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  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    House & Home
    The end of the house party

    Have the housing and rental markets finally killed this form of wild, bombastic chaos — and reduced it to a nostalgic, commercialised ‘immersive experience’?

    The image depicts a lively gathering of people in a narrow, warmly lit hallway inside a house or apartment
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    ExplainerNon-dom tax status
    Inside Labour’s plans to scrap the UK’s ‘non-dom’ tax status

    Tighter terms have been set out with some ‘olive branches’ to ease transition

    Montage of HMRC logo with Labour red background being looked at by two people with suitcases
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Labour’s GP dilemma

    Also in this newsletter, interest rate cut begs question of whether Sunak’s election timing was ill-judged, with questions for both parties

    Wes Streeting campaigns in Worcester
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    The best books of the week
    True Love — melancholy and lyricism in England’s north-east

    Paddy Crewe conjures loss, alienation and 1980s deprivation in a striking departure from his 1830s-set debut ‘My Name is Yip’

    A black-and-white photo of two distant figures on a deserted seashore
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK society
    Starmer announces new violent disorder unit as police brace for more riots

    Prime minister speaks to police chiefs after protests following mass stabbing on Monday

    Crowds watch as protesters throw a bin towards a vehicle in Stockport, England on July 30 2024
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    News in-depthBank of England
    BoE doves vs hawks split leaves rate trajectory uncertain

    Central bank governor Andrew Bailey warns of dangers of moving ‘too much or too quickly’ after first reduction in more than four years

    A  montage of the logo of the Bank of England with a dove and a hawk and a line chart
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    The State of Britain
    Labour must not eschew big investments in the name of ‘tough choices’ Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter: civil service headcount balloons

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks during a press conference
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    LexThames Water
    Thames Water has breached its licence to operate. So now what?

    For a start, the regulator must act quickly if it is to retain any shred of credibility

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    A momentous week for central banks

    The rate-cutting cycle is unlikely to be a smooth ride down

    Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Jerome Powell and Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK interest rates
    UK property market buoyed by interest rate cut

    Homebuying expected to pick up this autumn as confidence returns, say analysts

    A woman looks over properties at an estate agents in London
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Property sector
    The Bank of England’s Catch-22

    How higher rates really can drive higher inflation

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK interest rates
    BoE lowers rates to 5% in first cut since 2020

    Knife-edge vote marks boost to Labour government’s promise to kick-start economic growth

    Line chart showing Bank of England’s interest rate decisions since 2020
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK house prices
    UK house prices rise more than expected in July

    2.1% year-on-year increase comes as BoE cuts benchmark rate to 5%

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  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Global Economy
    Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

    Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Six films to watch this week
    A Story of Bones — documentary unearths brutal realities of the slave trade

    The discovery of human remains on the island of Saint Helena is the subject of a gripping, thought-provoking film

    A woman in a hi-viz jacket looks contemplative as she stands on a hillside
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Harland & Wolff Holdings PLC
    Titanic maker Harland & Wolff secures lifeline loan

    Shipbuilder needed to raise funds after ministers turned down £200mn guarantee request

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Chris Giles
    Reeves has more legacy junk to ditch as the Treasury sorts out its finances

    The difficult reality is a recognition that we will have to spend more and get less than promised from public services

    A woman in a suit stands to deliver a speech  in the UK parliament hall
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK labour disputes
    GPs in England to cap appointments in latest industrial action

    Family doctors voted for move in dispute over pay

    Consultants and junior doctors on the picket line in London last year
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Tories face up to why they lost their way in office

    Race to replace Rishi Sunak seems designed to favour a rightwinger and Robert Jenrick in particular

    Robert Jenrick
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
    Rolls-Royce shares surge to record high as dividend reinstated

    UK engineering group also lifts profit forecast as recovery under chief executive Tufan Erginbilgiç takes hold

    A model of the Rolls-Royce UltraFan
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Brexit
    EU issues UK with list of demands if it wants better relationship

    Brussels claims Britain has failed to implement key Brexit divorce deal

    A freight lorry or HGV drives off of a P&0 ferry at the Port of Larne, Northern Ireland
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Sarah Moody
    Britain’s property obsession should not come at the expense of pensions

    Less than two-fifths of UK adults are saving enough for a comfortable retirement

    A man holds a model of a house in his palm
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK government spending
    UK ministries should get five-year budgets to ensure stability, think-tank says

    Labour government needs to reform spending review process if it wants to reach its mission targets, IfG warns

    Rachel Reeves
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Women's health
    ADHD cases in women hit record level as TikTok videos raise awareness

    Huge rise in prescriptions for women aged 25 to 34 in England driven by social media highlighting symptoms

    Screengrabs from TikTok of videos about ADHD
  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    UK interest rates
    Investors beef up bets on BoE interest rate cut

    Reduction from 16-year high this week now given odds of over 60% by markets

    Visitors enter the Bank of England
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