Web Stories Thursday, October 9

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan CherryThe first series of the Celebrity Traitors kicks off later, with Sir Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie, Alan Carr and Jonathan Ross among the contestants.Presenter Claudia Winkleman will welcome 19 famous faces to the Scottish highlands when the 70-minute opening episode launches at 21:00 BST.Charlotte Church,…

Last week the first batch of tickets for next summer’s matches went on sale, with more than 4.5 million fans entering a draw for a chance to buy them. Immediately, Fifa’s approach to pricing drew significant backlash.Fifa has not formally revealed a full price list, but they are being listed online by fans who were successful in the draw after spending hours in digital queues last week.General admission tickets are being split into four categories,…

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Paralympic champion Brock Whiston won gold in the women’s SM8 200m individual medley as Great Britain set a new world record at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore.Whiston backed up her Paralympic title from 12 months ago with a season’s best time of two minutes 40.25 seconds, albeit five…

France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned, less than a day after his cabinet was unveiled. “The conditions were not fulfilled for me to carry on as prime minister,” Lecornu said on Monday morning, and criticised the unwillingness by political parties to reach compromises.The Elysée palace made the announcement after…

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Will GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesTourism is a vital component of the Cuban economyWhen US President Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One onto Cuban soil in 2016, he was one of around four million visitors to the island that year.A record high at the time,…

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BBCThis article is no longer being updated. A new version of the mortgage calculator is available here. Mortgage interest rates have risen sharply over the past six months after years of historic lows.As higher interest rates will mean higher mortgage payments, experts say more people are at risk of falling…