5 voucher for pledging to switch to air fryers, microwaves and slow cookers for a week

Manchester Evening News

Wales prop Joe Burke travelling four hours home between games to continue day job

Front-row, 32, has been making long trek home to south Wales on his days off to keep up with his plumbing work but now hoping to make history against Papua New Guinea

Daily Mirror

Young woman diagnosed with cancer after finding lump in shower welcomes baby

Kayleigh Turner is now trying to help other people who are going through cancer

Wales Online

Mum's joy at welcoming baby girl after beating stage-two breast cancer

Kayleigh Turner, now 32, was diagnosed with cancer when she was 26 and was the youngest patient in her hospital ward undergoing chemotherapy

Daily Mirror

Iceland managing director launches campaign to become Tory MP

ICELAND boss Richard Walker has launched a bid to stand for Parliament as a Conservative MP at the next election.

The National (Scotland)

The Food Warehouse to open new Northumberland store, creating 22 jobs

The food outlet will join KFC, Costa, Aldi and Greggs at the Loaning Meadows Retail Park in Berwick

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Daily Record

Iceland closing all stores on Boxing Day to give staff a 'well earned' break

The frozen foods supermarket's boss took to social media recently to confirm it will be remaining closed.

Daily Mirror

Which stores are closed on Boxing Day as Poundland and Aldi announce huge shake-up

Stores from across the UK are beginning to announce their festive opening hours ahead of the holiday season, with Home Bargains vowing to give staff time off over Christmas

Chronicle Live

Iceland, Aldi and Home Bargains to close its stores on Boxing Day to give staff 'well-earned rest'

The three retailers have confirmed that their shops will remain closed on December 26 so that staff members can have an extra day off

Daily Mirror

Home Bargains and Iceland to close on Boxing Day to give staff an extra day off

Iceland confirmed its stores will close on Boxing day so that staff can spend time with loved ones while Home Bargains will also remain closed as a thank you to employees

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The Guardian - UK

Scrapping promotion and relegation in Super League betrays a lack of ambition

IMG’s proposals are an admission the sport’s biggest clubs are too fragile and insecure to be left to winds of sporting chance

Daily Mirror

UK's busiest McDonald's where manager sings to customers and people travel miles to visit

The McDonald's in London's Liverpool Street Station is notoriously busy so Richard Walker takes it upon himself to entertain people queueing for their burgers and fries

Daily Mirror

Iceland boss wants Universal Credit to rise £20 a week to help struggling Brits

Richard Walker told a fringe discussion at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham that Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget did not do enough to help those on low incomes, and called for the £20 Universal Credit uplift to be reinstated

Chronicle Live

Iceland boss tells of 'struggling' customers leaving items at the till as they can't afford them

The supermarket director added that cases of shoplifting are on the rise amid the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

Shoppers leaving items at till as they can't afford them anymore, Iceland boss warns

Richard Walker, managing director at the chain, said he has heard heartbreaking stories as he lifted the lid on the devastating impact of the cost of living crisis

Chronicle Live

Iceland stops store openings as its energy bills rise by £20million

Boss of frozen food giant calls on Number 10 to provide a cost-of -living package for struggling retailers this winter

Manchester Evening News

Iceland boss' desperate plea as supermarkets are forced to stay closed

Iceland's CEO has warned the company is in 'trouble'' and has called for action, immediately

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