Global borrowing costs hit fresh highs on oil, AI and inflation Interest rates on long-term US, UK, German and Japanese government debt have soared. Source
Demand for school uniform bank ‘has never been higher’ One mother said uniform costs had "really eaten" into her budget. Source
Ferguson shipyard to cut a quarter of its workforce The state-owned yard on the Clyde will lose 70 of its 283 staff through a voluntary redundancy process. Source