Bank of England cuts base rate to 3.75%
‘We’ve passed the recent peak in inflation’ – Bank of England boss Borrowers today welcomed the Bank of England’s move to cut interest.
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Finance
Birmingham
Culture
People
Sport
Birmingham young people to lead three new community projects thanks to Commonwealth Games legacy funding
£12,000 from United By 2022 Young Brummies are set to launch three new community initiatives after receiving £12,000 from United By 2022, the.
Finance
Viewpoint
What next for the Yen?
The Yen carry trade is teetering, so where do things go from here? While most eyes are on Europe and the United States.
AI
Birmingham
Crypto
Tech
Tech firm taps crypto payments trailblazer to lead AI innovation drive from the regions
Birmingham-based tech boffins Greater Things have handed the keys to their next chapter to fintech and crypto payments pioneer Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, appointing.
Birmingham
Black Country
Jobs
Ray of hope despite jobless levels in West Midlands being worst in UK behind London
SPR is bucking the bleak jobs market trend The unemployment rate for the West Midlands is the highest in the UK outside of.
Culture
Viewpoint
World Affairs
After years of hate marches, we are now seeing a globalised intifada
Anger on other conflicts tends to stay within the contextual bounds of decency Vladimir Putin’s wrong-headed assault on Ukraine has been grinding on.
Transport
Train customers advised to check before travelling over the Christmas period
With disruption and higher passenger numbers are expected across the rail network, West Midlands Railway (WMR) is advising passengers to check before travelling.
Defence
People
Deaf soldier joins lawsuit for British troops against US supplier of ‘faulty’ combat earplugs
A former British Army mortar platoon soldier now forced to wear hearing aids today told how he is joining thousands of other troops.
Business News
Coventry
Cov entrepreneurs’ hand-arm vibration tech goes global
Came to Britain to study – now targeting £8m in sales by 2023 Two brothers who moved to the UK to study are.
Business News
Defence
Jobs
Multi-sector jobs agency Starting Point Recruitment celebrates its most successful year
Based in Walsall and Birmingham, SPR got 1,100 people into work in 2025 A West Midlands recruitment firm landed nearly 50% more people.