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are you a first—time buyer, have recently taken on a mortgage or are looking to move — how is this impacting you? do get in touch on twitter @annitabbc or use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. cuba is completely without power after hurricane ian has struck the western end of the island. two people are reported dead. florida now braces itself for the category three hurricane with life—threatening winds, floods and tidal surges. leaders of several european countries claim that rare ga...

flights have already been cancelled and schools closed, as heavy rain and strong winds begin battering the south of the country. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and broadcasterjenny kleeman, and natasha clark, chief political correspondent of the sun. tomorrows front pages. theres no surprise about the story dominating the front pages. "liz puts her foot on the gas" is the headline in the sun, saying th...

The bosses, you need to remember that every single e—mail you send each other is going to be the subject of review and will be public at some point. so the pressure on the top of the bbc at the moment is enormous, first of all to respond on the day, but also be aware of the long—term issues. we the day, but also be aware of the long-term issues.— the day, but also be aware of the long-term issues. we will talk about that more later. _ long-term issues. we will talk about that more later. r...

Mortgage lending by building societies was down nearly a quarter in the first three months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, reflecting falling demand in the housing market. This is according to the latest data from the Building Societies Association (BSA) however the figures also show that mortgage

And across the board, whether its on cop and climate change or, indeed, how to fix the global economy. these are all issues where we can play a role in people are looking for us to do that. you are putting up taxes, you are cutting spending. they are choices. how can you be sure youre not going to make a bad situation worse? well, its tough and you wouldnt expect me to comment on specifics just a couple of days in advance of the chancellors autumn statement... but youve acknowledged that taxes a...

And its important that we get a grip of that. its important that we limit the increase in mortgage rates that people are experiencing. and the best way to do that is to get a grip of our borrowing levels. even if that makes people poorer? thats in everyones long—term interest, that we make sure that plan works. but what i can reassure people is the way we will go about that will have fairness and compassion at the heart of all the decisions. i also wanted to ask the prime minister about his de...

But what ive seen here at the 620 summit in indonesia is an enormous amount of goodwill for the uk to be an active and engaged member of the international community. theres widespread support for what weve done in ukraine and across the board, whether its on on cop whether its on cop and climate change or how to fix the global economy, these are all issues where we can play a role and people are looking us to do that. you are putting up taxes and cutting spending. they are choices. how can you b...

Recorded history against the us dollar come augu5t recorded history against the us dollar come august to the level of parity, ie one pound equals $1 but that was in thin trading on monday morning in the asian se55ion that was in thin trading on monday morning in the asian session and it then rebounded and has edged back a bit this morning but we are still around $1.06 to the pound, so roughly where we were at the end of last week, 5till marking a broader downturn for the pound against the dollar...

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meeting to discuss the crisis in syria. the government of bashar al assad has ignored. james murdoch is backing away from the british newspapers in his fathers media empire. news corp. says murdoch is no longer on the boards of the subsidiaries that publish "the times," "the sunday times." the inquiry into uk press efforts is back in session in london this thursday. the committee is set to hear from author j.k. rowling, actress sienna miller and former formula one chief max moseley...