The Bank of England has kept the cost of borrowing at 5.25% for the fifth time in a row.
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Affected women born in the 1950s should receive compensation of between £1,000 and £2,950, a report says.
Women born in the 1950s hit by the rise in state pension age react to a report recommending compensation.
Payments Systems Regulator is examining spate of outages, which also affected Sainsbury's and Tesco.
Payments Systems Regulator is examining spate of outages, which also affected Sainsbury's and Tesco.
In a landmark lawsuit, the justice department alleges the company uses its power to limit competition.
Borrowing was £8.4bn after higher benefits payments, including cost-of-living support.
The UK's central bank is set to announce its decision at noon, after holding rates at 5.25% since last summer.
Some women say the way the state pension age was raised, from 60 to 65, was unfair.
The ombudsman urges the government to compensate women hit by the pension age rising from 60 to 65 - saying it wasn't communicated properly.
