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IMF spells out the risks to recovery

Economics

First, the bail-out fund no longer appears to be scared of spooking the markets with honest analysis. And second, and perhaps more importantly, it has begun toning down its austerity rhetoric. On the face of it, Tuesday’s World Economic Outlook ...
Numeracy campaign: maths puzzles by Matt Parker – answers

Education

All of these puzzles relate to adding together consecutive numbers. Mathematicians do not like doing a lot of boring, tedious adding and so are always on the look-out for cunning short-cuts. NUMERATE Q. Which consecutive numbers add to give these ...
Week ahead: March 5-9

Economics

In March 2009, the MPC took unprecedented action, cutting interest rates to an historically low level of 0.5pc, and embarking on its first-ever round of quantitative easing with asset purchases in an attempt to limit the effects of the recession. ...
British asparagus earlier than ever – but hurry! It could run out…

Earth

Farmers in Ross on Wye started cutting asparagus spears earlier this week, almost a month ahead of St George’s Day on 23rd April, when the spring vegetable is due to be harvested. The British Asparagus Association said it was the ...
NHS hospital night discharges: Sir Bruce Keoghs letter in full

Health

Dear SHA MD Overnight Discharges from NHS Trusts You will have seen the reports in the media this week – based on responses to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from the Times – indicating that some patients are being ...
Three ministerial aides could quit over Lords reform

Politics

The Prime Minister has been warned to expect “off the scale” rebellions if he pushes ahead with controversial plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected senate. The warnings – made at a private meeting of Tory MPs ...
Week ahead: Business and economics – April 2-6

Economics

ECONOMICS Policymakers at the Bank of England are on Thursday expected to leave their programme of quantitative easing (QE) – money-printing – at £325bn and interests rates at their record low of 0.5pc. Expectations are rising, however, for the Bank ...