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"At the peak of the boom in 2006, over a third of all U.S. home purchase lending was made to people who already owned at least one house. In the four states with the most pronounced housing cycles, the investor share was nearly half—45 percent. Investor shares roughly doubled between 2000 and 2006. While some of these loans went to borrowers with “just” two homes, the increase in percentage terms is largest among those owning three or more properties.

A van driver drunkenly crashed into a lamppost before pulling out a knife in front of an off-duty police officer, a court has heard.

A Bury man stole a car containing three children before abandoning it in a disused car park.

Donkin — the only operational underground coal mine in Canada — closed in 2020 after a series of roof cave-ins and a provincial stop-work order. The ventilation fan that causes Donkin’s constant noise pulls fresh air into the mine to dilute methane and prevent explosions.

The politicians deliver the words but who writes them? We talk to the experts whose job is to come up with the memorable phrases