UK interest rates: Another rise expected as prices soar
Analysts expect the Bank of England to raise the rate from 4% to 4.25%, creating higher mortgage costs....
Rail strikes planned in March and April suspended
RMT union members who work for 14 train companies, including train guards, were due to walk out on 30 March and 1 April....
British Gas boss to take bonuses worth £3.7m
Chris O’Shea will take a bonus after parent company Centrica saw its profits triple....
Jeffrey Epstein banks to face sex-trafficking case
A US court says the banks must face claims they enabled the deceased financier’s sex trafficking....
Sri Lanka: $3bn IMF bailout for struggling economy
The deal is a lifeline for the country which is facing its worst economic crisis in over 70 years....
Strike averted as nurses and midwives accept pay offer
Members of nursing and midwifery unions vote to accept the Scottish government’s 6.5% pay deal....
Veg shortages drive surprise jump in UK inflation
The cost of living rose more than expected in February driven by sharp hikes in food prices....
Ukraine to clinch first IMF loan to nation at war
The $15.6bn financing package is expected to be approved in the coming weeks....
Bill Gates: AI is most important tech advance in decades
The former Microsoft boss says AI is the second revolutionary technology he’s seen in his lifetime....
Stocks rebound as US and UK seek to calm investors
Markets higher after UK and US again seek to calm investor fears over banks’ stability....