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UK inflation accelerates sharply to 2.3% in October

Increase from 1.7% prompts traders to further reduce bets that Bank of England will cut rates next month

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Rising energy bills push inflation to highest for six months

Higher inflation pushes up the cost of living for households, and could mean that interest rates remain higher for longer.

Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago

Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' in UK

The tech secretary Peter Kyle also said he wanted an "assertive" approach from the regulator, Ofcom.

Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago

London drives surge in UK rental costs

Rents soar in October on back of high demand and pre-Budget landlord sales

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

£500m defence cuts as ships, drones and helicopters scrapped

Critics said the move would leave UK defence weaker, at a time of growing international tensions and after over a decade of funding pressures on the armed forces.

Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago

UK Storm Shadow missiles strike Russia

And is President Biden Trump-proofing US support to Ukraine?

Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago

The Papers: 'Farewell Liam' and 'UK defies Putin'

Thursday's papers are led by Liam Payne's funeral and Ukraine firing UK-supplied missiles into Russia.

Lisowski ends Bai's historic UK Championship bid

Jack Lisowski ends Bai Yulu’s bid to become the first woman to reach the last 32 of the UK Championship with a 6-1 win in the final qualifying round.

UK government borrowing for October exceeds forecasts at £17.4bn

Data highlights challenges facing chancellor Rachel Reeves

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

John Prescott, UK politician, 1938-2024

Former deputy prime minister central to the New Labour project was one of the party’s most popular figures

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos in money laundering crackdown

Africa’s former richest woman and exiled Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash among trio hit by measures

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

It’s time for the UK to make some radical choices

The incoming Trump presidency should force the UK government to overcome its cautiousness

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

UK fraud agency opens bribery investigation of Thales

Probe of defence group will be jointly conducted with France’s Parquet National Financier

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

The UK’s high-wire act between the US and Europe

Post-Brexit Britain faces stark strategic choices with Trump taking office. Walking a line between both powers will be tricky

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

KFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK

Chain says it won’t be able to stop buying fast-growing breeds by 2026 because poultry industry cannot supply enough higher-welfare animals. The fast food chain KFC has ditched its pledge in the UK ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday