25 minutes ago About sharing By Tom Espiner BBC News The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 5.25% for the fifth time in a row on Thursday. It is also expected to be cautious about signalling when future rate cuts will be, despite lower-than-expected February inflation figures. The Bank has been…
22 minutes ago About sharing Vaughan Gething said he wanted “kinder, more effective politics” By Adrian Browne & David Deans BBC news Vaughan Gething has been confirmed as Wales’ new first minister after a vote in the Welsh Parliament. He will succeed Mark Drakeford, who bowed out with an emotional speech on Tuesday, after five…
58 minutes ago About sharing Social media users have questioned if the French president used Photoshop By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News First he flexed his muscles on Ukraine. Now Emmanuel Macron has gone one further, releasing photos of him hitting a punchbag with bulging biceps in a show of his strength in action. The French…
39 minutes ago About sharing By Sam Hancock & Eleanor Lawrie BBC News The average cost of rent in the UK rose by 9% in the 12 months to February this year – the highest annual increase since records began in 2015. There were price rises in all parts of the country, according to the…
2 hours ago About sharing Jian Wen, 42, was involved in converting Bitcoin into assets like luxury houses By Liz Jackson & PA Media BBC News A former takeaway worker found with Bitcoin worth more than £2bn has been convicted at Southwark Crown Court of a crime linked to money laundering. Jian Wen, 42, from…
2 hours ago About sharing Watch: Sunak challenged on 2024 being ‘bounce back’ year By Faisal Islam & Michael Race Economics editor & business reporter This year will “prove to be the year that the economy bounces back”, Rishi Sunak has told the BBC after figures showed inflation fell to its lowest level in almost…
Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar became the Republic of Ireland’s youngest prime minister in 2017.
12 minutes ago About sharing By Becky Morton BBC political reporter The House of Lords has inflicted a fresh defeat on the government over its flagship Rwanda bill. A Labour proposal to include a provision to ensure “due regard” for domestic and international law was passed by 271 to 228 votes. It means there will…
Ballot results give British Medical Association another six-month mandate for walkouts in England.
30 minutes ago About sharing Luke D’Wit poisoned Stephen and Carol Baxter to death by lacing their medication with the opioid painkiller fentanyl By Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex A man has been found guilty of murdering a married couple he worked for by drugging them with the opioid painkiller fentanyl. Stephen Baxter, 61, and…