Month: December 2025

Bank of England says stress tests show seven biggest lenders can weather financial hit in severe downturnBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England is planning to ease capital rules for high street banks for the first time in a decade, marking the latest attempt to loosen regulations designed to protect the UK economy in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.The central bank has proposed lowering capital requirements related […]

‘Mansion tax’ announced by Rachel Reeves will have limited impact on property market, building society saysBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices rose last month despite uncertainty before the budget, according to Nationwide, which predicted that the newly announced “mansion tax” would have a limited impact on the housing market.The UK’s biggest building society said the average house price rose 0.3% month on month in November, higher than a 0.1% […]

After being incarcerated for murdering her partner, Ruth Kamande studied the legal system to understand her own case. Now she is fighting to reform Kenya’s lawsIt is a cool, overcast morning in Nairobi, and Ruth Kamande is in front of a computer, deep in concentration. Next to her is a thick red hardback book entitled Laws of Kenya. Kamande, 30, a diminutive figure in a stripy black and white tunic […]

A traumatised Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Britain meets a kindred spirit in Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s evocative taleThis poignant drama was clearly made on a dinky budget that probably stretched to barely more than crisps and squash on the catering tables. And yet thanks to subtle, considered performances, a finely milled script, inventive craftsmanship and a deep sense of empathy for the precarious lives of refugees, it packs a considerable wallop.The […]

President Nicolas Maduro told supporters at a rally in Caracas he wants "peace with sovereignty", amid US tensions.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article