Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves

ONS data shows CPI below reading of 2.6% in November, meaning prices rose at a slower rateUK inflation unexpectedly fell in December, handing some breathing space to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, after a week of turbulence in...

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Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group

British arm of Heartland, which has taken oil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois PerryClimate science deniers are lining up a political offensive in Britain after a US lobby group opened a UK branch which is...

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Could Keir Starmer’s AI dream derail his own green energy promise?

As PM pins hopes on AI, what effect will building energy hungry datacentres have on Labour’s clean power pledge?Keir Starmer this week launched a plan to bring a 20-fold increase in the amount of artificial intelligence (AI)...

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Tulip Siddiq resigns as Treasury minister, saying she has not broken code but is a ‘distraction’ to government – UK politics live

Siddiq says in resignation letter that staying would be a ‘distraction’ amid ongoing controversy over her links to her aunt, the former Bangladeshi PMStephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has told MPs that the future of...

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Israel-Gaza war live: Ceasefire deal at ‘closest point yet’ as Blinken says need to forge ‘new reality’ in Middle East

US secretary of state, in last major foreign policy speech, says countries in Middle East must achieve their aspirations in a climate of peace and securityHere are some of the latest images sent over the news wires from...

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Pete Hegseth questioned on women in military in tense confirmation hearing interrupted by protests – live

Trump pick for defense secretary criticized for earlier comments as ranking Democrat questions FBI report and protesters interrupt opening remarksDonald Trump will come in to power with a “trifecta” of governmental control after...

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