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Advance UK News Diary

February 24-March 2: Starmer meets Trump, third anniversary of the Ukraine war, and stars gather for the Oscars

February 21, 2025
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week

Monday (February 24): Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosts a summit and G7 leaders hold a virtual call to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; Emmanuel Macron meets Donald Trump in Washington DC; António Guterres opens UN Human Rights Council session. 

Tuesday (February 25): Ofgem announces quarterly price cap changes; Steve Reed addresses NFU conference; Google, TikTok, Meta & X at committee session on social media, misinformation & harmful algorithms. 

Wednesday (February 26): PMQs; New US Treasury Secretary expected to snub meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors; Climate Change Committee publishes Seventh Carbon Budget report. 

Thursday (February 27): Keir Starmer meets Donald Trump at the White House; Quarterly immigration statistics released; Bodies of deceased hostages returned under Israel-Hamas agreement. 

Friday (February 28): Ramadan expected to begin. 

Saturday (March 1): First phase of the Israel-Hamas agreement due to end; BRIT awards; England v South Africa in ICC Champions Trophy. 

Sunday (March 2): The Academy Awards. 

Scarlett Johansson wears a pink dress standing in front of Oscars billboards
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Also look out for...

February 24

Nigel Farage addresses Reform UK Cornwall rally 

Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury sentenced for assault 

Former Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill in court on bribery charges   

China hosts 62nd session of the IPCC 

February 25

FCDO Qs in the Commons on Gaza, Chagos Islands, Sudan and DRC 

Met Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist at committee session on summer riots 

Final arguments in Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment trial 

Trial begins for Highland Park shooting suspect Robert Crimo III  

February 26

Michelle O’Neill speaks at Commission on the Future of Ireland conference 

HMICFRS report on Met handling of child exploitation 

United Utilities and Severn Trent CEOs at committee session on water sector reform 

Intuitive Machines launches second lunar mission 

February 27

Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK's mayoral candidate for Hull and East Riding 

ECHR judgment in Ayia Napa gang rape case 

Todd Boehly and Richard Masters speak at FT Business of Football Summit  

125 years ago: Labour Party founded 

February 28

Fitch Ratings sovereign review of the UK 

Rio Carnival 

50 years ago: Moorgate tube crash 

March 1

VAR used for the first time in the FA Cup fifth round 

March 2

Rail fares increase 

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lunar Lander due to land on the Moon 

Legislative elections in Tajikistan 

Key statistics, reports and results

February 24

CBI report on the net zero economy 

London Assembly committee report on the night-time economy 

EU inflation 

Results from: Bank of Ireland 

February 25

IIF Global Debt Monitor 

Quarterly statistics on crime in Scotland 

US consumer confidence index 

Germany Q4 GDP (final) 

Results from: Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, ASM International, Smith & Nephew 

February 26

Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on financially insecure voters 

Freedom in the World 2025 report 

Human Rights Experts’ report on Nicaragua 

South Korea publishes provisional data on births and deaths in 2024 

Results from: Nvidia, Heathrow, E.ON, Just Eat Takeaway, ABInBev, eBay, Paramount 

February 27

Quarterly homelessness figures 

Quarterly criminal justice system statistics 

SMMT car production figures 

Bank of England capital issuance 

NHS GP appointments and workforce statistics 

US Q4 GDP (second estimate) 

Results from: Rolls-Royce, Serco, HP, Swiss Re, Qantas, Taylor Wimpey, Ocado, Drax, Iberdrola, Rocket Lab 

February 28

Nationwide house price index 

US personal income & outlays (including PCE price index) 

Canada and Turkey Q4 GDP 

India Q3 GDP 

Results from: IAG, BASF 

March 1

China manufacturing PMI 


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