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House prices have bounced back in defiance of economists who warned of a double-digit drop at the start of the year.

House Prices In Britain: House prices were 1.7% higher than in December 2022 - when the market was hammered by the "mini-budget" crisis of former Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Rep. Josh Cutler is heading to the Healey administration to serve as undersecretary of apprenticeship, work-based learning, and policy.

Rishi Sunak hits the road today to drive home his pledge to put more money in peoples pockets with a National Insurance cut starting on Saturday.

If you have joined if you havejoined us, you are welcome and we are looking at the top business stories. we start here in the uk, where there is some relief for millions of people facing soaring housing costs. lenders have started the new year by slashing the cost of mortgages as financial markets bet the bank of england will soon begin to cut interest rates from their 15—year high. from today banking giant hsbc becomes the first major lender to bring back mortgages below 4% since last march. ...

Halifax has been able to announce this quite chunky. and others like 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 wont 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...

Died following an altercation on primrose hill in north london, just before midnight, when people had gathered to watch a fireworks display. an 18—year—old man has also been arrested on suspicion of affray. the owners of pontins in southport have confirmed theyre to close the holiday park for good. theyd just hosted a new years eve party for families, but since then its been shut due to flooding. its the third of the companys holiday parks to close since november. sefton council, the landown...

Henderson County has been chosen for a signature matching pilot program following the March primary election.

Halifax, the UKs largest lender, became the first company to slash rates on its remortgage deals by up to 0.83 percentage points yesterday, just hours into the first working day of the year.

After the UK's biggest lender reduces rates on new fixed deals, other providers are expected to follow suit.