Getty Images The Bank of England could cut interest rates more quickly if price rises remain under control, its governor has suggested. Andrew Bailey told the Guardian that the Bank could be a “bit more aggressive” at cutting borrowing costs, depending on the rate of inflation. The Bank cut interest rates from 5.25% to 5% […]
The deal includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States as a military base. The United Kingdom says it is giving up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while the UK retains use of the […]
Gordon has started eight of Hearts’ 10 matches this season after missing a large chunk of the last campaign as he battled back from more than a year out with a double leg break. He became Scotland’s oldest international as a late substitute in the last warm-up match before Euro 2024, having already been told […]
BBC Dominika’s one-day-old daughter Emilia is part of the screening programme The entire genetic code of up to 100,000 newborn babies in England will be analysed by the NHS, with the aim of speeding up the diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 rare diseases. At present, newborns are given a heelprick blood test that […]
Vice President Harris consoles a woman as she toured damage from Hurricane Helene in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP AUGUSTA, Ga. — Vice President Harris took a pause from the campaign trail on Wednesday to visit a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Helene where […]
BBC Passengers have been told the ship will leave for France on Wednesday evening The around-the-world cruise ship, which has been stranded in Belfast for months, is set to leave for France on Wednesday evening, passengers say. After more than four months of delays, Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey set sail on Monday. However, it only […]
BBC We’re just a few weeks from the government’s crucial first Budget on 30 October and it’s clear Chancellor Rachel Reeves intends to raise money. There is a black hole in public finances, she says – based on her apparent discovery since arriving at No 11 Downing Street in July of an unbudgeted £22bn overspend […]
Sunday night’s dramatic derby with city rivals Real Madrid put Atletico Madrid’s relationship with the radical block of fans that gather inside their ground under a new global spotlight. After Real Madrid took the lead, Atletico captain Koke and manager Diego Simeone pleaded for calm with balaclava-wearing supporters, who had thrown objects onto the pitch […]
EPA-EFE Major US ports will stay shut until pay demands are met, the union boss representing striking dockworkers has said. Harold Daggett, head of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), made the vow on a picket line in New Jersey on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of dockworkers on the east and gulf coasts walked out […]
EPA Sub-postmasters impacted by the Horizon IT scandal will not all receive compensation payments by March next year, the government’s Post Office minister has said. Gareth Thomas said it would be “difficult” to achieve such a deadline, after calls from former sub-postmaster and campaigner Sir Alan Bates. Sir Alan urged the government to set a […]