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Interest rates expected to be held as Budget looms
Most analysts believe the Bank rate will remain at 4% for now, although there could be a cut in December.
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Most analysts believe the Bank rate will remain at 4% for now, although there could be a cut in December.
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A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.

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Newcastle United recorded a fifth consecutive home win against Athletic Club but Eddie Howe knows his side need to solve their away-day woes.

South Africa
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says power has been restored to some parts of the suburbs.

South Africa
The incident happened in 2015 after a whistleblower alerted authorities
South Africa
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development has appointed a former Gauteng official implicated in corruption, Onkemetse Edwin Kabasia, as its new head of department.

South Africa
The origin of the potentially infected cattle is still under investigation.

World
Video of the incident, which was live streamed, has been shared widely on the internet.

World
Uganda-born son of Indian immigrants turned NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing global attention — especially from progressives eyeing his playbook.

World
Uganda-born son of Indian immigrants turned NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing global attention — especially from progressives eyeing his playbook.

World
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because “a line must be drawn” against the harassment of Mexican women.

Africa
Morocco suffer a blow before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as their captain Achraf Hakimi injures an ankle injury playing for PSG.

Africa
Operation Dudula has been picketing clinics and hospital, turning away those without South African papers.

Africa
Morocco controls much of Western Sahara, although part of it is controlled by a pro-independence movement.

Africa
A BBC investigation finds evidence that young African women are being tricked into building Russian drones.

Business
The highly-complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.

Business
Administrator’s report shows firm owes £39m to HMRC on top of £148m owed to Department of Health
Business
Business
An election to replace the Guernsey ESC committee is likely to take place on 27 November.

Politics
Hlophe won’t be active in Parliament or in the Party.

Politics
Khumalo said the engineer’s appointment was justified as she is the best candidate for the job.

Politics
Khumalo also adds that he did not consider complying with a directive to disband the PKTT.

Politics
Four senior ANC officials in the Western Cape have joined the DA after resigning from the party.

Sport
Match of the Day’s Leon Osman and Stephen Warnock analyse how Phil Foden shone in Manchester City’s Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund at the Etihad.

Sport
Substitute Lazar Samardzic scores in stoppage time as Atalanta secure a dramatic late victory against Marseille in the Champions League.

Sport
The Blues narrowly avoided a historically embarrassing defeat in a 2-2 draw at Qarabag where manager Enzo Maresca’s rotation was questioned.

Sport
Gabby Logan and Stephen Warnock analyse Conor Bradley’s impressive performance against Real Madrid and how the Liverpool defender nullified Vinicius Junior.
Education
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

Education
Singer says changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundation with over 600 signatures
Ed Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools, shortly after being mentioned by the education secretary in parliament.
The Department for Education (DfE) said it wanted to broaden the appeal of music...

Education
In an age of increasingly capable machines, it makes sense for schools to value creativity and life skills as part of a well-rounded education
Societies evolve and schools are under pressure to adapt, but some features of education policy are perennial. For example, modernisation will always be denounced as a dilution of standards. Inevitably, Conservatives have leapt on recommendations by an...
Education
[Nile Post] The Uganda Police Force has arrested several teachers and UNEB officials in connection with cases of examination malpractice during the ongoing Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE 2025) across the Greater Masaka region. The arrests, made on November 3, 2025, underscore growing concerns about the integrity of national exams.

Lifestyle
The US Embassy has announced a new directive on the eligibility for the refugee resettlement programme, particularly focused on Afrikaners…

Lifestyle
Minister Gayton McKenzie has voiced his support for Gary Player after the golfer was criticised over his call to ban BEE.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Take a look at what Rachel Kolisi and her kids have been getting up to since returning to Paris, a year after moving out of the country.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Google Maps is heading in a new direction with artificial intelligence sitting in the passenger’s seat. Fueled by Google’s Gemini AI technology, the world’s most popular navigation app will become a more conversational companion as part of a redesign announced Wednesday. The hands-free experience is meant to turn Google Maps into...

Science/Tech
Astronomers cast doubt on Nobel prize-winning theory and suggest universe could end in ‘big crunch’
Astronomers have cast doubt on a Nobel prize-winning theory that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, suggesting that instead it may be slowing down.
If confirmed, this would have profound implications for the fate of the universe, raising the possibility that rather than expanding for...

Science/Tech
The US government is aiming to ease the pressure on air traffic controllers suffering shutdown-related woes by curtailing flights. But airlines have experience with this kind of sudden disruption.
Science/Tech
A new bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Mark Warner and Josh Hawley would require companies and federal agencies to report quarterly on AI-related workforce changes, including layoffs, new hires, and retraining efforts. The data from the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act (PDF) would then be compiled by the Department of Labor into a publicly available report. “This bipartisan legislation...

Motoring
Treacherous weather forced the penultimate round of this year’s series to be stopped, but not before a podium finish for Variawa and Cazalet.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Ahead of the formal arrival of the much delayed Q9 next year, Audi has indicated that the future of its…

Health
The mother refused vaccinations out of her belief there is a link between the jabs and autism.

Health
Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.
Health
President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines.
Health
Prepared pasta sold at grocery chains across the country, including Albertsons and Trader Joe’s, were recalled after people in 18 states became ill, federal health officials said.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.