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Catch the latest Financial News EventsPound sinks against euro and dollar as tax rises loom and growth slows
Prospect of a tough budget is thought to have brought forward the likely date for a cut in interest rates to 3.75%The threat of higher taxes in next month’s budget and concerns about slowing economic growth pushed the pound to its lowest level against the euro in more...
Inquiry into conditions at Manston asylum centre has stalled, critics say
Lawyers acting for some of those unlawfully detained in appalling conditions at site in 2022 call for end to delaysAn inquiry into what went wrong at an asylum seeker processing centre three years ago is at a standstill, critics have said.A commitment to hold an...
Farage reclaims centre stage as Reform’s Sarah Pochin keeps the world at bay
Nige suffers through lacklustre PMQs to seize the spotlight with drive-by demand to get further away from EuropeSarah Pochin is unwell. She hasn’t been seen for days. Not at any of the three Reform press conferences in three consecutive days this week. It’s not as if...
I’m terrible on the field. But my amateurism might actually have benefits
Find an appealing activity and stick with it even if you lack skill, says Karen Walrond, author of In Defense of DabblingTell us: have you fallen in love this year?All my life I’ve been bad at sports. At school I was always successfully “sick” on the annual sports day...