2023-08-05
Financial Times Front Page 5th of August 2023
FT Weekend discusses cuts in lending rates, raising hopes that mortgage levels may have peaked, despite the Bank of England’s recent interest rate hike to a 15-year high.
FT Weekend discusses cuts in lending rates, raising hopes that mortgage levels may have peaked, despite the Bank of England’s recent interest rate hike to a 15-year high.
The Daily Express reports a major victory for victims of “state pension injustice,” who may “claw back cash” after losing out on £1bn in payouts, according to a watchdog.
According to The Guardian, investment funds have more than doubled their stake in England’s childcare sector over the last four years.
The Daily Mail reveals that people smugglers are charging £2,500 for assistance in escaping the UK, advertising escape routes in lorries for those looking to leave England urgently.
The Daily Telegraph reports that children as young as seven will receive “trans treatment” on the NHS.
According to The Times, middle-class students have been warned they may lose out on places at top universities that are recruiting an increasing number of foreign students.
The Daily Star reports on comedian and I’m a Celebrity star Joe Pasquale’s near-death experience after tripping and impaling himself on a moose antler in Skegness.
The Daily Mirror tells the story of the first UK lottery winner to be jailed, who blew his £6.5m fortune and is now working as a painter and decorator.
The i weekend features comments from Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, who, in a Q&A session with readers, said that banks should do more for savers.