Ukraine's Odesa port sustains damage from Russian attack, Zelenskiy says

12:00 AM, 20th August 2026, 20 hours ago 2 Despite Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping, new figures reveal an increase in the number of people sleeping rough in London. Figures from the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) reveal 3,959 people were sleeping rough in London in April to June this year. While…

The Brooklyn luxury ground to a halt last week.  The borough recorded just seven contracts for homes asking at least $2 million from Aug. 24 to Aug. 30, according to Compass’ weekly report on Brooklyn’s luxury market. Signed contracts included four condos and three single-family homes for a total contract volume of $18 million.  The…

Portraying OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in the upcoming film “Artificial” didn’t make Andrew Garfield an AI enthusiast. In fact, Garfield said it had the opposite effect during an interview with Variety published on Tuesday. “I got a bit scared. I felt a little mistrusting of the technology,” Garfield said. “It feels like the people who…

The exception has a cost. Beginning March 1, 2027, UAD 2.6 reports submitted under an exception receive a collateral risk score of 999 from Fannie Mae’s Collateral Underwriter (99 from Freddie Mac’s Loan Collateral Advisor), and the loans lose collateral representation and warranty relief for value. UAD 3.6 becomes mandatory for everyone on May 20,…

Mortgage lenders continue to nudge some rates upwards across buy-to-let (BTL) and residential purchase and remortgaging deals. Halifax has upped its homemover and first-time buyer rates by up to 0.12%, with remortgage, product transfer and further advance deals set to receive a 0.05% rise. Meanwhile, Virgin Money has increased its buy-to-let (BTL) product transfer…

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