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The Bank of England has held interest rates at 4% as it said the UK was “not out of the woods” on inflation, with taxes contributing to rising food costs. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep rates unchanged, following a 0.25 percentage point cut in August. Governor Andrew Bailey said: “Although we expect inflation to return to our 2% target, we’re not out of the woods yet […]

The privately educated are “maintaining a vice-like grip” on the top jobs in Britain, a charity has said, and is calling for employers to be required to report on the economic backgrounds of their workforce. The Sutton Trust has found the most influential people in the UK remain five times more likely to have gone to a private school than the general population in its report Elitist Britain, similar to […]

The “power of peatlands” is to be embraced in a new strategy by Stormont to tackle the nature and climate crisis and improve water quality. Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir described Northern Ireland’s peatlands, which cover around 12% of the region, as having “enormous potential” as he unveiled the region’s first Peatland Strategy. The pathway for peatland conservation and restoration, which has been approved by the Executive, […]

American investment worth £150 billion has been unveiled as part of US President Donald Trump’s historic second state visit. Some 7,600 “high quality” jobs will be created across the country as a result of the influx of cash from big US firms, according to the Government. Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the announcement, ahead of a day of high-level discussions with Mr Trump at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country home. The […]

Irish police believe they have uncovered the skeletal remains of a child who had been missing for years following a search in the Donabate area of Co Dublin. Daniel Aruebose has been missing for several years but would have been seven years old if he was alive today. It comes after concerns for the boy were raised by the Irish child and family agency Tusla on Friday, August 29. An […]