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Inflation fears trump growth concerns among Bank of England’s MPC members
There was no doubt in the City that the Bank of England would
. An increase inannual inflation last month
and asharp rise in wages in the autumn
meant its monetary policy committee (MPC) was widely expected to hold …HS2 boss blames failure to control costs on rush to start work
Mark Wild, the chief executive of HS2 Ltd, told MPs a …
Bank of England holds interest rate at 4.75% but warns of UK stagnation risk
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold but warned Britain’s economy is on the brink of stagnation after Rachel Reeves’s budget as the world economy faces stubbornly high inflation and the risk of Donald Trump reigniting global trade wars.
Keeping interest rates at 4.75% in a …
UK data regulator criticises Google for ‘irresponsible’ ad tracking change
Britain’s data protection regulator has labelled Google as “irresponsible” for allowing advertisers to track customers’ digital “fingerprints”, amid fears even privacy-conscious users will find the online monitoring technique difficult to block.
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned the practice will undermine consumers’ control and choice over how their …
Sebastian Coe pledges radical reform in race to become next IOC president
Sebastian Coe has promised to radically transform the International Olympic Committee if he is elected its next president in March – and says his track record of delivering at the London 2012 Games and at World Athletics shows he is the right choice for the leading job in sport.
In …
Cooper Flagg: the 17-year-old ‘cold-ass white boy’ breaking the basketball discourse
Five months ago USA Basketball convened an inter-squad scrimmage in Las Vegas before the Paris Olympics, and the standout player was a gawky teenager from Maine.
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Calls for abortion law change in England after couple sentenced for buying pills
The prosecution of a young couple who were handed community orders at Gloucester crown court more than six years after the stillbirth of a baby has led to renewed calls for abortion law reform in England.
Sophie Harvey and Elliot Benham, both now 25, were originally arrested on suspicion of …
Search for lost brother reveals dark secret of Mexico’s ‘death flights’
Abdallan was the sixth to be taken.
First they came for his older brother Amafer, nabbed in broad daylight on the streets of the Mexican city of Morelia. Then they came for his other brother, Armando, grabbed on the outskirts of the capital. That same day, soldiers burst into the …
Taps dry in 58,000 Hampshire homes due to Southern Water fault
Tens of thousands of homes in Hampshire are without water because of a technical fault at a Southern Water supply works.
About 58,000 homes in Southampton, Romsey, Eastleigh, Totton, and parts of the New Forest have outages after a problem at the Testwood water supply works prevented water from leaving …
Gisèle Pelicot rape trial: husband jailed for 20 years as all 51 men found guilty
Dominique Pelicot, one of the worst sex offenders in modern French history, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging his then wife, Gisèle, and inviting dozens of men to rape her in her home in the south of France over almost a decade.
The historic trial of …