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Average two-year fixed mortgage rates have fallen to 4.2% in early 2025, down from a peak of 6.1% in October 2023, as inflation cools and…
Air pollution kills an estimated 36,000 people in the UK every year, more than alcohol or road accidents. London breaches legal limits for…
The Online Safety Act 2023 comes into force in 2025, imposing sweeping duties on tech platforms to protect users from illegal content and…
On 27 October 1986, the London Stock Exchange underwent the most radical deregulation in its history. Fixed commissions were abolished…
Liverpool was written off in the 1980s with a policy of 'managed decline.' Today, the city region is the fastest-growing economy in the…
Black people in England and Wales are 8.4 times more likely to be stopped and searched by police than white people. Despite this disparity…
Inflation has fallen from 11% to 2.6%, but millions of UK households still face financial pressure from high food prices, energy bills, and…
The UK has the world's largest offshore wind capacity, generating 14% of the nation's electricity from turbines in the North Sea and…
On 16 September 1992, the British government spent £27 billion trying to defend the pound's position in the Exchange Rate Mechanism, only…
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