Average UK house asking price registers steepest monthly drop for 20 years

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

Rightmove blames the 1.2% fall in new sellers’ prices on the end of stamp duty discounts and more homes coming on to the market

The average price of homes coming up for sale dropped by the largest monthly amount in more than 20 years in July, according to a property website, after the end of temporary cuts to stamp duty, and recent increases in council tax on second homes.

The average price being asked by new sellers fell by 1.2%, or £4,531, in July compared with a month earlier, to £373,709.

Ministers to revive Blair-era Pensions Commission to tackle savings crisis

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

Revived body will examine future of the retirement system as analysis shows pensioner income is set to fall

The government is resurrecting the Pensions Commission, amid fears that a retirement crisis could mean today’s workers will be poorer in retirement than the current crop of pensioners.

The move by ministers to revive the landmark commission, established by Tony Blair’s government in 2002, comes as analysis shows that the income of pensioners is set to fall in the coming decades.

Pat Tillman’s brother arrested for driving into California post office – report

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

Late NFL star’s brother, Richard Tillman, taken into custody as suspect after crash causes building to go up in flames

Police are investigating a car that crashed into a post office in San Jose, California, early on Sunday, causing the building to go up in flames, authorities said. Police reportedly took a Richard Tillman – brother of NFL star turned army enlistee Pat Tillman – into custody as a suspect.

The crash happened shortly before 3am at the office located in a strip mall south of downtown, according to the San Jose police department. No injuries were reported.

Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers on Friday

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

China, France, Germany, Russia and the UK are the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal reached with Iran.

WW2 veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa’ Jake Larson dies aged 102

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

Tributes are being paid to the American D-Day veteran and social media star.

Children of elderly UK couple jailed by Taliban call for release before they ‘die in custody’

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, have been held for five-and-a-half months without charge

The children of an elderly couple imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan have urged the group to release the pair before they “die in custody”.

They said the UN would be making a statement on Monday calling for the immediate release of Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, who were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, in February.

UK Urges ‘50-Day Drive’ to Arm Ukraine, Raise Pressure on Putin – Bloomberg.com

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

UK Urges ‘50-Day Drive’ to Arm Ukraine, Raise Pressure on Putin Bloomberg.com
High-level talks held on support for Ukraine a week after Trump said Europe will pay for weapons The Hill
Healey: ‘50-day deadline needed to force Putin to negotiate’ The Telegraph
Defence secretary to call for ‘50-day drive’ to arm Kyiv and force Putin’s hand The Independent
Next Ramstein meeting scheduled for July 21 Ukrinform

Why are so many Palestinian religious sites under attack by Israel?

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

Gaza's only Catholic church has been hit and Muslim cemeteries have been desecrated.

Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

More than 1,000 people in Syria have been killed in recent clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters.

One dead and two missing after six people swept down waterfall in Oregon

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Admin

Search and rescue operation under way after group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River

One person has died while two others remain missing after six people were swept down a waterfall in Oregon over the weekend.

On Saturday, the Deschutes county sheriff’s office announced a multi-agency search and rescue operation after the group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend on Saturday afternoon.