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Stubbornly high mortgage rates - twice what she locked in at the start of the coronavirus pandemic - are not putting her off.

As a result, the expectation of interest rate rises can push up mortgage rates while the expectation of interest rate cuts can pull mortgage rates down.

But some areas could get up to two inches of rain locally, with some dangerous rainfall rates possible.

Andrews added that she recently had to perform a lumbar puncture, an operation better known as a spinal tap, on a four-year-old, which she said is going to become more common as vaccination rates drop.

The Bank moves rates up and down in order to keep UK inflation - the rate at which prices are increasing - at or near 2%.