Heathrow not crowded but people walk in wrong place, says boss

Fiona Irving,South East environment correspondentand Craig Buchan,South East BBC South East Water chief executive David Hinton has faced calls to resign over supply issues The boss of South East Water has said the company is too dependant on individual facilities after a six-day supply failure affected thousands of people in Kent. About 24,000 properties in…

“Oil markets continue to gyrate in response to oscillating social media posts by the US and Iran, rather than the realities on the ground which remain challenging for oil flows to resume in a rapid fashion”, analyst Saul Kavonic from financial services firm MST Marquee told the BBC.

In total, the Bank reckons two out of five residential borrowers, close to four million, will face a similar situation in the next few years, with an average 8% rise in repayment costs. (Although it also points out one in three are likely to see lower repayments during this time).

The price of silver has hit a record high ahead of an expected US Federal Reserve interest rate cut and as demand from the technology industry for the precious metal remains high. Silver crossed $60 (£45.10) an ounce on the spot market, where the precious metal is bought and sold for immediate delivery, for the…