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Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Policymakers at the Bank of England are expected to cut interest rates – bringing the Bank rate down to its lowest level since February 2023. Analysts are widely predicting a fall from 4% to 3.75%, although they do not expect a unanimous decision …

Reform UK have pulled off a surprise victory in a council by-election in the ward of Whitburn and Blackburn in West Lothian – their first ever win in Scotland. BBC political correspondent David Wallace Lockhart went to Whitburn to find why people decided to turn to Nigel Farage’s party. Filmed …

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Rachel RussellWakefield Coroner’s Court Richard Jones Edward Jones died at Leeds General Infirmary on 18 February 2023 A five-year-old boy who died from sepsis should have been given antibiotics sooner at a hospital in West Yorkshire, an inquest has found. Edward Jones was admitted to Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) on …

A driver in Leeds was stopped by police after officers spotted a precariously balanced sofa on the car’s roof. The seat was only being held in place by the passenger’s hand, according to West Yorkshire Police, with the vehicle pulled over on Kirkstall Road on Saturday. The driver was given …

Harry LowEast London Coroner’s Court Getty Images Brian Mitchell fell on to the track at the far end of platform 13 (right) Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing A man who stumbled and fell on to tracks at a London Underground station while drunk before …

Through all the threats to sue by Sir Keir Starmer’s government, Roman Abramovich has stayed silent and still sanctioned. The Russian’s approval is needed to release the funds of the Chelsea sale to help the victims of the war in Ukraine. And the pressure – raised through the year and …

BBC The inquest heard that at the time there were no automatic means of detecting low-hanging lines A runner who was electrocuted by a low-hanging electricity cable died in a “rare and complex” sequence of events, a coroner has concluded. John Oates, 29, known as Harry, died instantly after coming …

Available for 29 days Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by the new Bristol Rovers manager Steve Evans. They chat about his reasons for taking the job, and his sadness at it being of the expense of his friend Darrell Clarke. How did Mrs Evans react when the family’s …

Maccabi Tel Aviv, whose supporters were controversially excluded from a match at Aston Villa last month, have been given a suspended one-match away fan ban by UEFA for behaviour it called “racist and/or discriminatory”. The Israeli club was also fined €20,000 (£17,550) by UEFA’s control, ethics and disciplinary body (CEDB) in relation …

Labour has granted six areas in and around London the power to make larger council tax hikes after reducing their share of government funding. Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham, City of London, and Windsor and Maidenhead will be allowed to raise rates by more than 5% for …

Maccabi Tel Aviv have been given a suspended one-match away fan ban from Uefa for “racist and/or discriminatory behaviour” by it supporters during last week’s Europa League game at German side Stuttgart. The Israeli club, whose supporters were barred from attending an away match at Aston Villa in November because …

Google’s new Gemini 3 Flash AI model is built for faster output at a lower cost, and functions as well as previous powerful reasoning models, Google said in a press release on Wednesday.  According to benchmark tests, Gemini 3 Flash achieves PhD-level reasoning in the GPQA Diamond test, with a …

Swansea City boss Vitor Matos says facing Welsh rivals Wrexham provides a different “emotional charge” compared to other Championship games. The two sides face each other on Friday, 19 December at Swansea.com Stadium in the first league contest between the Swans and the Dragons since 2003 (20:00 GMT). Despite a …

Shannen HeadleyWest Midlands Zarah Sultana MP/X Zarah Sultana said she would not leave the prison site until an ambulance is allowed in An MP has started a protest outside a prison demanding urgent medical care for a hunger striker there. The Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana said Qesser Zuhrah was …

Getty Images Jo Stevens has been accused by a Plaid Cymru MS of having a “negative attitude” towards the Welsh language Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens has been accused of showing “an incredible lack of respect and a dinosaur-like attitude” to the Welsh language by a Plaid Cymru politician. Cefin Cambell …

Elaine MitchellBBC News NI south west reporter BBC Presenting her findings at Laganside court on Wednesday, Coroner Maria Dougan said there were “missed opportunities” to save Rory Hughes’ life A coroner has said the death of a man, who died after falling from the Foyle Bridge in Londonderry, was preventable …

Available for 29 days Two subs come to Chelsea’s rescue in the Carabao Cup, and is Bruno Fernandes right to be annoyed? Former Cardiff City striker Danny Gabbidon and ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer join Kelly Cates and Alistair Bruce-Ball to review a 3-1 win for Enzo Maresca’s side in the …

Angela FergusonNorth West Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Liverpool and Everton players visit Alder Hey Children’s Hospital every Christmas A young football fan said being visited in hospital by some of his favourite players was “better than Christmas Day”. Players from Everton and Liverpool football clubs met patients and their families …

Rad Power Bikes, the once dominant electric bicycle brand in the US, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week as it seeks to sell of its company. The move comes less than a month after Rad Power said it could not afford to recall its older e-bike batteries that …