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The Bank of England cut interest rates today as it bids to revive the stalling economy and warned of mounting ‘uncertainty’ around the world. The Monetary Policy Committee voted by 7-2 to reduce the level from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent. That is the lowest point in more than 18 months – giving mortgage-payers much-needed breathing…
Britain today hardened its opposition to a plan by Donald Trump to force Palestinians out of Gaza so the US can turn it into a tourist playground. Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds said the UK would oppose any effort to move Palestinians in Gaza to neighbouring Arab states against their will. She spoke out after Mr…
Saffron Cole-Nottage had gone out for a stroll along the seafront with her 11-year-old daughter, Jessica, and the family dog. It was slightly colder than it has been of late, a sensation heightened by a moderate breeze blowing in off the North Sea. But otherwise, it was an entirely normal, seemingly innocuous Sunday evening in…
By KYLIE STEVENS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 05:21 EST, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 05:31 EST, 6 February 2025 The search for Australia’s next multi-millionaire is underway after Thursday night’s Powerball draw. The jackpot soared to $60million this week after it failed to go off for a fourth consecutive week. The winning numbers for Powerball…
By ROBERT FOLKER Published: 04:21 EST, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 04:25 EST, 6 February 2025 The billionaire boss of the JCB digger empire has called for Stanstead to become Britain’s leading airport to move flights way from central London. As plans are put forward for an expansion of Heathrow airport, Anthony Bamford believes that aircrafts…
Not for the first time on this journey, Vasil takes one hand from the steering wheel and crosses himself. ‘To give ourselves a chance, we should be driving at 80 kilometres an hour here,’ he explains. ‘But, as you can see, that’s not possible.’ Instead, the little van in which we are travelling is obliged…
By REX MARTINICH FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 01:21 EST, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 01:21 EST, 6 February 2025 A man previously jailed for manslaughter threw a woman into his ute intending to kill her after she knocked back his advances, a judge has heard. Robert Joseph Keene, 44, of Longreach, faced Brisbane District…
The Trump administration gave the former highest-ranking woman in the military just three hours to leave her home following her ouster over her support of diversity, equity and inclusion policies. President Trump fired Coast Guard commandant, Admiral Linda L. Fagan, almost immediately after he took office on January 20 – leaving her to find out while…
