just to unpack that data more when it comes to the halifax numbers.ou made the note of 1.1% higher for the month. 1.7% higher on the year on year basis. 1.2% up as well on the quarter by quarter basis. if one looks at the graph, one might think that price drop has bottomed out and we see house prices go on the up to close out the year. wit actually, halifax says house prices could fall between 2% and 4% in 2024. perhaps we will see this dip off just a little bit more as we head into the remainder of the year. of course, we are in an interest rate environment where we could see the rates drop off consi considerably. speaking of rates, we had the big lenders, hsbc, come and decide to cut their mortgage rates to below 4%. here is the figure. it actually went all the way as you saw the rates dip off to 5.92% for the two-year mortgage with the average five-year rate going to 5.53. prompting hsbc to bring down the mortgage rates as well. the five-year rate dipped off to 3.94%. that is for hsbc. we will take a look at that as well. it is not the only one whi

lord halifax, the british ambassador and lady halifax and others in their party to commemorate what roosevelt had called for the national day of prayer. and they prayed for three things. they prayed for strength in the coming conflict. they prayed for a just peace and above all, they prayed for forgiveness of our national of our national sins so that we would be worthy of the victory. they were asking god to grant us and that combination of of the willingness to commit military power in the name of freedom and also the humility to know that we can't prevail with military strength alone is really the trait of these two great leaders that i think has lessons for us today. churchill had crossed the atlantic for the second time. the this was a very dangerous crossing. the the atlantic was infested with u-boats that were taking a tremendous toll on allied shipping. he came here in the previous august in 1941. he met roosevelt secretly off the coast of newfoundland. and even though america was not yet in the war at that time, they discussed war aims and they agreed on what became the atlantic chart

thank you for inviting us back to halifax. he gave me a little bit of advice before this. he saido not do your job. what he was getting at is we want as many of you to participate in this session as possible. i will try to keep my questions to the panelists brief. i would like you all to think about questions you want to pose. i will try to moderate between you. rather than take up all your time posing the questions. let me introduced our panelists who will talk about food security and what the war in ukraine has meant for the world broadly. and hoto address those issues. she is a former ukrainian in p -- mp. she is the cofounder of the international center for ukrainian victory. she is probably the only member of the sandal that has a -- panel that has a foodstuff named after her. she did an interview with npr and when she talked about her own experience under families experience, a sausage shop in buffalo, new york has named a sausage after that. she needs no introduction to the halifax family. e has been in food security for a long time. weill talk a lot about that. she

data from halifax shows house prices shot up halifax shows house prices shot ”p by halifax shows houserices shot up by nearly £5,000 within a yean up by nearly £5,000 within a year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary. local residents in hull told gb news they feel let down when they admire alters and, um, like bungalows and that for adapted people, you know, for adapted people, you know, for disabled . for disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time and they're telling me it's difficult just to try and save the initial, um 10% or even sometimes 5. >> i definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they're like seem to start off at quarter of £1 million a senior leader of the nhs says the combination of strike action and rising cases of flu is creating a perfect storm for the struggling health service . struggling health service. >> sirjulian hartley's comments >> sir julian hartley's comments come as junior doctors in eng

it comes as rival halifax slashed almost a percentage point off some of its mortgage rates this week.r between banks. our cost of living correspondent kevin peachey reports. more than one and a half million homeowners are going to be renewing their their mortgages because their current deal is expiring this year and that new deal is likely to be more expensive. so this renewed competition between lenders is really good news for them, may relieve some of that financial pain, may make it a little bit less intense. remember, too, that landlords, the pressure on them may ease a little and that could feed through to tenants who may see those rent rises go a little less sharply. all this is possible because economists are predicting that the next move and the bank of england's benchmark rate will be down. and so that's already fed through to mortgage lenders�* own funding costs. and so that's why the halifax, the uk's biggest lender, has been able to announce this quite chunky fall, really. and then others like hsbc will announce further or we'll see further reductions. and it does depend o

that is why the halifax has been able to announce this quite chunky. hsbc will announce further or see further reductions. it does depend on what deal you have got. it will depend on your circumstances and another warning that brokers expect more rate cuts to come but they won't fall to the ultra low levels that we have benefited from for a decade or so. lets talk to dan kemp about this, global chief investment officer at morningstar investment management. good morning and happy new year. this is the news that doris want to hear. it is just when will the bank of england started to lower rates, that is what the banks are pressing on, isn't it? ., ., ., , _ isn't it? hello and happy new year to yom _ isn't it? hello and happy new year to you. yes, _ isn't it? hello and happy new year to you. yes, this - isn't it? hello and happy new year to you. yes, this is - isn't it? hello and happy new year to you. yes, this is a - isn't it? hello and happy new year to you. yes, this is a bit| year to you. yes, this is a bit of light in a very dark time of yearfor of

it comes after the uk's biggest lender, the halifax, cut some rates by almost one percentage point. 0ur what's the prospect for people with mortgages in the coming year? more than1.5 more than 1.5 million homeowners are going to be renewing their mortgages because their current deal is expiring this year. that new deal is likely to be more expensive so this renewed competition between lenders is really good news for them, it may relieve some of that financial pain and might make it a bit less intense. rememberthat and might make it a bit less intense. remember that landlords, the pressure on them my teaser little and that could feed through to tenants who may see those rent rises go a little less sharply. all this is possible because economists are predicting the next move in the bank of england's benchmark rate will be down and so that is already fed through to mortgage lenders�* on funding costs, so that is why the halifax, the uk�*s biggest lender, has been able to announce this quite chunky fall and others like hsbc tomorrow and others will announce further, will see further reducti

as you mention the halifax the biggest mortgage lender in the uk announced quite chunky this week andof the year. what does that mean for people, they will be looking and they will see if it will affect their particular circumstances and their deal but not in every case it has to be said. it is happening of course because the bank of england has held rates three times in a row now and expect the next move, economists expect the next move, economists expect the next move, economists expect the next move to be down and that is fed through to mortgage lenders but we are not going to see a return to the ultralow rates that many people got used to for more than a decade. kevin, thank you. a rare early medieval cemetery has been unearthed — not far from the end of the runway at cardiff airport — and it's left archaeologists scratching their heads. it's thought to date from the 6th or 7th century ad — and there are more than 70 graves at the site. but there are also some unexpected artefacts emerging from the graveyard. rebecca morelle has more. uncovering a medieval mystery. just outside of

lots of early flights to places such as istanbul, frankfurt, amsterdam, halifax in canada cancelled becauseways has, i calculate, 22 cancellations in and out of heathrow today. and on top of that, there's i6 cancellations at london city airport, which had a dreadful time yesterday, as well. actually, most of the other airports are looking 0k, apart from the scottish ones, where there were lots of problems yesterday — edinburgh and glasgow. so there's odd cancellations. and if you're flying on loganair, the airline says a couple of cancellations from orkney to edinburgh and to aberdeen, and you'll be able to postpone your journey if you're booked today till later in the week to be a bit more certain. you can get the very latest in the aftermath of the storm on the bbc news life page. an 84—year—old man has died in a car crash in grangemouth. luckily the other people in the car were not injured. now it's time to take a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. we've seen quite a bit of disruption due to storm isha, which is now pulling away into the norwegian sea, but we also had

figures from halifax rise by nearly £5,000 within a year.eased by 1.7% on average across 2023. average house prices rose month on month to december , the third on month to december, the third consecutive hike in a row . it consecutive hike in a row. it comes as the chairman of natwest said today that it's not that difficult to get on the property ladden difficult to get on the property ladder. sir howard davies told the bbc that those wishing to own a home need to save . own a home need to save. meanwhile there's some relief for drivers as petrol prices fall for the second month in a row. rac figures found that the price of fuel fell from 146.7 pence in december to 140.6. it bnngs pence in december to 140.6. it brings petrol prices down to a level last seen in early 2022, before russias invasion of ukraine sparked a surge in the cost of oil . commuters in london cost of oil. commuters in london may struggle next week as planned strike action brings the tube to a standstill . london tube to a standstill. london underground workers are launchi

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as data from halifax shows , the house from halifax shows, the house pnces from halifax shows, the house prices have shot up by nearly £5,000 within year, with the £5,000 within a year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary. local residents told gb news residents in hull told gb news they feel let down. >> we need more houses and, um, like bungalows and that for adapted people, you know, for disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time and they're telling me it's difficult just to try and save the initial, um 10% or even sometimes 5. >> i definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they're like seem to start off at quarter of £1 million ofsted inspections will restart in schools from the 22nd of this month . month. >> the announcement comes after they were halted to ensure inspectors received mental health training. ofsted's new chief inspector said a few days ago that the inspection process needs to be far more empathetic. t

so um, latest halifax figures.to fall between about two and 5% over 20, 24. you know, that's the average of what commentators are saying. so uh, you know, it could get better for first time buyers over 20, 24. and certainly it's good news that mortgages are starting to get cheaper because, you know, the last six months, certainly july to november has been a very tricky time, really, to get a mortgage and to remortgage . remortgage. >> and hsbc as we heard from anna, they're offering a mortgage rate of under 4. the first lender to do so . first lender to do so. obviously, lots of people will now be hoping that other lenders start to follow suit . start to follow suit. >> but yeah . yes. and what we're >> but yeah. yes. and what we're seeing is swap rates have come down quite considerably. these are the rates that fixed rate based on um, and uh , you know based on um, and uh, you know what remains to be seen is what might happen to bank base rates this year. there's not a lot of, um, transactions going through at the

the uk's biggest, the halifax, has cut some interest rates by close to one percentage point, while hsbcmore on this story in 15 minutes. you're live with bbc news. here in the uk, a row about emergency cover has broken out between national health service bosses and union leaders, as a strike byjunior doctors in england enters its second day. on wednesday, nhs leaders made 20 requests for striking doctors to cross the picket line and help overstretched services but the british medical association accused them of misusing the system. a number of nhs trusts have reported long waiting times in a&e, with some declaring critical incidents. here's our health editor hugh pym. withjunior doctors out with junior doctors out on strike, around between the union, british medical association and nhs leaders in england has blown off. if the safety of emergency services is threatened they can call back striking doctors but they have to demonstrate they have exhausted all sources. bma claims they are not producing enough evidence out of 20 request so far almost all have been rejected. irate request so f

data from halifax, to mortgages.a from halifax, meanwhile, shows that house pnces meanwhile, shows that house prices have shot up by nearly £5,000 within the last year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary. local residents in hull told gb news they feel let down. >> we need more altars and, um, like bungalows and that for adapted people, you know, for disabled . disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time and they're telling me it's difficult just to try and save the initial , difficult just to try and save the initial, um, io% difficult just to try and save the initial, um, 10% or even sometimes 5. >> i definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they, like, seem to start off at quarter of £1 million. >> a senior leader of the nhs says that the combination of strike action and rising cases of the flu is creating a perfect storm for the struggling healt

data from halifax shows that house prices have shot up by nearly £5,000 within a year, with the costof an average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary. local residents in hull have told gb news they feel let down. >> we need more answers and them, like bunglers and that fair adapted people, you know, for disabled . for disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time, and they're telling me it's difficult just to try and save the initial , difficult just to try and save the initial, um, 10% or even sometimes 5. >> i definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they're they're like seem to start off at quarter of £1 million off std inspections will restart in schools from the 22nd of this month. >> the announcement comes after they were halted to ensure that inspectors received mental health training. ofsted's new chief inspector said a few days ago that the inspection process needs to be far more empathetic . needs to be far more empathetic. after vario

data from halifax, to mortgages.ata from halifax, meanwhile, shows that house pfices meanwhile, shows that house prices have shot up by nearly £5,000 within the last year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary. local residents in hull told gb news they feel let down. >> we need more altars and, um, like bungalows and that for adapted people, you know, for disabled . disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time and they're telling me it's difficult just to try and save the initial , difficult just to try and save the initial, um, 10% or even sometimes 5. >> i definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they, like, seem to start off at quarter of £1 million. >> a senior leader of the nhs says that the combination of strike action and rising cases of the flu is creating a perfect storm for the struggling health service . sirjulian hartley's service. sirjulian

the uk's biggest, the halifax, has cut some interest rates by close to one percentage point, while hsbcing storm henk, that swept across large parts of the uk. high winds caused widespread travel disruption and thousands of homes lost power. flood warnings are still in place in england, scotland and wales due to heavy rain. phil mackie has the latest. it's not looking good for ian harris. this is the fifth big flood since he moved in in 2016. this level of flooding used to be called a 50—year event. now it's happening annually. it's becoming pretty frequent. it never used to be like this. it is getting worse and worse. the expected peak in worcester tomorrow will get very close to the record set four years ago. sometimes you get a sharp peak and it drops very quickly and it can go off in a day or so. other times it can really stretch out over one or two weeks. this looks like a longer stretched out one. it's not going to go down quick, i don't think. ian's well prepared. he's lived here for a while. paul wasn't so lucky. he hasjust moved here and that is his car. it's probably a write—o

that's after data from halifax showed house pnces data from halifax showed house prices are up by nearlyound eight and a half years of around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary. local residents in hull told gb news they feel let down. >> we need more houses and, um, like bungalows and that for adapted people you know, for disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time, and they're telling me it's difficult just to try and save the initial, um ,10% or even the initial, um, 10% or even sometimes 5. >> i definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they're like seem to start off at quarter of £1 million. athenia leader of the nhs, says the combination of strike action and rising cases of flu is creating a perfect storm for the struggling health service. >> sirjulian hartley's comments >> sir julian hartley's comments come as junior doctors in england continue their six day strike over pay and conditions. the longest industrial action in nhs history . the longest industrial action

worst hit is heathrow, lots of early flights to places like frankfurt, amsterdam, istanbul, halifax andbecause the planes could not get it yesterday and british airways has 22 cancellations in and out of heathrow today and on top of that, 16 cancellations at london city airport which had a dreadful time yesterday. most of the other airports looking 0k apart from the scottish ones. lots of problems yesterday, edinburgh and glasgow, the odd cancellation and if you are flying on loganair, the alliances a couple of cancellations to edinburgh and aberdeen and you will be able to postpone your journey until and aberdeen and you will be able to postpone yourjourney until later in the week to be slightly more certain. ., ., , the week to be slightly more certain. . ., , ,, ., the week to be slightly more certain. . ,, ., ., certain. that was simon calder with the latest on _ certain. that was simon calder with the latest on the _ certain. that was simon calder with the latest on the aeroplanes - certain. that was simon calder with the latest on the aeroplanes and i certain. that was simon calde

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data from halifax shows that house prices have shot up by nearly £5,000 within a year, with the costrs of a buyer's salary. local residents in hull have told gb news they feel let down. >> we need more answers and them, like bunglers and that fair adapted people, you know, for disabled . for disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time,

our current political cartoonist lives in halifax. but does he have his nose on what is happening in washington? not any more than he can from our 24 hour news cycle. but when journalists occupied the newsroom, they were part of on the >> when we were not living in the 24 hour news cycle, when news was slower and information traveled less quickly and perhaps a little more accurately. we noticed that he called world war ii in 1935. was he press stands? he was paying attention he was paying attention to the dynamics and how the nature of hitler was changing alliances. he was reading the tea leaves, but he was doing it with an awareness of power struggles and shifts. it happens a lot less because there's not that interaction with journalists. when he won his fourth pulitzer prize, it was with woodward and bernstein for their coverage of the watergate break-in. they worked together. how could he, nixon three days after the break in? because the libel laws in the country are so strong that he could express his opinion. woodward and bernste

part of the news for not so much anymore our current washington post editorial cartoonist lives in halifax canada. so great guy, wonderful artists. but does he have his nose on what's happening in washington? no, i mean, not my more than he can from our 24 hour news cycle. but when journalists occupied the they were part, you know, on the spot in the time when we weren't living in the 24 hour news cycle, when news was a bit slower, when information traveled less and perhaps a little more accurately so we noticed that with her blog. i mean, he called world war. in 1935. was he prescient? well, he was prescient in the fact that he was paying attention. he was paying attention to the dynamics and how they had shifted in europe and how the bellicose nature of hitler was changing alliances. and so he was he was reading the tea leaves. yes, but he was reading the tea leaves with an awareness of of power struggles and, shifts that happens a lot less, i think, because they there isn't that interaction with journalists when her blog won his fourth pulitzer prize, it was with ben bradlee, woodward a

it's obscure in halifax, in yorkshire, going round from door to door as if in a kind of improvise clinicalal, asking who had been inoculated against smallpox and who who hadn't, and figuring out whether it worked or so it speaks very well. the enlightenment, but it's sort of backwards. you, as the central 18th century goes on, i think a couple of other people i'd love you to talk to us about a bit. there's got to you■ might. i'm pronouncing that correctly. yeah. extraordinary. yes. angela got yes, i was very won by him. he's a tuscan. he's a physician, a tuscan doctor. and he at a time in the middle of the 18th century, a middle of it were, under inoculated to cope with smallpox. and there've been many attempts really to introduce inoculation into france. it was rather extraordinary. i mean, the book's historical narrative begins with the violent attack of smallpox experienced by voltaire. voltaire, because he goes to england, 17, 26, 28 and was already seen that the english thanks to lady mary and the princess of wales, taking inoculation very seriously. voltaire then publishes in his let

not so much anymore, our current washington post editorial cartoonists lives in halifax, canada. great guy, wonderful artist, but does he have his nose on what is happening in washington? no. not any more than he can from a 24 hour news cycle. but when journalists occupied the newsroom, they were part of on the spot back in the time when we were not living in a 24 hour news cycle, when news was a bit slower, when information traveled less quickly and perhaps a little more accurately . so we noticed that, he called world war ii in 1935. was he press event? well, he was prescient in the fact that he was paying attention. paying attention to the dynamics and how they had shifted in europe, and how the nature of hitler was changing alliances. he was reading the tea leaves, yes. but he was reading the tea leaves with an awareness of power struggles and shifts. that happens a lot less, i thind , because there isn't that interaction with journalists. when he won his fourth pulitzer prize with ben bradley, woodward and bernstein for their coverage of the watergate break-in. how could the

so for example, the halifax has just reduced the two year fixed rate from 5.64% to 4.81..8. this is a serious reduction very, very quickly . i'm delighted to very quickly. i'm delighted to be joined in the studio by the economist at the institute of economic affairs, catherine mcbride . and finally catherine mcbride. and finally catherine new year optimism. some good news. we should celebrate that , news. we should celebrate that, shouldn't we? >> oh, definitely. and it was started last year when we had some very good inflation numbers . so most people in the city numbers. well, yes . yeah. less numbers. well, yes. yeah. less bad, less bad. you're trying to be an optimist all right. yeah. but it meant that everyone is expecting the bank of england to start rates year, start cutting rates next year, possibly earlier were possibly earlier than they were expecting to. um, they're building in about, uh, two cuts of about a quarter of a percent. so we'll see what happens of, of both of them. >> so that could be like half a percent cut in the base rate. so that's the future dir

so for example, the halifax has just reduced the two year fixed rate from 5.64% to 4.81..8. this is a serious reduction very, very quickly . i'm delighted to very quickly. i'm delighted to be joined in the studio by the economist at the institute of economic affairs, catherine mcbride . and finally catherine mcbride. and finally catherine new year optimism. some good news. we should celebrate that , news. we should celebrate that, shouldn't we? >> oh, definitely. and it was started last year when we had some very good inflation numbers . so most people in the city numbers. well, yes . yeah. less numbers. well, yes. yeah. less bad, less bad. you're trying to be an optimist all right. yeah. but it meant that everyone is expecting the bank of england to start rates year, start cutting rates next year, possibly earlier were possibly earlier than they were expecting to. um, they're building in about, uh, two cuts of about a quarter of a percent. so we'll see what happens of, of both of them. >> so that could be like half a percent cut in the base rate. so that's the future dir

halifax have said that house prices can be swayed by many factors, such as the number of homes for salethe local job market and the kinds of services on offer like public transport, schools and universities . schools and universities. huddersfield does have a university . it's the uk's 11th university. it's the uk's 11th largest town in. it's known for its industry heritage. there's lots of beautiful scenery around here. it's not too far from the peak district and it's got a lot of lovely art galleries and museums , and it's got great museums, and it's got great transport links as well. it's very close to the m62 too, so if people are commuting, it's near to bigger cities like leeds and manchester, and i've been out speaking to people in huddersfield about the property price house boom here and this is what they've had to say . is what they've had to say. >> probably wouldn't call it a hot spot . hot spot. >> definitely. yeah. the prices are rising and if you drive around huddersfield and walk around huddersfield and walk around huddersfield and walk around huddersfield , which i do aro

listen to the announcer calling a game in canada between halifax max versus the sydney mitsubishi rushross. ah, ah! i apologize if i just damaged your eardrums there. went right over the mesh, right over my head. [ laughter ] >> we love you, mark. >> a plus for recovery. >> love that. >> can you imagine how fast that puck was coming? >> no one blames you, mark. we get it. you did a great job. hazard of the job. mark writing on twitter, it's amazing how this has taken on a life of its own. he hopes we all got a smile and a laugh. we did, mark. have a good weekend. maybe a face mask. >> that was awesome, lara. now over to ginger. >> thank you, mark. all right. big meteorology conference in steamboat springs. just before everybody arrived, including max columbo. 7.5 feet of snow in just two weeks. i have always wanted to go to that conference. i missed out this week. we've got the sierra nevada, state of california at 52% of normal. they're below average but they're about to get a parade of storms coming through. some of the highest elevations will pick up 6 to 12 inches. it's really heav

yes, well that comes from the halifax house price trends report.w at the fastest rate in the uk in the last year, despite a nationwide downturn . so huddersfield, downturn. so huddersfield, bucking the trend nationally . bucking the trend nationally. it's um as homes in the west yorkshire town here went for 8.7% more, meaning that here in huddersfield the average home now costs 22,000 more than it did a year ago. so the average house price has gone from 253,000 to 275,000. but no clear reasons have actually been given emily for the rise. but halifax have said there's a number of reasons that may account for it as to how house prices can be swayed, such as the number of homes for sale, the local job market and the kinds of services that are on offer like public transport, schools and universities. huddersfield is the uk's largest, well universities. huddersfield is the uk's largest , well 11th the uk's largest, well 11th largest town and it's here in west yorkshire. it has got a unique history. it's known for its industrial heritage and its arts sce

the provider, halifax, has cut rates by as much as 0.92% points. 25 years of repayments being left to pay. leeds building society has also cut their rates and other lenders, including kensington, have withdrawn rates with a view to relaunch cheaper loans . loans. >> five people have been killed after two planes collided on a runway in tokyo . all 379 runway in tokyo. all 379 passengers and 12 crew on board the japan airlines aircraft were safely evacuated on inflatable emergency slides . an emergency slides. an investigation is now underway but has already been revealed. the announcement system on board didn't work , forcing staff to didn't work, forcing staff to use megaphones. >> lebanon terror group hezbollah says it's now targeting israeli soldiers after a senior hamas official was killed by an israeli drone strike in beirut . israel hasn't strike in beirut. israel hasn't yet commented officially on the attack, but an adviser to the israeli pm described it as a surgical strike against the hamas leadership . hamas leadership. >> this weather sit

it comes as data from halifax shows house prices have shot up by nearly £5,000 within a year, with thest of the average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary . well, in the us , buyer's salary. well, in the us, newly unsealed court documents have revealed that ghislaine maxwell claimed she never introduced prince andrew to jeffrey epstein in a transcript from videotaped evidence in 2016, she described alleged meetings between epstein and the duke of york as a tissue of lies. it's the third of lies. it's the third round of documents unsealed documents to be unsealed detailing those who had connections with sex offender jeffrey epstein . earlier this jeffrey epstein. earlier this week, the first batch of files, named prince andrew, donald trump and bill clinton among 150 people, though many of those named are not accused of any wrongdoing . meanwhile, a man who wrongdoing. meanwhile, a man who suspected of faking his own death has been extradited from scotland to the us . nicholas scotland to the us. nicholas rossi is wanted for allegedly raping a woman in 20

and this research from the halifax on friday said that average property values have increased . propertythe end of 2022. so my panel higher at the end of 2022. so my panel, i want to ask you both, is it easy to get on the housing market? and is howard right? well as out of touch as you get, don't you think so? >> out of touch with reality? >> out of touch with reality? >> how is this guy still in a job? >> well, he won't be, but i am calling for. >> honestly, i don't want anyone to get the sack , but he has to to get the sack, but he has to go talk about how tone deaf, isn't it? do you know what the first now ? um, it first time buyer now? um, it they they've 32 years old and they they've 32 years old and they go to the bank of mum and dad . it is so difficult to get dad. it is so difficult to get on the housing ladder. he hasn't got scooby doo. got a scooby doo. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> well, he's got a lot of money, though. >> he certainly has. i imagine that the, the children of howard davies haven't struggled get davies haven't struggled to get on because on the property ladd