8 h. ago Channel 4's Great British Bake Off launch episode breaks TV ratings records

The new Channel 4 series of The Great British Bake Off is proving a huge hit with younger viewers and on catch-up, with the programme smashing records

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36 h. ago Mortgage payments rocket 47% in five years to hit a record average above £1,000 for the first time

Direct debit data published by the Office for National Statistics, showed average homeowner monthly mortgage repayments came in at £1,002.27 in August.

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37 h. ago Monthly mortgage repayments hit a record £1,000 for the first time as lenders put up interest rates

Direct debit data published by the Office for National Statistics, showed average homeowner monthly mortgage repayments came in at £1,002.27 in August.

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8 d. ago India is selling Russian oil products to EU at record rate before ban kicks in

From January new EU sanctions will prohibit the import of petroleum products refined from Russian oil in third countries

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8 d. ago Business news live: UK house prices hit record level and firms shedding jobs at fastest rate in four years

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Friday

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8 d. ago Asian shares climb after another Wall Street record and hopes for cuts to U.S. interest rates

Asian shares are higher after U.S. stocks rose as Wall Street made its final moves ahead of a highly anticipated report on the job market

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1 week ago Taylor Swift’s Eras tour helps fuel UK consumer spending on live music to record £6.7bn high

Report from Live shows spending £2bn higher than before Covid-19 shutdowns, although grassroots venues are still closing at an increasing rateUK consumer spending on live music events reached a record-breaking total of £6.68bn in 2024, up 9.5% on the previous year, fuelled in part by Taylor Swift’s blockbuster Eras tour.The report from Live (Live music Industry Venues and Entertainment), the recently formed body advocating for the British music industry’s interests before government, signals a full-bodied return from the effects of Covid-19. The figures are 28.2% higher than in 2022, when live music more or less resumed after the pandemic, and more than £2bn more than in 2019, the last fully functioning year for live music prior to the shutdown. Continue reading...

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1 week ago London records lowest homicide rate in summer months since 2018

There were no homicides among under-25s recorded in London during the school summer holiday period, according to provisional figures

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1 week ago Why Mary Berry really quit Great British Bake Off after seven years on show

The Great British Bake Off returns to Channel 4 tonight which will see Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith back in the tent judging the bakers - but why did Dame Mary Berry quit?

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 02 September: Gold price at record level, index struggles

The price of gold today set a new all-time high, fuelled by bets on US interest rate cuts.

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1 week ago The Great British Bake Off series 16 cast: who are the bakers this year? Full cast on Channel 4

Meet the bakers heading into Channel 4’s tent for Great British Bake Off series 16 😍🍰

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 02 September: Gold price at record level, index opens lower

The price of gold today set a new all-time high, fuelled by bets on US interest rate cuts.

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1 week ago Why Mary Berry really quit Great British Bake Off after seven years

The Great British Bake Off returns to Channel 4 tonight which will see Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith back in the tent judging the bakers - but why did Mary Berry quit?

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1 week ago What time is The Great British Bake Off on TV? Channel 4 start time explained

Channel 4 has confirmed the start time for The Great British Bake Off tonight 😍🍰

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1 week ago Paul Hollywood makes Great British Bake Off demand as he teases future of Channel 4 show

The 59-year-old celebrity chef has been a judge on the reality TV show since it began in 2010

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2 w. ago When does Great British Bake Off start in 2024 on Channel 4 and who is competing?

The lucky dozen bakers hoping to be named Star Baker and crowned the winner of the Great British Bake Off have already been revealed

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2 w. ago Fertility rate in England and Wales plummets to record low – this is how we compare with the rest of the world

The fertility rate in England and Wales has dropped to 1.41 – a new low – despite a rise in the number of births last year

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2 w. ago Fertility rate hits record low in England, Scotland and Wales

Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS saysThe fertility rate for England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row to reach a record low, figures show.The total fertility rate across both nations, meaning the average number of live children women can expect to have across their child-bearing life, stood at 1.41 in 2024, down from 1.42 in 2023, the lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, according to the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England and Wales fertility rate falls for third consecutive year

Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS saysThe fertility rate for England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row to reach a record low, figures show.The total fertility rate across both nations, meaning the average number of live children women can expect to have across their child-bearing life, stood at 1.41 in 2024, down from 1.42 in 2023, the lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, according to the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fertility rate for England and Wales falls to new record low

For a country’s population to remain stable, discounting any impact from migration, the total fertility rate needs to be around 2.1.

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