Day: November 19, 2025
Rachel Reeves hints there will be budget measures to push down prices and Bank of England is likely to act
After three months on a high plateau, inflation is beginning to ease again. The drop from 3.8% to 3.6% in the October consumer prices index sets the UK on a downward path that reduces the pressure on shoppers, businesses and the government.
Never mind that City economists had expected a fall last month. It appears to be a turning point back towards normality after a topsy-turvy year that everyone wants to put behind them.
Ukrainian president says more than 470 drones were launched by Russia in attack so intense neighbouring Poland was forced to close two airports
At least nine people died in a Russian attack on western Ukraine overnight, with dozens wounded, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said.
Zelenskyy said that Russia launched more than 470 attack drones and 48 missiles overnight.
Public should be told nature of threat posed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says defence committee chair
The UK lacks a plan to defend itself from a military attack, MPs have warned as the government promised to boost readiness with new arms factories.
The challenges facing the government and defence industry were laid bare in a stark report from the Commons defence committee about the UK’s ability to fight a war and meet its Nato obligations in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Masked robbers forced their way into a car, seized valuables and forced victim to transfer bitcoin
Masked robbers stole a £450,000 watch and £1.1m in cryptocurrency after forcing their way into a car in Oxford.
Two men and three women were driving from the city to London on the afternoon of 4 November when the raiders struck, Thames Valley police said.
