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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > bank-of-england-monetary-policy-committee-experts-european-central-bank-middle-east-b3049299.html

Bank set to hold interest rates but ‘needs to be ready’ to act on inflation

7+ min ago   (506+ words) The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for the sixth time this year, but experts said it “needs to be ready” to hike rates if energy prices continue to surge. Most economists are expecting the Bank’s…...

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independent.co.uk > space > elon-musk-anthropic-claude-openai-chatgpt-b3049243.html

Musk and Altman back calls to ‘slow down’ development of AI

30+ min ago   (342+ words) Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the boss of Anthropic for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to “slow down” to give safety measures time to catch up. In an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier,…...

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Beijing bans drone possession in the city after earlier moves to tighten rules

30+ min ago   (292+ words) Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its regulations on drones, which already include a May ban on sales of the devices. The ban on possession will come into…...

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > prince-of-wales-dartmoor-duchy-of-cornwall-devon-ministry-of-justice-b3049247.html

William to launch regeneration fund to help village near Dartmoor prison

14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (393+ words) The Prince of Wales is to launch a new regeneration fund next week to help the isolated rural community next to Dartmoor prison. William will visit Princetown on Tuesday to unveil The Princetown Community Fund – which will make at least…...

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independent.co.uk > news > world > americas > donald-trump-former-home-for-sale-b3049294.html

Donald Trump’s childhood home snapped up by mystery buyer for $2 million

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (352+ words) The home had fallen into disrepair, with water damage and mold from a burst pipe, and a colony of feral cats taking up residence The former childhood home of Donald Trump has sold for nearly $2 million after a renovation project…...

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independent.co.uk > arts-entertainment > books > features > barbara-cartland-books-the-great-dictator-biography-b3048011.html

Barbara Cartland sold millions. Why is it so hard to find her novels in shops today?

8+ hour, 19+ min ago   (219+ words) The Independent Barbara does not require a biographer to rescue her from mockery. She was too steely for that. If a cartoonist drew an unflattering caricature of her, she bought the original and hung it in her downstairs bathroom. But…...

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independent.co.uk > news > benin-africa-bangladesh-china-nigeria-b3049278.html

Benin bets on turning its cotton crop into clothes at home

4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (948+ words) The “Made in Benin” tags on Fatoumata Dosso’s fabrics represent an ambition much bigger than her fashion business: keeping more of the value of Africa’s largest cotton producer at home. The founder of DAF Collection said that the tag means…...

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > nowak-tuc-zero-hours-crackdown-b3049196.html

Government urged to deliver promised crackdown on exploitative zero hours contracts

10+ hour, 11+ min ago   (293+ words) ‘It’s time for government to face down the business lobbyists and deliver its zero-hours crackdown in full,’ Paul Nowak is set to say at TUC Congress in Brighton The Government is facing calls to follow through on its promised crackdown…...

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Elon Musk among major tech figures calling for ‘slow down’ of AI development

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > politics > reform-uk-donations-christopher-harborne-ben-delo-nigel-farage-b3049158.html

The crypto billionaires behind Reform’s eye-watering £72 million donations

11+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1100+ words) Christopher Harborne has previously donated to the Brexit Party and the Conservatives, while Ben Delo was pardoned by Donald Trump just last year Reform UK has received £72m as two cryptocurrency billionaires have backed Nigel Farage’s party with major donations just…...