Mortgage rates unlikely to return to low levels, says Lloyds boss
Getty Images The cost of borrowing money to buy a home is “unlikely” to return to the low levels seen over the past decade, the boss of the UK’s largest mortgage lender has said. Charlie Nunn, chief executive of Lloyds bank, said the bank expected mortgage rates to come down, but not to the near-zero […]
How my investigation led to sex trafficking charges against ex-boss
BBC Barrett Pall showing a diary entry about his experience to BBC correspondent Rianna Croxford In a federal courtroom in New York, for the first time I’m face to face with Mike Jeffries – the multi-millionaire ex-fashion boss I’ve spent three years investigating for the BBC. He stares at me directly, lips pursed, and chin […]
UK economy fails to grow during wet April
Getty Images The UK economy failed to grow in April after particularly wet weather put off shoppers and slowed down construction. The official data is what most economists had expected and comes after the fastest growth in two years from January to March, ending the recession from the final half of last year. The economy […]
Fraudsters steal £3m a day as cases rise
Fraud cases have risen by 16% with con artists stealing more than £3m a day, according to figures from the banking industry. Criminals have particularly targeted victims by tricking them out of their one-time passcodes, trade body UK Finance said. Despite the increase in reported cases, total losses have fallen slightly – totalling £572m in […]
‘We are creating new crops five-times faster’
Shepherd’s Grain Jeremy Bunch, second right, is asking his farmers to use AI to guide their decisions Like the bosses of many food companies, Jeremy Bunch is worried about the impact of climate change on his business. “Weather and the climate are maybe the number one risk to our company,” says the boss of US […]
King’s Birthday Honours: NI recipients
PA Bronagh Hinds said it was a great privilege to be nominated BBC News NI has pulled together a full list of the Northern Ireland recipients of the King’s Birthday Honours list. The commonly awarded ranks are as follows: Companion of Honour – Limited to 65 people. Recipients wear the initials CH after their name […]
‘Parking fines are no longer a deterrent for drivers in Ipswich’
George King/BBC Paul Chamberlain, 67, says drivers no longer fear receiving parking fines Residents in a county have said that receiving a parking penalty is no longer a deterrent for some drivers, after it was revealed thousands of fines remained unpaid. Ipswich Borough Council issued more than 35,000 parking tickets between September 2023 and August […]
The Indian games industry’s storytelling trailblazers
Visai Games Visai Games’ Venba won a Bafta Games Award this year India might not be the first country that springs to mind when someone mentions video games, but it’s one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. Analysts believe there could be more than half a billion players there by the end of this […]
Private schools say early signs of pupils leaving
BBC/Brijesh Patel There are fewer pupils starting secondary private school this year, according to the body that represents most independent schools in the UK. The Independent Schools Council (ISC) says some members reported a 4.6% fall in Year 7 pupils in September, in figures seen exclusively by BBC News. Experts say the declining birth rate […]
Former staff at Glasgow music venue launch takeover bid
Former staff at one of Glasgow’s best known music venues have lodged a bid to take over the property. The 13th Note on the city’s King Street went into voluntary liquidation in July after workers staged a strike over pay and safety concerns. At the time the owner said she was “devastated” to close the […]