World first as MHRA approves trofolastat for diagnostic imaging of prostate cancer in men
As with all products, the MHRA will keep its safety under close review. HM GovernmentSource
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Lord Chancellor letter to the Sentencing Council: 20 March 2025
The Lord Chancellor wrote to the Sentencing Council to reiterate the government’s opposition to the 'differential treatment' introduced by new sentencing guidelines. HM GovernmentSource
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Bank of England says companies freezing hiring plans as it keeps interest rates on hold
Rate-setting committee also points to mounting global uncertainty as it pauses its cycle of reductions Business live latest updates The Bank of England has said UK businesses are freezing their hiring plans in response to Rachel Reeves’s tax increases and to mounting global uncertainty as it kept interest
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UK pay growth remains high, making interest rate cut less likely
Unemployment was level in January, but has risen over the past six months Business live latest updates Pay growth remained high at 5.8% in the three months to January, according to official data, maintaining the pressure on Bank of England policymakers to keep interest rates elevated when they
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Crackdown on illegal working and rogue employers in ‘gig economy’
In the latest move to restore order to the asylum and immigration system, the government will introduce tough new laws to clamp down on illegal working. HM GovernmentSource
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British Army returns from NATO exercise as UK strengthens alliance deployment capabilities
The UK’s commitment to NATO and ability to respond at pace and at scale strengthened as the British Army successfully returns from Exercise Steadfast Dart HM GovernmentSource
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Fear of a tariff ‘Trumpcession’ puts pressure on Bank and Fed over interest rates
A trade war could push up inflation when both the UK and US economies really need cheaper borrowing. So what’s a central bank to do? Monetary policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic will be considering how seriously to take Donald Trump’s threats of an all-out trade war
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Late data from one business means UK wage growth may need to be revised, says ONS
Caveat from statistics agency is latest sign of its problems collecting reliable economic data Britain’s main measure of wage growth may need to be revised after a large employer failed to supply earnings data on time, the country’s troubled statistics agency has warned. In the latest sign of
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UK inflation falls to 2.8% in boost for Rachel Reeves before spring statement
Bigger-than-forecast decline in annual rate in February is positive news for chancellor in run-up to Commons address UK inflation has fallen back to 2.8%, giving Rachel Reeves some positive news before she makes her spring statement. The Office for National Statistics said annual inflation as measured by the
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Family to be reunited with Nazi-looted artwork after eight decades
The heirs and great-grandchildren of Jewish Belgian art collector Samuel Hartveld are set to receive a painting by Henry Gibbs currently in the collection of the Tate HM GovernmentSource
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