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Inheritance tax receipts surged to a record high last year following a stealth raid by Jeremy Hunt.

Interest rate cuts remain some way off, the Bank of England's chief economist has warned, pulling the FTSE 100 back from its record high.

Knowsley embodies the UK’s toxic triangle of worklessness, poverty and poor health

Larry Ellison, who founded American software giant Oracle, has a net worth of $146bn - TORU YAMANAKA/AFP via Getty Images

MPs raise national security concerns after Santander and Lloyds close accounts

The Bank of England is edging closer to a summer interest rate cut after Andrew Bailey declared he was “optimistic” that the era of higher inflation is at an end.

Szu Ping Chan Andrew Bailey expects inflation to return to target within the next two months - Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

High levels of immigration are fuelling Britain’s housing crisis, according to the Bank of England’s chief economist, who blamed skyrocketing rents on a shortage of properties.

huw pill High levels of immigration are fuelling Britain's housing crisis, according to the Bank of England's chief economist, who blamed skyrocketing rents on a shortage of properties.

Global debt is on the rise. Getty Images Global debt has surged to a record high of US$315 trillion (NZ$523 trillion) as China and