We recently moved house and wanted to port our Barclays mortgage, but it took so long over the paperwork that our chain looked set to collapse, so we switched to another lender. Despite the delays at its end, Barclays says we still have to pay an early repayment charge (ERC) of more than £13,000. We…
Reports of fresh clashes in southern Lebanon Air raid alerts have been issued for several locations in northern Israel, with sirens sounding in a number of towns in the Upper Galilee. The IDF has issued new warnings for residents in southern Lebanon, saying heavy fighting was taking place against Hezbollah. Images coming into the newsroom…
Property owners who refuse to comply with mandatory treatment for fire ants could face the full force of the law, as police are called in. A lock-the-gate style campaign is under way by some Queensland landholders who don’t want baits spread on their properties. But the national eradication program says the super pest will only…
Iran made ‘big mistake’ with missile attack – Netanyahu Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has now spoken out on the missile attack on Israel by Iran a little earlier on Tuesday. Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it. Whoever attacks us, we attack them,” he said, as he gathered his security…
The Swedish government has been accused of trying to “outlaw poverty” after it presented plans for a national begging ban. The centre-right coalition, backed by the far-right Sweden Democrats, has announced a nine-month inquiry into the implementation of a national begging ban, saying that if it is deemed feasible such a prohibition could become law.…
JD Vance refused to say whether Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and continued to sidestep questions over whether he would certify a Trump loss this fall during the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday. The exchange brought out some of the sharpest attacks from Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate and Minnesota governor, in what was…
Taiwan has grounded flights and closed schools, offices and financial markets ahead of a typhoon approaching the main island’s south west, after bringing flash floods to the Philippines northern islands. Typhoon Krathon reached super typhoon status in recent days but movement stalled overnight and its intensity has weakened. Authorities warned the threat of strong winds…
Cryptocurrency worth almost $10m has been restrained after police cracked an alleged criminal communication network. Almost $10m in cryptocurrency has been seized from a man accused of masterminding an encrypted messaging network used to plan drug deals and murders. Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, was arrested at his parents’ Sydney home in September, accused of…
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have launched a new round of mutual character attacks, with Albanese deriding the opposition leader for taking “a macho stance” on policy issues and suggesting Dutton believed politics was “all about testosterone”. Albanese’s blast came during an interview prompted by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, in which he…
New South Wales police have arrested a 19-year-old woman after a Hezbollah flag was allegedly displayed at a pro-Palestine and Lebanon protest in Sydney on the weekend. Police said on Wednesday the woman handed herself in at Kogarah police station after the force released images of her and appealed for her to come forward. Investigators…
