Saturday, October 17

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9 Reasons Why You Should Consider Releasing Equity
ENGLISH, Life Style

9 Reasons Why You Should Consider Releasing Equity

    Equity release is growing in popularity across the UK as more and more homeowners over 55 look to access some of the wealth tied up in their property. As house prices have increased, so has the amount of equity in your home. Now could be the perfect time to see how much equity you could release from your home, and how you could use that tax-free cash. So why should you consider releasing equity from your home? 1. You could have access to tax-free cash – when you need it. With a Lifetime Mortgage you can release as little as £10,000 tax-free initially, and leave funds in reserve for when you need it. You retain full ownership of your home, you’ve just borrowed against it. 2. You could become repayment mortgage-free. Reduce your monthly outgoings by clearing any remaining mo...
London Underground night service on first anniversary: Expects eight millionth journey in last year
ENGLISH, London

London Underground night service on first anniversary: Expects eight millionth journey in last year

    The service, which operates on five lines on Friday and Saturday nights, launched on August 19 last year almost a year after originally intended. A year after it launched, the Night Tube is set to welcome its eight millionth passenger. During that time, the number of people using the service has exceeded predictions by around 15 per cent. The enthusiasm of Londoners has stayed strong ever since. While central London stations such as Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road have been predictably popular, so have east London interchanges Liverpool Street and Stratford. It is estimated that late night journeys are now 20 minutes quicker on average than before the Night Tube was introduced.
Donald Trump is about to resign
America, ENGLISH

Donald Trump is about to resign

    The co-author of Donald Trump’s memoir The Art of the Deal has predicted the US President is going to resign by autumn if not sooner. Tony Schwartz, who claims to have ghostwritten the 1987 best-selling business book, argued Mr Trump is on the brink of stepping down and said he would be shocked if his presidency lasts until the end of the year. Mr Schwartz, who has been a vocal critic of President Trump and spent 18 months interviewing and shadowing him in the 1980s, suggested he would negotiate a deal for immunity in the Russia investigation in exchange for giving up his seat in the Oval Office. He said: The circle is closing at blinding speed. Trump is going to resign and declare victory before Mueller and Congress leave him no choice. Trump's presidency is effectively o...
American Civil Liberties Union won’t defend protests by armed hate groups
America, ENGLISH

American Civil Liberties Union won’t defend protests by armed hate groups

    The American Civil Liberties Union will no longer defend hate groups seeking to march with firearms, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, a policy change that comes on the heels of protests by white nationalists and counter-protesters at the weekend in Virginia. The newspaper quoted the ACLU's executive director as saying in an interview that, after violence during the Charlottesville protests, judges, police chiefs and legal groups would be required to "look at the facts of any white-supremacy protests with a much finer comb." An ACLU spokeswoman confirmed the policy shift and said the concern over weapons was not something the group has had to contend with in the past. We’ve had people with odious views, all manner of bigots. But not people who want to carry wea...
Spain terror attacks: What we know
ENGLISH, Europe

Spain terror attacks: What we know

    Spanish police intensified a manhunt Friday for suspects behind two deadly vehicle attacks on civilians, shooting and killing five people wearing fake bomb belts who attacked a seaside resort and arresting four others believed linked to the carnage wrought on a Barcelona promenade. Spanish authorities said the back-to-back vehicle attacks Thursday afternoon and early Friday morning as well as a deadly explosion earlier this week in a house elsewhere in Catalonia — were related and the work of a large terrorist group. The Islamic State group quickly claimed responsibility for Europe's latest bout of extremist violence, which left 13 dead and 100 wounded after a van roared down Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas promenade on Thursday. Hours later, a blue Audi plowed into peopl...
Where Is MH370: Researchers Finally Have a Most Likely Location for the Missing Plane
Australia, ENGLISH

Where Is MH370: Researchers Finally Have a Most Likely Location for the Missing Plane

    More than three years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, Australian scientists are claiming they can find it. In a report out Wednesday, released to the public by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization said, It is possible to identify a most-likely location of the aircraft with unprecedented precision and certainty. Drumroll, please: The bureau said that location is 35.6°S, 92.8°E. And if it’s not there, MH370 may be at 34.7°S, 92.6°E. Or 35.3°S, 91.8°E, according to a news release. Trending: White Supremacist Who Boasted About Being 'Ready for Violence' Cries Over Possible Charlottesville Arrest Warrant All are off the western coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean, which is where the Boeing 7...
MP wears burka in Parliament about Borka to be banned in the Australia
Australia, ENGLISH

MP wears burka in Parliament about Borka to be banned in the Australia

    The leader of the far-right One Nation party in Australia turned up to parliament wearing a burka to call for the traditional Islamic clothing to be banned. Pauline Hanson entered the Senate chamber for the daily question time in the black garment, drawing audible shocks from those inside. Ms Hanson’s stunt came as her party called for burkas to be banned in Australia over concerns about national security. However, attorney general George Brandis, the leader of the government in the Senate, told Ms Hanson that there would be no burka ban. Ms Hanson’s stunt did not go down well inside the chamber. He said: No, we will not be banning the burka. Senator Hanson, I’m not going to pretend to ignore the stunt that you have tried to pull today by arriving in the chamber dressed in...
Trump’s remarks have left some wondering if sticking
America, ENGLISH

Trump’s remarks have left some wondering if sticking

    President Donald Trump’s turnabout on the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia has rocked his administration, leading to rising speculation that some top officials may be looking for a way out. A parade of business executives broke ties with Trump on Wednesday, a day after he blamed white nationalists and counter-protesters in equal measure for the weekend clashes that left one woman dead. Now, frustrated aides could be next. Trump’s remarks have left some wondering if sticking by the president comes at too high a cost to their reputations. A lot of us joined this administration thinking we could bring to it the experience and expertise that the president didn’t have an opportunity to gain in his business career, and to encourage some restraint in what he says publicly an...
Brexit may not happen says Sir Vince Cable
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Brexit may not happen says Sir Vince Cable

    Sir Vince Cable has said he still believes there is a significant possibility that Brexit will not happen. The Liberal Democrat leader told an audience at the Edinburgh International Book Festival that he stood by the view that the UK might not leave the European Union (EU). Sir Vince said a combination of the politics of Brexit unravelling and the sheer practical difficulties could stop UK Government plans to leave the bloc. The former business secretary told the audience in the Scottish capital: I think there is more than a possibility that it may never happen. I'm not saying it definitely won't but there is a significant possibility. The MP for Twickenham, who lost his seat in 2015 but was reelected in this year's snap general election, said the Government was dependent...
Iranian missile facility under construction in Syria
Arab world, ENGLISH

Iranian missile facility under construction in Syria

    New imagery released by imageSat which operates Israel’s EROS-B satellite, reportedly show the first ever Scud missile factory being built inside wartorn Syria. The pictures from a site near Latakia on the Syrian-government controlled coastline resembles a missile plant in Tehran, Israeli media reports said on Tuesday. Experts told Channel 2 the sophisticated construction could not have been undertaken without Iranian experts operating inside Syria. They believe the facility, on which work began at some point last year, has both production and underground storage capabilities of long-range missiles which are capable of striking Israel. They believe it will be completed by the end of 2017. Donald Trump says Iran has helped commit unspeakable crimes in Syria Israel's main wo...