UK mortgage approvals fall to lowest since end of 2023 The number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers has slipped to its lowest level since the end of 2023, figures show, as elevated borrowing and living costs weighed on housing demand. Some 54,900 mortgages were approved for a house purchase in August, decreasing from
Celebrity Traitors cloak added to Bella Ramsey waxwork at Madame Tussauds London Madame Tussauds London has added a cloak to its wax figure of The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey, who will appear in the upcoming series of The Celebrity Traitors. The 23-year-old will take part in the BBC reality gameshow, presented by Claudia
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-age children. The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse, with the girl targeted between
RAF Fairford suspected terror plot involved ‘a foreign actor’, says Marco Rubio A suspected terror plot against an RAF base used by American forces “clearly involves the hand of a foreign actor”, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has claimed, but refused to provide further details. In a TV interview, the top diplomat mentioned Iran
Burnham vows to end ‘politics as usual’ in first Labour leader conference speech Andy Burnham will pledge to tackle the issues politicians “usually avoid” in his first leader’s speech at the Labour Party conference amid mounting speculation the pensions triple lock could be reformed to fund social care. The Prime Minister is expected to use
OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns OpenAI has said it is delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model over security concerns voiced by its researchers, the latest in the company’s effort to decelerate the pace of the technology’s advance. OpenAI’s decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid a
SpaceX’s Starship launches into orbit for first time but flight ends early SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlinks yet, but cut the flight short to ensure safety. The spacecraft re-entered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii three hours after
Sturgeon to teach women to lead under pressure during masterclass Nicola Sturgeon will teach women from around the world how to lead under pressure in a new masterclass launching next year. The former first minister of Scotland will deliver a full day of teaching in Edinburgh in January for her Leadership Under Pressure: Lessons for
Trains could be publicly owned under Great British Railways – Transport Secretary New trains could be publicly owned under Great British Railways to reduce costs and “best serve taxpayers”, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said. The Rolling Stock and Infrastructure strategy will set out a new policy for future train procurements. A case-by-case approach will be
Healey sets out plan for ‘new age of industrialisation’ to boost economy John Healey has set out plans to reindustrialise Britain with investment in industry and support for apprenticeships as part of the Government’s search for economic growth. The Chancellor used his speech to the Labour Party conference to seek to reassure financial markets with