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The UK is experiencing the sharpest, fastest rise in interest rates since the 1980s, and markets and homeowners are braced for another increase from the Bank of England on Thursday, with an increase of at least 0.25 percentage points from 4.5% expected. After more than a decade of rates at 0.75% or below, this has left many homeowners whose fixed deals are ending, and those on tracker mortgages, facing huge blows to their finances. Many of the people who have got in touch with the Guardian are young couples and families, who are often worse affected than older homeowners by the interest rate…

A federal judge has scheduled the first court appearance for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, who faces tax and gun charges. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, on Wednesday issued an order (pdf) requiring Hunter Biden to appear in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26. Noreika will be presiding over the case against Hunter Biden, who after a five-year criminal investigation was on Tuesday charged with federal crimes. The president’s son has been charged with two counts of failure to pay income tax and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. He…

Ilkay Gündogan will sign for Barcelona on a free transfer, ending Manchester City’s hopes of keeping the influential midfielder. The 32‑year‑old, who was captain and a pivotal figure in City’s treble‑winning side – scoring twice in the FA Cup final – has agreed a two-year deal with Barça, with an option for a further year. Gündogan’s contract at City was due to expire at the end of the month. City understand that Gündogan reached the agreement to join Barcelona and he leaves with the champions’ blessing and respect. They offered the German a new one-year contract with the option of a further…

Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans on June 20 denounced the criminal plea deal that federal authorities reached with President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. An attorney representing Hunter Biden said his client was taking responsibility for offenses that occurred while he struggled with drug addiction. Trump and others decried the agreement for letting Hunter Biden off easy. In a post on his Truth Social platform on June 20, Trump said the Department of Justice gave the president’s son a free pass. “Wow! The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden…

The search for a submersible that went missing during a dive to the wreck of Titanic has entered its fourth day, amid concerns the oxygen supply sustaining its five passengers is running dangerously low. Equipment from the US, Canada, UK and France is heading to the scene of the search, about 640km (400 miles) south of St John’s, Newfoundland, joining an international coalition of rescue teams that is sweeping a vast expanse of the North Atlantic for the Titan after it went missing on Sunday, nearly two hours into its dive. Officials still hold out hope of a rescue. A US…

GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER WITH PASTOR CHRIS –  Takes place on the 23rd – 24th June 2023 The global day of prayer with Pastor Chris is coming up on the 23rd and 24th of June. The man of God Pastor Chris said  “All nations belong to the Lord and all of us are the works of His hands…”  Join in prayer with the man of God, Pastor Chris and billions around the world from the 23rd to the 24th June 2023 live on ALL LOVEWORLD NETWORKS.  AND don’t forget to FAST and Pray on both days.

The charity, Beat, has seen a 300% increase in calls to its helpline during the pandemic, with children from wealthier backgrounds more likely to be diagnosed. The number of teenage girls with eating disorders has increased dramatically since the start of the COVID pandemic, with experts warning of a “postcode lottery of care”. The new study, published in the Lancet Child And Adolescent Health journal found that since March 2020 eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia were 42% higher than would be expected for teenage girls aged 13-16, and 32% higher for those aged 17-19. The number of…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law new legislation aimed at limiting children’s exposure to drag events or other sexual performances on public property or businesses across the state. Senate Bill 12 (pdf) restricts certain “sexually oriented performances” from taking place on public property, on the premises of a commercial enterprise, or in the presence of individuals under the age of 18. Under the bill, a “sexually oriented performance” is defined as a visual performance in which the entertainer is nude, is a male performer exhibiting as a female, or a female performer exhibiting as a male and is wearing clothing, makeup, or other…

A New Zealand high school maths teacher has had his teaching license cancelled for refusing to call his Year 10 student by her preferred name and pronouns. The New Zealand teaching council’s Complaints Assessment Committee charged the teacher with serious misconduct for not calling the student by a male name and he/him pronouns, a charge the teacher denies. “I have been accused of serious misconduct and deny this charge,” he wrote in his submission to the Teacher’s Tribunal (pdf). “On the contrary, I believe I would be guilty of serious misconduct and child abuse if I was to call the…

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will decide whether the United States government can be sued for monetary damages. The high court agreed on June 20 to review an appeals court ruling that Reginald Kirtz could sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for wrongly stating on his credit report that some of his loans were overdue, damaging his credit score. At issue is whether Congress waived the United States’ sovereign immunity from lawsuits when it modified consumer protection laws nearly 30 years ago. Kirtz sued the USDA in 2020, alleging that the agency violated the Fair…