As of the end of February 2025, the total cattle population across all agricultural producers was estimated at 16.4 mln head, marking a 4.4% decline compared to the corresponding date in the previous ...

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Sales of lamb are predicted to rocket in the UK as Brits seek an Easter treat and sheep flocks across the EU plummet ...

The central bank's monetary policy committee, which meets every six weeks to set borrowing costs, voted 8-1 to keep the bank rate unchanged at 4.5%. Although the decision was widely expected ...

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 4.5 per cent as it continues to tread carefully amid fears of resurgent inflation. The decision came as little surprise to financial markets ...

The Monetary Policy Committee announced the base rate is being kept on hold at 4.5 per cent after its latest meeting. The members had been given more grounds for caution this morning with figures ...

The Bank of England has today maintained the base rate at 4.5%. The Bank's nine-person Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 8-1 in favour of keeping the rate unchanged. One member ...

Council tax bill rises will hit 5% in April for the third year in a row, as almost all councils increase bills up to, or close to, the maximum permitted, Government figures confirm. The average ...

Contractor charges are up by 5% for some services in 2025, while other charges remain virtually unchanged, according to the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) annual price ...

and adopting 7.5 per cent increase instead. On the Rivers crisis, Vanguard reports that a group known as Egbesu, threatened to “shock” President Bola Tinubu if Governor Siminalayi Fubara is ...