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Former prime minister Liz Truss’ mini-budget has pushed up borrowing costs, says Halifax British house prices fell in October at the fastest monthly rate since February 2021, a fresh sign of weakness in the real estate market that reflects the fallout from the former government’s economic plan, according to Halifax.

Russia will not collapse, so it would be better if the US and its allies changed their policy, the president has said Western nations that expect Russia to collapse are misguided and should instead let their economies benefit from cooperation, President Vladimir Putin said at a government meeting on Thursday.