News
The latest local and national UK and International news.
Bank of England raises interest rates to new 14-year high
Two rate-setters voted to keep interest rates unchanged at the December meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee.
‘Dickensian Christmas’ warning as people go cold and hungry
Some 17% of adults said they were eating food past its “use by” date, the Office for National Statistics said.
Nurses going to picket lines ‘with heavy hearts’, but left with no choice – RCN
The Royal College of Nursing in Northern Ireland will take part in a strike for fair pay and safe staffing levels.
Irony alert! Mr Free Speech threatens legal action
The jet-tracking account was also suspended on Wednesday – despite the social media platform’s new owner earlier pledging to keep it up.
‘Huge increase’ in Big Issue vendors needing help
The organisation renewed its call to the public to support by subscribing or making a contribution through the Big Issue Foundation.
Finale of Harry & Meghan series to air with huge claims
The last three episodes of the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary will be streamed at 8am on Thursday and its set to be explosive.
New complaints added to Raab bullying investigation
Dominic Raab is being investigated over five fresh formal complaints about his conduct after Rishi Sunak referred the new allegations.
PMQs: Sunak ripped to shreds by Starmer over Nurses strike
In an explosive PMQs, Starmer accused the Prime Minister of entering “hibernation” rather than working to get Thursday’s first ever nationwide strike of nurses called off.
Average house prices hit new records in October
The average UK house price was £33,000 higher in October than a year earlier, after jumping by 12.6%, according to official figures.