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How do interest rates affect me?

Bank of England interest rates have an impact on the mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions of people.

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How much are prices rising for you? Try our calculator

Use our calculator to find out how much the cost of living is going up in your household.

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Can my landlord put up my rent, keep my deposit or evict me?

UK renters have seen increases of 10% and two million are behind or struggling to pay.

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What to do if you are in debt and need help

What help and options are available to people struggling with debt repayments?

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How much is the state pension worth now?

Payments to pensioners have risen by 8.5% following the government's "triple lock" pledge.

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Who gets 15 hours of free childcare and how do I apply?

Parents in England can now access 15 hours of free weekly childcare for their two-year-olds.

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Paris Olympics 2024: The make or break year for the Games?

What Parisians think about the event and the legacy it could leave

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Triple stabbing school staff and pupils praised

A chief constable said reactions to an attack that saw two teachers and a pupil hurt was impressive.

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Yousaf reaches out to opponents ahead of no confidence votes

The first minister's appeal to find "common ground" is rejected by the Scottish Conservatives as "humiliating and embarrassing".

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Politics no longer depends on the once-great UUP

Budget issues send the UUP into opposition but the executive would carry on, writes Enda McClafferty.

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'I had no idea my son's body was buried in the garden'

Yvonne Valentine sat having a Christmas drink with her son's partner, unaware she had killed him.

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What on earth is going on with Scottish politics?

Humza Yousaf says he won’t resign ahead of a confidence vote

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Sheffield United relegated after defeat at Newcastle

Sheffield United's relegation from the Premier League is confirmed as Newcastle recover from a sluggish start to thrash Chris Wilder's side at St James' Park.

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Premier League: Everton host Brentford after Blades relegated

Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary and follow live text coverage from seven games in the Premier League.

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Grand Slam decider: Five-try England lead France - watch & text

Watch BBC One coverage and follow live text and radio commentary as France host England to decide the Women's Six Nations champions.

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Possible Trump VP pick defends killing her dog

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recalls shooting a dog and a goat in a soon-to-be released memoir.

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UK forces may be deployed to help deliver Gaza aid

The US says no American forces will go ashore but an unnamed "third party" will drive aid into Gaza.

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Gambling regulator to look at 'wrong scores' in football bets

Customers claim they have lost bets because of "inaccurate" decisions they cannot appeal.

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Tourist fined for approaching walrus in Norway

The man went near the animal on an ice floe near the world's northernmost settlement in Svalbard.

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TV doctor struck off over Botox-for-sex deal

Dr Tijion Esho is struck off after admitting an improper emotional relationship with a patient.

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The explosions of colour that painted a Glasgow estate

Sony’s 2006 “Paint” advert is widely considered one of the most ambitious in history - but how was it made?

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Pelosi urges Gaza campus protesters to target Hamas

The Biden ally says outrage about the situation in Gaza is justified but protesters should condemn Hamas too.

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Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.

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Curtice: What could the local elections mean for the general election?

The polls are the last big test of the Westminster government's popularity before the next election.

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How a police raid on Columbia protest ignited campus movement

The university president's decision to bring in the NYPD lit a wildfire of protest over the Gaza war.

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BBC returns to beach where five migrants died - and many more will attempt...

Andrew Harding saw migrants board an overcrowded boat in Wimereux, northern France, on Tuesday.

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Heineken chops down orchard to sell land

The UK's largest cider maker blames a drop in demand on its decision to uproot thousands of trees.

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At last some cautious optimism after the royal gloom

Buckingham Palace has broken the long silence over the King's health with some positive messages.

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'We're not less athletic because we wear sparkles'

South London team Unity Allstars Black compete for the "three-peat" in Florida's cheerleading

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Mount Fuji view to be blocked to deter tourists

Residents are fed up with visitors dropping rubbish and parking illegally as they seek the perfect photo.

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Premier League: Everton host Brentford after Blades relegated

Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary and follow live text coverage from seven games in the Premier League.

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Boy finds rare Lego toy on beach after two-year search

The lost Lego piece was one of millions which fell off a cargo ship and into the sea in 1997.

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'I thought just kill me quickly': Gaza hostage's 54 days in captivity

Moran Yanai was threatened with death and moved from place to place during her ordeal.

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British man injured in Tobago shark attack

Peter Smith, 64, was 10 metres off the shore when he was attacked by a bull shark, a local official says.

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'I felt like a freak because I didn't want children'

Caroline Mitchell said the "cultural expectation" to have children has often made her feel excluded.

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Influencer Harry Jowsey diagnosed with skin cancer

The TV personality urges his followers to "please wear sunscreen" after being diagnosed with skin cancer.

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Teenager describes chaos at launch of Channel deaths boat

Marcus, 16, says he fled a life as a child soldier in South Sudan and hopes to study in the UK.

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Rageh Omaar recovering after becoming unwell on air

The presenter thanked everyone for their "kindness and good wishes" and is home with his family.

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'I had no idea my son's body was buried in the garden'

Yvonne Valentine sat having a Christmas drink with her son's partner, unaware she had killed him.

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Kuenssberg: SNP in meltdown, and what happens next matters across the UK

This "OMG" moment for Humza Yousaf is latest in a long line of nasty surprises for a party that has been in decline.

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Yousaf reaches out to opponents ahead of no confidence votes

The first minister's appeal to find "common ground" is rejected by the Scottish Conservatives as "humiliating and embarrassing".

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Conservative MP Daniel Poulter defects to Labour

The doctor told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he could no longer look NHS colleagues and patients in the eye and stay as a Conservative.

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