Most analysts had predicted the rate would remain unchanged at 5.2%.
The final design for a statue of the late Queen Elizabeth is to be unveiled, 100 years after her birth.
Sir Olly Robbins is expected to defend his decision not to tell Sir Keir Starmer that Lord Mandelson failed vetting.
In the Senedd campaign, are weighing up whether the issue of Welsh independence is a vote winner or loser.
The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain’s vulnerability to energy price shocks.
One petrol retailer says he is experiencing about five drive-offs a week at each forecourt, costing him thousands.
John Ternus will take over running the technology giant as Cook steps up to become executive chairman.
The US president’s comments come amid uncertainty over whether Iran will attend peace talks in Pakistan this week.
A 30-year-old woman is in a critical condition following the incident on Sunday morning in Soho.
The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been…