News Headlines - 27 March 2015

Carney says BoE rates likely to rise, contrasts with Haldane | Daily Mail Online

The Bank of England expects its next move in interest rates to be an increase not a cut despite record low inflation, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Friday, underscoring his difference of view with the Bank's chief economist.

Japan’s Zero Inflation a Setback for Abenomics - WSJ

The core gauge of Japanese consumer prices was flat from a year earlier in February, deepening worries Japan is heading back toward deflation two years after its central bank launched a radical economic-revival program.

Facebook completes first drone flight above UK, Mark Zuckerberg confirms - Telegraph

Solar powered drones which provide internet access to rural and remote areas have been trialled in UK for first time by Facebook... Solar panels attached to the wings of the drones mean that they will be able to keep going at altitudes of 60,000 ft for months at a time.

Pregnant Kate Middleton makes last public appearance before the birth of her second baby - hellomagazine.com

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, née Kate Middleton, have made their last public appearance together before they become parents for the second time. On Friday the royal couple showed their support for young people in south London, stepping out in Deptford, Gipsy Hill and Sydenham, to see first-hand how serveral charities help and provide services to youngsters in schools and local communities.

A year in space: Trio ride Russian rocket to International Space Station - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

American astronaut Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko have blasted off on a mission to spend an entire year away from the Earth... The trip is Nasa's first attempt at a one-year space flight, anticipating Mars expeditions that would last two to three years.