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The Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to 0.25% will deliver “another painful bloody nose” to pensioners and savers, industry experts have warned. The Bank cut interest rates from 0.50% to a new record low of 0.25% on Thursday, the first interest rate cut since 2009, when the …

Australia’s harsh asylum laws are supported by both main parties and are credited with reducing the number of refugees attempting to reach the country by boat. But they are deeply controversial, as BBC World’s Katie Silver reports.