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Unambiguously bleak Bank of England forecasts pave way for spending cuts
Grenfell Tower demolition would risk fire being forgotten, some survivors say
The demolition of Grenfell Tower could mean that the injustice of the fatal fire is “put out of sight and out of mind” and forgotten, some survivors have said.
The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, told a meeting on Wednesday that the 24-storey block in which 72 people were killed …
Several nationalities among Sweden school shooting victims, police say
People of several nationalities were among the 11 killed at a school in Sweden’s worst mass shooting, police have said.
Anna Bergkvist, who is heading the police investigation, told Agence France-Presse that people of “multiple nationalities, different genders and different ages” were among those killed by a lone gunman at …
Israel tells army to prepare plan for Palestinians to voluntarily leave Gaza
Israel’s defence minister has ordered the military to prepare plans to allow Palestinians “who wish to leave” Gaza to exit, after Donald Trump suggested the US take over the territory and resettle its residents in other countries.
Israel Katz said the military plan would include options to leave via land, …
Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% and halves UK growth forecast
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.5%, but warned UK households face renewed pressure from rising prices and a sluggish economy as it halved its growth forecasts for the year.
With the government under pressure amid the fallout from Labour’s budget and Donald Trump’s trade wars, the …
Home Office commission paid ‘incels’ to take part in study
Hundreds of men who identified as “incels” or involuntary celibates were paid by a government body to take part in a survey.
Academics working for the Home Office’s Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE), gave the men £20 or $20 each for completing a 40-minute survey as part of an effort …
Refugee shot in eye during deadly 2014 crossing into Spain files complaint to UN
‘Clear signs of authoritarianism’: Ecuador’s ‘iron fist’ leader seeks re-election
Carlos Javier Vega, 19, asked to switch shifts at his father’s bakery in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, so he could help his cousin sell a puppy.
A few blocks from the buyer’s location, however, their car was stopped at a checkpoint manned by navy troopers deployed on the streets after …
Tom Brady’s TV career so far has been a dud. Will that change in the Super Bowl?
Tom Brady will face one of the biggest tests of his career in the Super Bowl on Sunday. He is no longer charged with deciding games with his arm but he will be in the booth to analyze the game for an anticipated US audience of 120 million as Fox’s …
Civil servants will need to work efficiently or face redundancy under new rules
Senior civil servants must find cuts in their Whitehall budgets or risk losing their jobs under new rules, ministers will announce on Thursday.
Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister, will unveil a set of performance standards intended to ensure value for money in Whitehall.
Under the new policy, senior civil …