Base rate drops to 4%
The Bank of England today cut UK interest rates by 0.25%. The move lowers the base rate to 4% – the fifth cut.
Business News
Finance
Science
Solar surge
After a period of relative quiet, the sun appears to be stirring once again. Astronomers and space weather experts have noted an increase.
Politics
Nationwide chair engages Reform
Banking leader meets Tice Nationwide’s chair Kevin Parry has emerged as one of the first senior figures in UK finance to sit down.
Politics
New competition unveiled at Defence Expo
DASA launches battlefield innovation The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) used this year’s Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition to showcase its.
Developments
Environment
Transport
Gatwick’s second runway approved
The government has given the green light to a second runway at Gatwick Airport in what ministers are describing as one of the.
Education
Finance
Students question tuition value
Most say degrees not worth high fees Two thirds of students in England and Wales believe university is poor value for money, according.
Education
Leadership
Viewpoint
The power of Dyslexia
The misunderstood advantage Dyslexia is still too often caricatured as a handicap: a deficiency to be fixed, a hurdle to be overcome, a.
People
RAF jets bolster NATO
First mission flown Royal Air Force Typhoons have completed their first Nato air-defence sortie over Poland as part of Eastern Sentry, reinforcing the.
Birmingham
Business News
Transport
Award for new Brum trains
A new fleet on trains deployed on Birminngham’s Cross Cuty Line has scooped a national award. West Midlands Railway (WMR)’s Class 730/0s landed.
Finance
Politics
Reeves risks £18bn budget gap
Think-tank warns on productivity gamble Rachel Reeves could be left scrambling to fill an £18bn hole in government spending plans by the end.
Politics
Tech
Tech firms scramble over Trump visa fee
Confusion follows $100,000 H-1B charge Major companies including Amazon, Microsoft and JPMorgan rushed out emergency guidance to staff after President Donald Trump announced.