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Decision makers on the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) opted to hike the base rate from 3.5% to 4%.

Business minister Nusrat Ghani said a generous package of support is still available for the steel works.

The Times reported that the energy firm sends debt collectors to fit pay-as-you-go meters.

The UK and Welsh governments announced they are working together on a study to develop options for new stations and services.

The accounts show Brexit – once hailed by Mr Trump as a ‘great thing’ – had impacted staffing and supply chains at his Turnberry resort.

At first the RSPCA thought there were only six dogs at the home, but dozens were found in cluttered rooms during a week-long investigation.

Some 18% of patients had to wait at least 30 minutes to be handed to A&E teams.

The Princess of Wales released a video showing her chatting with pupils in east London as part of her Shaping Us campaign.

Rising costs, including for repairs, courtesy cars and second hand cars, have added to upward pressures on insurance policies, the ABI said.

Charles said he had been following the news of the severe weather with the ‘deepest concern’.

He and his mistress Lady Emma Hamilton signed the document in 1799, at a wedding held on board his ship HMS Foudroyant.

Shell said it paid 134 million dollars (£109 million) through the UK windfall tax last year, representing a fraction of its mammoth profit.

Four men have previously been found liable for the attack in a landmark civil case.

Twenty-nine people died, including a woman who was pregnant with twins.

Cancer Research UK warned that the ‘NHS risks being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of new cancer diagnoses’ unless the Government takes action.

John Healey said his party is in favour of the changes, but would ensure the process is ‘inclusive and not divisive’.

The line-up for the new channel features names such as Christian Fraser and Lucy Hockings.

The Irish government has been accused of shirking its responsibilities on investigating whether the blast could have been prevented.

The monarch’s defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 marked the beginning of the Tudor era.

The UK bank put by £321 million for bad debts in 2022, including a further £65 million in the fourth quarter ahead of a likely recession.