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The inflation plaguing European shoppers has fallen faster than expected. The economy is in the dumps. And that has people talking about interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank, perhaps as soon as the first few months of next year. No rate move is expected at the bank’s policy meeting Thursday, and analysts say ECB President Christine Lagarde is unlikely to confirm any plans to cut. Like the ECB, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks are running into market expectations that they... Читать дальше...

The inflation plaguing European shoppers has fallen faster than expected

A metal coating business where a man fell to his death from a roof five years ago is going into liquidation, a court heard.

Councillors in the Black Country have described a decision to move a police HQ as 'nonsensical', while running a petition to keep it open.

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) The Texas Longhorns will be without their No. 2 quarterback for their College Football Playoff semifinal against the Washington Huskies, as Maalik Murphy is entering the transfer portal. Murphy told ESPN of his decision on Wednesday. The redshirt freshman started twice for the third-ranked Longhorns (12-1) this season in place of an injured Quinn Ewers. Murphy would have bac

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's automotive export grew for the 17th straight month in November due to robust demand for eco-friendly vehicles, government data showed Thursday.

Although the residents of Zagreb complain that everything has become more expensive and many explain the increase in prices with the switch to the European currency, the Croatian National Bank said that the entry into the eurozone did not significantly affect the rise in prices, writes the Belgrade newspaper "Politika", quoted by BTA. On January 1 this year, Croatia, which has a population of around four million, became the 20th member of the eurozone and the 27th Schengen country, the first time... Читать дальше...

A former executive with the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games pleaded not guilty Thursday in a high-profile bribery case that has rocked the sports and marketing industries since shortly after the delayed Summer Games ended in 2021.

An elephant in South Africa's Addo Elephant National Park. Photo: AFP

Traders have spoken of their anger and frustration at the "detrimental" effect a new Metro extension has had on their businesses.

A council has agreed to put in place a care plan for a disabled child with complex needs while her mother is in hospital and recovers from giving birth, following a successful legal challenge.

Manchester United’s European campaign is over after Kingsley Coman fired already-qualified Bayern Munich to a victory that meant Erik ten Hag’s men finished bottom of their Champions League group. A wild, error-strewn continental group stage left the Red Devils’ last-16 hopes hanging by a thread, with progress only possible if they beat the German champions […]

Erling Haaland will miss Manchester City’s final Champions League group game at Red Star Belgrade but is set to return to training on Thursday, manager Pep Guardiola has said. The prolific Norwegian missed the Premier League win at Luton on Sunday with a foot problem and has not travelled to Serbia for Wednesday’s European dead […]

The Newcastle manager struggled to hide the pain of Champions League elimination as the Magpies' long-awaited return came to an end at the group stage this season

A man behind bars for the manslaughter of Birmingham schoolboy Keon Lincoln has been caught using a mobile phone in prison.

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Delighted parents of a baby born on their bedroom floor have been reunited with the paramedics who helped deliver their son.

While preparations for mobile voting have been made for some time, it will not be possible to vote using a smart device before the 2025 local elections.

A Shropshire MP has called for funding that was earmarked for the now scrapped HS2 line to be used to electrify the train line from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton.

One of the most senior council leaders in the West Midlands has said it is too easy to criticise local authorities for sending delegates to a global real estate conference on the French Riviera.

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An 18-year-old Wolverhampton man is to stand trial charged with two counts of raping a woman in Shrewsbury.

The European Commission has only partially approved Portugal’s last two requests under the Recovery and Resilience Plan [PRR], ​​​​Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announced on Wednesday, because President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had vetoed reforms on professional associations. “The European...