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Heroic British Captain receives prestigious Merchant Navy Medal for saving 89 lives at sea

Recipients of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service 2025 have been announced. HM GovernmentSource

UK interest rate cut: what does it mean for mortgages and savings?

Base rate reduction to 4% will hit some savers, but people with tracker home loans will see immediate benefit • Bank cuts interest rate for fifth time in a year• Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4.25% to 4%. It

Homes England signs Strategic Place Partnership with York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to accelerate placemaking in the region

New partnership seeks to scale up existing collaborative working to unlock significant housing and regeneration plans for the area. HM GovernmentSource

Bank’s base rate gift to borrowers is wrapped in an inflation warning | Phillip Inman

In their economic outlook the rate setters see a threat from rising prices of food, energy and business services Bank of England cuts base rate to 4% What the rate cut means for borrowers and savers A reduction in interest rates by the Bank of England should rank

Ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to boost kids’ health

The government will consult on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s due to negative impacts on children's physical and mental health. HM GovernmentSource

Minister Shanks speech on North Sea at Offshore Europe Conference

Energy Minister Michael Shanks delivered a speech at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Offshore Europe Conference 2025. HM GovernmentSource

Another Bank of England rate cut this year less likely given inflation fears and split vote – as it happened

Monetary Policy Committee has cut UK interest rates today, in a deeply split decision, but City pricing suggests another cut in 2025 is no longer fully priced in UK interest rate cut: what does it mean for mortgages and savings? Analysis: Bank’s base rate gift signals wage rise

Trump tariffs kick in; Bank of England likely to cut rates – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Dozens more countries face higher taxes on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect Donald Trump’s plan to impose 100% tariffs on semiconductors would be “devastating” for the Philippines, an industry leader has warned today. The

Bank of England poised to cut interest rates

Quarter-point reduction expected, with City investors predicting a three-way split among rate setters • Business live – latest updates The Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates on Thursday despite a growing divide between its policymakers over the dangers to the economy from high inflation and

Bank of England poised to cut interest rates on Thursday

Quarter-point reduction expected, with City investors predicting a three-way split among rate setters The Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates on Thursday despite a growing divide between its policymakers over the dangers to the economy from high inflation and rising unemployment. In a development that

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