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What is today's Framed? August 11 movie hints and answer
If you're not a fan of the hit games Wordle or Heardle then maybe try the movie spin-off Framed. Described as a game for 'cinephiles and casual movie watchers alike' it is inspired by the worldwide popular guessing games. The game sees a
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New limited-edition beer from Innis & Gunn
BREWER Innis & Gunn is tapping into Scots’ penchant for sherry with a new limited-edition beer, The Original: PX. The Original: PX is the Edinburgh-based company’s single-malt whisky cask-matured beer which has spent three months in Pedro Ximénez
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Flight disruption hits TUI but demand for holidays remains high
TOUR operator TUI, the UK’s largest, has declared it is on track to deliver a summer close to 2019 as it reported its first broadly break-even quarter since the pandemic took hold and posted underlying earnings of €48 million compared with heavy losses
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Boost for Grade A office space in Glasgow as prime development nears completion
A REFURBISHED building in Glasgow has bolstered the city's supply of Grade A office space. The riverside development at 200 Broomielaw is also set to become one of the city’s greenest office buildings. Currently undergoing an extensive renovation
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Weaver clues: Hints and answers for August 11 word game
Taking the original format of an age-old game and bringing it into the 21st Century is the newest word game on the block - Weaver. The word ladder idea was devised by novelist Lewis Carroll for his children, Julia and Ethel Arnold, on Christmas
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What is today's Quordle? August 11 word puzzle hints and answer
If your brain is in need of a tease, the daily word game Quordle should be on your to-do list. Whether you've aced the music spin-off Heardle and you've got the Film version Framed beat, it might be time to raise the stakes. Described by some
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What is today's Heardle? August 11 song hints and answer
If you're close to getting today's Heardle but you can't quite put your finger on it, let us give your musical memory a nudge. If you're anything like us, you've been agonising over the New York Times' Wordle mind-bender for months now. Described
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What is today's Wordle? August 11 hints and answer
Wordle has taken the world by storm, and if you’ve not given in to playing the daily game, we can guarantee you’ve seen the elusive squares all over social media. The aim of the game is to find a 5 letter word in only six attempts. The game
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Dundee United boss Ross ready to unleash Behich on AZ Alkmaar
JACK ROSS has insisted that Aziz Behich is ready to make his Dundee United debut tonight against AZ Alkmaar. The Australian yesterday received his work permit for the UK having joined United earlier last month. He missed out on United’s 1-0
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MacLeod helps Scotland to make ground in group with win over UAE
SCOTLAND took another step on the road to next year’s 50-over World Cup with a 64-run win over the United Arab Emirates in Aberdeen. Shane Burger’s men are playing catch-up on leaders Oman at the top of the World Cricket League 2 table but got
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AZ Alkmaar striker Pavlidis vows to end barren run against Dundee United
AZ ALKMAAR striker Vangelis Pavlidis has insisted that he aims to bring his poor record against Scottish clubs to an end when they host Dundee United tonight. The 23-year-old was part of the AZ side knocked out of the Europa League by Celtic last
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Sunak says he would 'rather lose' Tory leadership than win on false promises
RISHI Sunak has publicly discussed losing the Tory leadership race, a tell-tale sign that he is bracing himself for defeat. In an interview with the BBC’s Nick Robinson, the former Chancellor said he had been true to his values, even if Tory members
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Man dead and four in hospital in Skye and Wester Ross shootings
A 47-year-old man has died and four others injured after two shooting incidents on Skye and in Wester Ross. A man has been arrested in connection with three connected incidents in Skye and Wester Ross. He was one of four people taken to hospital
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Race is on to prevent polio spreading from London
IS polio back? The news that polio is spreading anywhere in the UK for the first time in nearly 40 years is understandably cause for a robust public health response, but so far there no cause for alarm. Back in 1947, when Britain was hit by
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Lanarkshire Italian restaurant sale hailed by agent
PUBS and restaurant premises have seen “strong market interest” in Scotland in the first half of the year, according to a new agency review. Christie & Co’s Pubs & Restaurants Mid-Year Review 2022 also found there is “no signs of this slowing down
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Seafront hotel close to Fife tourist attractions up for sale
A SEAFRONT business situated close to Leven Links Golf Club in Fife has been put up sale as the deals market in the Scottish hospitality sector continues to heat up. Buyers are being sought for the Forth Bay Guest House in Leven after it was “reluctantly
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Nicola Sturgeon does not think she will speak to Alex Salmond again
NICOLA Sturgeon has said she doesn’t think she will ever speak to Alex Salmond again. The First Minister said she hadn’t spoken to her predecessor since the pair dramatically fell out over sexual misconduct claims which surfaced against him four
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Main thing Liz Truss wanted to talk about was getting into Vogue, Sturgeon says
LIZ Truss looked like she had “swallowed a wasp” after hearing Nicola Sturgeon had twice appeared in Vogue magazine, the First Minister has revealed. Ms Sturgeon said that in her only meeting with the Tory leadership favourite, the Foreign Secretary
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Man arrested amid linked incidents in Skye and Dornie
Three linked incidents on the Isle of Skye and Dornie sparked a major police response on Wednesday morning. Emergency services, including a helicopter and ambulance, were reported in the area. It was confirmed a woman was injured at a property
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Nicola Sturgeon says she may not lead SNP into next Holyrood election
NICOLA Sturgeon has admitted she may not lead the SNP into the next Holyrood election, saying she will decide whether she is still the right person “nearer the time”. The First Minister said her “default position” was that she would attempt to
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Dundee University staff to strike over pensions dispute
Staff at the University of Dundee are to take industrial action for the second time over a pensions dispute, it has been confirmed. Unite Scotland said on Wednesday that its members at the university will take part in continuous strike action from
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Letters: The NHS still functions well when needed
THE news seems to be orientated towards failings in the NHS. My recent experience shows otherwise. My elderly father had a fall while attending Gartnavel Hospital for an eye appointment. He was attended to by the nurses in the clinic, who cleaned
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Tory MSPs demand urgent Scots Gov summit after CalMac ferry failure is linked to 'shameful' food rations
A GROUP of Scottish Conservative MSPs are demanding a Scottish Government summit over a ferries crisis which has been linked to food rationing in shops on Scottish islands and people sleeping in their cars. Party leader Douglas Ross, shadow transport
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Agenda: Taking big steps toward greater food security
By Professor Wayne Powell A NEW piece of legislation, passed in June to establish in law the Scottish Government’s commitment to Scotland being a Good Food Nation, has been timely. So too was the UK Government’s new Food Strategy, published just
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FIFA in talks over request for World Cup to kick off a day earlier than planned
The World Cup could begin a day earlier than planned after a proposal was put to FIFA requesting hosts Qatar kick off the finals. The tournament is scheduled to start on Monday, November 21 with the Group A clash between Holland and Senegal.
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'Colourful programme – despite Covid call-off'. Review: RSNO/Chan, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, four stars
Festival Music RSNO/Chan Usher Hall, Edinburgh Keith Bruce four stars THE 2022 Edinburgh Festival has begun in the way that has become familiar recently, with last-minute deputising very much “the new normal”. Following Natalya
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Union sets dates for strikes by binmen in 15 Scots areas over 'pitiful' pay offer
Waste workers in 15 councils are to strike over what a union described as a "pitiful" pay offer. The union Unite has has confirmed that members across all waste services in 15 councils are to walk-out in response to a two percent local government
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David Wotherspoon 'two or three weeks' away from St Johnstone training return
CALLUM DAVIDSON has revealed that David Wotherspoon is just weeks away from returning to St Johnstone training. The Canadian international has been out for nine months with an ACL injury sustained against Celtic in the League Cup semi-final.
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'Circulation is wider than originally thought': Polio boosters for children amid fears over virus spread in London
ALL children aged one to nine in London are to be offered urgent polio boosters amid fears that the virus is spreading in the capital, with monitoring due to be stepped up across the UK. The rollout comes weeks after an unvaccinated 20-year-old
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Callum Davidson confirms Daniel Phillips St Johnstone deal as Perth boss details midfielder's qualities
St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson is excited about adding the “combative” qualities of Trinidad and Tobago international Daniel Phillips to his squad. The Perth side have agreed a two-year deal for the 21-year-old midfielder after he impressed
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Buzzcocks drummer John Maher shares his talent for photography
It’s the dead of night in a remote part of Harris and – apparently –the perfect time and place for former Buzzcocks drummer John Maher to photograph abandoned island homes. Paul English investigates... CAR wrecks in the deserts of California sent
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Letters: Elderly NHS patients who can’t use new technology risk ‘being abandoned’
MY wife has problems regarding the health of her mother, a lady of almost 91 years. Yesterday she went to her mother’s health centre to request a face-to-face appointment for her mother, as getting through on the phone is near impossible. Not
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Planning a trip to Edinburgh? A serviced apartment might be the perfect place to stay
LIVING in Glasgow, I’ve visited Edinburgh plenty of times but always with one eye on the last train home. “Ah,” I’ve thought wistfully, while legging it for the 23.30 departure from Waverley, “if only I stayed in Edinburgh and could enjoy all this
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Issue of the day: Over-50s 'face lifetime of financial insecurity'
Research from Edinburgh University revealed people aged over-50 are facing a lifetime of financial insecurity as a report reveals which age group is being hit the hardest by the cost-of-living crisis. What's going wrong? Research from Edinburgh
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Guy Stenhouse: From ferries to universities to public sector strikes, SNP is sowing seeds of decline
SOMETIMES it’s the little things which matter. The SNP peddle a well refined cocktail of illusions to woo the electorate. Bad things are the fault of Westminster or the Tories. If Scotland were on its own everything would be lovely. A more vibrant
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Calls for moratorium on release of gamebirds amid 'unfolding catastrophe'
The UK's largest conservation charity has called for a moratorium on the release of gamebirds amid an "unfolding catastrophe" affecting wild birds. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) warned that the release of birds for shooting
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Holyrood 'plainly' does not have power to hold IndyRef2, claims UK Supreme Court submission
HOLYROOD “plainly” does not have the power to hold a second independence referendum without Westminster’s consent, the UK Government’s top law officer on Scotland has said. The Advocate General, Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC, said that was true whether
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How to buy Tamadoge? - 5 Reasons It Could Be the Next 100x Dogecoin
Meme coins have been around for years. Most meme tokens were launched as a joke, but some raised massive interest in the crypto community, eventually turning them into tangible digital assets. The most famous meme coins are Elon Musk's Dogecoin and
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Portuguese custard tarts bakery to open in west end
A NEW bakery that specialises in custard tarts is to open tomorrow in the west end of Glasgow. It is claimed the outlet will be Scotland’s first specialist Pastelaria – a Portuguese Pastel de Nata, or custard tarts, bakery – when it opens on Byres
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Obituary: Dr Ernest Bennie, distinguished Consultant Psychiatrist
Born: November 12, 1938. Died: June 26, 2022. DR Ernest Bennie, who has died of lung cancer at the age of 83, was a prominent psychiatrist who, late in life, found fame thanks to his skilful counselling of Alastair Campbell, in the days
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'A beautiful spectacle' – International Festival review: Counting and Cracking, Lyceum, 4 stars
Edinburgh International Festival Counting and Cracking Lyceum Theatre Neil Cooper Four stars A baptism of fire awaits Siddhartha, the symbolically named Sri Lankan boy in S. Shakthidharan’s acclaimed multi-lingual state of the nations
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SFA to act amid criticism boys prioritised over girls in football performance schools
The Scottish Football Association is to appoint a new leader to oversee the girls' and women's game amid criticisms of under-investment and prioritisation of boys in dedicated performance schools. A Performance Manager is to be appointed to "ensure
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Rosemary Goring: Is this Scotland's most cultured bus journey?
FOR her birthday, a friend was given a ticket for an open-top bus tour of Edinburgh. A busman’s holiday, you might think, since she has lived there all her life, and yet she had a great time, enjoying being a tourist in her own city. The capital
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Bold theatre production sees actor Paul Higgins embrace Scotland’s post-punk music scene
On paper Paul Higgins isn’t the ideal casting for a theatrical adaptation of This Is Memorial Device, the novel by David Keenan which gathered up awards and influential fans in 2017. To give the book its full title, which might provide the uninitiated
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Letters: Energy-rich Scotland is paying the price of being in the Union
STRUAN Stevenson (“We face a Russian winter – and it could get worse, August 9) fails to explain why energy-rich Scotland is suffering fuel poverty as part of the Union, with consumers paying the highest standing charges in the UK and our renewable
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Workers block road at Grangemouth refinery in unofficial action
Workers at Scotland's largest refinery have walked out a road in a dispute over pay on Wednesday. They swarmed the A904 in Grangemouth in the early hours of the morning before blocking the road outside the INEOS office. It is understood around
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The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88
Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for 1978 classic The Snowman, has died aged 88. His family said in a statement through his publisher Penguin Random House that Briggs died on Tuesday morning. The Snowman has sold more than
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Chancellor to hold crisis talks with gas and electricity executives
Gas and electricity bosses are to hold crisis talks with Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng on Thursday morning. The industry leaders will be expected to provide a breakdown of expected profits and payouts, according
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Manchester United need to get over Sir Alex Ferguson exit – Javier Hernandez
Javier Hernandez believes former club Manchester United need to adapt and finally get over Sir Alex Ferguson’s exit if they are to get back to the top. The Scot called time on his masterful, medal-laden managerial reign at Old Trafford in 2013,
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Three-time champ Andy Murray bundled out in Montreal as Cameron Norrie wins
Three-time champion Andy Murray has lost in straight sets in the first round of the National Bank Open as British men’s number one Cameron Norrie progressed. Murray, who won the tournament in 2015 following earlier victories in 2009 and 2010, finally
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Mail and deliveries to be 'shut down' by major Royal Mail industrial action
A number of mail deliveries and collections could be "shut down" over four days as more than 115,000 postal workers walk out in a pay dispute. Royal Mail workers will strike on August 26 and 31 as well as September 8 and 9. Scotland's postal
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McGrath desperate to create new European memories with Dundee United
JAMIE MCGRATH is hoping to lean on the European experience built from his time taking on the continent with St Patrick’s Athletic and Dundalk when Dundee United face AZ Alkmaar tomorrow night. The Tangerines travel to the Netherlands with a one
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Michael Leask excited by the future as tri-series sends Scots on tour
SCHEDULING cricket games for Aberdeen in mid-August is a fraught venture based on hope rather than expectation but for once the weather appears to be playing kind. Not a drop of rain is forecast for the north-east – famous last words – for the
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Silver-tongue Franco Smith seems like savvy pick for Glasgow Warriors - Martin Hannan
When the appointment of Franco Smith as head coach of Glasgow Warriors was announced, I for one was delighted. It would have been so easy for the clamour for the appointment of a Scottish coach to be satisfied, but quite frankly, although there
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Adam Tomkins: There is a way to beat the SNP but it's not by ignoring them
I HAVE a great deal of sympathy with Liz Truss’ exasperated outburst last week that we should all simply ignore Nicola Sturgeon. Like all unionists, I too wish that Ms Sturgeon and her party would just go away and be quiet. Truss was cheered to the
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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on exam results
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on exam results August 10 2022 Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 7000. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website thepicturedesk.co.uk
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Herald Diary: The trouble with toasties
Trousers of glory THE movie Grease was responsible for making an entire generation of British kids unhappy with their humble origins. (The Diary editor being one of them.) Where were our hot-rod cars? Our drive-in movies? And why, when we studied
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Richard Muir: No wonder Glasgow was voted fourth best place in the world to visit
GLASGOW was recently voted Time Out’s fourth best place to visit in the world 2022. Casual kindness and good humour were cited as top qualities for people while the city’s vibrant dining scene, vast amount of green space and good value for money were
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Iain Macwhirter: Furlough worked for the pandemic, why not the energy crisis?
AS the politicians bicker and point fingers, there is a pretty obvious solution to the energy crisis about to hit Scotland especially hard this winter because of our climate. It’s fair, understandable, tried and tested. It is one of Rishi Sunak’s better
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Consultants asked how to turn around ferry scandal shipyard - three years after nationalisation
SCOTTISH ministers are to pay more than £200,000 to a Dutch consultancy firm to tell them how they can finally make a success of their scandal-hit shipyard - three years after they nationalised it. HaskoningDHV UK Limited has been hired to “identify
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Scots have amassed £86m in debt to energy firms ahead of more steep rises
SCOTS householders already owe £86m to energy suppliers, two months before bills are set to soar by more than 80%. The Scottish energy debt bill is three times higher than it was three years ago, experts at USwitch said and is likely to grow even
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Shares dive at abrdn as Edinburgh investment giant hit by volatility
By Scott Wright INVESTMENT giant abrdn saw its share price close down nearly seven per cent last night after it fell short of profit forecasts and reported a rise in outflows from its funds in the first half of the year. Edinburgh-based abrdn
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Global office furniture giant MillerKnoll appoints exclusive dealer in Scotland
The world’s largest office furniture company has chosen Tsunami Axis as its sole certified dealer in Scotland. Renowned American design company MillerKnoll, created last year via Herman Miller’s $1.8 billion (£1.5bn) acquisition of US rival Knoll
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Warning £10m boost to tackle spiralling cancer waiting times will 'barely touch the sides'
HEALTH boards are to share £10 million to help cut cancer waiting times. The Scottish Government said the extra funding would speed up the delivery of endoscopy, radiology and chemotherapy by upskilling new stuff, help to create extra clinics,
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The areas of Scotland that could be submerged in water in 20 years
Troon town centre and world famous golf courses including Turnberry could be under water in less than 20 years, according to stark new climate change projections. Experts say hundreds of homes and businesses along the Ayrshire coast are at risk
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'Every second counts': Glasgow nurse sanctioned after cardiac arrest blunder
A Glasgow nurse who told colleagues she had “a lot of experience” failed to recognise that a man had suffered a cardiac arrest. Julie Ann Walker did not call for help when she found a patient grey and unresponsive in a ward at the city’s Royal
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Scottish growth fund struggles in US market sell-offs
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust has posted a hefty decline in share price and net asset value as markets in the United States suffered heavy losses. The £584.2 million fund – which has investments in Tesla, Moderna and Amazon – suffered a 45.5
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Danny Blanchflower and Mark Blyth: Have central banks overcooked their response to the rising rate of inflation?
Like everyone else it seems, the Bank of England is really worried about inflation. There is no denying its seriousness, especially for low-income households, which the UK has generated an abundance of over the last 40 years. But is the supposed
