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Winter inflation warning puts Reeves’s economic growth plan at risk
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves has been given an inflation warning by the Bank of England, as it cut interest rates to their lowestContinue Reading
Wednesday season 2 features actress most recognizable from hit 2000s movie in new role
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Fans may have tuned in to Wednesday season two to watch Jenna Ortega’s character return to Nevermore Academy, butContinue Reading
Transfer news LIVE as Liverpool deal done, Man Utd £100m approach, Isak decision
The 2025/26 Premier League season is just eight days away, and yet there is plenty of summer transfer activity to go. Liverpool‘s pursuit of Alexander Isak remains ongoing, but the Reds are also negotiating player sales with another big-name star set to leave in the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, EddieContinue Reading
Your espresso martini might not be the best idea – and it’s not just alcohol to blame
Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter You might want to reconsider thatContinue Reading
Interest rates: Why have they been cut and what does it mean?
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4%, marking the lowest level forContinue Reading
Benjamin Sesko ‘takes drastic action’ to force Man Utd transfer in Newcastle hit
Their only significant additions have been the £55m capture of Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest, while Aaron Ramsdale has joined on loan from Southampton. Newcastle have been turned down by the likes of Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and now Sesko. Sky Sports Germany claim that SeskoContinue Reading
Man Utd ‘agree Benjamin Sesko transfer’ as work already starts on fourth deal
Manchester United have reached an agreement with RB Leipzig for the transfer of Benjamin Sesko, according to reports. United are set to complete the signing of the 22-year-old striker, who will complete Ruben Amorim‘s big-money attacking overhaul this summer. According to The Athletic, Leipzig have given Sesko permission to travelContinue Reading
Homelessness minister urged to resign after ‘hiking rent at London house by £700’
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali is facing calls to resign over her handling of a rental property, following reports she raised theContinue Reading
Former Verstappen sponsor hit with prison sentence as appeal ‘almost certain’
Former Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd has been sentenced to two years in prison for money laundering. The Dutchman was the former general manager of the supermarket chain, which sponsored four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen for a decade until ties were severed in 2024. Jumbo first got involved withContinue Reading
UK hasn’t seen poverty like this for 60 years, says Gordon Brown in call to scrap two-child benefit cap
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Britain has not seen poverty this bad for more than half a century, Gordon Brown has warned, urging Sir Keir StarmerContinue Reading