- Sunday, March 09, 2025
The Bank of England is expected Thursday to follow other major central banks with an aggressive interest rate hike to tackle surging inflation. The BoE is tipped to lift its main rate by 0.50 percentage points — the biggest amount in more than a quarter of a century. British inflation…
British finance minister Nadhim Zahawi has expressed confidence that the country was making the right moves to tackle global economic challenges after the Bank of England on Thursday (4) raised interest rates by the highest margin in 27 years. The bank hiked interest rates by 50 basis points, the largest…
Supermarket chain Tesco has apologised to a mother-of-three after she complained that ‘racist’ security tags were placed on cosmetics for black skin but not lighter skin in one of its stores, according to reports. Natalie Westgate said that she spotted Garnier’s Skin Active BB Cream for dark skin was put…
A man, arrested with a crossbow at Windsor Castle in London last year, has been charged with treason. Met Police said Jaswant Singh Chail from Southampton has also been charged with making threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon with intent to “alarm her Majesty”. The 20-year-old man…
A new report has revealed that just 5 per cent of the dance songs that were featured in the UK charts were made by female or non-binary artists, media reports said. The report by the Jaguar Foundation has also called for representation of non-male artists at live music events and…
An employment tribunal has found a diversity officer of a broadcaster guilty of racism for her comment that assumed her colleague was “oppressed” because of her Latina heritage. Rosemary Cook’s “blunt” assumption amounted to stereotyping her colleague’s race, although she did not mean to offend, the tribunal ruled. It awarded…
Attorney general Suella Braverman said she scrapped diversity training which “does nothing to create solidarity and support but rather keeps emphasising difference”. The Indian-origin Tory politician called the diversity industry a “new religion” where zealots sought to “punish unbelievers while others are too scared to speak out”. The staff of…
We always believed that rainwater is the safest to drink. But, not anymore. A new study has revealed that rainwater everywhere on Earth contains harmful chemicals which make it unsafe to drink. Researchers from Stockholm University said that synthetic particles named per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are found in rainwater…
As we age, the shape of our body changes naturally and though these changes cannot be avoided, lifestyle choices may be able to either slow down the process or speed it up, say experts. Also, after the age of 30, the amount of body fat goes up steadily, with older…
Fifty years ago, dictator Idi Amin announced his intention to expel Uganda’s thriving community of British South Asians. They were given 90 days to leave, or be rounded up in concentration camps. More than 27,000 ethnic Indian and Pakistani holders of UK passports made their way to Britain, which reluctantly…
