Interest rates in the UK are expected to fall for the fourth time this year as the Bank of England prepares to announce a 0.25 percentage point reduction on Thursday, bringing the base rate down to 3.75 per cent, a near three-year low. The decision comes after the Office for National Statistics reported that inflation […]
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Fewer people are including charitable gifts in their wills, a trend that could cost UK charities up to £1.5 billion, according to new research. A survey by wealth manager Rathbones found that just 31 per cent of those who wrote wills this year intend to leave money to charity, down from 46 per cent in
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A 220-year-old Union Jack, once hoisted aboard HMS Royal Sovereign during the Battle of Trafalgar, bears the scars of one of Britain’s most famous naval victories. Hand-stitched by sailors, its faded wool and battle-worn tears tell a story of courage, chaos, and the ferocity of combat on October 21, 1805. Now in private hands, the
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A teenage boy has been charged on suspicion of murdering nine-year-old Aria Thorpe in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Aria, who had recently celebrated her ninth birthday with a K-pop “Demon Hunters” party, was found stabbed to death at a residential property shortly after 6pm on Monday. Police arrested the 15-year-old outside Worle rail station, less than half
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Lord Evans of Watford, a longtime Labour peer recently suspended from the House of Lords for breaching lobbying rules, is now facing legal claims over alleged payments totaling at least $1m (£760,000) linked to a UK investment firm managing Kazakh assets. Evans, 82, was suspended for five months after a Guardian investigation revealed he offered
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Growth in UK battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales slowed to its weakest level in nearly two years last month, following government proposals for a “pay-per-mile” road tax on electric vehicles. Data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that just under 40,000 new BEVs were registered in November 2025, a modest 3.6% increase
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Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has pointed to economic growth in countries with customs unions, as Downing Street pushes for closer ties with the European Union. Speaking on the News Agents podcast, Lammy said it was “self-evident that leaving the European Union badly damaged our economy” and highlighted the advantages enjoyed by other states with
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Top-rate taxpayers aiming to save the full £20,000 annual cash ISA allowance after April 2027 could face tax bills of up to £9,349 over ten years, following changes announced in last week’s budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves reduced the tax-free cash ISA allowance for savers under 65 from £20,000 to £12,000. The move, intended to encourage
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Middle earners making up to £52,000 are set to bear the brunt of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget changes, thanks to a “triple whammy” of measures affecting salary sacrifice schemes, income tax thresholds, and student loan repayments, according to analysis by pensions consultancy LCP. The budget froze income tax thresholds and the salary level at which
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Novo Nordisk has announced that semaglutide, a widely-used medication for diabetes and weight management, has failed to slow cognitive decline in people with early Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, was tested in individuals with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. Despite earlier hopes that GLP-1 receptor agonists might
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