22 h. ago 2020s on course to be weakest decade for global economy since 1960s, says World Bank

Washington-based lender cuts its forecast for world GDP growth, blaming Donald Trump tariffsBusiness live – latest updatesThe World Bank has cut its forecasts for growth, blaming Donald Trump’s trade war and says the 2020s are on course to be the weakest decade for the global economy since the 1960s.In its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects report, the Washington-based lender reduced its forecast for global GDP growth this year to 2.3%, down from 2.7% in January. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Mother who got trapped headfirst in sea defence boulders drowned in front of daughter amid 'possible delay' to firefighters who were trying to rescue her, inquest told

Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, screamed for help as her 11-year-old daughter and two bystanders desperately tried to pull her free from the rocks beneath the Esplanade in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

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5 d. ago ECB cuts interest rates to 2% in effort to bolster flagging eurozone growth

European Central Bank makes eighth quarter-point cut in a year as bloc reels from impact of Trump’s trade warsBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Central Bank has cut interest rates to 2% in an effort to boost flagging economic growth across the eurozone.The ECB, making its eighth quarter-point cut in a year, said the 20-member currency bloc needed a reduction in the cost of borrowing as it reeled from the damage caused by Donald Trump’s trade wars. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Halifax and Santander account users get update as bank users told 'don't delay'

Halifax, Santander and Accord have all changed their mortgage rates in the past 24 hours

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1 week ago Discussions on US ceasefire proposal are ‘ongoing’, says White House – Middle East crisis live

Washington says proposal has been submitted to Hamas that has been ‘backed and supported’ by IsraelHere are the latest pictures from the West Bank, courtesy of the newswiresIsraeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians overnight in Gaza, the Associated Press reports. According to local hospitals, Four were killed in a strike on a car in Gaza City late Wednesday, and another eight, including two women and three children, were killed in a strike on a home in Jabaliya. A strike on a built-up refugee camp in central Gaza killed one person and wounded 18. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants are embedded in populated areas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netanyahu tells hostages’ families that Israel has accepted ceasefire proposal from US, say reports – Middle East crisis live

Proposal by US special envoy Steve Witkoff stipulates the release of 10 living hostages held in Gaza and the return of 18 bodies in exchange for a 60-day ceasefireHere are the latest pictures from the West Bank, courtesy of the newswiresIsraeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians overnight in Gaza, the Associated Press reports. According to local hospitals, Four were killed in a strike on a car in Gaza City late Wednesday, and another eight, including two women and three children, were killed in a strike on a home in Jabaliya. A strike on a built-up refugee camp in central Gaza killed one person and wounded 18. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants are embedded in populated areas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Live updates: Israel OKs more settlements in the West Bank as Gaza strikes kill at least 13

Israel says it will establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization

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1 week ago 7 money changes coming in June including bank account update and energy deadlines

The Mirror rounds up everything you need to be aware of that could affect your wallet next month - from energy bills, to bank account changes and interest rates

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2 w. ago HSBC, NatWest, Lloyds and the major banks ready to slash interest rates in days

A slew of high-street banks including HSBC, Natwest, Lloyds, Halifax, and Santander have confirmed to the Mirror they will slash their interest rates on select savings product in the coming weeks

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2 w. ago HMRC issue warning to Nationwide, NatWest, Lloyds, Halifax and Santander customers

The warning comes as a number of fixed-term saving accounts are set to expire that could leave customers with a tax headache in the form of a bill from the HMRC

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2 w. ago M4 live updates as car fire causes major bank holiday disruption

Two lanes are closed and there's heavy congestion on the motorway near Newport

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2 w. ago M4 live updates after car fire causes major bank holiday disruption

Two lanes were closed and there was heavy congestion on the motorway near Newport

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2 w. ago I dug up old items previous home owners buried in my garden... this is what I found but nobody can figure out what the last item is

Writing on Reddit , one account user from the UK shared pictures of 'rubbish' items that they had uncovered beneath their shed.

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2 w. ago 1.2b social media users' data stolen in historic breach: Check your bank account NOW

A cybercriminal going by the alias 'ByteBreaker' has claimed that they've scraped 1.2 billion records from a social media giant's platform and is now selling the data on the dark web.

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2 w. ago All 85 UK bank branches shutting in June including Halifax and Lloyds

A total of 85 banks are closing in June and this includes 25 branches of NatWest, 24 Santander branches, 15 Lloyds banks, 13 Halifax branches, seven Bank of Scotland branches, and one TSB

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3 w. ago Major UK bank issues huge blow to 1.9 million customers after BoE update

Brits may want to take swift action following the BoE's decision to cut the base rate to 4.25% - which has resulted in several banks including Ulster and Monzo slashing their interest rates

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3 w. ago Gmail account users issued red alert warning to 'remain vigilant' amid new scam

A worrying new Gmail scam is doing the rounds with Google urging users to stay alert.

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last month Barclays issues update on future bank closures after shutting 1,236 branches

Barclays' boss, CS Venkatakrishnan, made the announcement at an annual general meeting last Wednesday, as data shows the lender has shut 1,236 sites in the last ten years

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