The huge emergency services response came after officers were told shortly after 8am today (April 17) that an item had been delivered to a building at the Wellington Place office development. The building was evacuated and cordoned off, as checks were carried out. In a full statement provided to the Yorkshire Evening Post, West Yorkshire Police confirmed that the cordon has now been lifted. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 8.13am today, police were called to a report of a...
The Judo Bank is now forecasting the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024. This would see borrowers paying the highest rates in almost 16 years.
Independence should not mean the Bank of England is shielded from government scrutiny and accountability to the public, says Damian Pudner Last week, a striking disclosure by former prime minister Liz Truss reignited the debate on the delicate balance between political authority and the operational independence of central banks – a topic with profound implications []
BILLERICA — It probably seemed too good to be true for this 75-year-old woman. And it turns out it was.
An encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Southern California was ordered to disperse this evening by Los Angeles police, who declared an unlawful assembly. Those not obeying were arrested, and some members of the crowd who left were seen blocking traffic on nearby streets. Reports indicate at least 30 protesters were taken into […]
The path for the Bank of England to cut interest rate cuts looks increasingly uncertain, particularly as the US Federal Reserve looks set to wait a while longer before loosening policy.
Metropolitan police scores lowest in public confidence, with women trusting London officers even less than menOnly four out of 10 people in England say they trust the police, with the UK’s biggest force, the Metropolitan police, getting the lowest confidence score, research has found.The poll surveyed nine English regions, in eight of which female respondents had greater trust in the police than male respondents. But for the Met in London, hit by a succession of scandals, women trusted Britain’s...
Andrew Bailey says inflation is in line with BoE forecasts but view of markets is that data will delay interest rate cutsAnalysis: Sunak hopes of pre-election rate cuts frustratedThe governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has shrugged off a smaller-than-expected drop in inflation last month, saying he expected a sharp fall towards the government’s 2% target next month.Speaking in Washington after news that the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living had eased to 3.2% in...
Windsor police located and arrested a woman Tuesday morning who they had identified as a “porch pirate.” The suspect was wanted after video surveillance captured her image following the theft of a parcel April 9 at approximately 3:45 p.m. from the front porch of a home in the 400 block of Chilver Road in the […]
Under-investment had led to a "complicated and unwieldy system" being used,
Abington Police arrested and charged a Philadelphia man with robbery after two bank robberies within five days.
The "threatening package" was sent to Mayor Fred Burton and contained a paper reading "Get out of the race now!!" along with the noose, according to investigators.