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National Living Wage Rises to £12.21 as April Changes Take Effect
The 6.7 percent increase in the hourly minimum rate came into effect on 1 April, providing a…
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Bank of England Holds Rates at 4.5% as Iran War Reverses Cut Timeline
The Monetary Policy Committee paused its easing cycle after the oil shock pushed inflation back above comfortable…
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UK Inflation Heading Toward 5% as Brent Crude Tops $100 a Barrel
Energy and fuel costs are driving the renewed inflation surge, threatening to undo two years of painstaking…
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State Pension Rises to £230.25 Per Week Under Triple Lock Guarantee
The 4.1 percent increase took effect in April, benefiting around twelve million pensioners who rely on the…
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Crypto Donation Ban and £100,000 Foreign Cap Transform Party Funding Rules
New legislation targets anonymous digital donations and overseas money following years of concern about foreign interference in…
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Kemi Badenoch Launches Conservative Local Campaign at Historic Smith Square
The Conservative leader framed the election as a choice between her party's economic credibility and the populism…
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Bank of England Set to Cut Rates to 4% in June as Inflation Hits Target
Markets price an 85% chance of a June cut after inflation data undershot forecasts, raising hopes of…
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Bank of England Holds Rates at 4.25% as Inflation Concerns Persist
The MPC voted 6-3 to hold, with three members pushing for an immediate cut as the economy…
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FTSE 100 Hits New Record High as Mining and Energy Stocks Surge
The index closed above 8,800 for the first time, driven by commodity stocks and positive sentiment from…
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The History of the English Language: From Anglo-Saxon to Global Tongue
How a dialect spoken by a few thousand Germanic settlers became the world's lingua franca — and…
