Some economists had previously been expecting policymakers to deliver a cut, prior to the escalation of the war in Iran.

Peers also rejected an attempt to overturn the move by MPs to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancy.

The former prime minister was speaking after a Bill to allow assisted dying in Scotland was voted down by MSPs.

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Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh has said that labelling the group as antisemitic means people “water that term down”. The group were interviewed by the Big Issue after it was ruled the rapper, who ...

Sarah Ferguson could have her freedom of the City of York revoked after an upcoming council debate. She became Duchess of York when she married Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in 1986, and the then-couple ...

Reform UK Scotland is set to reveal an “unashamedly ambitious” Holyrood manifesto ahead of the elections in May. The party’s plan is to scrap all net-zero subsidies, reintroduce North Sea oil and gas ...

Scotland’s Finance Secretary has demanded the UK Government “finally step up” and provide financial support to Glasgow following the devastating city centre fire. Shona Robison said it is “astonishing ...

The UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry is set to publish insights on how the healthcare system in Britain coped in the face of the virus.