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Pressure rises on Bank of England and the Fed as the interest rate debate gets political
The Bank of England is preparing to announce a cut in UK interest rates on Thursday, with central banks around the world facing increased scrutiny as Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the US Federal Reserve.
Trump wants lower borrowing costs to boost the economy, even though the US …
Pressure grows on EU to freeze minerals deal with Rwanda over DRC fighting
The EU is under mounting pressure to suspend a controversial minerals deal with Rwanda that has been blamed for fuelling the conflict in the east of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
.Calls to freeze the agreement have grown after fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group …
Exonerated environmental defenders to face murder retrial in El Salvador
Five Salvadorian environmental defenders who were exonerated of bogus civil war charges will face retrial this week amid growing evidence of political interference.
Miguel Ángel Gámez, Alejandro Laínez García, Pedro Antonio Rivas Laínez, Antonio Pacheco and Saúl Agustín Rivas Ortega, were acquitted in October over the alleged killing of an …
ECB to carry out ‘thorough and honest’ review after Women’s Ashes whitewash
Clare Connor, the managing director of women’s cricket at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has admitted that England are way behind Australia in terms of fitness and ability to perform under pressure.
Connor also revealed she is considering bringing in voices from outside the current ECB setup …
Trump tariffs: markets brace for falls as Mexico and Canada hit back
Investors are bracing for stock market falls after Canada and Mexico hit back against
trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump
this weekend.Trading on brokerage IG’s weekend markets indicate shares are likely to fall on Monday, after the US president signed an order on Saturday to
Windrush grandfather at risk of deportation after almost 50 years in UK
A Windrush man who has lived in the UK since he was a child fears he could be deported to his home country despite spending most of his life here.
Samuel Jarrett-Coker, 61, fears that he is not only at risk of being deported but also made homeless because he …
WNBA free agency : sorting the winners and losers from the chaos
One of the most dynamic periods of the WNBA offseason is coming to an end as free agents are signing contrasts with their teams at the start of February. This year was particularly exciting as a huge crop of the league’s stars – including Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, Jewell Loyd, …
‘Greed and money over community’: in Stornoway, locals are divided over Tesco’s Sunday opening
Reform UK can win scores of Labour seats in England and Wales, says study
Labour faces losing scores of seats to Reform UK across England and Wales as a widening section of voters lose faith in the mainstream parties, according to a new analysis seen by the
Observer
.With senior figures in the Labour party now privately talking about a “change of era” …
James Lowe ensures Ireland finish on a high after hit-and-miss start | Brendan Fanning
In a tournament with no room for a warm-up, where you just hop into the blocks and hope to explode out of them, home games are a mixed blessing. If the getaway isn’t clean then the boost to the away side can be turbo stuff. Which poses a dilemma: how …