The UK government is facing a revolt from its own backbenchers over plans to curb trial by jury, in a further blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.

A fall in base rate is usually mirrored in mortgage rates, as base rate is the rate charged by the Bank of England (BoE) to smaller banks and building societies to borrow money. It is also the rate of interest the BoE pays to commercial banks, building societies and financial institutions that hold money with it.

British car production fell 1.7% in November to 63,126 units, industry data showed on Friday, as output recovered from a cyber incident at Jaguar Land Rover and new electric vehicle production in Sunderland pointed to growth next year.

New data from Morgan McKinley shows the capital is forecast to see a 37% year-on-year rise in vacancies for 2026.

A rise of 3.2% in CPI inflation in the 12 months to November undershoots almost all expectations