Higher tax and wages will push up prices in the second half of the year, the British Retail Consortium says.
Month: January 2025
Colossal scale of building challenge revealed by BBC’s new housing tracker
The postcode lookup allows anyone in England to monitor new home-building targets in their area.
Pound falls as borrowing costs rise to highest since 2008
Economists have warned the rise could mean further tax hikes or spending cuts, as Treasury seeks to reassure markets.
Far-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by government
The sanctions affect neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, linked to the skinhead music scene.
Man arrested over murder of woman outside church
An 18-year-old man is arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Michelle Sadio in Harlesden.
MP calls for Letby retrial, claims ‘no hard evidence’
Sir David Davis claims case notes reveal that the conviction of Lucy Letby was based on flawed evidence.
No nursing ban after murder arrest, inquiry told
The Nursing and Midwifery Council says it could have interpreted its own guidance differently.
CPS given file over Premier League footballer rape claims
The prosecution service will make a charging decision after being handed an evidence file by police.
Body found in search for British men missing in Italian mountains
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, had not been heard from since 1 January.
MPs urge clampdown on tenants’ antisocial behaviour
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson calls for a “three strikes and you’re out” for social housing tenants.
