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January bond market chaos put brakes on UK house sales

January bond market chaos put brakes on UK house sales

January bond market chaos put brakes on UK house sales

12 February 2025

A survey of estate agents said February’s interest rates cut would help boost sales momentum for the rest of the year.


Man who lost £200,000 in romance scam urges others to be cautious

Man who lost £200,000 in romance scam urges others to be cautious

Man who lost £200,000 in romance scam urges others to be cautious

12 February 2025

The man, who has not been named, said what happened ‘almost destroyed my life’.


Man accused of wife’s murder told court he ‘couldn’t keep lying anymore’

Man accused of wife’s murder told court he ‘couldn’t keep lying anymore’

Man accused of wife’s murder told court he ‘couldn’t keep lying anymore’

12 February 2025

Mohamed Samak denies murdering his wife Joanne Samak, claiming she killed herself with a knife at their Worcestershire home.


McDermid praises ‘inspirational’ libraries ahead of campaign launch

McDermid praises ‘inspirational’ libraries ahead of campaign launch

McDermid praises ‘inspirational’ libraries ahead of campaign launch

12 February 2025

The Love Libraries campaign begins on February 14 and runs until October and is designed to encourage more people to make use of their resources.


£54m Securitas robber shot in the neck at home, court told

£54m Securitas robber shot in the neck at home, court told

£54m Securitas robber shot in the neck at home, court told

12 February 2025

Paul Allen was paralysed for life after shots were fired at his large detached rented home in Woodford Green, east London, in 2019.


Taoiseach has ‘duty to protect’ Irish jobs as he defends trip to Washington DC

Taoiseach has ‘duty to protect’ Irish jobs as he defends trip to Washington DC

Taoiseach has ‘duty to protect’ Irish jobs as he defends trip to Washington DC

12 February 2025

Micheal Martin said US-Irish relations were ‘extremely significant’.


Argos manager-turned-vicar criticises ‘snobbery’ in Church of England

Argos manager-turned-vicar criticises ‘snobbery’ in Church of England

Argos manager-turned-vicar criticises ‘snobbery’ in Church of England

12 February 2025

The debate at the Church’s Synod saw rapper Eminem quoted by Archbishop of York during a call to encourage more working class people into the Church.


Multibillion-pound Heathrow investment unveiled ahead of new runway plan

Multibillion-pound Heathrow investment unveiled ahead of new runway plan

Multibillion-pound Heathrow investment unveiled ahead of new runway plan

12 February 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a speech on growth last month to give her support for a third runway at Heathrow.


Woman burned in Omagh bombing was ‘given last rites four times’

Woman burned in Omagh bombing was ‘given last rites four times’

Woman burned in Omagh bombing was ‘given last rites four times’

12 February 2025

Donna-Marie McGillion gave evidence on Wednesday to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.


Veteran MP’s killer had Prevent case closed ‘too quickly’ – minister

Veteran MP’s killer had Prevent case closed ‘too quickly’ – minister

Veteran MP’s killer had Prevent case closed ‘too quickly’ – minister

12 February 2025

Ali Harbi Ali had been referred to Prevent seven years before he killed Sir David Amess on October 15 2021.


Starmer insists farming is ‘top of the agenda’ for the Government

Starmer insists farming is ‘top of the agenda’ for the Government

Starmer insists farming is ‘top of the agenda’ for the Government

12 February 2025

It was reported last week that Defra minister Daniel Zeichner told a rural conference that farmers are ‘not high on the pecking order’.


Call for ‘decisive action’ against guerrilla rewilding as pigs remain at large

Call for ‘decisive action’ against guerrilla rewilding as pigs remain at large

Call for ‘decisive action’ against guerrilla rewilding as pigs remain at large

12 February 2025

Wildlife experts are continuing their efforts to trap a group of pigs that were released in the Cairngorms on Monday.


Climate change threatens Valentine’s Day gift of chocolates, charity warns

Climate change threatens Valentine’s Day gift of chocolates, charity warns

Climate change threatens Valentine’s Day gift of chocolates, charity warns

12 February 2025

Erratic weather and rising temperatures in key cocoa-growing countries have pushed up global prices and left farmers with an uncertain future.


NHS trust fined £1.6m for ‘catalogue of failures’ that led to deaths of babies

NHS trust fined £1.6m for ‘catalogue of failures’ that led to deaths of babies

NHS trust fined £1.6m for ‘catalogue of failures’ that led to deaths of babies

12 February 2025

It is the second time that Nottinghamshire University Hospitals NHS Trust has been prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission for maternity failures.


Kemi Badenoch questions if Attorney General believes in UK and its values

Kemi Badenoch questions if Attorney General believes in UK and its values

Kemi Badenoch questions if Attorney General believes in UK and its values

12 February 2025

Lord Hermer has faced questions about how his previous work could result in possible conflicts of interest in his Government work.


Immigration changes would ‘deny’ Paddington Bear a passport, Labour MP warns

Immigration changes would ‘deny’ Paddington Bear a passport, Labour MP warns

Immigration changes would ‘deny’ Paddington Bear a passport, Labour MP warns

12 February 2025

The Home Office’s good character guidance now says an applicant having entered the UK illegally will normally be refused citizenship.


Auction house defends the inclusion of Nazi items in sale of militaria

Auction house defends the inclusion of Nazi items in sale of militaria

Auction house defends the inclusion of Nazi items in sale of militaria

12 February 2025

The Third Reich artefacts went under the hammer at McTear’s in Glasgow on Wednesday.


Dismissing employees over religious beliefs is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules

Dismissing employees over religious beliefs is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules

Dismissing employees over religious beliefs is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules

12 February 2025

The Court of Appeal ruling came in the case of Kristie Higgs, a Christian school worker who was sacked for sharing posts criticising LGBT+ teaching.


Starmer promises not to abandon UK steelworkers after Trump tariff blow

Starmer promises not to abandon UK steelworkers after Trump tariff blow

Starmer promises not to abandon UK steelworkers after Trump tariff blow

12 February 2025

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was still considering the implications of Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on US steel imports.


PM: We’ll close loophole that allowed Palestinian family to use Ukraine scheme

PM: We’ll close loophole that allowed Palestinian family to use Ukraine scheme

PM: We’ll close loophole that allowed Palestinian family to use Ukraine scheme

12 February 2025

The family applied for entry to the UK using the Ukraine Family Scheme to join the father’s brother, who has lived in the UK since 2007.


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