The Boothbay Lady Seahawks snapped a two-game losing streak Jan. 3 defeating Lisbon, 46-10, at Porter Gymnasium. It also marked the second consecutive game Boothbay scored more than 40 points. Boothbay is now 2-5 and Lisbon falls to 0-5. Boothbay.
the penultimate day at the world atheltics championships has just come to a close in budapest with six finals taking place. it s proven to be another dominant night for sweden s armand duplantis. the defending champion successfully defended his pole vault title jumping 6.10 he then tried to break his own world record of 6.22, but couldn t manage it this time. in the final races of the night the us won both the men and the women s four by 100 metre relay event. and he ll need to pull off one of the biggest shocks in british boxing history but heavyweight daniel dubois says he s ready to prove to the world he s the best as he prepares to fight the champion 0leksandr usyk. the wbo, wba and ibf titles are on the line in poland. dubois will go into the fight at his lightest for six years at 16 stone nine pounds weighing in almost a stone
african states meeting today to discuss the situation in niger and hoping there will be some sort of diplomatic solution to the crisis. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s look at some other stories making news. the uk s biggest mortgage lender, halifax is set to sharply cut rates on some of its fixed mortgage deals, which could potentially ease pressure on some homeowners. they will reduce rates by up to 0.71 percentage points from friday, with a five year fixed deal priced at 5.39% from 6.10%. the home secretary, suella braverman has said that those responsible for the disorder witnessed in london s oxford street area should be hunted down and locked up . nine people were arrested following the incident. it came after social media videos encouraged people to turn up and cause disruption on london s busy oxford street.
the firm s boss, markjackson, said management had left no stone unturned in its attempts to save the business. here in the uk, finally, some positive news on mortgage deals. the largest lender halifax is cutting it s fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.71%. from friday, a five yearfix will drop from 6.10% to 5.39% potentially saving hundreds of pounds for homeowners. 0ther lenders like hsbc, nationwide and tsb have already cut some rates too. so are we at the top of this rise in housing costs? russ mould, is an investment director at aj bell, he joins us now. firstly explain for people why rates are now around the bank of england rate. typically they track half to one percentage point above. but a five year fix is now around the same. what does that suggest?