Despite the increase, the lender warns mortgage costs could remain "higher for longer" following the Budget.

Interest rates were cut to 4.75% but the Bank expects inflation to creep higher after last week's Budget.

There are almost 400 active cases of reported damp or mould in social housing across Wiltshire.

In Nigeria and Ghana, the dream of owning property feels increasingly out of reach

Brighton is the fourth least affordable place in England to rent according to government statistics.

More than 5,500 residents are currently hoping to secure a council property in the Barnsley area.

Pensioners Eddie and Maggie, from Wallsend, will get £10,000 a year after they were helped to apply.

Carers reveal the stress of the DWP informing them they have been overpaid in benefits.

Douglas Council's 1930s development on Lord Street remains boarded after tenants were moved in 2022.

Mayor of London says increasing access to affordable housing is vital to the city's economic growth

Tenants say they have experienced mould, mushrooms growing through carpets and water leaks.

Former PM Gordon Brown hopes the Tees Valley Multibank will help "put a smile on every child's face".

According to Marie Curie, 35% of working age people who died in Bradford were in poverty.

Micky Beckett charged £10 a ticket in the raffle for the ILCA 7 dinghy he used to compete.

Bournemouth schoolboy Lucas , 15, was called up to the England junior squad earlier this year.

All about the Bibby Stockholm barge, which is moored in Portland, Dorset.

Dorset-based sailor Pip Hare says she now knows what it takes and how to prepare herself mentally for the iconic Vendee Globe.

The Poole Pirates win speedway's SGB Championship after beating the Oxford Cheetahs.

After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

Terry Clarkson and his granddaughter, Olivia, have raised thousands for the Royal British Legion.

People across the south of England pay their respects to fallen service men and women.

Weymouth Town Council says it has made 23 December a free parking day to help last-minute shoppers.

Poole sailor Pip Hare wants to be the first woman to complete the gruelling 24,300-mile Vendée Globe race twice.

The trial will give rural areas and passengers on the railway's route access to the internet.

A swan ends up trapped in netting before falling to the floor after smashing through a skylight.

John Stockley never knew the identity of his father - a black GI, stationed in Dorset.

Dr Rebecca Harrison is looking at how the Andor series affected Winspit Quarry.

The Museum of East Dorset analysed information from every First World War memorial in the region.

Organisers of the Great Dorset Steam Fair say it costs about £5m to run the event each year.

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

Wimborne Town centre-back Scott Arnold amassed the last of his 618 appearances against Weymouth.

Car-obsessed teenager Dakota, who has muscular dystrophy, is treated to a trip to Silverstone.

2022年烏俄戰爭爆發後，執行「不對稱作戰」的無人機成為許多國家的重要戰略性產業。借鏡烏克蘭，同樣面對來自鄰國的軍事威脅、台灣政府找上民間廠商，2023年宣布，要在五年內向民間採購3000多架能被軍隊使用的商業無人機，標案預算超過56億元（約為 1.75億美元，13.05億人民幣）。 政府、民間、學校聯手，要讓台灣的無人機產業升級，最大的原因就是要排除中國製的關鍵零組件、打造「去中國化」的「非紅供應鏈」。而台灣政府投資上百億新台幣，能帶動台灣無人機產業，飛向國際嗎？ 採訪：劉子維 拍攝、剪輯：張友慈

張一鳴是中國過去26年裡的第18位新晉首富。相較之下，美國祇有四位「首富」： 比爾蓋茲、華倫巴菲特、傑夫貝佐斯和伊隆馬斯克。

航天員乘組將把這個本土太空站作為基地使用，為期六個月，展開實驗並進行太空行走，北京正在為2030年將人類送上月球的最終任務收集經驗和情報。

中國自允許跨國收養32年來，一共有超過16萬名孤兒被收養。如今政府突然一刀切終止，隨着一個「時代的終結」，收養家庭、殘疾兒童以及被收養者受到怎樣的影響？

公立醫院排隊輪候時間長、私立醫院的收費昂貴，也是其中一個促使港人選擇到深圳求醫的誘因。

2024美國總統大選即將在美國時間11月5日展開，BBC中文來到美國舊金山市和紐約市，了解在美華人對於兩位候選人的看法及投票意向。

2024 美國大選進入最後倒數，賀錦麗與特朗普的支持率不相上下，選舉結果將如何影響美中關係？

11月5日美國總統大選進入最後倒數階段，究竟賀錦麗或特朗普當選，將會如何影響中關係的走向？BBC中文綜合多名專家學者的分析，嘗試回應一些關鍵問題。

美國總統大選將於當地時間2024年11月5日開始正式投票。早前，民主黨總統候選人賀錦麗和共和黨總統候選人特朗普均在公開場合被問及在台海問題上的立場。對此，BBC中文在台北街頭向當地民眾了解他們的看法。

中美關係轉冷的背景下，一些美國華裔科學家擔心針對經濟間諜活動的「中國倡議計劃」在大選後復活。他們認為，這項計劃構成了種族定性，並對美國科學發展產生了破壞影響。

舊金山共和黨市長候選人李愛晨說：「現在我出來參選，有本地的人說我是『Chinese Spy』（中國間諜），但我回大陸的時候，又有人說我是美國回來的間諜。」

繼台灣籍志願兵曾聖光於2022年在烏克蘭戰死沙場之後，又一位台灣籍士兵吳忠達於11月1日在烏東戰場上遭遇俄軍炮擊身亡，終年44歲。

中國希望與朝鮮建立高度控制的關係，但朝鮮與俄羅斯的關係可能​​會破壞這一點。如果習近平無法主導普京與金正恩的聯盟，以符合北京利益，那隨著西方的憤怒和焦慮加劇，中國很可能會陷入夾縫之中。

這場曠日持久的貿易爭端似乎落下帷幕，但專家們認為它的影響才剛剛開始，因為電動汽車產業以及中歐兩個經濟體都太重要了。中國希望借新能源汽車等領域的重大轉型升級，擺脫當前經濟困境；歐洲希望保住為數不多的優勢產業，不至於被中美拋下。

香港導演杜琪峯接受BBC中文專訪，談到香港電影人在當前政治氣候下如何堅持創作，表示「現在我和香港都失去靈魂」。他在訪談中透露構思《黑社會》第三集的心路歷程及仍未開拍的原委，探討香港創作自由、電檢紅線下的掣肘、海外「新港產片」出路以及兩岸華語影圈政治爭議。杜琪峯在金像獎和金馬獎皆三奪最佳導演，亦多次入圍國際電影大獎，是唯一在世界三大影展都曾任評審的香港導演。

產科，作為迎接新生兒的第一站，是最早感受到人口結構變化的地方，也是最早承受人口結構變化帶來衝擊的地方。當下中國人口情勢嚴峻，以致多位醫師公開呼籲「救救產科」。

特朗普第一波關稅對中國來說是痛苦的，但中國現在處於更加脆弱的狀況。

2028年之前，中國地方政府需要消化的隱性債務總額有望從14.3萬億元大幅下降至2.3萬億元，大大減輕債務壓力。