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UK set for a booming mortgage market, say analysts
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Competition among lenders suggests that mortgage rates could be cut in the coming weeks, according to brokers and analysts. In a newly-published report, financial information service Moneyfacts said “expectations are high for a booming market in 2026”. Its data shows the choice of mortgage products has risen to…
Tandridge District Council launches cost-of-living support fund
Low income households in a part of Surrey can now apply for new support funding. Residents with low incomes in the Tandridge District Council catchment area can request a grant to help with living costs from 10:00 GMT on Monday. Eligible households without children can apply for £125 while those with children can request £225….
Indian farmers turn to magical butterfly pea flower
Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter Impex Butterfly pea grows wild across India “Until a few years ago, the butterfly pea flower was just another climbing plant in my village,” says Nilam Brahma who lives in Anthaigwlao, a village in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Butterfly pea, also known as aparajita in India, grows as a vine…
Donald Trump to unveil home buying plan involving retirement funds
US President Donald Trump is set to announce a plan that would let Americans use their retirement savings for down payments on homes. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who hinted at the plan on Friday, offered few details about how withdrawals from US workplace retirement accounts – known as 401(k)s – would work. “Suppose…
Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter PA Media The Bank of England has warned of a “sharp correction” in the value of major tech companies with growing fears of an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble. It said share prices in the UK are close to the “most stretched” they have been since the 2008 global financial crisis, while equity…
Revolution Bars to enter administration with 2,200 jobs at risk
Revel Collective The owner of Revolucion de Cuba and Peach Pubs is to go into administration, putting as many as 2,200 jobs at risk. Revel Collective, the parent company which has 62 pubs and bars across the UK, put itself up for sale in October after facing what it called “a continued period of external…
