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People stand outside the Bank of England in the City of London last week (Picture: Reuters) The Bank of England has said it will further bolster its emergency bond-buying plan. It warned an ongoing rout in the gilts market poses a ‘material risk to UK financial stability’. The central bank said it will widen the scope of its action launched in the wake of the mini-budget market turmoil. It will now include purchases of index-linked UK government bonds amid concerns over another ‘fire sale’ of gilts. It comes after the sell-off in government bonds – also known as gilts –…

  ‘This investigation may well have spared more animals, and humans, from coming to incredibly serious harm,’ say police ‘This investigation may well have spared more animals, and humans, from coming to incredibly serious harm,’ say police 

 Liz Truss will urge G7 leaders to remain steadfast in support of Ukraine during crisis talks later. Liz Truss will urge G7 leaders to remain steadfast in support of Ukraine during crisis talks later. 

Officials say health secretary will not publish plan, as campaigners warn ‘smoke-free’ UK is seven years behind target Ministers are expected to break a promise to announce an action plan to tackle smoking, in their latest controversial U-turn on public health, Whitehall insiders say. The government had committed several times to publish a tobacco control plan “later this year”. However, the health secretary, Thérèse Coffey, does not intend to honour that promise, according to officials with knowledge of her intentions. Continue reading… ​Officials say health secretary will not publish plan, as campaigners warn ‘smoke-free’ UK is seven years behind targetMinisters…

Drapers’ Pyrgo primary in Romford, where top managers were paid total of £1.49m in benefits, cut salaries or hours of 10 support staff A primary school whose top management were paid £1.49m last year has become among the first to use strike-busting legislation allowing them to hire agency workers to replace striking staff. Temps have been brought in to break a strike by 10 support staff at Drapers’ Pyrgo primary in Romford, east London , who are protesting against cuts to their wages and working hours. Continue reading… ​Drapers’ Pyrgo primary in Romford, where top managers were paid total of…

Exclusive: Meetings while in Saudi Arabia undisclosed due to ‘administrative oversight’, says business department The chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, held undisclosed meetings with senior executives of Saudi Arabian firms when he was the business secretary, documents acquired by the Guardian show. The meetings occurred in January, when Kwarteng visited the kingdom for a two-day trip under his previous ministerial role. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: Meetings while in Saudi Arabia undisclosed due to ‘administrative oversight’, says business departmentThe chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, held undisclosed meetings with senior executives of Saudi Arabian firms when he was the business secretary, documents acquired by the Guardian show.The…

  Three fishermen were rescued in the Gulf of Mexico and treated for shark bites after their boat began to sink. ​Three fishermen were rescued in the Gulf of Mexico and treated for shark bites after their boat began to sink. 

The Al Bayt Stadium is an incredible sight but supporters might struggle to get there. When you fly into Qatar, you sweep down through a gleaming arrivals hall and out to your very cheap taxi to the city centre of Doha for the 2022 World Cup. The route is picked out in a rainbow of glowing pillars of light adorned with Arabic lyrics, and the highway itself is wide and new. Centre of Doha You won’t have too long to enjoy it because, conveniently enough, the journey from Hamad International airport to the centre of Doha is about 20 minutes…

VLADIMIR Putin has committed “merciless attacks” across Ukraine including the shelling of Kyiv in revenge for the Crimea bridge bomb. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky sent a fierc…

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Kate Garraway has opened up about the mental health toll of providing continual care for her husband Derek Draper.  The Good Morning Britain presenter has well-documented Derek’s gruelling health battle since he fell seriously ill with Covid in March 2020.  Derek, a former political lobbyist, was placed in a medically induced coma and spent several months in hospital recovering before being released a year later. However, the virus caused significant damage to his body, including his lungs and heart, and Derek, 55,…