Norway raises rate to 4.25%, likely to hike again in Dec
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Norway’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.25% on Thursday to curb inflation, as widely…
32% of people ‘have £100 or less left in their account at end of each month’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly seven in 10 (69%) people are concerned about their personal finances and ability to cover the essentials, according to a survey…
Interest rate left unchanged at 5.25% after 14 rises in a row
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 5.25% – the first time in nearly two years that the cost of…
Doctors 'bare-face lied' to new mum who accidentally had bladder removed during C-section
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A new mum who accidentally had her bladder removed during a C-section was originally lied to by doctors, who told her “we…
Ancient STI sees 1,000% surge among newborns in just six years in alarming study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of babies being born with the ancient STI syphilis has gone up by 1,000 per cent in the US state…
Doctors warn 500 patients are dying each week because hospital wards are understaffed
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Striking doctors have warned 500 hospital patients are dying every week due to understaffed wards. Read More
Student visa fees rise by a third to fund public sector pay rises
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Student visa fees will rise by a third to help fund public sector pay rises, the Home Office has said. Read More
Oxford-educated junior doctor is banned from treating patients after being caught moonlighting for private cosmetic surgery clinic while off sick from his £35,000-a-year NHS job
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An Oxford-educated junior doctor has been banned from treating patients after he was caught moonlighting at a private cosmetic surgery clinic whilst…
Police seize £70,000 in cash disguised as sandwiches
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A man has been jailed after officers seized £70,000 cash, wrapped in tin foil, disguised as sandwiches. Read More
Ending Child Marriage in Nigeria
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Despite many international agreements outlawing child marriage, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination…