BBC News Reckless mortgage lending was blamed for the financial crisis of 2008, which brought some banks to their knees and saw people lose their homes. In 2014, the business secretary of the time, Vince Cable, said he was appalled that some mortgage providers were lending five times a mortgage applicant’s income, suggesting a stable […]
BBC News On the flight home from Chicago, as he reflects on the 4-2 loss to Leeds that ended Liverpool‘s United States tour, manager Andoni Iraola will have plenty to think about. The first-half display was arguably the best since the Spaniard took charge, but the second was categorically their worst as they conceded four […]
Digital Trends Microsoft has just made Xbox consoles considerably more expensive across Europe and the UK, only weeks after announcing a similar increase in the US. The 512GB Xbox Series S now costs €499.99, while the 1TB model has climbed to €599.99. The digital Xbox Series X will set buyers back €749.99, and the disc […]
BBC News After Victoria withdrew in 2023, Glasgow answered the SOS call – and organisers say the past 11 days in the Scottish city have “exceeded all expectations”. Yes, there have been grumbles – including from those who have seen parking spaces outside their houses taken – and taxi drivers and shop owners the Games […]
BBC News Ariana Grande is to withdraw from public appearances and will no longer star in an upcoming musical production in London when she ends her Eternal Sunshine tour. A representative for the US singer, 33, told People magazine that she “will be taking a step back from visibility” when the tour ends next month […]
BBC News On Friday, exactly six months after Nancy Guthrie was abducted, police released two ransom notes in the hope that they would help identify her kidnappers. Guthrie, the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie, was 84 when she went missing from her Arizona home in January. Her disappearance sparked a months-long investigation which […]
BBC News Irish boxer Lee Reeves is in a “critical but stable” condition in hospital after he was stretchered out of the ring in Dublin on Saturday. Reeves was facing Gary Cully for the vacant BUI Celtic super-lightweight title but was knocked out in the 10th round at the 3Arena. The 31-year-old Limerick fighter was […]
BBC News According to protocol, all Bell helicopters across the country have been grounded, a source from the civil protection ministry told the BBC. The source added that the second Bell helicopter involved in the collision made an emergency landing in an area of low vegetation. “The two people on board, a British pilot and […]
