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West London · 21:14Bank of England raises interest rates to 4% and warns inflation could near 5%This is the first rate rise since August 2023. The Bank says higher energy prices since the conflict in the Middle East will push up the cost of…
UK · 2 Nov 2026UK supermarkets warned after hackers heat fridges to 50C in stores across EuropeHackers have taken over fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets in France, Belgium, Ireland and Sweden. There is no evidence that any…
London · 22 Oct 2026Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs this year as it relies more on AI and new technologyThe bank says about 60 per cent of the roles going are in support functions, including software developers. It announced the cuts on the same day…
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