12 h. ago Have YOU been priced out of your childhood hometown? We reveal the areas with the biggest jump in house prices in the last 20 years... and the spots that are bucking the trend

Homeowners often dream of returning to their childhood neighbourhood later in life and many young adults aspire to buy in the area where they grew up.

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4 d. ago Welsh universities buck UK trend to rise up global rankings as Swansea takes its highest ever place

It has been a tough year for Welsh universities, but it didn't impact the prestigious QS rankings

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4 d. ago Scottish Premiership fixtures: Spicy opener, controversial new rule, Rangers bid to buck trend, Oasis impact

SPFL fixtures day always provides talking points - and this year is no different

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5 d. ago One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village

Since 1999, Armando López Pocol and his team of volunteers have bucked the trend for deforestation, regenerating the landscape of the highlands with their Chico Mendes projectArmando López Pocol is showing off some of the thousands of trees he has planted in Pachaj, his village in the highlands of western Guatemala, when he suddenly halts his white pickup truck. Alongside an American volunteer, Lyndon Hauge, he gazes out over a charred field. Clouds of smoke are still billowing from the ground.As he walks through the ash-covered field, his optimistic speech turns to sadness and he pauses in silence to take in the barren landscape. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago London property boom: Capital bucks trend with price rises as UK house values fall by 3%

UK average property values suffered a month-on-month fall of nearly 3 per cent in today's House Price Index (HPI), but the average London property went up by 2.6 per cent.

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6 d. ago House prices have slowed sharply but one area is bucking the trend

Official research has revealed a sharp slowdown in house prices - but it's a mixed picture, with the data also showing the massive gulf between the cheapest and most expensive areas

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1 week ago Average house prices ‘have doubled in some UK locations over past 20 years’

Zoopla has revealed the hot and cold spots for house price growth over the past two decades.

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2 w. ago As Harry Potter star Tom Felton doubles down on backing JK Rowling, how other stars have been rather less grateful to the woman who made their careers

Most of the criticism for Rowling has come from actors born into the millenial generation, with older actors proving quicker to back the series' creator. But Felton has now bucked this trend.

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2 w. ago Consumer spending slows to lowest growth of the year amid falling confidence

Gaming bucked the faltering sales trend due to popular new releases, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

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2 w. ago Strawberries bucking the trend to get bigger and cheaper in 2025 – here’s why

Fans of the staple fruit can look forward to cheaper prices this year

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3 w. ago There is one Celtic star who Brendan Rodgers is happy to see buck the trend in bid to prove he has the chops

The Hoops have several stars on international duty this month but there's one in particular who needs to rediscover some magic

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3 w. ago Tennis icon inspiring Justin Rose to buck trend as he defies kick in the goolies

Evergreen English star back in the mood after Masters misery

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