According to UK Finance, around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgages are due to end, or have already ended, at some point in 2026. Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders, including Santander UK, Barclays,…
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Trade disruption from Iran war ‘not good for the British economy’, Reeves says
by News Roomby News RoomAppearing before Parliament’s Treasury Committee on Wednesday, Ms Reeves said it would be “unwise to speculate” about the impact of the Iran war on UK inflation, growth or interest rates,…
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Events
Auguste: New Italian restaurant inspired by Abruzzo to open in former Papi site
by News Roomby News RoomThe Abruzzo region of Italy is known for lamb skewers, fine seafood and saline, mineral-led wines
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Gatwick hit by drop in annual profits as short-haul passenger numbers decline
by News Roomby News RoomThe West Sussex airport reported pre-tax profits of £422.9 million in 2025, down 7.3% from £456.4 million in the previous year.
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Culture
The return of ‘No to war’: the night when cinema showed its political power and signed its divorce from the right | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomOn February 1, 2003, the Goya gala, the most important awards in Spanish cinema, was held, like every year. The great winner was then Mondays in the sunby Fernando León…
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Business
Plans to cap ground rents ‘could bring estimated £8.7bn windfall for landlords’
by News Roomby News RoomA report commissioned by the Residential Freehold Association estimates the policy could wipe up to £18.7 billion from ground rent investment values.
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Community
‘I’d planned to move to Dubai in the next few months — now we’re back to square one’
by News Roomby News RoomIn a bid to become a “global cultural hub”, the UAE has been making a concerted effort to grow its creative economy, which contributed AED 21.9 billion (£4.46bn) to the…
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There was ‘clear evidence’ of the rental market becoming more balanced after a peak in competition seen in 2022 and 2023, Zoopla said.
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There are an estimated 170,000 Irish expats living in London and many more with Irish heritage (and even more who claim it, however tenuously). Spend an afternoon at the Auld…
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I don’t know if anyone described the Lima bourgeoisie better than Alfredo Bryce Echenique, who has died at the age of 87, but certainly no one did it with a…