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Two children’s laureates to give Sally Rooney royalties after ban on UK sales <p>Irish and Welsh authors Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies show solidarity over Rooney’s support for Palestine Action</p><p>The children’s laureates for Ireland and Wales are donating royalties from their works to Sally Rooney in a show of solidarity after she was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/14/sally-rooney-says-she-can-no-longer-sell-books-in-the-uk-because-of-palestine-action-support">forced to stop selling books</a> in the UK because of her support for Palestine Action.</p><p>Chris Haughton, Ireland’s children’s literature laureate, said he also wanted to demonstrate the “absurdity” of the bestselling author being unable to receive royalties from her own UK sales because of her public support for the direct action group.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/25/ireland-wales-children-laureates-chris-haughton-nicola-davies-sally-rooney-royalties-ban-on-uk-sales">Continue reading...</a>
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Interest rates unlikely to reach 4.75% by next summer, say City economists <p>Experts say Bank of England unlikely to increase rates by full percentage point – and could lower them by end of 2027</p><p>Financial markets are wrong to predict the Bank of England will raise UK interest rates by a full percentage point or more by next summer, City economists believe.</p><p>According to market-implied interest rate expectations, the Bank is likely to raise interest rates at least four times over the next year, lifting the bank rate from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/17/bank-of-england-holds-interest-rates-inflation">3.75% today</a> to 4.75% by the end of July, and possibly to 5% – meaning five rises – by December 2027.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/25/interest-rates-bank-of-england-rises-summer-2027">Continue reading...</a>
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Oil slick from tanker in Hormuz Strait washes up on UAE beaches An oil slick has been filmed washing up on the UAE shoreline, prompting authorities to close beaches in Umm Al Quwain.
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