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Interest rates are to stay on hold, at the record low of 0.25%. But the Bank of England gave its strongest hint yet that rates may have to go up within months to curb rising inflation.  

It is, according to the International Trade Secretary, a cause for celebration that Britain exports weapons around the world. Liam Fox made his remarks on the opening day of one of the world’s biggest arms exhibitions, hosted here in the UK.

The next round of Brexit negotiations in Brussels has been pushed back by a week “to allow more time for consultation”. The talks now won’t start until the last week of September, after a major speech on Brexit that Theresa May is expected to make next week.

Rupert Murdoch’s £11 billion bid to take full control of Sky has been dealt a blow today after the government said it could ask the competition watchdog to look into the planned takeover by 21st Century Fox.  

The campaign for higher public sector pay has been driven in part by the rising cost of living. Today the latest figures show that inflation in August matched its highest level for five years.

The Labour MP and chair of the Brexit committee, Hilary Benn, discusses the government’s EU withdrawal bill.

The government’s Brexit negotiating strategy has been under attack from the Trades Union Congress boss Frances O’Grady, who told delegates at their conference in Brighton that the repeal bill would mean “open season” on workers’ rights if it’s allowed to go through the Commons unamended.

The Port of Dover handles more than £120bn worth of trade each year. But Channel 4 News has been speaking exclusively to the Chief Executive, who is worried that red tape after Brexit could seriously harm that free flow of trade.

Now many in the business community say they are increasingly concerned about how the Brexit talks are progressing. The boss of Britain’s largest carmaker Jaguar Landrover has told this programme it would be a disaster if there was no transition arrangement in place. Ralf Spate today set out his plans to make his entire fleet…

The UK must not be “blackmailed” into agreeing a divorce settlement with the European Union before trade talks begin, Liam Fox has warned.

Conservative MP Vicky Ford and Labour MEP Seb Dance discuss the Brexit negotiations.

Are businesses based here getting more worried about the future? All the uncertainty can’t help. Neither does the falling pound, which is eating into their margins. It’s all sent confidence slumping to its lowest level since last year.

Ministers who have been at polar opposites of the Brexit debate have joined forces to reassure businesses there’ll be no ‘cliff edge’ after Britain leaves the EU.

New plans to ban the sale of new-build homes in England under leasehold have been unveiled, as the government called it a sign of the “broken housing market”. Buyers have been caught in spiralling costs and fees, which can make homes virtually impossible to sell.