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UK Homeowners Shift Equity Release Towards Mortgage Repayment as Financial Security Takes Priority

UK homeowners are increasingly using equity release to strengthen household finances, with mortgage repayment now the leading reason for taking out new plans, according to new first-party analysis from Key Group. The analysis, based on more than 1,000 Key Group customer cases agreed between Q2 2024 and Q1 2025 (data to 31 March 2025), points to a decisive change in how later-life homeowners are using property wealth. Over the period, the share of new plans...

GOP leaders call Reiner family slayings a ‘tragedy’ as director’s son detained in homicide probe

The top congressional Republicans weighed in on the slayings of longtime Hollywood director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 68, dubbing the incident a ‘tragedy.’ Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., joined the wave of condolences flooding from the political world in the wake of the Reiners’ deaths, which police are currently investigating as a homicide.  ‘Well, that whole incident, episode, is a tragedy, and my...

SOUTHCOM commander abruptly retires amid escalating scrutiny of Caribbean strikes

The commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), whose area of operations includes the Caribbean waters where the strikes against the alleged drug boats have been conducted, retired Friday as scrutiny surrounding the attacks mounts.  Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, who became the head of Southern Command in November 2024, announced suddenly in October that he would retire from the military as operations heated up in the region that the administration claims is part of President Donald...

In Conversation with Ronald Moy: Compassion, Craft, and Community

Ronald Moy has spent more than twenty years serving the people of Escondido, California, as a funeral director known for his compassion, precision, and calm leadership. Born and raised in the same community, his path into the profession began early, sweeping floors at his grandfather’s small mortuary. Those quiet lessons in empathy and respect shaped the way he approaches his work today. After earning a degree in psychology from California State University San Marcos, with...

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino to decide about future at bureau in coming weeks, sources say

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino will make a decision about his future at the bureau within the next few weeks, two sources familiar with his considerations tell Fox News. The sources deny recent reports that Bongino’s office at the FBI is empty, but they say that his departure is a possibility in the near future.  A source familiar with the situation told Fox News Digital that Bongino has not made any decisions about his future....

US officials tout progress in talks to reach ‘lasting and durable peace’ between Ukraine, Russia

President Donald Trump has directed U.S. officials to help to facilitate a ‘lasting and durable peace’ between Ukraine and Russia, with officials touting the ‘very, very strong’ package presented for negotiations in Berlin over the weekend. Fox News Digital participated in a briefing with U.S. officials Monday morning to discuss ongoing discussions in Berlin with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his team, and European security officials. U.S. officials met with Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian delegation Sunday...

One chart lays bare the sprawling fraud network Minnesota officials missed

What had been a modest stream of taxpayer dollars to Feeding Our Future suddenly became a flood, surging 2,800% in a year, an abrupt spike now at the center of mounting scrutiny and oversight concerns. The explosive growthoccurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the organization exploited a federally funded children’s nutrition program run by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), siphoning off money intended to feed low-income kids. It now stands as the nation’s largest...

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin reveals he underwent surgery to remove skin cancer from his face

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin disclosed that he had skin cancer removed from his face, using his personal experience as an opportunity to urge people to wear sunscreen and regularly visit a dermatologist. ‘PSA: Wear sunscreen and get your skin checked. I’m grateful to the incredible medical team at Walter Reed Medical Center who recently fully removed basal cell carcinoma (BCC) from my face,’ he wrote in a post on X. ‘It started...

Democrats press hard on Epstein files after years of sporadic interest under Biden

With less than a week before the Department of Justice must release a tranche of case files related to Jeffrey Epstein, Democrats have continued to seize on the politically expedient topic, which has roiled the Trump administration and caused fractures in the Republican Party. On Friday, House Democrats released 19 photos from Epstein’s estate that included several images featuring President Donald Trump and other public figures. The White House blasted the move and reiterated its...

BGF invests £16.6m in Workbooks to fuel growth of its ‘no-BS CRM’ platform

BGF has completed a £16.6 million minority investment in Workbooks, the mid-market software platform positioning itself as a practical alternative to traditional CRM systems by bringing sales, marketing, customer support and commercial operations into a single, integrated solution. Workbooks serves hundreds of customers across the UK and the US, spanning a broad range of sectors. The platform has gained traction among mid-sized organisations looking to avoid the complexity, cost and fragmented add-ons often associated with...