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The Monetary Policy Committee meets on Thursday The Bank of England is predicted to keep UK interest rates at 4.25% on Thursday amid rising food inflation and the threat of surging oil prices pushing up the cost of living. Most economists think the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will opt to keep rates on hold when it meets on Thursday. The MPC has voted to cut rates at […]

David Lammy will meet with US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio The Foreign Secretary is set to meet his US counterpart in Washington after Donald Trump said he was mulling whether to join Israeli strikes against Iran. David Lammy and secretary of state Marco Rubio will discuss the Middle East as potential American involvement in the conflict looms. It comes after Sir Keir Starmer convened a Cobra meeting of senior […]

Air pollution negatively affects almost every organ in the body and around 30,000 UK deaths will be linked to toxic air in 2025, according to a new report from leading doctors. Air pollution negatively affects almost every organ in the body and around 30,000 UK deaths will be linked to toxic air in 2025, according to a new report from leading doctors. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said that […]

They have released financial details for the quarter to May 29th Premier Inn owner Whitbread has posted falling sales amid a “challenging” UK market and a major restaurant overhaul. The group, which also owns the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains, reported a 2% drop in total accommodation sales across the UK in its first quarter to May 29, with food sales plunging by 16% as it revamped its restaurants business. […]

Around one in every 20 homes for sale in Britain is now priced at £1 million-plus, according to a property website. Around one in every 20 homes for sale in Britain is now priced at £1 million-plus, according to a property website. Rightmove said the number of homes for sale at a seven-figure price point has doubled in the past six years. It recorded a 103% increase in homes at […]

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee to discuss the security situation in the Middle East. The high-level meeting follows the Prime Minister’s return from the G7 summit in Canada at which he and other world leaders reiterated their “commitment to peace and stability” but stopped short of calling for a truce between Israel and Iran. But reports have also suggested US President Donald Trump […]

A person has died in Yorkshire from rabies after becoming infected while on holiday in Morocco, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The person, which the Barnsley Chronicle reports is a woman from the area who was diagnosed at Barnsley Hospital, had contact with a stray dog during their visit to the North African country. The UKHSA said there is no risk to the wider public because there […]

A minister has pledged to “sort out” the “appalling mess” of HS2 and confirmed the railway’s opening will be further delayed. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the Commons there is “no route” to meet the target date of having HS2 services running by 2033. The project has suffered repeated delays and soaring costs despite being scaled back. Ms Alexander said: “It’s an appalling mess, but it’s one we will sort […]

The families of British diplomatic staff in Israel have been “temporarily withdrawn” as Tel Aviv and Tehran continue to exchange fire. The Foreign Office said on Wednesday that family members of staff at the embassy in Tel Aviv and consulate in Jerusalem had been “temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure”. Britons have already been advised against all travel to Israel, and those already in the country have been urged to […]