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Several of Britain’s largest mortgage providers are pushing up their rates from Thursday, with Nationwide Building Society and Barcalys implementing increases of as much as 0.35 percentage points.Virgin MOney and Coventry Building Society are similarly raising their pricing in a move that industry analysts warn could undermine the fragile housing market recovery.The rate hikes follow a surge in oil prices this week after the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States collapsed.Swap rates, which significantly influence how lenders price fixed-rate mortgages, have climbed in recent days, forcing providers to adjust their offerings.Nationwide and Barclays are among the lenders raising…

Lauren Laverne has disclosed that she is living with smouldering myeloma, a rare disorder affecting the blood and bone marrow, just 18 months after receiving the all-clear from cancer.The 48-year-old BBC Radio 6 Music presenter shared the news with her Instagram followers on Friday, explaining that the asymptomatic condition can potentially progress to blood cancer in certain cases.”Thankfully for me the risk of this happening in my case is pretty low,” she wrote. “At the moment I feel OK and don’t need treatment.”The Desert Island Discs host acknowledged the unusual terminology, noting she had never encountered the name before her…

The British Museum is preparing to put the Bayeux Tapestry on display, after the 70m-long 11th Century embroidery was brought to London from northern France last week.It was chaperoned by police guard from a secret location to the museum, under the cover of darkness. The priceless work is set to go on show in September.It is the first time the artefact, which depicts events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and Norman Conquest of England in 1066, has returned to the UK in more than 900 years. It’s believed to have been created here nearly 1,000 years ago.The ‘s…

Captain Jamie George says England are considering the prospect of walking off the pitch should any of their players suffer racial abuse against Argentina on Saturday.Last year’s win in San Juan was marred by abuse targeting England replacements Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Chandler Cunningham-South.Governing body World Rugby condemned the incident but were unable to identify any perpetrators.The last meeting between the teams, in November, ended in a heated exchange, with Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi calling England flanker Tom Curry a “bully” who swore at him and pushed him in the tunnel at Allianz Stadium.Add in to the mix a Lionel Messi-inspired…

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Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is being urged to tackle Britain’s “fiscal funk” as the country continues to lose around £330billion a year, economists warn.Analysts are sounding the alarm that the UK is grappling with a staggering annual fiscal burden stemming from two decades of sluggish economic performance, a growing elderly population and deteriorating public health.New research from the Resolution Foundation is reminding whoever takes the keys to Downing Street to embrace an ambitious approach to managing the nation’s finances or face increasingly difficult policy choices ahead.Since the 2007 financial crisis, the country has been forced to offset these mounting…

Vernon Kay has waded into the long-running public disagreement between Chris Packham and Jeremy Clarkson after the conservationist’s criticism of Clarkson’s Farm sparked a war of words.The BBC Radio 2 presenter addressed the naturalist during Wednesday’s edition of his breakfast programme while discussing Mr Packham’s new BBC Two documentary series Evolution, which he had recently watched alongside Paddy McGuinness for an upcoming episode of Celebrity Gogglebox.Mr Kay and Mr McGuinness both appear on the Channel 4 programme, while Mr Packham stars alongside his stepdaughter Megan McCubbin. As the pair reflected on the series, Mr Kay revealed they had been captivated…