UK inflation accelerated faster than expected at the start of this year, eating into workers’ wages and cutting the chance of an interest rate cut
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Scottish Labour faces ‘challenge’ to win next Holyrood elections, Sarwar admits
Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, has admitted his party faces a significant challenge to win the next Holyrood elections after its popularity slumped in
Retailers to be required to report suspicious or bulk purchases of knives
Retailers will be required to report suspicious or bulk purchases of knives, and those caught selling blades to under-18s will face tougher sentences under a
Life expectancy growth stalls across Europe as England sees sharpest decline, say researchers
Life expectancy improvement is stalling across Europe with England experiencing the biggest slowdown. Experts are blaming this on an alarming mix of poor diet, mass
Heat pump sales in Europe fall 23% to pre-Ukraine war levels
Heat pump sales fell 23% in Europe last year, industry data shows, reverting to the level they were at before the war in Ukraine and
Chiltern Firehouse luxury hotel blaze caused by falling wood from pizza oven
A fire that tore through a luxury London hotel popular with celebrities was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven. The Chiltern Firehouse, which
US ‘backstop’ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to
PM does not rule out vote on Ukraine peacekeeping role for UK troops
Keir Starmer has not ruled out holding a parliamentary vote on committing UK troops to a peacekeeping role in Ukraine in the event of a
UCL student accused of rape tells court he liked pornography featuring sleeping women
An engineering student accused of drugging and raping women has said he took drugs and viewed pornography, with his favourite scenes involving sleeping women. Zhenhao
Supreme court judges reject Reeves’ motor finance intervention
Rachel Reeves was dealt a fresh blow on Monday when her attempt to intervene in a high-profile supreme court case and curb a potential £44bn