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People walk outside the Bank of England in the City of London financial district

Bank of England officials split over future path for rates

Bank of England policymakers disagreed on Thursday about where interest rates need to go to tame inflation, with Governor Andrew Bailey stressing the uncertainty of the outlook, a week after the BoE suggested its run of rate hikes might be peaking.
The Archbishop of Canterbury faces the alter during a service for the inauguration of the Tenth General Synod, at Westminster Abbey in London

Church of England explores gender neutral God

The Church of England will look into the use of gender neutral terms to refer to God in prayers, but the centuries-old institution said on Wednesday there were no plans to abolish current services.