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UK house prices fell 5.3% in August compared with the same month last year, the fastest annual drop in 14 years, according to Nationwide Building Society. The lender said the fall, which was the biggest since July 2009, when the global economy was in the depths of the financial crisis, was driven by soaring mortgage costs, which are putting off potential buyers. Average house prices are more than £14,500 lower than they were a year ago and mortgage approvals have plummeted by a fifth compared with pre-pandemic levels. Prices fell 0.8% in August compared with July, dragging down the typical price of…

UK hopes to reset ties after years of tension over security and human rights concerns London wants a pragmatic relationship with China but will remain “clear-eyed” about areas of disagreement, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in Beijing on a visit criticized by some in the governing Conservative Party. Cleverly met with Vice President Han Zheng and is set to meet with his counterpart Chinese counterpart Wang Yi later in the day. Cleverly is the first senior British minister in five years to visit China, a trip that he hopes will reset ties between the two countries after years of…

Chelsea are set to bolster their attacking options after reaching an agreement in principle to sign Manchester City’s Cole Palmer. City rejected Chelsea’s opening offer of £35m for the winger but subsequent negotiations between the clubs have gone well and the deal is expected to be concluded before the transfer window shuts on Friday for a fee expected to be £40m plus £5m in add-ons. It will come as a welcome boost for Mauricio Pochettino, who has been trying to add another attacking player to his squad since losing Christopher Nkunku to a long-term knee injury. Pochettino has given his…

International scientists have jointly signed a declaration dismissing the existence of a climate crisis and insisting that carbon dioxide is beneficial to Earth, contrary to the popular alarmist narrative. “There is no climate emergency,” the Global Climate Intelligence Group (CLINTEL) said in its World Climate Declaration (pdf), made public in August. “Climate science should be less political, while climate policies should be more scientific. Scientists should openly address uncertainties and exaggerations in their predictions of global warming, while politicians should dispassionately count the real costs as well as the imagined benefits of their policy measures.” A total of 1,609 scientists…

The Republican leader in the US Senate, Mitch McConnell, experienced another public health scare on Wednesday when he appeared to freeze for more than 30 seconds while speaking to reporters in his home state, Kentucky. McConnell, 81, was eventually escorted away by staff, footage from an NBC News affiliate showed. Asked for his thoughts about running for re-election in 2026, McConnell laughed and said: “Oh, that’s a … ” He then appeared to freeze. Coming to his side, an aide said: “Did you hear the question, senator? Running for re-election in 2026?” McConnell did not answer. The aide said, “All right, I’m sorry…

Grant Shapps has been appointed as the UK’s new defence secretary, replacing Ben Wallace in what has been mooted as a mini cabinet reshuffle. A key ally of Rishi Sunak, Shapps is viewed as a safe pair of hands who will neutralise what was an occasionally fiery relationship between No 10 and the Ministry of Defence during Wallace’s stint. Shapps is viewed as a versatile cabinet minister, but has only served in domestic-focused briefs before: most recently as energy security and net zero secretary, briefly home secretary before that, and previously as transport secretary and the Conservative party chair. Though…

Donald Trump extended his lead over his Republican nomination rivals in a series of polls conducted since the release of his mugshot in Fulton county after he surrendered on charges that he conspired to subvert the 2020 election in Georgia and his absence from the first GOP primary debate. The former US president held commanding advantages across the board in recent surveys done for the Trump campaign and for Morning Consult, leading his nearest challenger, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, in the overall race, in a head-to-head matchup, and in favorability ratings. That outcome has been a trend for Trump who has…

Nigel Farage has branded the new expansion to the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London as the “worst piece of legislation I’ve ever seen.” This comes as a several hundred-strong, cross-party group of protestors gathered outside Downing Street today to express dissatisfaction at the scheme. Speaking to The Epoch Times Mr. Farage said: “Well, I live at the furthest point from Central London, where the ULEZ cameras are going, literally in my row. “You know … it doesn’t bother me because I earn a good living. I’ve got a modern car. Now what it hurts are the young, the…

NHS records of migrants are to have a Home Office reference number attached to them, prompting concerns about potential tracking, privacy rights and the expansion of the “hostile environment”. A previous scheme using NHS data to track down patients believed to be breaching immigration rules was abandoned after a legal challenge from health and civil liberties organisations warning of a breach of patient confidentiality, discrimination against non-British patients and a risk of deterring people from seeking medical help. But concerns are being voiced about a new development after NHS England was directed by a senior civil servant writing on behalf of the…

England and Aston Villa’s Rachel Daly and the Manchester City striker Erling Haaland have won the Professional Footballers’ Association players’ player of the year awards. Chelsea’s Lauren James, Daly’s Lionesses teammate, and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka were named as the PFA young players of the year in the awards voted for by their peers. Daly and James were key performers for England in their run to the World Cup final earlier this month, but the accolades they received at the PFA’s 50th anniversary awards event in Salford were based on their performances last season. Saka was voted the men’s young player of the year after a…