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UK interest rates live: Bank of England confirms hike to 4% in first rise since 2023
Bank of England have a balancing act ahead, Properymark CEO says Nathan Emerson, CEO at Propertymark: “While these decisions are never straightforward, the Bank of England must carefully balance the need to control inflation against the wider impact that borrowing costs can have on households. “Last week’s Autumn Budget acknowledgedContinue Reading
UK can rejoin EU without adopting euro — but only on one condition, Barnier says
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The UK could rejoin the European Union without adopting the Euro but must accept freedom of movement, the bloc’s former chief Brexit negotiator has said.Continue Reading
Unique 2,000-year-old perfume bottle uncovered from Pompeii wardrobe
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Lewis Hamilton row escalates as Mercedes driver pitches to join new team
The latest F1 news ahead of the weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s row rumbles onContinue Reading
Black Doves season two review – The show most worthy of your Netflix subscription
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in “Iconic” gets overused, but is there really any other way to describe the defining image of season one of Black Doves? As Helen Webb, aContinue Reading
Bank of England set to hike interest rates to 4% to tackle rising inflation
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The Bank of England is poised to hike interest rates for the first time in more than three years, economists think. Rate-setters are widely expectedContinue Reading
Burnham set to close North Sea to new oil and gas drilling
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Andy Burnham is set to back a bill that will make new exploration for oil and gas in the North Sea illegal. The Energy IndependenceContinue Reading
Most UK voters back post-Brexit youth mobility scheme with EU
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Three quarters of the public back a youth mobility scheme with the European Union, according to a major new poll that will come as aContinue Reading
Batman’s Batpod and Indiana Jones fedora up for grabs in £10 million film memorabilia auction
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McIlroy addresses Scheffler controversy as star unemployed after £16m payout
All the latest golf news as Rory McIlroy hits the headlines once againContinue Reading