Bank of England hikes interest rates to 5.25 per cent - what this means for your mortgage

Brexit, according to a new report.The new Paying The Price report comes from the Independent Society of Musicians, and surveyed over 400 musicians.47.4 per cent of those surveyed said they had worked less in the EU after Brexit went through, with 27.8 per cent having no work on the continent at all. 40 per cent had work cancelled since January 1, 2021, with almost as many (39 per cent) having to turn down planned work.Independent Society of Musicians boss Deborah Annetts said of the findings: “UK music is a great success story and we are rightly proud of it. The Chancellor has correctly identified the creative industries as a potential growth market.

EXCLUSIVE: Small Axe star Shaniqua Okwok has criticized The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for paying lip service to anti-discrimination pledges after the prestigious UK drama school failed to say whether it disciplined a teacher accused of a “racist incident.”

James Marsters, best known for his role as the spunky and punky vampire Spike in the beloved Nineties TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, has left fans pleasantly surprised by his unchanging looks.The California-born actor, now 60 years old, sported a familiar appearance during an interview on the KIIS FM's Kyle and Jackie O Show. Buffy The Vampire Slayer, a comedy-drama supernatural TV show that first aired in 1997, starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as a teenage vampire hunter.

Inflation has slowed down to its lowest rate in 17 months in July, according to the latest official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that Consumer Prices Index inflation was recorded at 6.8 percent last month, which has come down from 7.9 percent in June.

Police have released a picture of a person they are looking to speak with after an alleged 'racially-motivated hate crime' at a train station.

A bustling town set on the outskirts of Greater Manchester has been attracting more and more homeowners to up sticks from central areas for a better quality of life. In the last few years estate agents have seen Horwich, a rural town within Bolton, become a property hotspot thanks to its open countryside, tight-knit community and affordable homes.

Stargazers will be in for a treat as the current Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend.

Paddy McGuinness appears to have got fans a bit excited weeks after they issued him with a demand over his former ITV show. The Top Gear host took to social media this week to share a video filmed three years ago before the Covid pandemic halted our lives and stopped the production of films and TV programmes.

A group of heart experts have shared the best weight loss advice to get your diet back on track. Specialists from the British Heart Foundation have told readers to not "let a few extra pounds become a bigger problem", as they return from holidays or over-indulgent weekends.

Taylor Swift played ‘Exile’ as the ‘surprise song’ on her ‘Eras’ tour in California last night (August 7) – check it out below.The song is taken from Swift’s 2020 album ‘Folklore’, and while it had previously been played live, it hadn’t yet been played on the ‘Eras’ tour. She previously performed the song with Bon Iver, Justin Vernon and The National‘s Aaron Dessner when she made a surprise appearance at the former’s show in London in October 2022.Swift played a piano version of the song during the ‘Eras’ show – check out fan-filmed footage of it below:The other ‘surprise song’ Swift played on her fourth out of six shows at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood was an acoustic version ‘Dress’, from 2017’s ‘Reputation’.

Princess Beatrice will be celebrating her 35th birthday on 8 August, and astrologer Inbaal Honigman has revealed what the royal may have in store during her 35th year. Inbaal predicts that the royal will see her "love life take centre stage this year" with her marriage remaining as "passionate" as ever.The astrology has also taken a look at the Princess's 8/8/88 birth date, and this has meant she is "well suited to the British monarchy." Speaking on behalf of Spin Genie, Inbaal reveals that Beatrice's love life is set to take centre stage, explaining: "At the time of the Princess's birthday, the planet Venus, planet of love and beauty is in Leo, which is her personal sign.

Sinéad O’Connor‘s music rose by 2,885 per cent following her death.The musician and activist died at her home in London last month (July 26) at the age of 56.Many figures from the music industry have since paid tribute, including Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Fall Out Boy, Ice-T and Tori Amos.According to Billboard, streams of her music went up by 7.9million in the US during the week of July 21-27.O’Connor’s music was streamed 243,000 times from July 24-25, before that number rose to 7.3million from July 26-27 in the wake of her death.Her cover of Prince‘s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ alone amassed 3.2million streams in the week news of her death broke. The single was also downloaded 10,000 times.Streaming figures for her music in the UK are yet to be released.The latest figures come after a 2021 interview with People resurfaced earlier this week in which O’Connor explained that she’d thought about the importance of protecting her finances and art, and had instructed her children on what to do when she died.“See, when the artists are dead, they’re much more valuable than when they’re alive,” the singer said at the time.

Homeowners across the UK could be dealt a further blow today (August 3) as the Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates once again. After its meeting with the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in June, the Bank hiked the base rate to 5 per cent - the highest rate in 15 years.

Nearly 60 per cent of families punished by the “cruel” two child benefit cap introduced by the Tories are in work.

the understated but aspirational clothing trend and Khaite. But in this colorful chevron set from Missoni, Richie proves that “quiet luxury” can also get loud on occasion. Paparazzi caught Richie in her ‘70s-inspired loudfit as she left Nobu (where else) on July 30 in Malibu, California.

Harry Styles played to five million people over the course of his mammoth ‘Love On Tour’, with the dates raising $6.5million for charity.The two-year trek saw the soloist and former One Direction singer play 173 gigs in total, per a press release. He performed a record-breaking 18 nights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, and smashed the attendance record for London’s Wembley Stadium.Additionally, Styles played 20 sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City and delivered a pair of headline sets at Coachella 2022.The ‘Love On Tour’ began in North America on September 4, 2021.

Ridley Scott has revealed Joaquin Phoenix “didn’t know what to do” two weeks before filming was set to begin on Napoleon.The new film, which will be released in UK cinemas on November 22, sees Phoenix play the lead role of Napoleon Bonaparte.Speaking about the Joker actor ahead of filming, Scott told Empire: “He’ll come in, and you’re fucking two weeks’ out, and he’ll say, ‘I don’t know what to do’. I’ll say, ‘What?!’ ‘I don’t know what to do.’ Oh God. I said, ‘Come in, sit down.’ We sat for 10 days, all day, talking scene by scene.

A woman has blasted her landlord after claiming damp has been in her home for four YEARS.

Interest rates could rise again next week due to ongoing pressure on the Bank of England, but it may not be as bad as previous months.

Meghan Markle's former close friend has weighed in on the rumoured relationship struggles between Prince Harry and the Duchess.