Bank’s base rate gift to borrowers is wrapped in an inflation warning | Phillip Inman

07/08/2025 15:24 The Guardian

The rate setters made clear that above-inflation pay claims would be likely to bring credit loosening to a haltBank of England cuts base rate to 4%What the rate cut means for borrowers and saversBusiness live – latest updatesA reduction in interest rates by the Bank of England should rank as a joyful summer gift to borrowers weighed down by the high cost of mortgages and loans.Yet the latest quarter-point cut to the cost of borrowing, from 4.25% to 4%, is laced with so many warnings that any celebration will be muted. Continue reading...

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Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – live updates

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries accuses Trump administration of attempting to ‘weaponize law enforcement to target political adversaries’Vance urges Republicans in Indiana to redraw map to help tighten House gripDonald Trump on Wednesday celebrated a commitment by Apple to increase its inv...

07/08/2025 18:29 The Guardian

Netanyahu plans to fully occupy Gaza before handing governance to friendly Arab nations

Israeli PM needs security cabinet to approve plan amid opposition from aid agencies and families of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza in defiance of warnings that such a move would lead to countl...

07/08/2025 18:26 The Guardian

Putin refusal to meet Zelenskyy could derail summit with Trump

Washington and Moscow issue mixed messages about whether bilateral talks would require three-way follow-up with KyivEfforts to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin may be derailed by the Kremlin leader’s refusal to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a potential...

07/08/2025 18:11 The Guardian

Vance urges Republicans in Indiana to redraw map to help tighten House grip

The US vice-president meets Indiana Republicans as part of wider effort to redraw districts before midtermsUS politics live – latest updatesJD Vance met with Republican lawmakers in Indiana on Thursday to encourage them to redraw the state’s congressional map to be more favorable to the GOP, the...

07/08/2025 17:27 The Guardian

More than 60 countries scramble to respond to Trump’s latest tariffs

Industry representatives warn of job losses and say decision could be ‘nail in the coffin’ for those exporting to the USSee the full list of Trump tariff ratesMore than 60 countries around the world are scrambling to respond to the latest wave of US tariffs announced by Donald Trump, which came...

07/08/2025 17:12 The Guardian

Senators seek UnitedHealth records on push to curb nursing home hospitalizations

Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the healthcare conglomerate on Thursday citing a Guardian investigationRevealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfersUS lawmakers are asking UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, to disclos...

07/08/2025 16:33 The Guardian

Fort Bliss army base on US southern border to take 1,000 Ice detainees

Fort Bliss could be largest US immigration detention facility as White House moves to use military bases for crackdownUS politics live – latest updatesFort Bliss is preparing to accept 1,000 immigrant detainees as the Trump administration moves to use military bases for its unprecedented mass depo...

07/08/2025 15:53 The Guardian

Queensland land clearing figures show state remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’, conservationists say

Overall clearing was up 3%, with almost half in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas while 21% was remnant woodland, government data showsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereForest and woodland across an area more than 1,000 times the size of the Sy...

07/08/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Conditions for Zelenskyy meeting are nowhere near met, says Putin – as it happened

Russian president says Trump talks could take place as early as next week and the UAE could hostRussian news agency Ria Novosti has just reported that the meeting between Putin and Trump is “likely to take place next week.”Separately, asked for updates on Gaza, the European Commission has confir...

07/08/2025 14:52 The Guardian

James Patterson to write book about Luigi Mangione

The crime writer and co-author Vicky Ward will recount murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, and chart ‘young man’s descent from Ivy League graduate to notorious accused killer’Bestselling crime writer James Patterson and investigative journalist Vicky Ward are writing a book on the killing of U...

07/08/2025 14:45 The Guardian

Bank of England cuts interest rates as it warns food costs could push inflation to 4%

Policymakers cut base rate by quarter-point to 4% amid concern about strength of UK economyBase rate gift signals wage rise conflict is on the wayWhat does rate cut mean for mortgages and savings?Business live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has warned that rising food prices could drive infla...

07/08/2025 14:32 The Guardian

Amnesty urges Met police not to arrest protesters supporting Palestine Action

Rights group warns freedom of expression could be violated, as first people are charged with showing support for banned organisationAmnesty International has warned the Met police against arresting participants protesting this Saturday in London in support of Palestine Action, as the first people we...

07/08/2025 14:11 The Guardian

How Trump’s executive order could criminalize homelessness: ‘Terrifying’

Broad language could allow cities to lock up unhoused people as aid is cut and housing costs soar, experts warnDonald Trump’s executive order that pushes local governments to remove unhoused people from the streets will exacerbate the issues already facing people who have unstable housing, mental...

07/08/2025 14:00 The Guardian

James Cameron warns of ‘Terminator-style apocalypse’ if AI weaponised

Humans face three existential threats, from super-intelligence, nuclear weapons and the climate crisis, says blockbuster director as he announces new Hiroshima projectThe director James Cameron has warned that the use of artificial intelligence in a global arms race could lead to the kind of dystopi...

07/08/2025 11:23 The Guardian

New Trump tariffs come into force against dozens of countries | First Thing

Latest wave of US levies has left governments around the world racing to try to reach deals to avoid job losses. Plus, former Superman actor Dean Cain says he is becoming an Ice agentDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Dozens of countries have been hit with higher...

07/08/2025 11:22 The Guardian

Democrats sound alarm over Trump’s reported $1bn plan to retrofit gifted Qatari jet

Elizabeth Warren and others pen letter over alleged plan to divert funds from nuclear arsenal to convert jet into Air Force OneLeading Democrats are sounding the alarm over Donald Trump’s reported plan to divert funds from the US nuclear arsenal to convert a luxury jet gifted by Qatar into a new A...

07/08/2025 11:00 The Guardian

US demands for Hezbollah disarmament may force Lebanon into dangerous choice | William Christou

There are fears that pressure for quick results is threatening the Lebanese effort to gradually build a stronger stateMiddle East crisis – live updatesUnder mounting US pressure, Lebanon’s government is being forced into a dangerous choice. Does it want to fight a war with Israel or does it want...

07/08/2025 10:04 The Guardian

Israel’s security cabinet expected to meet to sign off plans for expanded Gaza operation – Middle East crisis live

On Wednesday the Israeli military put parts of Gaza City and Khan Younis under new enforced displacement ordersUN agencies and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have warned that without immediate action most international NGO partners could be deregistered by Israel in coming weeks...

07/08/2025 09:09 The Guardian

Aboriginal man’s death in custody without family beside him puts spotlight on NSW prison communication policies

Deputy state coroner highlights several gaps in communication which meant family arrived 10 minutes after death of Lathan Brown in hospitalGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLathan Brown was a warm and creative young man with a “fighting spirit”, one of eight siblings who...

07/08/2025 08:55 The Guardian

Students strike for Palestine – as it happened

Follow today’s news liveConvicted rapist MP Gareth Ward faces expulsion from NSW parliament after losing injunction bidGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome electric cars fall short of claimed range by up to 23%A government-funded program to test the true performance of v...

07/08/2025 08:42 The Guardian

UK politics live: Gordon Brown calls for extra defence spending to be exempt from fiscal rules

Former PM says ‘exceptional’ aim to spend 5% of GDP should be a joint Nato and European initiative financed via bonds or a defence fundThe Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates today despite a growing divide between its policymakers over the dangers to the economy from high inflation a...

07/08/2025 08:32 The Guardian

Labor under pressure on plans to regulate AI as Coalition accuses government of mixed messages

Protecting arts copyright a priority, PM says, but government also wants to reap productivity gains from AIFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government is facing mounting pressure to confirm how it plans to re...

07/08/2025 08:20 The Guardian

Convicted rapist MP Gareth Ward faces expulsion from NSW parliament after losing injunction bid

Both Minns Labor government and opposition indicate they will support expulsion motion when it is moved on FridayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConvicted rapist Gareth Ward is expected to be expelled from the New South...

07/08/2025 08:06 The Guardian

Ham sold in UK found to contain carcinogens 10 years after WHO warning

Study finds Wiltshire ham products sold by retailers such as Tesco and M&S contain highest level of nitritesHam and bacon sold by supermarkets including Tesco, and Marks and Spencer still contain cancer-causing chemicals almost 10 years after the World Health Organization warned about the danger...

07/08/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians

Guardian investigation finds number killed in April attack by Rapid Support Forces far greater than current estimates‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in ZamzamMore than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred duri...

07/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian

ICC arrest warrant for Putin limits where Trump summit could take place – as it happened

This liveblog is now closed. You can find more of our politics coverage here Trump could meet Putin for Ukraine war talks ‘as soon as next week’In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president said he would “federalize” the city if local authorities failed to address crime, specifically...

07/08/2025 02:02 The Guardian

Trump could meet Putin for Ukraine war talks ‘as soon as next week’

Summit with Russian leader would follow ‘great progress’ made by special envoy Steve Witkoff during Moscow visit Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin as soon as next week to discuss the war in Ukraine, White House officials have said, although senior aides warned that serious “impediments”...

07/08/2025 00:51 The Guardian

Trump announces Apple’s plan to invest $100bn in US manufacturing

Tech giant’s plan to up domestic investment over next four years comes as it seeks to avoid Trump’s threatened tariffsDonald Trump on Wednesday celebrated a commitment by Apple to increase its investments in US manufacturing by an additional $100bn over the next four years.Apple’s plan to up i...

07/08/2025 00:24 The Guardian

Liquid butt lifts targeted in clampdown on England’s cosmetic ‘wild west’

Only qualified professionals would be able to offer high-risk BBL procedures and filler clinics would require licences‘The pain was unbearable’: the agonising cost of England’s ‘cowboy’ cosmetic clinicsMinisters have announced a clampdown on “cowboy” cosmetic procedures, including liqu...

06/08/2025 21:30 The Guardian

Calls for clarity over whether UK police can release suspects’ ethnicity and immigration status

Warwickshire police and crime commissioner’s call comes after claims of cover-up over details of men accused of child rapeYvette Cooper is facing demands for clarity over the information that police forces are permitted to release to the public after claims of a “cover-up” by the authorities o...

06/08/2025 19:02 The Guardian

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