Inflation had been sitting at 4 per cent

Interest rates hiked for the 11th time in a row to 4.25% as Bank of England grapples inflation surge

Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56 were found guilty of an organ harvesting plot for their daughter Sonia (inset)

Nigerian politician and wife guilty of flying street trader, 21, to UK in organ harvesting plot

Julia Wendell (inset) with Dr Fia Johansson (l) and Madeleine McCann (r)

'You can't hide anymore': Private detective challenges family of woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann

The watch robbery took place in Mayfair

Shocking footage shows moment moped muggers hit pedestrian to steal £211,000 watch in terrifying 45-minute spree

Oswestry School is an independent private school for children aged 4-18 in Shropshire.

Teenage girl dies in her sleep at £35,000-a-year Shropshire boarding school

San Francisco Bay Area was hit by a storm killing five people on Tuesday.

Storms, tornadoes and floods batter California leaving five dead

Mohammed Abbkr, of Edgbaston, Birmingham, will appear in court later today

Man, 28, charged with attempted murder after worshippers set on fire outside mosques in London and Birmingham

The bill in Uganda passed through the country's parliament with huge support

Ugandan MPs pass bill imposing death penalty for 'aggravated' homosexuality

The incident happened at a Superdrug store in Chichester

Private 'security guards' pin former No 10 aide's 15-year-old black son to the ground and handcuff him in Superdrug

Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued by Terry Sanderson

Gwyneth Paltrow's claim fellow skier crashed into her 'not plausible' because of his injuries, court hears

Interest rates currently sit at 4%

Bank of England expected to raise interest rates for 11th time in 18 months

Prince William made a surprise visit to Poland yesterday

Prince William makes surprise visit to British and Polish troops near Ukraine border

There have been a series of violent protests in France after the government introduced pension reforms

Lavish banquet to be attended by King Charles and Macron moved over fears of violence

Boris Johnson is fighting for his political future

Besieged but defiant: Boris Johnson dismisses Partygate allegations as 'nonsense' suggesting he won't accept verdict

Students were evicted for going on rent strike

University of Manchester bailiffs 'drag' students striking over soaring rent prices from halls

Olivia Pratt-Korbel was killed after a gunman chased convicted drug dealer Joseph Nee into her home

'I'm a dad, not a killer': Man accused of Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder sobs in court as he insists he's been 'stitched up'

Westminster Magistrates Court building in London, UK.

Man 'filmed himself castrating other men' so they could appear on his 'eunuch maker' website as 'secret society' face trial
Max Hastings spoke out against Boris Johnson

'You can't write off Boris until he's buried at a crossroads with a stake in his heart', former boss Max Hastings says