BoE should ‘stop squeezing living standards’ and cut rates, says policymaker

BoE should ‘stop squeezing living standards’ and cut rates, says policymaker

Bank of England, Interest rates, Economics, Business, UK news Business | The Guardian ​Swati Dhingra says Bank of England’s monetary policy committee should lower interest rates in AugustBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England needs to “stop squeezing living standards” and cut interest rates, a senior policymaker has said.Swati Dhingra, a member of the central…

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Water companies urged by UK ICO to ‘be open’ about sewage discharges

Water companies urged by UK ICO to ‘be open’ about sewage discharges

Water industry, Information commissioner, Rivers, Pollution, Utilities, UK news, Business, Severn Trent, Northumbrian Water, United Utilities, England Business | The Guardian ​Information commissioner asks firms to disclose data on waste release into rivers and be transparent with publicBusiness live – latest updatesWater companies must be transparent with the public about sewage spill data, the UK’s information…

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I had electroshock therapy to overcome postpartum psychosis – I thought I had died and gone to hell

I had electroshock therapy to overcome postpartum psychosis – I thought I had died and gone to hell

Mother-of-two Kayleigh Avery, 38, from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, had electroshock therapy to overcome postpartum psychosis so severe she ‘thought she had died and gone to hell’. Mother-of-two Kayleigh Avery, 38, from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, had electroshock therapy to overcome postpartum psychosis so severe she ‘thought she had died and gone to hell’.  

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