Hike of 0.5 percentage points lifts rates to 14-year high, but BoE says shorter and shallower recession now more likely Interest rates rise again but Bank of England hints at a brighter future The Bank of England raised interest rates for a tenth consecutive time on Thursday from 3.5% to […]
Officials say balloon has been watched for a few days but has decided not to shoot it down for safety reasons The Pentagon has said it is tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States but had decided against shooting it down for safety reasons. Defence officials said […]
Police release timeline of last known movements of missing Lancashire woman A timeline of the last known movements of the missing Lancashire woman Nicola Bulley has been released by police as her family made an appeal for information. Speaking to Sky News, her sister Louise Cunningham said: “Something has got […]
Complaining of ‘western aggression’ and ‘again being threatened by German tanks’, Russian president says ‘modern war with Russia will be completely different’ Vladimir Putin has said Russia is being threatened by German tanks “again” as it was during the second world war, warning that Moscow is ready to respond to […]
Exclusive: Director at NAO, which hasn’t launched a formal inquiry, plans to speak to Cabinet Office about legal costs over former PM’s denials in Commons Officials at the government’s spending watchdog are examining the controversial decision to provide £220,000 of taxpayers’ money to fund Boris Johnson’s legal defence for the […]
Little prospect of breakthrough as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border posts Unions and the government appear as far apart as ever after widespread strike action closed or partly closed more than half of schools across England and Wales. Striking workers from participating unions held rallies in cities including […]
Consumer groups say 7.5% increase could be ‘tipping point’ for customers already struggling to pay Households in England and Wales are facing the biggest increase to water bills in almost two decades from April, putting further pressure on budgets already weathering the cost of living crisis. The industry body Water […]
Authorities claim animals in the zoo in city of Chilpancingo were sold, traded or eaten under orders of former director The former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party, authorities have alleged. “These four animals […]
Israeli army confirms ‘striking in the Gaza Strip’ early on Thursday, hours after it said it intercepted a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory Israel conducted airstrikes on the central Gaza Strip early on Thursday, according to journalists and witnesses, hours after the military said it intercepted a rocket fired […]
Action by teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers to go ahead, with ministers accused of ‘stonewalling’ Up to half a million workers will go on strike on Wednesday with thousands of schools shut, rail lines closed down and significant border disruption, as unions said negotiations on ending […]