When is the next interest rates announcement and will they increase?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFollowing the most recent Monetary Policy Committee announcement on September 21, the Bank of England has kept the interest rate at 5.25…
Average mortgage rate on five-year fixed deal slips below 6% for first time in months
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe interest rate on the average five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 6% for the first time in nearly three months. Read…
US households can now order four free Covid tests from the government: Latest guidelines
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew Covid boosters from Pfizer and Moderna are now available at pharmacies nationwide, and the US is restarting its free Covid test program. Read More
Shocking video: Nigerian lady gives birth to baby with Chinese features, abandoned by lover
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Chinese man who lived and worked in Nigeria got a lady pregnant, and she gave birth. Read More
Surrey 'baby bank' sees 'heartbreaking' 200 families a week as need for school shoes and coats soars
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom children starting term without school shoes and coats, to requests for Mothers’ Day gifts, the founder of a Surrey ‘baby bank’…
Thieves share TikTok videos of items they have stolen - and encourage others to share 'borrowing hauls' too
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteShoplifters are taking to TikTok and other social media platforms to show off the items they have stolen from shops in a…
Lampedusa: ‘I’m a doctor on the tiny Italian island seeing record numbers of migrants – people are desperate’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA doctor on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, where the number of migrant arrivals overtook that of residents last week, says he…
UK:Home-sharing initiatives spark concerns of exploitation amid housing crisis, renters union warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHome sharing involves older homeowners providing spare rooms to younger “sharers” in exchange for their assistance and time. Read More
The branded staple foods costing up to 910% more than their budget counterparts
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhich? analysed the prices of almost 26,000 food and drink products for its inflation tracker at eight major supermarkets – Aldi, Asda,…
Mortgage lenders cut rates below 5% as Bank of England base rate held at 5.25%
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMortgage rate prices have dipped below 5% and are expected to continue falling after the Bank of England held interest rates at 5.25 percent. Read More