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Bank of England cuts rates but slashes growth forecast in blow to Labour
The base rate fell to 4.5 on Thursday, but the Bank halved the UK’s economic growth forecast for this year while predicting surging inflation.
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Steve Coogan handed two month driving band after speeding on M6
Actor Steve Coogan has been spared a lengthy driving ban after speeding at 97mph on a motorway in the West Midlands.
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Vertu Motors axes jobs and shuts showrooms on Sundays after Budget blow
It warned it was facing around an extra £10 million in wage costs in its next financial year from the Budget measures.
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Interest rates: Why have they been cut and what does it mean?
The PA news agency looks at the outcome of the Bank of England’s decision, and whether rates will fall again soon.
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Taxpayers in West Midlands will “pay more for less policing”
TAXPAYERS will “pay more for less local policing” across the West Midlands when their bills go up in the next financial year.