[ Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax has become the latest brand to reveal it will increase mortgage rates this week, following a slew of other hikes earlier this week. Halifax emailed brokers today to say that from Friday, it will be increasing mortgage rates on numerous deals by up to 0.2 percentage points. It is … Read more
[ It was 21°C and a feast was laid out on the table in front of me. I reached out to scoop up hummus with a chunk of bread before my attention was immediately drawn back to my left. Below, framed by stone-coloured parasols, were two of the Pyramids of Giza. The fact I’d seen … Read more
[ The top UN official for human rights has said he is “horrified” by the discovery of a mass grave at a hospital in south Gaza, with Palestinian sources reporting that some of the dead may have been executed. At least 283 bodies have been found at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis this week after … Read more
[ Brexit is fueling UK shortages of life-saving drugs such as antibiotics and epilepsy medication following a “shock rise” in global supply problems, a think-tank has warned. Researchers at The Nuffield Trust urged the Government to carry out a review of the UK’s “broken” medicine supply chain after finding the impact of leaving the European … Read more
[ Liz Truss has not ruled out running again to be leader of the Conservative Party despite being forced to quit days into her premiership. The former prime minister said she has “unfinished business” in politics and left the door open to a future bid to be Tory leader. She also said she wanted to … Read more
[ People with long Covid have distinct patterns of inflammation detectable in the blood which could potentially be targeted with immune therapies, the largest study of its kind has revealed. In an analysis of more than 650 people who had been hospitalised with severe Covid-19, patients with prolonged symptoms showed evidence of immune system activation. … Read more
[ The bar for political honours is too low and risks undermining the system without reform, the Government has been warned. No 10 is facing backlash for slipping out an unexpected honours list which included Tory MPs and a businessman who gave £5m to the party. The inclusion of Sir Mohamed Mansour, a Tory treasurer … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak has been accused of “blatant disrespect” by Labour after giving a knighthood to a major Tory donor in a surprise round of honours. Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour, who was appointed as a senior treasurer of the Conservative Party in December 2022, has been awarded a knighthoood for “business, charity and political service”. … Read more
[ A major Tory donor has been given a knighthood in a surprise round of honours recommended by Rishi Sunak, No 10 has announced. Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour, who was appointed as a senior Treasurer of the Conservative Party in December 2022, has been awarded a knighthoood for “business, charity and political service”. He donated … Read more
[ The water industry, the Tories and Labour have faced public outcry after new figures showed record amounts of raw sewage were pumped into Britain’s rivers and seas last year. Campaigners argue that Labour’s plans to beef up oversight of pollution should it win the general election are “feeble” while green Tory MPs argued that the … Read more
