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Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders are cutting rates in a renewed price battle that could affect millions of borrowers and prospective homebuyers across the housing market.Nationwide reduced selected mortgage rates by up to 0.16 per cent last week, lowering its cheapest two-year fixed rate deal to 3.54 per cent.The move marked one of the lowest headline rates currently available among major high street lenders.Santander then introduced further cuts of up to 0.32 per cent across two, three and five-year fixed rate products targeted at first time buyers.These cuts come just before the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures are revealed on…

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Former NRL star Matt Utai is in a “critical condition” after being shot multiple times outside his home in Sydney, Australia.New South Wales police confirmed Utai, 44, sustained a “gunshot to his lower leg and his shoulder, upper chest area” during a drive-by shooting in south-west Sydney suburb Greenacre. Superintendent Rodney Hart added a 44-year-old was in a “serious but stable condition” after undergoing surgery.”This was definitely targeted,” Supt Hart said. “It’s a brazen ambush. Whether the victim was the intended target or it was somebody that he knows or associates with or is related to will all form part…

Watch the moment GB News host Ellie Costello brutally shuts down Andrew Griffith after being accused of “propagandising” the upcoming local elections.Questioned on the latest polling, which suggests the Tories will “lose a number of councils” to Reform UK, the Shadow Trade Secretary was quick to criticise the remark.Mr Griffith told Ellie: “Well look, I’m a huge fan of GB News, but it’s not your role to propagandise for any one particular party.”The GB News immediately interjected, stating: “I’m not propagandising, this is the polls suggesting that Reform are going to do very well in the local elections in Essex.…

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Homeowners could legally earn up to £20,070 tax free by combining the standard personal allowance with income generated through the Government-backed rent a room scheme.The threshold is made up of the £12,570 personal allowance and an additional £7,500 that can be earned tax free through renting out a spare furnished room in a primary residence.The policy comes as the Government has extended the freeze on income tax thresholds for a further three years, meaning bands are currently expected to remain unchanged until 2031.The freeze means that while wages continue to rise due to inflation and labour market pressures, the amount…

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The Champions League returns this week with 16 teams competing in the knockout round play-offs.The eight two-legged ties will decide who joins the top-eight finishers from the 36-team table.There were goals from unlikely sources and seismic shocks in the first stage of the competition, but how well do you remember the league phase? Good luck!

Reform UK’s policy chief Zia Yusuf has hailed Labour’s local election U-turn as a “historic day” after accusing Labour of an “appalling attempt” to “deny democracy” for 4.5 million voters. Speaking to GB News, Mr Yusuf hailed a “great day for Reform” following confirmation that Steve Reed was not pushing ahead with the plan to postpone elections in 30 local authorities.After Reform UK launched a judicial review against the delay, Mr Steve Reed penned a letter to council leaders confirming Labour was abandoning its plan.Mr Reed wrote: “The Government can confirm that all local elections in May 2026 will now…