why is it that halifax are doing this at this point?ifax are doing this at this oint? v ., is it that halifax are doing this at this oint? �*, ., , , this point? it's not 'ust interest rates that this point? it's notjust interest rates that determine _ this point? it's notjust interest rates that determine mortgage | rates that determine mortgage offers, its also customer demand. this is in response to a weaker mortgage market with more expensive offers denting consumer appetite to borrow. we are beginning to see what could be a mortgage price war emerging as lenders catch their deals in order to respond to this slowing demand. on top of that, we've started to see inflation come down and lenders are pre—empting the end of the rate hiking cycle which is drawing closer and that means there will be for your interest rate increases ahead from the bank of england to price into those mortgage products. and there's been political pressure on the lenders who of course have enjoyed very strong profits on the back of high interest rates, to pass

this one is from the halifax, part of the lloyds banking group, the biggest lender in the uk, sayinguse prices are down for the fourth month in a row. we have also had a 2.4% drop in house prices compared with a year ago. drop in house prices compared with a yearago. it drop in house prices compared with a year ago. it is quite at chunky fall that, really. clearly, there will be people who own a home, who are trying to buy a home, he will be looking closely at these figures. we got the average house price now at about £285,000 across the uk. but thatis about £285,000 across the uk. but that is on average for the whole of the uk. 0bviously, that is on average for the whole of the uk. obviously, the housing market is very much a local thing, really. you look at house prices in specific areas, and that is where we have seen a variant pace of house price falls. have seen a variant pace of house price falle— have seen a variant pace of house price falls. why are we seeing this dro - ? we price falls. why are we seeing this drop? we mentioned _ price falls. why are we seeing this drop? we

the average uk house price has fallen for the fourth month in a row, according to halifax, which sayso switch to smaller homes. the average uk house price fell by 0.3% injuly, its monthly index showed. prices dropped the most in south—east england. live now to our cost—of—living correspondent, kevin peachey. kevin, firstly, just talk us through the figures. it isa it is a continuation of what we have seenin it is a continuation of what we have seen in some recent surveys. this one is from the halifax, part of the lloyds banking group, the biggest lender in the uk, saying that house prices are down for the fourth month in a row. we have also had a 2.4% drop in house prices compared with a year ago. drop in house prices compared with a yearago. it drop in house prices compared with a year ago. it is quite at chunky fall that, really. clearly,

halifax says it's reducing rates by up to 0.71 percentage points.ts, with smaller reductions on two—year fixed deals and some aimed at first—time buyers. the home secretary, suella braverman has said that those responsible for the disorder witnessed in london's oxford street area should be "hunted down and locked up". nine people were arrested following the incident. it came after social media videos encouraged people to turn up and cause disruption in one of london's busiest shopping areas. holiday bookings injuly for travel in august have more than quadrupled, according to the advantage travel partnership, which represents about 20% of travel agents. heavy rain in parts of the uk has led to this rise in last—minute bookings with holiday—makers hoping to catch some summer sunshine abroad instead. now to afghanistan — as the country nears the second anniversary of the withdrawal of a us—led coalition — and the taliban takeover which followed. according to human rights watch, restrictions on afghan women and girls have only become more extreme since

halifax say people are getting round higher mortgages by changing what they are buying.atever they can to make sure they still buy. if they had their heart set on a three orfour if they had their heart set on a three or four bedroom property, if they had their heart set on a three orfour bedroom property, it might be that they are going for a smaller property, more within their budget. but it is still allowing them to buy their own home and still be within the same cost they were paying if they were renting. lenders say this price drop is understandable, given the spike we saw after the pandemic. we saw a massive amount of housing transactions over the last couple of years which pushed up house prices, and if you look back at the last two years rather than the last year, house prices are still up by 15%. so while some pause to see what happens next, others will seize the moment to get a property whatever the cost. feels like the best decision i've ever made. it felt like home the minute we walked in. let's take a look at some of the other top stories. a man has been char

. year, according to halifax.£285,000. that's the average. this marks the fourth monthly decline in a row . meanwhile, decline in a row. meanwhile, annually, house prices dropped by 2.4. so scientists have started developing new vaccines as an insurance against future pandemics . the work is being pandemics. the work is being carried out at the government's high security porton down lab in wiltshire . they've drawn up wiltshire. they've drawn up a list of animal viruses which are capable of infecting humans and could potentially spread around the world. professor dame jenny harries, chief executive of the uk health and security agency, says they've learnt lessons from covid, the laboratories . here covid, the laboratories. here it's 2800m2 of investment through the vaccine taskforce through the vaccine taskforce through the vaccine taskforce through the uk government during covid and so what we're trying to do now is capture that really excellent work from covid and make sure we're using that as we go forward for

but figures today from the halifax show that that has got a bit better for people.where we have just less than seven times earnings. the reason for that is that house prices have come down a bit, earnings have risen at a rate of about 7% in a year and it has got a bit betterfor of about 7% in a year and it has got a bit better for first—time of about 7% in a year and it has got a bit betterforfirst—time buyers too, who are clearly going to be looking at these figures. i5 too, who are clearly going to be looking at these figures.- looking at these figures. is that aood looking at these figures. is that good news _ looking at these figures. is that good news for _ looking at these figures. is that good news for everybody? - looking at these figures. is that l good news for everybody? well, looking at these figures. is that i good news for everybody? well, it looking at these figures. is that - good news for everybody? well, it is of course more _ good news for everybody? well, it is of course more complicated - good news for everybody? well, it is of course more compl

halifax is set to sharply cut rates on some of its fixed mortgage deals.tes by up to 0.71 percentage points from friday with a five year fixed price deal at 5.39%, from 6.1%. other lenders like hsbc, nationwide and tsb have all cut some rates. with more on this, our cost of living correspondent kevin peachey. hello. can we say it's good news? . , ., , ., ., ., news? certainly a situation that the uk housin: news? certainly a situation that the uk housing market _ news? certainly a situation that the uk housing market has _ news? certainly a situation that the uk housing market has really - news? certainly a situation that the uk housing market has really been | uk housing market has really been under pressure. the activity in the housing market has been falling and so what lenders are doing is trying to pick up some custom. as a result they are cutting some rates. some of they are cutting some rates. some of the biggest lenders, the biggest, halifax, cutting its rates by up to 0.71 percentage points. other lenders too, hsbc, nationwide, also making cuts. i

and that's according to analysis from halifax. yeah, well , they should halifax.ing from 7.3 times annual earnings to 6.7 annual earnings. but it's still a pretty hefty price to pay. liam's got more here with on the money . so it here with on the money. so it sounds good in some ways, but not if you haven't got the money to get a mortgage. >> you can't the >> yeah, if you can't raise the money because too expensive money because it's too expensive to the money because the to raise the money because the interest high, look, to raise the money because the inlotzst high, look, to raise the money because the inlot of high, look, to raise the money because the inlot of viewers ook, to raise the money because the inlot of viewers and a lot of gb news viewers and listeners be familiar with listeners won't be familiar with this of house prices as this concept of house prices as a multiple of average earnings, but it is a really important point kind of historic data series . series. >> let's see if we can explain it in a bit more detail. >> let's see if we can explain it i

there's a glimmer of hope for thousands of mortgage holders, as halifax says it's going to cut rates mortgage lender will reduce rates by up to 0.71 percentage points from friday. 0ther lenders have also been announcing changes to some of their deals. 0ur cost of living correspondent kevin peachey is with me. a bit of good news, kevin? 1 a bit of good news, kevin? i think it's probably _ a bit of good news, kevin? i think it's probably a _ a bit of good news, kevin? i think it's probably a case _ a bit of good news, kevin? i think it's probably a case of _ a bit of good news, kevin? i think it's probably a case of less - a bit of good news, kevin? i think it's probably a case of less bad - it's probably a case of less bad news for many thousands of home owners who are looking to renew their mortgage deals soon. the likelihood is many of them will still be paying hundreds of pounds more each month in their monthly repayments. we also had separate figures today from the banking sector saying more people are falling behind on their mortgage payments. but we have got these rate cuts from

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the largest lender — halifax — is cutting it�*s fixed mortgage rates — by up to 0.71%.% to 5.39% — potentially saving hundreds of pounds for homeowners. 0ther lenders like hsbc, nationwide and tsb have already cut some rates too. so are we at the top of this rise in housing costs? russ mould, is an investment director at aj bell, he joins us now. firstly explain for people why rates are now around the bank of england rate. typically they track half to one percentage point above. but a five year fix is now around the same. what does that suggest? the banks will be looking notjust that where interest rates are now but where they will be over the entire term of the deal and i think there is a hope, at least, that�*s with a peak in bank of england interest rates, depending on where interest rates, depending on where interest finally settles. so it is notjust interest finally settles. so it is not just where interest interest finally settles. so it is notjust where interest rates are now but where they will be going forwards and if there is a chance of a peek at some stage i

halifax said the uk's housing market was showing resilience, despite higher mortgage costs. sufficient support. that's according to families of people with complex medical needs — and it comes despite a significant increase in spending on so—called "continuing healthcare". the government says it's putting billions of pounds into extra funding. majorflooding in alaska has triggered a state of emergency. an outbust of a glacial dam on saturday has prompted evacuations for some residents in the state capital. this is the moment a house collapsed into the mendenhall river. a glacial outburst flooding happens when trapped water escapes through cracks in thinning ice dams. you're live with bbc news. joe biden is on the road this week, promoting his climate agenda in the south—west us. he will visit the key battleground state of arizona before heading to new mexico and utah. it's all to mark the one—year anniversary of his inflation reduction act, which earmarked $783 billion for investment in energy security and climate change. and when you look at the heat wave hitting arizona ri

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new figures from the mortgage lender, halifax, says uk house prices have dropped for the fourth monthost of a typical home is now just over 285 thousand pounds. new research from the us suggests there could be a connection between the number of bird species in an area, and the mental health of the people living there. scientists compared figures from an online bird database with hospital admissions statistics from the state of michigan. majorflooding in alaska has triggered a state of emergency. an outbust of a glacial dam on saturday has prompted evacuations for some residents in the state capital —juneau. this is the moment a house collapsed into the mendenhall river. a glacial outburst flooding happens when trapped water escapes through cracks in thinning ice dams. you're live with bbc news. now to the women's world cup where england have beaten nigeria — on penalties — to secure a place in the quarterfinals. this was the moment england sealed the victory — in a nail—biting penalty shoot out — chloe kelly scoring the winning goal for england. but it wasn't all plain sailing for the

the uk's biggest mortgage lender — the halifax — says housing is now more affordable than a year ago.e average annual earnings of a full—time worker — down from 7.3 times last year. but a typical home is still less affordable than it was near the start of the pandemic. the government says it'll guarantee a finance deal for ukraine to buy nuclear fuel. energy minister, grant schapps, made the announcement during a visit to kyiv. ukraine's energy system was severely damaged by russian air strikes last winter, making it more reliant on its ageing nuclear power stations. a leading greek archaeologist has claimed historic artefacts from her country are not safe in the british museum, after it emerged managers were warned two years ago that some of its items were being offered for sale. last week, the museum said it had sacked a staff member after items were reported "missing, stolen or damaged". you're live with bbc news. president putin has addressed a summit of the brics group of emerging economies — that's brazil, russia, india, china and south africa — praising the group and saying it

the uk's biggest mortgage lender, halifax is set to sharply cut rates on some of its fixed mortgage dealsressure on some homeowners. they will reduce rates by up to 0.71 percentage points from friday, with a five—year fixed deal priced at 5.39% from 6.10%. the home secretary, suella braverman has said that those responsible for the disorder witnessed in london's oxford street area should be "hunted down and locked up". nine people were arrested following the incident. it came after social media videos encouraged people to turn up and cause disruption on london's busy oxford street. the creator of bbc one comedy series two doors down, simon carlyle, has died aged 48, his manager has confirmed. the scottish sitcom has starred arabella weir, and was also created and written by gregor sharp. you're live with bbc news. northern ireland's senior police officers will be questioned by politicians later about the data breach which led to details about all of the country's police officers and civilian staff accidentally being made public. the information was taken down within two hours, but there a

the uk's biggest mortgage lender, the halifax, says housing is now more affordable than a year ago.gs of a full—time worker — down from 7.3 times last year. but a typical home is still less affordable than it was near the start of the pandemic. the former boss of natwest is to receive a £2.11 million pay package this year, despite having quit in disgrace over her handling of the closure of nigel farage's bank account. dame alison rose resigned from the bank last month after admitting to being the source of an inaccurate news story about mr farage's finances. you're live with bbc news. we have some picturesjust we have some pictures just coming into us here at the bbc. drone pictures of the events in pakistan that you may remember from yesterday. these are extraordinary images filmed from a drone. these were the people who were eventually rescued. you may remember in pakistan, that cable carpets taking passengers from one side there of the to the other. there was a malfunction, it stopped working and the rescue operation was tense and nail—biting and thankfully successful. we do have

the uk's biggest mortgage lender, the halifax, says housing is now more affordable than a year ago. 7.3 times last year. but a typical home is still less affordable than it was near the start of the pandemic. the former boss of natwest is to receive a £2.11 million pay package this year, despite having quit in disgrace over her handling of the closure of nigel farage's bank account. you're live with bbc news. the british museum's director hartwig fischer said it is "frustrating" that the person who raised concerns about missing items at the institution did not reveal they had more artefacts in their possession. items including gold, jewellery and semi—precious gemstones are among those missing. live now to our correspondent, lizo mzimba for more on this. he is in the news —— news room. what is going on here? is he is in the news -- news room. what is going on here?— is going on here? is not exactly clear. is going on here? is not exactly clear- we _ is going on here? is not exactly clear. we had _ is going on here? is not exactly clear. we had this _ is going on here? is not exactly

new figures from the mortgage lender, halifax, says uk house prices have dropped for the fourth monthcal home is now just over 285 thousand pounds. a law charity has called for any deductions for living costs taken from compensation paid to wrongly convicted people — to be returned retrospectively. appeal, which last month helped quash the rape conviction of andrew malkinson, said all people who've been forced to payshould get the money back. the nhs system for seriously ill people requiring care at home is struggling to provide sufficient support. that's according to families of people with complex medical needs, and it comes despite a significant increase in spending on so—called "continuing health care". the government says it's putting billions of pounds into extra funding. we'll have more on that story and about 20 minutes' time here on bbc news. a grieving mother and her lawyer have been targeted by an extreme campaign of abuse, after suing a �*conspiracy theory newspaper�* which falsely claimed her son died from a covid vaccine. the irish light repeatedly abused adele campbell

the uk's biggest mortgage lender, the halifax, says housing is now more affordable than a year ago.a full—time worker, down from 7.3 times last year. but a typical home is still less affordable than it was near the start of the pandemic. the former boss of natwest is to receive a £2.4 million pay package this year, despite having quit in disgrace over her handling of the closure of nigel farage's bank account. dame alison rose resigned from the bank last month after admitting to being the source of an inaccurate news story. you're live with bbc news. the british museum's director hartwig fischer said it is "frustrating" that the person who raised concerns about missing items at the institution did not reveal they had more artefacts in their possession. items including gold, jewellery and semi—precious gemstones are among those missing. i spoke to our correspondent lizo mzimba who told us more about what's been happening. well, it's not exactly clear. we had this statement from the director of the british museum, hartwig fischer, as you pick out, at one point he says, "concerns were

new figures from the mortgage lender, halifax, says uk house prices have dropped for the fourth monthowjust over £285,000. a law charity has called for any deductions for living costs taken from compensation paid to wrongly convicted people — to be returned retrospectively. appeal, which last month helped quash the rape conviction of andrew malkinson, said all people who've been forced to pay — should get the money back. the nhs system for seriously ill people requiring care at home is struggling to provide sufficient support. that's according to families of people with complex medical needs — and it comes despite a significant increase in spending on so—called "continuing healthcare". the government says it's putting billions of pounds into extra funding. you're live with bbc news. the british government has unveiled a new vaccine research facility, where scientists are working to prevent future pandemics. it's located at porton down, a high security research facility best known for its work on chemical warfare. experts are preparing for what is known as disease x ? or the next pande

the uk's biggest mortgage lender — the halifax — says housing is now more affordable than a year ago.earnings of a full—time worker — down from 7.3 times last year. but a typical home is still less affordable than it was near the start of the pandemic. a leading greek archaeologist has claimed historic artefacts from her country are not safe in the british museum — after it emerged managers were warned two years ago that some last week the museum said it had sacked a staff member after items were reported "missing, stolen or damaged". you're live with bbc news. voting is under way in zimbabwe for closely watched presidential and legislative elections. many citizens are hoping for change after two decades of economic chaos but sceptical that the ruling zanu—pf party will allow a credible election. president mnan—gagwa is being challenged by nelson chamisa of the ccc — the citizens coalition for change — and nine other contenders. the zanu—pf party has been in power for almost as long as the 45—year—old opposition leader has been alive. over six—million registered voters are also choosi

new figures from the mortgage lender halifax says uk house prices have dropped for the fourth month inost of a typical home is now just over 285,000 pounds. a law charity has called for any deductions for living costs taken from compensation paid to wrongly convicted people to be returned retrospectively. appeal, which last month helped quash the rape conviction of andrew malkinson, said all people who've been forced to pay should get the money back. the nhs system for seriously ill people requiring care at home is struggling to provide sufficient support. that's according to families of people with complex medical needs and it comes despite a significant increase in spending on so—called "continuing healthcare". the government says it's putting billions of pounds into extra funding. we will have more on that story in about an hour. you're live with bbc news. now, it's been more than a year since the ukrainian city of mariupol was largely destroyed in a russian siege. now bbc verify has uncovered how moscow is rebuilding and �*russifying' the city — and even encouraging russians to buy

new figures from the mortgage lender, halifax, says uk house prices have dropped for the fourth monthw charity has called for any deductions for living costs taken from compensation paid to wrongly convicted people — to be returned retrospectively. appeal, which last month helped quash the rape conviction of andrew malkinson, said all people who've been forced to pay — should get the money back. the nhs system for seriously ill people requiring care at home is struggling to provide sufficient support. that's according to families of people with complex medical needs — and it comes despite a significant increase in spending on so—called "continuing healthcare". the government says it's putting billions of pounds into extra funding. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to the crisis in west africa over the military coup in niger. the military leaders there have closed the country's airspace and put their border forces on high alert, saying they are ready to defend themselves against any foreign aggression. the announcement came a day after the generals defied an ultimatum to reinstate

a typical home is still less affordable than it was near the start of the pandemic, according to halifaxgovernment says it will guarantee a finance dealfor ukraine, to buy nuclear fuel. finance dealfor ukraine, to buy nuclearfuel. the finance dealfor ukraine, to buy nuclear fuel. the energy minister grant shapps made the announcement during a visit to kyiv. russian air severely damage the energy supply in ukraine last year, making it more reliant than ever on the ageing nuclear power stations. you are alive with bbc news. india has made history after becoming the first country in the world to land near the moon's south pole. this was the moment the chandraraayan three made its soft landing, more than a month after taking off from the bay of bengal. it means india is now the fourth country in the world — after the us, russia and china — to make a soft landing on the moon. the mission will now allow experts to explore whether there is water ice on the moon which might then support human habitation there. correspondents is at a planetarium in mumbai. pleasejust take us correspondents is at

the uk's biggest mortgage lender, the halifax, is about to cut the costs on some of its fixed rate dealsction, and other lenders such as hsbc, nationwide and tsb have already cut some of their rates. the cost of mortgages has climbed steadily over the last nine months, here's colleta smith. after months of doom and gloom for homeowners, hope might be on the horizon. some banks are cutting mortgage rates, and it couldn't come too soon for those facing a bigger bill. we're fixed the next two years, but i know my mum's just been hit — her mortgage has gone up £200. i think it's around £250 extra a month now. so it's quite an increase considering, you know, my gas and electric has doubled as well. it's notjust those with mortgages hoping that rates begin to fall. hopefully, that would increase my business and i would be happy — a happier person because it'sjust — it's a worry. people are definitely watching their pennies this time. before anyone gets too excited, those reductions are really small and they haven't had a big impact on the market yet. in fact, at today's rates, an average two—y

the nation's biggest mortgage lender, the halifax, is cutting the cost of some of its fixed rate dealst's doing the same and other lenders have already cut some of their rates. it has raised hopes that borrowing costs could have peaked. here's our cost of living correspondent colleta smith. after months of doom and gloom for homeowners, hope might be on the horizon. some banks are cutting mortgage rates, and it couldn't come too soon for those facing a bigger bill. it was fixed the next two years, but i know my mum's just being hit by her mortgage has gone up £200. i think it's around £250 extra a month now. so it's quite an increase considering, you know, my gas, electric, has doubled as well. it's notjust those with mortgages hoping that rates begin to fall. hopefully that would increase my business and i would be a happier person because it's it's a worry. people are definitely watching their pennies this time. before anyone gets too excited, those reductions are really small and they haven't had a big impact on the market yet. in fact, at today's rates, an average two—year mortgage

newly released figures from the mortgage lender, halifax, says uk house prices have dropped for the fourthpandemic. the bank of england raised interest rates for the 14th time in a row, last week. the charity which helped quash andrew malkinson's rape conviction is calling for any deductions for prison living costs taken from compensation given to wrongly convicted people to be retrospectively reimbursed. the government said it would scrap the rule — which could have seen mr malkinson pay for his time in prison. the appeal charity wants this to be extended to all past prisoners. the nhs system for seriously ill people requiring care at home is struggling to provide sufficient support. families of people with complex medical needs are warning, despite a significant increase in spending on continuing healthcare — staff shortages and rising prices are making it increasingly difficult to find enough help. the government says it's putting billions of pounds into extra funding. the world scout jamboree in south korea will end early due to a typhoon warning, organisers have confirmed. it comes af

new figures from the mortgage lender, halifax, says uk house prices have dropped for the fourth monthds. new research from the us suggests there could be a connection between the number of bird species in an area, and the mental health of the people living there. scientists compared figures from an online bird database with hospital admissions statistics from the state of michigan. majorflooding in alaska has triggered a state of emergency. an outbust of a glacial dam on saturday has prompted evacuations for some residents in the state capital. this is the moment a house collapsed into the mendenhall river. a glacial outburst flooding happens when trapped water escapes through cracks in thinning ice dams. you're live with bbc news. we begin with the major political crisis unfolding in west africa. on a day of fast—moving developments, military leaders in niger have closed the country's airspace and put their border forces on high alert. they say they are ready to defend themselves against any foreign aggression. the statement came a day after the generals — who seized power injuly — d

the largest lender, halifax, is cutting its fixed—rate mortgages by up to 0.71%.m friday, a five year fixed... are watching bbc news, we are taking you live to belfast, where northern ireland's senior police officers are holding a news conference after those two data breaches. let's listen in to what they are saying. i breaches. let's listen in to what they are saying-— breaches. let's listen in to what they are saying. i have personally soken to they are saying. i have personally spoken to officers _ they are saying. i have personally spoken to officers and _ they are saying. i have personally spoken to officers and staff- they are saying. i have personally| spoken to officers and staff across the organisation, as you probably have done yourselves, and realised there are a range of emotions from people being somewhat pragmatic about, well, they already know who i am because i am a neighbourhood officer, through to people being anxious, frustrated and really angry. we need to work carefully with the staff associations, trade unions and our network to give people t

new figures from the mortgage lender halifax says uk house prices have dropped for the fourth month int over 285,000 pounds. new research from the us suggests there could be a connection between the number of bird species in an area and the mental health of the people living there. scientists compared figures from an online bird database with hospital admissions statistics from the state of michigan. majorflooding in alaska has triggered a state of emergency. a so—called outburst of a glacial dam on saturday has prompted evacuations for some residents in the state capital, juneau. look at that dramatic moment we had just seen, house collapsing. a glacial outburst flooding happens when trapped water escapes through cracks in thinning ice dams. all scouts taking part in the world jamboree in south korea are to be evacuated from the campsite early because of an incoming typhoon. 11,500 british scouts and volunteers had already pulled out of the 12—day event, blaming high temperatures and insanitary conditions at the camp, and saying it had become a health risk. this is the unluckiestjambo

research from halifax says the cost of a typical home is now 6.7 times average. earnings down from 7.3 last summer. but the group says typical monthly mortgage payments have rocketed by more than a fifth over the past year, meaning that overall buying a house is less affordable . all the uk will give affordable. all the uk will give support to ukraine's nuclear fuel supply in an effort to end the country's reliance on russia. grant shapps has announced a nearly £200 million loan guarantee to enable a uk based firm to supply ukraine's national nuclear company with uranium enrichment services . the uranium enrichment services. the energy secretary also visited a ukrainian power station damaged by russian missiles. he says the plans will stop president putin using energy as a weapon of war. those are the headlines and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gb news dot com. now back to andrew and . bev andrew and. bev >> good morning. thank you for joining us so the busy secretary kemi badenoch will fly to india today in an attempt finalise

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host: let's talk to lori was calling from halifax, pennsylvania on the republican line.morning. caller: good morning. so much to say and i want to sum it up. america is living a clown show these last several years. biden is a clown, an actor and has a path prescription including his family. president trump was targeted since the very day he came down that escalator in 2016. it has been thing after thing with indictments being the latest attempting to bring down and in ruining his 2024 presidential run. this is politically motivated as president trump stated into is election interference. he takes it all graciously. anyone who does not understand that the 2020 election was rigged, you are going to be in for a rude awakening because this information will come to fruition, trust me. president trump is the best u.s. president we ever had to walk the face of this earth and he is the only one capable of stating america again. he did it once and he will do it again. in fact, he never walked away and the more the deep state comes after him the stronger he becomes in the higher h

our oldest was 80, halifax, the buddhist leader. it was a international community of voices. it was wonderful to put together and wonderful to put out into the world and this is actually the first event for it, so, thank you. >> yay. [applause] >> i'm struck by yesterday's climate action being in the midst of the 70 mile an hour wind and storm and what a reminder that nature is a priority and that pushing the whole pipelines and destroying old growth forest is really not the way to go. >> yesterday's protest was really across the nation with more than 100 demonstrations about the banks that are financing fossil fuel extraction, the big four are chase, wells fargo, citi, and b of a. and you know, they are playing a huge role in the destruction of the planet and the climate and it was an action for people with withdraw their money, cut up your credit card. i cut up my long time united miles card. and you know, tell the banks to stop doing that, and to stop financing climate destruction. and so, in san francisco, despite the incredible rain and wind and cold, well, we thought it

row she joan in halifax, the buddhist leader, it's an international community. people -- wonderful to put together, wonderful to put out into the world. so -- and this is the first event for, so thank you. [applause] >> hi. i'm struck by yesterday's climate action being in the midst of a 70 mile an hour wind storm and, what a reminder, that nature is a priority, and pushing the whole pipelines and destroying old growth forests is really not the way to go. >> yesterday's protests was really across the nation, more than 100 protests about the banks that are financing old growth extraction. the big four. they are playing a huge role in the destruction of the planet, and the climate. and it was an action for people to withdraw their money, their credit cards. i cut up my long time united miles card. and tell the banks to stop doing that, and to stop financing climate destruction. and so san francisco, despite the incredible rain and wind and cold, what we thought it was cold. other parts of the country want. we had more than 100 people for a couple of hours. we shut

halifax is expected to cut the cost of its loans by 0.71% tomorrow.ck threat to quit the european convention on human rights if the supreme court blocks government's to blocks the government's plan to send illegal migrants to rwanda. jenrick said. we'll whatever jenrick said. we'll do whatever is necessary. and as i said in my digest and as christine hamilton said tonight, hamilton said earlier tonight, it and it's it is necessary and it's probably too late if you want to win the next christine win the next election. christine hamilton on the hamilton is back on the superstar alongside the superstar panel alongside the businessman and activist adam brooks and former labour party adviser matthew lazor. now when the snp's westminster deputy leader mhairi black, announced she would be standing down at the next election, she it the next election, she said it was quote, toxic was due to the quote, toxic environment of uk politics. the thing that makes me tired is westminster. >> i think it is , is one of the >> i think it is, is one of the most unhealthy w

halifax is expected to cut the cost of its loans by 0.71% tomorrow.eat to quit the european convention on human rights if the supreme court blocks government's to blocks the government's plan to send illegal migrants to rwanda. jenrick said. we'll whatever jenrick said. we'll do whatever is necessary. and as i said in my digest and as christine hamilton said tonight, hamilton said earlier tonight, it and it's it is necessary and it's probably too late if you want to win the next christine win the next election. christine hamilton on the hamilton is back on the superstar alongside the superstar panel alongside the businessman and activist adam brooks and former labour party adviser matthew lazor. now when the snp's westminster deputy leader mhairi black, announced she would be standing down at the next election, she it the next election, she said it was quote, toxic was due to the quote, toxic environment of uk politics. the thing that makes me tired is westminster. >> i think it is , is one of the >> i think it is, is one of the most unhealthy workpla

however, the halifax data also reveals high borrowing rates mean buyers won't feel the benefits . benefits georgia on charges relating to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. the announcement comes ahead of the first republic primary debate , first republic primary debate, which trump is dodging . and the

we arrived safely in halifax shortly after.earned that the plan to send a fleet to the mediterranean had been abandoned. and in america, he was simply disappointed, the americans are waging war only for the sake of advertising , but american democracy turned out to be a fake living state system for him, so i can’t have any enthusiasm that he had when he waged war for russia, uh. from the record of the question of admiral kolchak in america, the attitude towards the russians in general was negative; i assumed to return to russia at that time. i had a conversation with wilson, who asked me about position in russia and was interested in my opinion about the cause of the defeat in the gulf of riga, which i could only explain by the morale of the team. from the memoirs of a member of the naval mission , lieutenant ivanovich, during our stay in washington , our naval agent captain of the first rank nishtov showed a lot of concern for us . and, of course, the documents show complete groundlessness. uh, some now biased and speculative

this is research by the uk's biggest mortgage lender, halifax .n't feel unformed, that buyers won't feel the benefits . the benefits. >> donald trump says he'll hand himself in to be arrested tomorrow in georgia on charges relating to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. the announcement comes ahead of the first republican primary debate, which trump is skipping . which trump is skipping. >> and as well as all of that, we'll bring you the latest forecast for the day . forecast for the day. >> a few showers around today, but most of us will have a dry one, an increasing chance of some heavy showers in places tomorrow. a full forecast coming up shortly . okay up shortly. okay >> it is our top story this morning. and the business secretary kemi badenoch will fly to india in an attempt to finalise a multi—billion pound new post—brexit trade deal. >> so she says that the proposed agreement ain't so. >> nothing's signed yet with india, the world's fifth largest economy , proved that britain is economy, proved that britain is thriving in the global ma

. >> it was halifax . is it new >> no, it was halifax. is it new love in halifax or something?ether and the kids not happy and that not being happy and all that sort thing. and more sort of thing. more and more people be derek jacobi was people could be derek jacobi was in it and. >> oh, sounds good. yeah all right, up, stephen right, i'll look up, stephen says, segment divorce. >> if you're unhappy after the kids that's all crazy kids are grown, that's all crazy . see the attitude is . see the this attitude is another reason for people men in particular, to not take the risk of marrying and having kids. you need to be sure i don't see how you can be when you get married i >> -- >> yeah, i exam >> yeah, i think you're in love, aren't you? and. and that's why love is blind. you're blinded by love. you don't take rational decisions. do you necessarily think maybe you should. maybe you should sit down and think, have we got enough money? have we the same sort of goals in we got the same sort of goals in life? but you don't just love because our the whole sort of if in doubt , beca