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Interest rates live updates: Bank of England overwhelmingly expected to slash rates UK borrowing costs are set to be cut for the second time this year, despite tax changes. Most economists think policymakers at the Bank of England will opt to reduce interest rates to 4.75 per cent today. Rates currently sit at 5 per cent after being cut by 0.25 percentage points in August, the first reduction since 2020. They were then kept the same in September. Since then, the latest official data showed UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation fell to 1.7 per cet in September, the lowest…

UK politics live: Ex-Trump aide warns Starmer that president-elect won’t forget Lammy’s ‘Neo-Nazi’ jibe Donald Trump’s former press secretary has warned that David Lammy’s past comments on the newly-elected US president will not have been forgotten. The UK’s foreign secretary called Mr Trump a “neo-Nazi sympathising sociopath” in an article written when he was a backbench MP in 2018. The comments formed part of an article written before Mr Trump’s first official visit to the UK, and have been thrust back into the limelight following the US election result. Mr Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer was asked by ITV’s…

CPS to consider charging ex-BBC DJ Tim Westwood over sexual misconduct allegations Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood could be facing charges over allegations of historic sexual abuse, with the Metropolitan Police submitting a “file of evidence” regarding the claims. Westwood, 67, has vehemently denied all allegations of inappropriate behaviour and all accusations of wrongdoing. He has been interviewed several times under caution by police since multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him were made in 2022. The alleged offences are said to have occurred in London between 1982 and 2016. Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, whose team is leading…

Royal news – live: Prince William and Harry’s childhood home could have surprising future as royal funeral plans upgraded Prince William and Harry’s childhood Highgrove House could have a surprising future, a royal author has revealed. The 18th century countryside estate near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, serves as the private home of Charles and his wife Camilla, representing a sanctuary for the King. With William and Harry “not showing great interest” in their childhood home, a royal source suggested that the countryside estate could be turned into a “Museum of King Charles III” in future years. In his biography book ‘New King, New Court,…

Average UK house price hits record high in October The average UK house price hit a new high in October, according to a latest index. House prices increased by 0.2% in October, the fourth monthly increase in a row, Halifax reported. The average house price was £293,999, surpassing a previous peak in June 2022. Property values increased by 3.9% annually, slowing from a 4.6% increase in September. Amanda Bryden, head of mortgages, Halifax, said: “Average UK house prices nudged up 0.2% in October, continuing the positive momentum of recent months. “This brought the annual growth rate to 3.9%, slightly lower…

Much of the UK news is dominated by reactions, analysis and opinion pieces on the results of the US presidential election.
One of the most popular discussion points looks at what will happen to the global markets if Trump goes through with his tariff plans.

The latest from the Champions League find space on the news sites – and on social media – as sports fans react to Arsenal 1-0 loss to Inter Milan.

Most areas will have another rather cloudy day with some hill fog and the odd patch of drizzle. Some sunshine across northern Scotland and locally elsewhere in the north and west, where also breezy. Mild where the sun breaks through. Tonight: Staying mostly cloudy and mild, with hill fog and some drizzle in places. Cloud breaking locally in the north and west to give clear intervals, and here turning rather chilly. Source: Met Office