The Bank of England raised interest rates to 1% as it warned the economy will go into reverse and that inflation will peak at more than 10% as the Ukraine war compounds a crippling cost-of-living crisis. Members of the Bank’s nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to increase rates from 0.75% to 1% – the fourth time in a row that they have voted for a rise - taking rates to a level not seen since 2009.
"Things will be raw now but do not underestimate what this team has achieved this season against all the odds."
The ‘Wow!’ signal was a 72 second-long signal sent in 1977 that some believe is evidence of alien life
Crymych Panthers Boccia Club recently held their first in-house Boccia competition, with eight members in the tournament.
Corentin Moutet played his hero Rafael Nadal for the first time. And his idol didn't disappoint. Vicious top spin and wicked angles. Idol chatterBefore their second round clash, Corentin Moutet was quite happy to tell anyone who’d listen that fellow left-hander Rafael Nadal was his hero as he was growing up in Paris. He even slept in the Nike shirts as worn at the French Open by Nadal. Well, that was before the 23-year-old joined the ATP tour. And the world number 139 got the chance to play his
The Prime Minister has insisted that it was his “duty” to attend certain Downing Street parties as senior Tories questioned whether he will win the next election.
The show allows visitors to try out the TARDIS Tech Room, learn about the science behind time travel and see some of the programme’s artefacts.
Images of Boris Johnson with a beer in his hand have emerged in Sue Gray's damning report of Downing Street parties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Johnson is pictured in attendance at both, while Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case are spotted at the first - on the prime minister's birthday. In the report, Ms Gray stated that "the senior leadership at the centre, both political and official, must bear responsibility for this culture".
Johnson denies he is a 'liar' and says 'it didn't occur to me' it was anything but my duty as PM
Krishna Singh was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow.
Ricky Gervais has defended his new Netflix show after a LGBT rights group called his material "dangerous" towards trans people. The comedian has sparked controversy with his latest show SuperNature, which was released on the streaming platform on Tuesday. Gervais has defended the programme, saying he wanted to take the "audience to a place it hasn't been before".
The footballer wants to see more progress in the teaching of the history and experiences of black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.
Former PM says he will back new Liberal leader and downplays loss, saying party ‘will regroup’
In my childhood memories my mum is hitching up her sari to snip a cutting from a stranger’s garden, or watching Gardeners World. Now crocuses, tulips and daisies are my portal to her, writes Chitra Ramaswamy
For those who want to practice a more mindful way to drink
Letters: The waiting list to see a mental health nurse at school is months’ long, says one teacher. Plus letters from Martin Bell of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Stephen Baron
Some 81,000 non-EU nationals are estimated to have left, compared to 332,000 arrivals.
US secretary of state vigorously defends existing global order but admits Washington sees Beijing a ‘long-term challenge’
NI Secretary Brandon Lewis said the UK’s ‘firm’ preference was for a negotiated solution with the EU.
Body of Kane Edwards found in River Tawe in Swansea
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