The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75%, marking its second reduction this year as inflationary pressures begin to ease and economic data signals a cooling in wage growth. The nine-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted in favour of the reduction, following a steadyContinue Reading
Kaye Adams, presenter of ITV’s Loose Women, has won a protracted ten-year dispute with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over her employment status. After multiple court victories, HMRC announced it would not appeal against Adams’s latest win, concluding a case that has highlighted significant criticisms of the tax authority’s approachContinue Reading
Archaeologists have uncovered strangely deformed sheep skulls at an ancient Egyptian burial site, representing the oldest known example of humans modifying livestock horns. Researchers also found the remains of at least six large, castrated male sheep at the mortuary complex in Hierakonpolis, Upper Egypt, dating to about 3,700 BC. TheContinue Reading
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free Rock musician Pete Townshend has claimed that young female fans of bands such as OneContinue Reading
Alan Shearer has backed Newcastle United left-back Lewis Hall to receive his first senior England call-up today after an encouraging start to the season. The 20-year-old, who has earned five caps for the Under-21s, was named Player of the Match in Saturday’s win against Arsenal. And Shearer believes he isContinue Reading
The UK’s used car market continues to grow, as more cash-conscious consumers opt for second-hand vehicles over new ones, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Transactions in the used car market rose by 4.3% year-on-year from July to September, with 1.96 million sales recorded. Notably, salesContinue Reading
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Trump won’t forget Lammy Neo-Nazi comments, says Sean Spicer Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Foreign secretary David Lammy’s comments on Donald Trump six years ago have been brushed aside by a Labour minister.Continue Reading
Kissing in humans evolved as a symbolic expression of love from grooming behaviours seen in ancestral great apes, a comprehensive new study says. The kiss has been a versatile way by which humans across civilisations and societies have shown affection, intimacy, or social bonding, most often in a way thatContinue Reading
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