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Bank warns inflation could soar to 10-year high, but keeps rates on hold

Bank warns inflation could soar to 10-year high, but keeps rates on hold

Bank warns inflation could soar to 10-year high, but keeps rates on hold

05 August 2021

Its latest economic forecasts show it expects inflation, currently at 2.5%, to pick up to 4% at the end of 2021.


Sarah Ferguson claims romance heroine is helping her to discover ‘own voice’

Sarah Ferguson claims romance heroine is helping her to discover ‘own voice’

Sarah Ferguson claims romance heroine is helping her to discover ‘own voice’

05 August 2021

The Duchess of York appeared on Radio 4’s Front Row with Nick Ahad on Thursday.


Three appear in court following death of five-year-old boy found in river

Three appear in court following death of five-year-old boy found in river

Three appear in court following death of five-year-old boy found in river

05 August 2021

John Cole, Angharad Williamson, and a 13 year-old boy appeared before Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.


More than 66,900 hospital admissions prevented by vaccine rollout, says PHE

More than 66,900 hospital admissions prevented by vaccine rollout, says PHE

More than 66,900 hospital admissions prevented by vaccine rollout, says PHE

05 August 2021

New NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard is encouraging young people to have their jabs.


Man killed in house fire identified

Man killed in house fire identified

Man killed in house fire identified

05 August 2021

An 18-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson and released on bail after the incident in Tipton, West Midlands.


Parents of mistaken murder victim Aya Hachem say dreams ‘crushed into pieces’

Parents of mistaken murder victim Aya Hachem say dreams ‘crushed into pieces’

Parents of mistaken murder victim Aya Hachem say dreams ‘crushed into pieces’

05 August 2021

The 19-year Lebanese-born law student was in the wrong place at the wrong time when she was mistakenly gunned down in a drive-by-shooting.


Tom Daley reveals Team GB cardigan after week knitting in the stands in Tokyo

Tom Daley reveals Team GB cardigan after week knitting in the stands in Tokyo

Tom Daley reveals Team GB cardigan after week knitting in the stands in Tokyo

05 August 2021

The diver has backed up his Olympic gold with a white woollen number complete with Union flags, Japanese writing and the Olympic emblem.


Police feared attack would be ‘when, not if’ as terrorist’s jail release loomed

Police feared attack would be ‘when, not if’ as terrorist’s jail release loomed

Police feared attack would be ‘when, not if’ as terrorist’s jail release loomed

05 August 2021

Sudesh Amman, 20, was shot dead on Streatham High Road on February 2, 10 days after being released from prison.


Former coronavirus mortuary becomes wildflower habitat

Former coronavirus mortuary becomes wildflower habitat

Former coronavirus mortuary becomes wildflower habitat

05 August 2021

The mortuary at Wanstead Flats opened last April and was one of six temporary sites set up across London.


Thunderstorms bring risk of flooding as unsettled weather continues

Thunderstorms bring risk of flooding as unsettled weather continues

Thunderstorms bring risk of flooding as unsettled weather continues

05 August 2021

Thunderstorms continue to batter large parts of the UK causing heavy rain and risks of flash flooding.


MPs ask Government to remove Pakistan from red list and stop ‘playing politics’

MPs ask Government to remove Pakistan from red list and stop ‘playing politics’

MPs ask Government to remove Pakistan from red list and stop ‘playing politics’

05 August 2021

The two Labour MPs cited Pakistan’s lower Covid rates than India.


Numbers testing positive for Covid-19 in England fall for first time since May

Numbers testing positive for Covid-19 in England fall for first time since May

Numbers testing positive for Covid-19 in England fall for first time since May

05 August 2021

The figure is down 39% on the previous week.


Raab: Iran at crossroads in international relations following ship attack

Raab: Iran at crossroads in international relations following ship attack

Raab: Iran at crossroads in international relations following ship attack

05 August 2021

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the door was ‘ajar’ for diplomacy but Iran would be held to account for the fatal Mercer Street drone strike.


All you need to know about wind farm visited by Boris Johnson

All you need to know about wind farm visited by Boris Johnson

All you need to know about wind farm visited by Boris Johnson

05 August 2021

The Moray East Offshore Wind Farm boasts that it will be able to produce enough power for 40% of Scotland’s electricty.


Offshore windfarm Boris Johnson visited a ‘political failure’, union claims

Offshore windfarm Boris Johnson visited a ‘political failure’, union claims

Offshore windfarm Boris Johnson visited a ‘political failure’, union claims

05 August 2021

The Prime Minister said the bridge of the Moray East facility looked ‘like the Enterprise’


PM urged to ‘stem the haemorrhage’ of foreign fishing workers

PM urged to ‘stem the haemorrhage’ of foreign fishing workers

PM urged to ‘stem the haemorrhage’ of foreign fishing workers

05 August 2021

Boris Johnson met with fishing leaders in Fraserburgh on Thursday.


Wife of canoeist ‘desperate’ to get him home after success at Tokyo Olympics

Wife of canoeist ‘desperate’ to get him home after success at Tokyo Olympics

Wife of canoeist ‘desperate’ to get him home after success at Tokyo Olympics

05 August 2021

Liam Heath clinched bronze – his fourth Olympic medal.


Extinction Rebellion’s legal victory run continues

Extinction Rebellion’s legal victory run continues

Extinction Rebellion’s legal victory run continues

05 August 2021

Amelia Halls’ conviction for obstructing a road near London City Airport has been quashed.


Queen’s relative freed halfway through 10-month prison sentence for sex assault

Queen’s relative freed halfway through 10-month prison sentence for sex assault

Queen’s relative freed halfway through 10-month prison sentence for sex assault

05 August 2021

Simon Bowes-Lyon, 35, attacked a guest at Glamis Castle in Angus in February 2020.


Sir Keir Starmer slams PM’s ‘huge mistake’ on coronavirus restrictions

Sir Keir Starmer slams PM’s ‘huge mistake’ on coronavirus restrictions

Sir Keir Starmer slams PM’s ‘huge mistake’ on coronavirus restrictions

05 August 2021

The Labour leader criticised Boris Johnson for removing all remaining restrictions in England in one go.


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