Lloyds warns car finance scandal could cost it £2bn
The bank has set aside an additional £800m, saying the number of eligible claims is expected to be higher than…
Month: October 2025
Mortgage rates creep back up as lenders show caution
Average mortgage rates have increased month-on-month for the first time since February, says Moneyfacts.
Reeves urged to avoid ‘half-baked’ tax fixes in Budget
The think tank says the government should seize the opportunity to reform the tax system.
Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm
The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.
Homelessness deaths almost double in a year
Homelessness charity St Martins Trust says the year-on-year rise in deaths is “unforgivable”.
Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?
The country hopes to build a big tech sector, fuelled by its vast amount of cheap hydroelectricity.
Mamdani raises money for UN organization that employed Oct 7 terrorists
New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani spent Sunday night raising money for a United Nations organization that employed Oct.…
Kremlin warns it ‘could end badly for everyone’ if US supplies Ukraine long-range missiles
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that if the U.S. supplies Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, that “could end badly for…
GOP lawmaker pushes bill to punish cities that ditched Columbus Day after Trump proclamation
A new House GOP proposal would withhold funding from U.S. jurisdictions that celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day.…
Netanyahu to skip Trump’s Middle East peace summit in Egypt as new regional dynamics take shape
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend Monday’s peace conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where President Donald Trump and Egyptian…