24 h. ago Bank of England boss warns 'shadow banking' has echoes of the 2008 financial crisis

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey (pictured) said 'alarm bells' were ringing over risky lending in the unregulated private credit market.

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26 h. ago Alarm bells ring over risky lending: Bailey orders stress test into 'shadow banking' amid fears of a new financial crisis

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey (pictured) said 'alarm bells' were ringing over risky lending in the unregulated private credit market.

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42 h. ago Andrew Bailey warns ‘alarm bells’ ringing over private credit market

BoE governor draws parallel with practices before 2008 financial crisis

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44 h. ago BoE’s governor says ‘alarm bells’ ringing over private credit market

Andrew Bailey draws parallel with practices before 2008 financial crisis

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44 h. ago BoE governor warns ‘alarm bells’ ringing over private credit market

Andrew Bailey draws parallel with practices before 2008 financial crisis

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67 h. ago JPMorgan warns First Brands fallout driving up banks’ funding costs

Concerns mount about hidden exposure to private capital firms and hedge funds in wake of credit market wobbles

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3 d. ago Alarm bells ringing for Arne Slot as Ruben Amorim finally ends unwanted Man Utd record

LIVERPOOL 1-2 MAN UTD: Harry Maguire was the hero as Ruben Amorim finally clinched successive Premier League wins on a huge afternoon for the Manchester United manager

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump and the law: a restraint on the executive is morphing into its weapon | Editorial

The indictment of critics including John Bolton rings alarm bells as the US president expands his power and seeks to use the justice system to exact revenge“He who saves his country does not violate any law,” Donald Trump posted after beginning his second term – emboldened, perhaps, by the supreme court’s bombshell ruling on presidential immunity last year, which many say gave the office-holder the powers of a monarch.Millions of Americans are expected to push back against the president’s growing power at No Kings protests across the US on Saturday. The demonstrations come as former intelligence and national security officials warn that the country is sliding towards “competitive authoritarianism”, in which elections and courts survive but are systematically manipulated by the executive. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Bank shares lead global market fall amid jitters over US private credit

Signs of credit stress send markets in Europe and Asia down, while investors turn to safe haven assetsEuropean stock markets fell on Friday and gold hit a record high after two US regional banks said they had been exposed to millions of dollars of bad loans and alleged fraud.Signs of credit stress rattled markets across Europe and Asia. In London the FTSE 100 fell 0.9%, Germany’s Dax fell 1.8%, Italy’s FTSE Mib fell 1.5%, the Ibex in Spain was off 0.3% and France’s Cac 40 dropped 0.2%. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Head of IMF says risks in private credit market keep her awake at night

Kristalina Georgieva urges vigilance over ‘very significant shift of financing’ after collapse of Tricolor and First BrandsThe head of the International Monetary Fund has admitted that worrying about the risks building up in non-bank lending markets keeps her awake at night.Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday urged countries to pay more attention to the private credit market, after the failure of the sub-prime auto lender Tricolor and the car parts supplier First Brands. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'Every chance' Brendan Rodgers will leave Celtic with 'alarm bells ringing', says ex

Rodgers ‘too ambitious’ to settle for domestic success, according to a former SPFL forward.

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8 d. ago Scientists reveal exactly how HOT Britain could get by 2050: 'Alarm bells should be ringing'

Britain just experienced its hottest summer on record, with average temperatures from June to August hitting 16.10°C. Now, climate advisers have warned that this could just be a taste of what's to come.

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1 week ago 'That is when alarm bells started to ring': Man left stunned by two roofers' actions on Greater Manchester home

Kevin is now facing the prospect of £16,000 repairs

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3 w. ago Man City alarm bells will be ringing as huge contract decision looms

Manchester City have to decide whether to offer Rodri a new contract as he continues to battle fitness issues with his knee.

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3 w. ago MAFS viewers slam ‘uninterested’ groom and question how he made it to altar if he ‘doesn’t know what love is’

MARRIED At First Sight UK fans have hit out at groom Paul Rico - insisting he’s ‘not interested’ in the experiment after tying the knot with Anita Barker.  Last night’s episode of MAFS UK saw Paul, 60, and Anita, 54, get married before heading on their honeymoon.  But alarm bells were soon ringing for Anita...

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3 w. ago Denmark bans drone flights after fresh sightings of suspicious aerial objects outside military bases

Drone sightings across Denmark and Norway since September 22 sparked closure of several airports. (Pictured: Drones above Aalborg, Denmark, September 24, 2025 and mobile radar installation)

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3 w. ago Nato alarm bells ringing after MORE drones spotted flying over Danish military bases in latest alarming incident

Drone sightings across Denmark and Norway since September 22 sparked closure of several airports. (Pictured: Drones above Aalborg, Denmark, September 24, 2025 and mobile radar installation)

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3 w. ago I was pals with serial killer Stephen Port until he made me ‘babysit’ teen lovers he tormented with twisted mind games

WHEN Ryan Edwards first made friends with his new neighbour, he nicknamed him the Big Friendly Giant - tall, softly spoken and harmless. But soon, alarm bells started to ring over a ‘breadcrumb trail’ of sinister incidents involving Stephen Port, who was later unmasked as one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers. The depraved monster...

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last month UK business activity slows to weakest since May as firms cut more jobs

Economists warned that influential survey data means ‘alarm bells should be ringing that the economy is faltering’.

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