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of which are linked to inflation. let's put this into perspective — because the uk's national debt is at record levels. it owes £2.69 trillion. that is almost the size of the uk economy — the so—called debt—to—gdp ratio is around 97.7%. that is a useful guide to how affordable the debt is for a country. the chancellor has pledged to get that ratio down. the uk's far better off than some of its neighbours though — italy's debt—to—gdp is around 140%. but if we look at germany's — that's only around 65%. let's get more on this from our chief economics correspondent, d...

trump's legal team went to the justice department to meet with the one and only jack smith. remember, just two weeks ago, trump's lawyers sent an official letter to attorney general merrick garland asking for a chance to make their case. the attorney general was not at today's meeting, we don't know everything that was discussed. but the washington post reports this, people familiar with the matter say trump's lawyers asked the department of justice not to charge the former president. earlier, former federal prosecutor andrew weissmann said this meeting is a sign of what's to come. >...

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— the annual rate at which prices have been going up. inflation peaked at more than 10% last year, forcing the bank to raise interest rates aggressively to try and bring it under control. but it has since fallen sharply. and on wednesday, official figures showed it was down to 3.9% in november, the lowest rate in 2 years, and far lower than expected. that's raised hopes the bank of england will be soon able to start cutting the cost of borrowing, easing pressure on businesses and households. here's our economics editor, faisal islam. arp and now sharply down. over the past year, in...

30 criminal charges over alleged hush money payments. >> w pe wait to see the indictment. former president is expectedarra to be arraigned next tuesday. sources telling fox heg shot will have his mug shot and fingerprints taken but will not be handcuffed. trump's attorney vowinotg to fight back .w >> you know, when you stretch o the law to get someone you don't like or is a political opponent in this case, it's ver tevery hard to ey get that law to comean back to its original shape.ally today's proof that you could not actually pick a target and then try and find a crime, even a beo ...