We want to remortgage our Help to Buy home

Is the mortgage market turbulence getting you down? Have you got a mortgage-related question you need answering? Email in, and we will get one of our experts to reply. Nick Mendes, mortgage technical manager at John Charcol, has given his advice to a reader below. If you have a question for our experts, email us…

William Hill Owner Evoke Plc (LON: EVOK) Stays Silent on CEO Exit Reports as Debt Pile and Investor Anger Grows

Evoke plc (LON: EVOK) has refused to address reports that chief executive Per Widerström is under pressure to leave the company, offering no comment when approached by GamblingNews.uk, as scrutiny over the gambling group’s financial trajectory intensifies. The no-comment response lands at a particularly damaging moment for a business whose credibility with investors is already…

Brazil expands betting ban to student debt renegotiation program

Brazil’s Federal Government has extended restrictions on sports betting to participants in Desenrola Fies, bringing the student debt renegotiation program under the same rules already applied to Desenrola Famílias. The measure was published on Wednesday (13) in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union through Provisional Measure No. 1.358/2026. Desenrola Fies, which…

AfDB support Zimbabwe’s debt clearance with 4-mln-USD grant

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a 4-million-U.S.-dollar grant to support Zimbabwe’s debt clearance efforts and re-engagement with the international financial community. In a statement on Monday, the AfDB said the approval marks a critical step in Zimbabwe’s re-engagement. The funding will finance Zimbabwe’s Arrears Clearance Dialogue Enhancement Project (ZACDEP), which is aimed…