Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency rose in November — but that likely won’t stop the European Central Bank from cutting interest rates as the prospect of new U.S. tariffs from the incoming Trump administration adds to the gloom

Polish consumer price growth decelerated for the first time in eight months, boding well for an interest rate cut in early 2025.

The BBC license fee will return to rising with inflation again until 2027, as new Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy continues with her reset of relations and looks to the future. The corporation’s funding was supposed to be returning to an inflationary rise last year but was handed a below-inflation rise by the Conservatives,

The BBC TV licence fee is set for another hike next year. The cost of a TV licence will see an increase of £5, taking it from £169.50 to £174.50 starting from next April, in a move that aims to place the broadcaster on a "stable financial footing" with a 2.