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interest rates have gone up by three quarters of a percentage point, the biggest increase for more than 30 years. it pushes the base rate up to 3%, as the bank of england tries to control inflation. its the eighth rise in a row, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. meanwhile the bank has also warned the uk could be on course for its longest recession since reliable records began, over a century ago. our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. it is the biggest inte...

A person walking along the river Severn believed they saw something bobbing in the water and could hear a voice.

Emergency response to Manchester Arena terror attack was almost faultless, senior officer claims Dale Sexton, GMPs force duty officer when the bomb went off, has spent a second day answering questions at the independent inquiry into the atrocity about his decision to keep the fire and ambulance services in the dark over suspicions of a second attacker on the loose

Emergency services failed to work together on night of Manchester Arena bombing, police chief tells public inquiry Robin Smith, British Transport Polices gold commander, accepted at the public inquiry into the atrocity that he didnt contact other commanders - and called for an overhaul in the ways senior officers communicate with each other at major incidents Updated Police at the scene on the night (Image: PA) The emergency services failed to work together and adhere to established principals ...

Keith Prior is the National Director of the Ambulance Resilience Unit A Saddleworth man has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal for Distinguished Service (QAM) in the Queens New Year Honours. Keith Prior is the National Director of the Ambulance Resilience Unit (NARU)   The QAM traditionally honours a small, select group of ambulance personnel who have shown exceptional devotion to duty, outstanding ability, merit and conduct in their roles in NHS Ambulance Services....