South Sudan, world’s newest country, qualifies for Olympic men’s basketball after epic rise

South Sudan, world’s newest country, qualifies for Olympic men’s basketball after epic rise

South Sudan, the world’s newest nation (2011), qualified for the 2024 Olympic men’s basketball tournament. South Sudan, ranked 62nd in the world, earned a spot in the 12-team tournament in Paris next... Read more »
UK Weather: Met Office predicts temperatures to rise in UK

UK Weather: Met Office predicts temperatures to rise in UK

The UK is set to heat up for the end of August as weather forecasters predict that areas could be hotter than Los Angeles. The Met Office has shared the long-range forecast... Read more »
Massive drop in lettings supply creates new rent rise…

Massive drop in lettings supply creates new rent rise…

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to lettings agency Hamptons. This means that the average rent cost £110... Read more »
Big rise in affluent tenants needing to provide guara…

Big rise in affluent tenants needing to provide guara…

Increasing numbers of relatively well-paid tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor. That’s the view of PropTech firm Goodlord which says that the number of tenants earning £25,000 to £50,000 being... Read more »
‘The mortgage crisis has changed our lives’: borrowers in England reel from latest rise in rates | UK cost of living crisis

‘The mortgage crisis has changed our lives’: borrowers in England reel from latest rise in rates | UK cost of living crisis

Liam, 36, a senior IT manager and married father-of-one from Newcastle upon Tyne, is one of millions of homeowners whose mortgage payments will rise even higher after the Bank of England on... Read more »
London news: Iconic Alexandra Palace seeks bailout after costs rise by 132%

London news: Iconic Alexandra Palace seeks bailout after costs rise by 132%

The Alexandra Park and Palace Charity Trust said in a new report that costs have risen by 132 per cent largely due to a rise in energy prices. The Grade II listed... Read more »
Giant 39-storey East Croydon high rise is in the pipeline – South London News

Giant 39-storey East Croydon high rise is in the pipeline – South London News

By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Service Full plans for a huge new tower block near East Croydon Station are expected to be lodged with Croydon council early next year. Early proposals for... Read more »
Iliman Ndiaye’s rise from Sunday league to Senegal World Cup ace | World Cup 2022

Iliman Ndiaye’s rise from Sunday league to Senegal World Cup ace | World Cup 2022

Iliman Ndiaye wanted to perfect his skills so much they had to turn off the lights at Hyde United’s Ewen Fields to make sure he got the last train home. Being sent... Read more »
Inexperienced cold water swimmers fuelling rise in hypothermia cases

Inexperienced cold water swimmers fuelling rise in hypothermia cases

It is a fashionable middle-class lifestyle trend, with a growing band of proponents promoting its mental and physical health benefits. But cold water swimming could be putting its thousands of new converts... Read more »
Homeless deaths rise 8% in return to pre-pandemic levels

Homeless deaths rise 8% in return to pre-pandemic levels

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Some 741 deaths of homeless... Read more »