Governor Andrew Bailey says there is ‘genuine uncertainty’ about future interest rates
Articles from August 2025
UK hasn’t seen poverty like this for 60 years, says Gordon Brown in call to scrap two-child benefit cap
The former prime minister backed reforms to gambling taxes in order to generate the £3.2bn needed to scrap the cap
The most complained-about mobile providers revealed
Ofcom publishes figures for complaints it receives about the UK’s main landline, mobile broadband and pay-TV providers every quarter.
Homelessness minister facing calls to resign after ‘hiking rent at London townhouse by £700’
Rushanara Ali has previously criticised ‘private renters being exploited and discriminated against’
Overflowing bins and climate change: Why might rats be getting bigger in the UK?
Adult rats can weigh up to 600g according to ecologists, and they probably became that big by eating our junk food
Mapped: Worst areas for rat infestations in the UK as over half a million reported
Analysis of Freedom of Information (FOI) responses from councils showed over 500,000 reported rat infestations from 2023 to mid-2025
Businessman denies dumping 27-tonne waste mountain that cost £10,000 to clear
The 20-metre mound of waste cost £10,000 to clear, according to the council
Three charged with supporting Palestine Action at London rally
A man and woman, both 71, from West Sussex and Surrey, and a woman, 53, from Hackney, were charged
National Living Wage predicted to rise higher than expected
The highest estimate could see wages rise over £1,200 a year
Birmingham Airport latest: Thousands of passengers still disrupted after plane’s emergency landing closes runway
Further flights on Thursday grounded or heavily delayed after ‘aircraft incident’