The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to reduce the base rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4 on Thursday.

Pictures taken on Wednesday afternoon show a UK Border Force boat ferrying migrants including children into the Port of Dover.

"In the first half of 2025 alone, around 225,000 new EVs were registered in the UK - and if we apply the current Blue Badge holder rate ( 4.9% of the UK population), that suggests around 11,025 ...

Claire’s Accessories faces an uncertain future on UK high streets after its US parent business filed for bankruptcy.