Business: UK inflation holds steady at 2.3% as Bank of England weighs rate cut ● Politics: Chancellor announces £1.2bn regional growth fund for English cities ● Markets: FTSE 100 climbs 0.6% in morning trading as tech stocks rally ● Breaking: HS2 Phase 2 to Birmingham confirmed in government statement ● Business: Amazon UK to create 3,000 jobs across Midlands fulfilment centres ●