The cut came after the Bank’s rate-setting committee was forced to take a second vote for the first time in its history.

Phil Appleton sent ‘numerous messages’, visited the actress’s home address on several occasions and ‘left unwanted gifts’, a court heard.

The most popular secondary schools for new starters in North Worcestershire including Kidderminster, Redditch and Bromsgrove have been revealed.

Ofcom publishes figures for complaints it receives about the UK’s main landline, mobile broadband and pay-TV providers every quarter.

Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative party chairman, accused Rushanara Ali of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over her handling of her rental property.

The group reported pre-tax profits tumbling to £98 million for the six months to June 30, down from £338 million a year earlier.

Residents are being urged to take care when parking in Redditch town centre as new restrictions are set to come into play.

The latest Government data, published on Wednesday, gives figures for the three months from April to June 2025.

The Government is prepared to ‘robustly defend’ its plan in court if migrants challenge being sent back to France.

Rushanara Ali’s east London property was re-listed with a £700 rent increase after tenants moved out at the end of their contract.

Jeremy Shippam, 71, of West Sussex, Judit Murray, also 71, of Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, 53, of Hackney, north-east London, were charged with showing support for a proscribed organisation under ...

The first people have been charged with showing support for Palestine Action after the group was recently banned as a terror organisation, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Two women and a man were ...