Average mortgage rates below 5% for first time since Truss budget
Average two-year mortgage rates have fallen to 4.99%, the lowest point since September 2022.
Month: August 2025
Gatwick baggage screeners to strike on bank holiday
The airport is dismissing claims by Unite that the strikes will affect every outbound flight.
Sylvanian Drama lawsuit dropped – but account will change its name
Epoch, the Japanese company behind Sylvanian Families, filed a lawsuit in New York against the parody account Sylvanian Drama.
Families ‘struggling to feed children in holidays’
Newquay Foodbank says one in four children were at risk of needing a food bank out of term-time.
Bezos-backed Perplexity AI makes surprise bid for Google Chrome
One technology investor called the $34.5bn offer a “stunt” that is much lower than Chrome’s true value.
Falling birth rate in Jersey a ‘ticking bomb’
Housing Minister Sam Mézec says fewer births and an ageing population poses a huge challenges.
Former Navy SEAL Rep. Eli Crane fires off message for ex-President Obama: ‘Probably best to sit this one out’
Former Navy SEAL and current GOP House lawmaker Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona delivered a pointed message to former President…
More than 20 GOP attorneys general call on RFK Jr, FDA to reinstate safeguards for abortion drugs
EXCLUSIVE: More than 20 Republican attorneys general are demanding that the Trump administration reinstate safety protocols for the abortion drug…
White House reviewing all Smithsonian museum, exhibit content before America 250 celebration in 2026
The Trump administration is cracking down on the Smithsonian Institution ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebration next year, requiring specific…
Donald Trump as strongman, riling up his base and investigating his enemies
It’s almost a cliché to say that Donald Trump has accumulated enormous power in the last six months. He has…