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Bank of England set to raise interest rates again as high inflation sticks
Economists agree that the Bank is likely to raise interest rates on Thursday, and that more hikes are on the horizon.
Zahawi gets paid second job at right-wing think tank
Nadhim Zahawi's appointment comes with conditions applied by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
Average UK household ‘paying £1,045 a year more for food than in 2020/21’
The UK has seen food prices rise at the fastest rate of any G7 country, including 23.5 per cent faster than in France and 26.9 per cent faster than in Germany.
Rise in mortgage rates on Thursday ‘looks inescapable’
“With the average two-year fixed mortgage rate surpassing 6 per cent this week, the fear is that the situation could deteriorate from here."
Thousands of mental health patients travel more than 60 miles for treatment
Thousands of mentally ill people are being forced to have inpatient treatment miles from home despite a Government pledge to end the practice
Lords appointments system set to be focus of new MP-led inquiry
The launch of the inquiry comes amid an ongoing row over Boris Johnson’s much-criticised resignation honours list.
Glastonbury dropping Corbyn film is ‘disgraceful’ – producer
Norman Thomas, of Platform Films, said claims that the film was antisemitic were ‘a total smear’ and had no foundation ‘whatsoever’.
‘There is cause for hope’: Underwater noises detected from search area of missing submersible
An internal US government memo said “banging” was detected by Canadian search aircraft in 30-minute intervals on Wednesday.
Lib Dems ask committee to consider ‘potential withdrawal’ of Johnson honours
It comes as the Government attempts to draw a line under the honours row.