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Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterBloomberg/GettyIt’s finally happening. After months of economic debate and mounting attacks from US President Donald Trump, the US central bank is poised to cut…

“We happen to be alive at this really transitional moment,” said Prof Jane Falkingham, the director of the Centre for Population Change at the University of…

In 1970, a woman in Mexico might have expected to have seven children, on average. By 2014, that figure had fallen to around two. As of…

More than 1,000 patients living with bladder cancer in England will be eligible for a treatment which can double survival rates from the disease.In England, 18,000…

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentBBCThe Bank of England cut interest rates to 4% in August, taking the cost of borrowing to the lowest level for more…

Tom EspinerBBC business reporterGetty ImagesThe average two-year mortgage rate has dipped below 5% for the first time since former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s mini-budget in September…

New data from the CDC suggests a grim back-to-school tradition emerging: in 2024, kindergarten vaccination rates declined for the fifth consecutive year. Meanwhile, vaccine exemptions reached…

Health effects of Pfas ‘appear to be small’, NSW report findsNatasha MayThe health effects of Pfas appear to be small, the NSW Health Expert Advisory Panel…

So why has the Bank of England cut rates when inflation is well above its target of 2% and seems set to remain there? This vexed…

Rachel ClunBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesChanges to the Bank of England’s base rate can affect mortgage and savings ratesThe Bank of England has cut UK interest…