Bank Gives Latest Signal On Rate Rise Timing

The governor of the Bank of England has said that weak wage growth will be more closely watched in relation to the timing of interest rate rises. At a news conference to outline the Bank's quarterly Inflation Report, Mark Carney insisted that rises...

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Teachers Plan 'Parent-Friendly' League Tables

Headteachers are planning to publish their own set of league tables - which they say will be fairer to schools than the present system. The current system, the Association of School and College Leaders says, serves the Government's "political aims rather...

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Elderly Couple Found Shot Dead In Herefordshire

An elderly man and woman found dead at their home in Herefordshire died from gunshot wounds, police have confirmed. The bodies of John Knott, 71, and 70-year-old Elizabeth - known as Anne - were discovered at their home in Pow Green, Ledbury, on Monday...

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Petition To Stop Ched Evans' Sheffield Return

By Mike McCarthy, North of England Correspondent Almost 60,000 people have signed an online petition urging Sheffield United not to re-employ disgraced footballer Ched Evans. The striker is due to be released from prison in the autumn after serving...

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Criminal Probe Into Manchester's Police Chief

Greater Manchester Police's top officer is subject to a criminal investigation over a "poorly handled" inquiry into a suspected sex offender, the police watchdog has said. Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy has been served with criminal and gross misconduct...

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'Evil' Man Plotted To Kill Lover's Unborn Baby

A man has been jailed for a "sickening" plot to have his pregnant lover attacked to kill their unborn child. Jamie Smith, 23, hatched the plan with two friends after learning Jessica Santos had become pregnant while they were having an affair. He recruited...

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Uber Taxi App Rival 'Made 13,000 Fake Bookings'

Google-backed taxi app Uber says employees of a rival firm have booked then cancelled almost 13,000 trips to disrupt its business. It was hitting back at a claim by Lyft that Uber drivers and staff had hailed and cancelled more than 5,000 rides. Lyft...

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Osborne Rules Out Pre-Election Lloyds Retail Offer

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor George Osborne is to rule out a pre-election sale of Lloyds Banking Group shares to the general public, confounding expectations that the Government would seek to offload part of its remaining stake to retail investors...

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Student Cleared Of Knickers Plot For Jihadists

A 27-year-old woman who tried to smuggle cash in her knickers on a flight to Turkey has been cleared of funding jihadists in Syria. Nawal Msaad tried to take €20,000 (£15,830) in rolled-up notes on a flight from Heathrow to Istanbul in January,...

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PM: UK To Help In Major Iraq Rescue Mission

David Cameron has said "detailed plans" are being made for an international mission to rescue the Yazidis stranded in the mountains of northern Iraq. The Prime Minister said Britain would "play a role in delivering" the rescue of thousands of ethnic...

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