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2 hours ago What IS going wrong with the UK economy? How a spike in debt servicing costs threatens to derail Labour as 'Stagflation' fears mount... and Pound is branded the 'Great British Peso'

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2 hours ago Rangers fans want worst manager ever Clement out as spiralling Hotline panic leads to Celtic transfer confession

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23 minutes ago Elderly woman, 75, killed and eaten by neighbour's pigs in horror Christmas Day attack

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15 hours ago Mystery virus leads to 'severe pneumonia in days' as patient says 'it's worse than 2022'

Alleged reports from Chinese socia media suggest people going through an outbreak of HMPV cases in the country are experiencing crowded hospitals that are worse than during Covid

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23 hours ago Revealed: The most turbulent flight routes and airports of 2024, with Mendoza to Santiago worst overall and Denver and Turin among the hubs where bumpy journeys are likely

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79 minutes ago Coronation Street legend 'set to leave cobbles' after four decades in devastating twist

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23 hours ago How worried should we be about RFK Jr as health secretary? Ask Florida

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2 hours ago I make £1,000 a month as a 'financial dominatrix'. Married lawyer and mother AMANDA CARTER reveals her lucrative secret side

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25 hours ago Arsenal: Jason Ayto gets chance to stake claim for sporting director job after Mikel Arteta backing

Edu’s interim replacement could strengthen his hopes of permanent promotion as he leads search for much-needed attacking reinforcements

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53 minutes ago ‘It was extraordinary’: Spanish captain recalls rescue of woman who gave birth in dinghy

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Events

25 hours ago Scientists pinpoint exactly how long you'll live after a dementia diagnosis

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Science

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The rankings have been drawn up by turbulence forecast website turbli.com, which analysed around 10,000 short and long-haul routes connecting the 550 largest airports in the world.

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83 minutes ago Sleep deprivation leads to intrusive thoughts and reliving bad memories

The brain's ability to suppress such intrusive memories is contingent on obtaining restful sleep, scientists say

Politics

9 hours ago Whitehall braced for spending cuts after UK hit by bond market turmoil

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2 hours ago Elon Musk and Nigel Farage: A timeline of Reform leader’s relationship with the tech billionaire

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12 hours ago ANDREW NEIL: The economy's reeling from the disastrous Budget. Taxes or cuts are coming... and the big financial players I've talked to now all say it could spell the end of Labour

In the run-up to the General Election , Rachel Reeves boasted repeatedly of her qualifications for being Chancellor, even liberally embellishing her CV to bolster her credentials.

Economics

3 hours ago Ontario leader warns of ‘pain’ for US if Trump moves forward with tariffs on Canada

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Events

2 hours ago Rise in national insurance taxes will probably lead to lower wages in 'long run'

'To be clear, I expect bank rate to come down over time as the effects of the large shocks of the past continue to abate'

Politics

14 hours ago Greggs and Greene King among firms backing drive to get offenders into work

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Events

2 hours ago 25 movies to look out for in 2025, from Superman to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

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Politics

16 hours ago Shein edges closer to controversial £50bn London listing as China denies human rights abuses

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Events

3 hours ago Should you be worried about your mortgage? Gilts are volatile and the answer is: it's complicated

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Politics

21 hours ago Firms to pass on tax hikes through lower wages in long run, Bank executive says

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Economics

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Events

21 hours ago Why Sting, Bob Geldof and £200 billion of British businesses are teaming up in Edinburgh

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Events

4 hours ago Cabinet minister defends Rachel Reeves trip to China during economic crisis

The value of the pound fell to its lowest level in over a year while UK borrowing costs jumped to their highest since the financial crisis

Politics

21 hours ago Brits 'paying price for Labour's bungled Budget': Reeves warned money from tax hikes will have to go on servicing debt after markets turn on UK

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Economics

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Events

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One can understand why the Chancellor was happy to let her chief secretary to the Treasury take the heat for the crash in confidence in gilt-edged stock and the pound.

Politics

22 hours ago Solicitor who stole £146m from investors and spent it on boat, cars and Lake District shooting and fishing estate is told to pay back just £1m

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Economics

9 hours ago LA area's 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations

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Events

5 hours ago Government says 'no need' for emergency intervention as financial markets continue to slide

The value of the pound fell to its lowest level in over a year on Thursday, while UK borrowing costs jumped to their highest since the 2008 financial crisis

Politics

22 hours ago Barcelona dealt financial sucker punch as Jurgen Klopp's Red Bull empire strike Atletico Madrid deal

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Economics

14 hours ago New blood test reveals risk of developing different diseases in 'new frontier of science'

A world leading UK Biobank study of half a million Brits could unlock the mysteries of ‘proteomics’ to prevent and cure diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis

Events

5 hours ago We don’t need to worry about rise in borrowing costs, minister insists

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy sought to reassure Britons about turbulence in the markets.

Politics

24 hours ago Optimism among UK finance firms declines at fastest rate in two years, survey finds

The survey found that levels of optimism across the financial services sector fell rapidly in December, marking the sharpest decline since September 2022

Economics

21 hours ago Rayner: I’d meet with Musk to challenge him on factually incorrect attacks

The Deputy Prime Minister suggested the billionaire should be ‘correcting the record as soon as possible’ over information shared on his X platform.

Events

5 hours ago FTSE 100 Live 10 January: Sainsbury’s shares fall after update, sterling below $1.23

Warnings of higher mortgage costs have added to pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves after a turbulent week for UK financial markets.

Politics

25 hours ago British financier approaches banknote firm De La Rue over £245m takeover

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Economics

21 hours ago A killer fludemic 30 times more deadly than Covid is already here... but our leaders have their heads in the sand and we are woefully unprepared: GEOFFREY LEAN

An elderly man in the US state of Louisiana died on Monday of bird flu contracted from exposure to sick and dead chickens in his backyard flock - the country's first fatality from the disease.

Events

5 hours ago Jakob Bro: Taking Turns review – lost masterpiece from great Dane’s understated jazz supergroup

(ECM)Played by world-class personnel including Bill Frisell and the late, great alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, this 2014 set is full of subtle, spontaneous ideasWhen Miles Davis led the 1948-50 sessions that became jazz’s Birth of the Cool releases, the most bewitching solo voice apart from his own trumpet was that of a little-known 21-year-old called Lee Konitz. The alto saxophonist’s quietly captivating work still shimmers as a central feature of Danish guitarist Jakob Bro’s Taking Turns, also recorded in New York but more than 60 years later, and strangely consigned to ECM’s vaults from 2014 until now.Bro’s reputation grew when he succeeded Bill Frisell in drum master Paul Motian’s band in 2006, the connection that first introduced him to Konitz, who can instantly invent fresh lines to any composition put in front of him. Bro credits this ability with his own understanding of how to lead an improviser’s band that plays composed music with looseness and flow. Continue reading...

Politics

26 hours ago Rachel Reeves faces calls to CANCEL China trip to deal with market chaos as Pound is hammered and UK borrowing costs rise again on fears of 'Stagflation'

The Tories and Lib Dems insisted the Chancellor should drop plans to head for Beijing this weekend amid mounting alarm at the situation.

Economics

22 hours ago Warning food prices could soar by 20% as pressure mounts on Reeves over flailing economy

Exclusive: Fears of a massive rise in the cost of imports have fuelled calls for Rachel Reeves to cancel her China trip with warnings that the UK is on the cusp of a financial crisis and recession

Events

6 hours ago Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them | Andy Beckett

Populist trolling thrives on the oxygen of publicity. It’s on all of us – media and voters – to start looking awayEven more than other forms of politics, populism needs an audience. Populist politicians want to be famous personalities, to make attention-getting claims and promises, to create new national myths. Like other ambitious but less ideological entertainers, they want their act to be widely noticed, and then requested again and again. Without a receptive audience, populism can just seem cranky and simplistic – little different from fringe political movements down the ages.In Britain, the US and many other democracies from India to Argentina, populism’s current dominant variant is rightwing, and much of its intended audience is the rightwing media. Conservative commentators, reporters and public intellectuals are constantly required to amplify populism’s messages and help maintain the public profiles of its leading figures. With only five Reform UK MPs, Nigel Farage needs the...

Politics

28 hours ago Rachel Reeves scrambles to calm markets as Pound falls and borrowing costs rise again

Sterling tumbled to its lowest level against the US dollar for over a year this morning as investors heaped more risk premium on UK gilts - the way the state finances its activities.

Economics

22 hours ago Wildest things you can now say on Facebook and Instagram as experts sound alarm

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Events

7 hours ago One in four young people say they left school without ANY financial education

Of the current generation of 18-21 year olds, four million were not taught how to properly manage their finances according to Santander.

Politics

28 hours ago What rising government debt costs mean for you: Mortgages, employment and the economy

High government borrowing costs come amid fears that inflation is creeping up again, which could lead the Bank of England to keep rates on hold

Economics

23 hours ago Dog owners warned as chew toy linked to deadly 'werewolf syndrome' that's killed 15 pets

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Events

9 hours ago Venezuelan opposition leader ‘violently intercepted’ while leaving rally ahead of Maduro’s inauguration

Opposition and independent election observers claim Venezuela election was stolen with Maduro winning just 30 per cent votes

Politics

29 hours ago How Scotland’s fintech boom is leading innovation and creating thousands of jobs

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Economics

23 hours ago Lawyer for Brit 'killed' in Benidorm issues update as body 'formally identified'

The body of John George was found on Spain's Costa Blanca after he failed to get in touch with anyone in his family since December 14 leading to a widespread effort to find him

Events

9 hours ago England’s Harry Hall nabs share of lead after first round of Sony Open

Hall shares a one-shot lead with Adam Schenk, Eric Cole, Denny McCarthy, Tom Hoge and Henrik Norlander.

Politics

29 hours ago People struggling with energy bills urged to claim up to £2,000 in financial help this winter

The British Gas Energy Trust has two energy support funds open for customers and those with other suppliers.

Economics

24 hours ago Keir Starmer refuses to stop accusing Liz Truss of 'crashing the economy' because he speaks for 'millions of voters' despite her threat to SUE PM

Lawyers acting for the former Conservative leader have written a 'cease and desist' letter to the current occupant of No10 over comments he made during the election campaign.

Events

9 hours ago Martin Lewis MSE ranks UK's best bank bonuses from Nationwide to Santander

Feeling the financial wrath of Christmas and that early pay day? Changing your current account is a popular way to get some free cash, and the process is pretty quick and easy

Politics

29 hours ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves may need to cut spending after jump in borrowing costs

The cost of borrowing for the UK government surged to its highest level for almost 17 years on Wednesday amid a sell-off in the bond market and concerns over the threat of stagflation

Economics

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Events

10 hours ago UK politics – live: Reform level with Labour in new poll as Treasury responds to gloomy economy update

New poll by FindOutNowUK marks a fresh political blow for Sir Keir Starmer who has overseen a rocky start to his leadership of the country

Politics

31 hours ago Scotsman Obituaries: Sir Jim N Walker CBE, businessman who grew family bakery into global biscuits brand

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Economics

26 hours ago Why female prison officers fall in love with lags – expert explains 'bad boy' theory

Female prison officers vulnerabilities are spotted a 'mile off' by "bad boy" criminals a psychotherapist has revealed - as traits from the primitive brain lead to illegal affairs

Events