Mortgage availability nears pre-pandemic levels amid spike in 5% deposit deals

A mortgage battle by banks and building societies means rates are falling and the number of deals available to UK borrowers is at its highest level since March 2020. There are now more than 4,500 deals on offer – just 700 fewer mortgage options than there were before the pandemic, according to data from Moneyfacts, with … Read more

Italy’s papers brag that ‘Brexit Effect’ will mean Mancini’s men have huge support against England

Italian papers have not been shy to bring Brexit into the equation as they urge their long-unbeaten footballers and tennis star Matteo Berrettini to take one more step in London, winning Wimbledon and Euro 2020 to seal a momentous day for their nation. World number nine Berrettini faces a huge test to shock defending champion Novak … Read more

Vauxhall safeguards 1,000 jobs with new £100m plan to build electric vans at Ellesmere Port plant

Vauxhall safeguards 1,000 jobs with new £100m plan to build electric vans at its Ellesmere Port plant in fresh post-Brexit boost Company had been reviewing its options for the Cheshire site including closure  Believed to have sought financial incentives from the Government to help  Up to 7,000 workers in the supply chain rely on the … Read more

Primark sets new sales records as shoppers flood back to its stores

Primark fashions new sales records as shoppers flood back to its stores after lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:04 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 22:41 BST, 1 July 2021 Primark has set sales records after post-lockdown demand surged.  Several records were set in its stores following the easing of restrictions, … Read more

Shift to electric cars will cause 11% rise in UK traffic, report claims 

A wide-scale rollout of electric cars will add 10 million more vehicles to Britain’s roads by 2050 – taking the total to 40 million, a new report warns. The shift to the environmentally-friendly vehicles, spearheaded by the UK government, will also lead to an 11 per cent rise in traffic between 2021 and 2050 – … Read more

UK government ‘set to approve new North Sea oilfield off coast of Shetland Islands’

Ministers are set to approve a new North Sea oilfield off the coast of the Shetland Islands months before Britain hosts a global climate change summit, reports say.  Those behind the Cambo oilfield plan to extract 150 million barrels of oil under proposals handed to Downing Street by Siccar Point Energy, the Times reported.  The oilfield, … Read more