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UK Business
Bank of England to announce 3.75% base rate decision
Inflation held steady at 2.8% in the 12 months to May, undershooting the expectations of many economists who had forecast…
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UK Business
No change in UK inflation during May
UK inflation defied expectations in May, holding steady at 2.8% as lower food prices offset rising transport costs, the Office…
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World News
Criminals used AI to advertise bogus schemes, pocketing over £200 million in investment scams
British consumers and businesses handed over nearly £1.3 billion to fraudsters in 2025, a 4% increase on the previous year,…
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UK Business
UK interest rates affected by US-Iran peace deal
An emerging framework for peace between the United States and Iran has handed the Bank of England a clear opportunity…
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UK Business
King’s Birthday Honours list includes Knight Grand Cross for banking leader Sir Jon Cunliffe
A financier who played a pivotal role steering Britain through the 2008 financial crisis and now leads a sweeping reform…
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UK Business
GDP falls 0.1% amid US-Iran pressure on household finances
The UK economy contracted by 0.1 per cent in April, the first monthly fall since August 2025, according to the…
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UK Politics
Liz Truss: right-wing factions must coalesce to present viable alternative to fringe policies
Liz Truss has declared that Britain’s political system is so “badly broken” that voters are turning to “crazy alternatives”, a…
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UK Business
Chip shares rally on Wall Street and in South Korea as UK probes Paramount-Warner Bros merger
US home sales accelerated to their fastest pace this year in May, rising 3.2% month-on-month to an annualised rate of…
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UK Politics
Badenoch pledges to scrap ‘identity politics’ via major changes to equality legislation
Kemi Badenoch will this week outline plans to scrap the legal duty requiring police officers, nurses and teachers to consider…
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UK Business
Fuel price surge expected to weigh on April GDP figures
The full economic toll of the Iran conflict on British households will come into sharp focus this week as official…
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