Nationwide sends mortgage rates below 4.5% for first time since June Story
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Borrowers can now secure a fixed rate mortgage with an interest rate below 4.5 per cent, after Nationwide announced its ninth round…
The world's safest and most dangerous countries in 2023: The UK is the 37th most peaceful nation, with America ranked 131st - again (far behind Canada, which comes 11th)
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK has been declared the 37th safest country in the world in 2023 in an annual study that ranks 163 independent…
An American man convicted of child sex crimes in Kenya 9 years ago is rearrested on new charges
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An American man convicted of child sex crimes in Kenya nine years ago was denied bail on new charges of defilement, months after…
South Africa has highest prevalence of Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the world
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Reading Time: < 1 minute South Africa has the highest reported cases of Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in the world, with a prevalence rate as high…
Authorities warn that fake HIV drugs are found in Kenya despite a crackdown on counterfeits
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Kenyan authorities issued a warning Wednesday about the sale of counterfeit HIV prevention drugs in the country, saying their “safety, quality and efficacy…
USA: Home sales slumped to slowest pace in more than 13 years in October as prices, borrowing costs, soar
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slumped in October to their slowest pace in more than 13 years as surging mortgage…
J.P.Morgan expects BoE to deliver its first rate cut in Q4 2024
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Reading Time: < 1 minute J.P.Morgan said it now expects the Bank of England (BoE) to deliver 50 basis points of interest rate cuts in the fourth…
Jeremy Hunt hammers smokers: Price of hand-rolling tobacco will increase by almost £3 per 30g pack TONIGHT ettes will rise by 85p as Chancellor hikes duties
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The price of rolling tobacco is set to soar tonight as Jeremy Hunt hammered smokers with huge tax rises in his Autumn Statement. Read More
Deaths of 22 Brits from Turkey 'medical tourism' spark urgent investigation
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Reading Time: < 1 minute UK health officials are travelling to Turkey following the death of a British woman during a ‘Brazilian butt lift’ (BBL) operation and the loss of 21…
Mystery pneumonia tears through schools in China with 'many, many hospitalized' - in eerie echo of early days of Covid
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A mystery pneumonia is reportedly tearing through schools in China. Read More