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- Water bills to rise by £86 on average next yearon December 19, 2024 at 8:36 am
The higher than proposed average bill rise in England and Wales comes amid public anger over sewage discharges.
- Interest rates expected to stay at 4.75%on December 19, 2024 at 7:59 am
Analysts are forecasting rates will stay at 4.75% after inflation rose for the second month in a row.
- Hampshire water outage likely to last until weekendon December 19, 2024 at 5:15 am
Some 58,000 properties have been affected by an outage after a fault at a water supply works.
- US Supreme Court to hear TikTok challenge to potential banon December 19, 2024 at 4:44 am
The US wants the app to be sold or banned because of what it says are links to the Chinese state.
- World's first Bitcoin nation scales back crypto dreamon December 19, 2024 at 3:55 am
El Salvador has eased its pro-cryptocurrency policies to help secure a $1.4bn loan from the IMF.
- Hundreds of driving examiners to be recruited to cut wait timeson December 19, 2024 at 3:51 am
The government says there is a "huge" backlog for tests, with instructors branding the system a "nightmare".
- Stocks slide as US central bank signals slower pace of rate cutson December 19, 2024 at 2:43 am
The Federal Reserve warned it would be cautious about more interest cuts in the face of inflation concerns.
- Harland & Wolff set to be saved in deal with Spanish firmon December 19, 2024 at 1:17 am
Spain's state-owned shipbuilder is expected to confirm on Thursday that it is buying Harland and Wolff.
- The mega trade deal that has French farmers in uproaron December 19, 2024 at 12:07 am
The EU wants a trade deal with four South American nations, but France is strongly opposed.
- Taxpayers can't fund payouts for Waspi women, Starmer sayson December 18, 2024 at 4:57 pm
Waspi campaigners say they will keep fighting on pensions after the government rejects compensation.