Aston Villa can go top of the Premier League on Friday if they beat Sheffield United, and will stay at the summit for Christmas Day if Liverpool and Arsenal draw at Anfield on Saturday. But are the Villans – who last won
The Bank of England, the cornerstone of Britain’s financial sector, is “not necessary” and should be abolished, a radical new report has argued. The Experience of Free Banking was published by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) on the day the BoE
Kim Jong Un weeps as he calls on North Korean women to have more children to stem birth rate decline
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un implored women in the East Asian country to have more children and raise them as “communists,” and wept as he delivered the emotional address to an enraptured audience. “Stopping the decline in birthrates and providing good
Turkey’s central bank delivered another huge interest rate hike on Thursday as it tries to curb double-digit inflation that has left households struggling to afford food and other basic goods. The bank pushed its policy rate up by 5 percentage points, to
Better care for cancer patients may be on the horizon. A new prescription medicine for treating cervical cancer has been showing positive results in clinical trials. In phase 3 global trials, TIVDAK (tisotumab vedotin) was linked to a 30% overall reduction in
China is rapidly increasing its nuclear arsenal and is expected to double its number of nuclear warheads from more than 500 currently to more than 1,000 by 2030, which exceeds earlier projections, the Pentagon’s annual report on China’s military growth said this
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been warned not to increase interest rates despite “disappointing” data revealing inflation failed to fall in September in line with expectations. Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic
The Bank of England has boosted interest rates once again despite lower-than-expected inflation stats earlier this week – but a financial expert warns that this doesn’t mean the end of hikes before the year is out. While many economists had predicted the regulator was likely to increase them
The price of food in Britain’s shops is still going up significantly – but the rate of increase is finally slowing – new data has shown. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) reports today (Tuesday, August 29) that the price rises have slowed to
The Bank of England is “walking a tightrope” and may tip Britain into recession thanks to its interest rate rises, an investment expert has said. Threadneedle Street today (August 3) decided to increase its base rate from 5 percent to 5.25 per