New City minister summons lenders to urge take-up of looser mortgage rules The newly-appointed City minister will summon the UK’s biggest banks and building societies to urge them to make use of looser lending rules to help first-time buyers get a home. Lucy Rigby and housing minister Matthew Pennycook will gather senior executives from top
Thomas Tuchel’s England era comes alive with five-star display in Serbia England put themselves on the verge of World Cup qualification with a 5-0 win in Serbia. This was supposed to be the biggest test of Group K and there was jeopardy coming into the game after underwhelming performances against Andorra twice and Senegal. But
Poland downs drones that violated airspace during Russian bombardment of Ukraine The Polish military said it has downed drones that violated its airspace as Russia launched a wave of aerial attacks on Ukraine. The Polish prime minister Donald Tusk wrote on X that he had received a report from the Operational Command of the Army
Only four of 92 clubs ready for football’s new regulator, Fair Game Index finds Just four clubs in the top four divisions are ready for the arrival of English football’s new independent regulator, according to a new study. Brighton, Cambridge, Carlisle and AFC Wimbledon are the only clubs already up to speed, as set out
Harry makes personal donation of £1.1m to Children in Need The Duke of Sussex has personally donated £1.1 million to BBC Children in Need to support young people affected by violence. Harry announced his gift, which has come from his own money rather than his Archewell foundation, during a visit to the Community Recording Studio
Up to 30 million car finance deals eligible for compensation, says FCA boss Up to 30 million car finance deals made between 2007 and 2020 could be eligible for compensation, the boss of the UK’s financial watchdog has said. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said he hopes that most payouts
Candidates vye for MPs’ backing in Labour deputy leadership race Candidates for Labour’s deputy leadership have begun vying for nominations from their colleagues, with four MPs now in the race to succeed Angela Rayner. Lucy Powell, who was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Commons last week, on Tuesday became the fourth MP
Pret to test meal deals as chain focuses on value to drive demand Pret A Manger is set to take on UK supermarkets with plans to trial meal deals in a bid to help boost the chain’s lunchtime trade. The sandwich and coffee chain has said it will test the meal deal format in the
How Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK will be policed from the skies Donald Trump’s second visit to the UK will see a major policing operation led by drones from the airspace over Windsor, police have said. The King is to host the US president and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, at Windsor
New-look Ofsted report cards for schools to be given to parents from November A raft of changes to the way Ofsted inspects schools, including new report cards with a five-point grading scale, will come into place from November. Parents will be given more detail about their children’s education with the introduction of new-look report cards,