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Government ministers back Nigel Farage over Coutts bank account closure
They don’t always agree with him, but ministers have been lining up to back Nigel Farage, who claims Coutts bank closed his account because his views “do not align” with its values.
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Israel’s hardline government approving more construction in West Bank settlements
There’s been no let up in the violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories – today a Palestinian man was shot dead in the Occupied West Bank, after allegedly throwing a grenade at Israeli soldiers. But it’s not just the numbers being killed that’s rising. Israel’s hard-line government has been approving more and more construction…
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Jenin: At least ten Palestinians killed after Israeli forces launch major military operation in West Bank
At least ten Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured after Israeli forces launched a major military operation in the West Bank town of Jenin.
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Interest rates don’t need to keep rising says Bank of England rate setter
There’s no need for further interest rate rises to bring inflation back under control – that’s the verdict tonight of one of the nine people who set rates at the Bank of England.
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Chancellor secures bank promises on borrowing
There was some comfort for mortgage payers today in the form of a package of measures promised by lenders.
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‘Bank of England has been asleep at the wheel,’ says Tory MP
We spoke to the Conservative MP John Baron, who sits on the Commons Treasury select committee and began by asking him what he made of the interest rate rise today.
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Interest rates up to 5% to curb inflation, Bank of England says. Helia Ebrahimi with the latest on the UK economy.
If mortgage payers, renters and businesses were feeling the squeeze before today, well now the pips are coming out.
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West Bank: At least four dead as Palestinian opens fire at gas station
A Palestinian has opened fire at a gas station near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank killing at least four people and wounding several others before being shot – according to Israeli authorities.
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Banksy’s Valentine’s Day Mascara moves to Margate’s Dreamland amusement park
The question of where Banksy’s should end up, and who – if anyone – should profit from their sale often seems to raise as many moral conundrums as the artist’s works themselves.
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Woking council ‘effectively bankrupt’ with nearly two billion in debt
“Our aim is for Woking to be recognised as a premier global business location” – so said Woking Borough Council in 2017 when it put its economic development strategy online.
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Bank of England has a lot of work to do, says former Monetary Policy Committee member
We spoke to Dr Sushil Wadhwani, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.
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FactCheck: why has the Bank of England raised interest rates and how much are they rising?
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the twelfth time in a row. FactCheck takes a look.
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Bank of England expected to raise interest rates to highest level in 15 years in bid to reduce inflation
The Bank of England is expected to put up interest rates later this week to their highest level for 15 years in a bid to bring down inflation. It’ll be the 12th increase in the cost of borrowing since the end of 2021 – although one building society has now started offering a deposit free…
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US banking crisis: JP Morgan to buy First Republic Bank
Struggling American bank First Republic is being sold to JP Morgan after becoming the third major US lender to collapse in three months.
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NHS prepares for bank holiday nurse strikes
The NHS is preparing for further industrial action this bank holiday weekend.