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£100 contactless card limit to be liftedFri 19th Dec 2025 00:04 GMT
£100 contactless card limit to be lifted

Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards.

Millions head home for Christmas on busiest day of festive getawayFri 19th Dec 2025 00:04 GMT
Millions head home for Christmas on busiest day of festive getaway

Road, rail and air travellers are being advised to allow extra time for travel and check their routes.

AI likely to displace jobs, says Bank of England governorFri 19th Dec 2025 06:00 GMT
AI likely to displace jobs, says Bank of England governor

Andrew Bailey says workers need to be trained to move into jobs that use AI, but adds it might not lead to mass unemployment.

Interest rates cut to 3.75% but further reductions to be 'closer call'Thu 18th Dec 2025 16:05 GMT
Interest rates cut to 3.75% but further reductions to be 'closer call'

The decision to lower borrowing costs was widely expected, after inflation slowed in the year to November.

Golfer Rory McIlroy wins Sports Personality of the YearThu 18th Dec 2025 21:08 GMT
Golfer Rory McIlroy wins Sports Personality of the Year

Rory McIlroy is crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2025 after clinching the career Grand Slam and playing a key role in Europe's Ryder Cup win.

UK names Christian Turner as ambassador to US, replacing Peter Mandelson Fri 19th Dec 2025 03:00 GMT
UK names Christian Turner as ambassador to US, replacing Peter Mandelson

Turner has spent a nearly 30-year career working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office.

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