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.
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Finance
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Finance
Business confidence hinges on Autumn Budget, British Chambers chief tells Birmingham conference
Shevaun Haviland urges the Chancellor to cut costs as only 17 per cent of firms plan to increase investment The director general of.
Automotive & Transport
Culture
People
Transport
Half of Britons think road deaths are rising as public backs tougher safety measures
New polling for The Road Safety Trust finds majority support for key parts of the Government’s National Road Safety Strategy, including eyesight tests.
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Manufacturing
New report reveals 10,800 jobs boost for UK castings and forgings from offshore wind push
A major new report has set out a clear route for increasing UK participation in offshore wind castings and forgings supply chains, with.
Charity
Wolverhampton
Birmingham Dogs Home begins £4.1 million refurbishment of Wolverhampton centre
The centre will relaunch as Wolverhampton Dogs Home in summer 2027 after a major redevelopment aimed at improving welfare and rehoming outcomes. Birmingham.
People
AWI enjoys positive ‘nuclear reaction’ with £150,000 contract boost
A fast-growing Black Country manufacturer is reaping its commitment to world class quality by increasing its existing work in the nuclear sector by.
Automotive & Transport
Crime
AI cameras catch almost 19,000 seatbelt and phone offences in two weeks as Mayor urges drivers to “belt up and switch off”
A child sitting on a front seat passenger’s lap and a driver holding a phone with both hands were among the images captured.
Travel
St Kitts launches “SKN Jet Home” Challenge to bring UK diaspora home for Christmas
The biggest group of Kittitians arriving on a single flight will win a VIP airport welcome and exclusive tickets to Sugar Mas, the.
Black Country
Crime
Dudley
Dudley MP joins police on patrol as Operation Advance targets crime across the borough
Sonia Kumar MP spent the morning with West Midlands Police officers during a day of intensified action against organised and violent crime, road.
Crime
Transport
Rail crackdown as cable theft delay costs double to £6.8m
In 2025/26, passengers across Britain’s railways faced over 3,300 hours of delayed due to cable theft, vandalism and obstruction – delays equating to.
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Training
Heathrow Infrastructure Skills Council holds first meeting in Birmingham to tackle NEETs crisis
Lord Blunkett and former Skills and Apprenticeships Minister Robert Halfon co-chair the new Council, which will examine how Heathrow expansion and other major.