The Bank of England will hold rates for the foreseeable future, a group of experts says. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Predictions this week that the United Kingdom is set for four more years of rock-bottom interest rates spell bad news for savers, but will leave millions of people...
Andrew Lansley said it was a scandal NHS patients were not seeing the benefits from research swiftly enough. Photograph: David Graeme-Baker/PA Cancer patients denied new treatments because they are too expensive will now be able to appeal to a £50m government fund to pay for their drugs –...
Who will save us when the internet collapses? Photograph: Getty It sounds like a Fellowship of the Ring for the internet age – a carefully chosen alliance of technology warriors, safeguarding a mythical key that could one day shut down the internet. According to yesterday’s news reports,...
Juan Martín del Potro has been battling against a wrist injury for most of the year. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Juan Martín del Potro, the US Open champion, could be fit to defend his title next month after making a quicker than expected recovery from injury. The Argentinian...
read moreLeonard Worsell (left) and John ‘Jac’ John: two of the Llanelli strike casualties. Photograph: Public domain A rifle shot rings out. The men by the garden wall stand their ground. “It’s OK,” one shouts out. “It’s only a blank!” There is laughter....
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