Month: August 2025
Interest rates live: Boost for mortgage holders as Bank of England cuts rate for third time this year
Monetary Policy Committee members have voted on a cut down to 4 per cent which will hamper savings but boost the mortgage market
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Rep. Cory Mills accused of threatening to release intimate videos of ex partner
Mills said the allegations were being pushed by a former political opponent
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Outrage as town in Spain bans Muslim celebrations in public spaces
Muslim groups and opposition leaders have condemned the decision, branding it Islamophobic
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Homelessness minister facing calls to resign after ‘hiking rent at London townhouse by £700’
Rushanara Ali has previously criticised ‘private renters being exploited and discriminated against’
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US auctions off $325M seized Russian superyacht – including helipad, gym and spa
America contends that Suleiman Kerimov, former Russian politician, owns the yacht
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Overflowing bins and climate change: Why might rats be getting bigger in the UK?
Adult rats can weigh up to 600g according to ecologists, and they probably became that big by eating our junk food
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Thailand and Cambodia to deploy ceasefire monitors despite deadlock over captured soldiers
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to establish interim observer teams to monitor a fragile ceasefire that ended five days of deadly border clashes
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Mapped: Worst areas for rat infestations in the UK as over half a million reported
Analysis of Freedom of Information (FOI) responses from councils showed over 500,000 reported rat infestations from 2023 to mid-2025
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump and Putin agree to meet ‘in coming days’ to discuss ceasefire
The venue for the meeting has been agreed and is due to be announced later, a Kremlin aide reportedly told Russian media
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Chris Cuomo trolled for falling for AOC deepfake video about Sydney Sweeney
NewsNation anchor digs in after failing to spot that video of congresswoman calling American Eagle jeans campaign racist was fake, despite its being labelled ‘parody 100% made with AI’
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