Brits enter lockdown and face Xmas without families… while it’s a different story in Sydney

While Britons are facing tightening restrictions in the run-up to the bleakest of Christmases, revellers on the other side of the world are making the most out of the festive season. In Sydney, the streets are thronging with people being merry and kissing under the mistletoe as residents of the Australian city bask in its … Read more

Brits enter lockdown and face Xmas without families… while it’s a different story in Sydney

While Britons are facing tightening restrictions in the run-up to the bleakest of Christmases, revellers on the other side of the world are making the most out of the festive season. In Sydney, the streets are thronging with people being merry and kissing under the mistletoe as residents of the Australian city bask in its … Read more

Dixons Carphone lockdown sales soar as families rush online

Dixons’ electric lockdown: Sales soar as families rush online to kit out home offices – and buy games consoles for the kids By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 16 December 2020 Shares in Britain’s biggest electricals chain Dixons Carphone rocketed 12 per cent after … Read more

World Health Organization urges families to wear face masks at Christmas get-togethers

The World Health Organization has pleaded with families to wear face masks and socially distance at Christmas get-togethers to cut the risk of spreading coronavirus. The UN agency said the measures would ‘contribute significantly’ to saving lives and preventing loved ones from getting sick, but admitted they ‘may feel awkward’. In updated guidance published today, the WHO … Read more

Families saved £7,100 EACH on average this year

Families saved an average of £7,100 EACH during Covid lockdowns that put non-essential shopping and dining out put on hold for months Britons put away a total of £197billion in savings in 2020, analysis has revealed Experts are hopeful that increased spending next year could boost the economy  But people on higher wages benefited most … Read more

Families saved £7,100 EACH on average this year

Families saved an average of £7,100 EACH during Covid lockdowns that put non-essential shopping and dining out put on hold for months Britons put away a total of £197billion in savings in 2020, analysis has revealed Experts are hopeful that increased spending next year could boost the economy  But people on higher wages benefited most … Read more

Car rental firms cash in on families desperate to reunite over Christmas by hiking prices ski high 

Car rental firms cash in on families desperate to reunite over Christmas by hiking prices as high as £1,230 Cheapest at Avis’s London Victoria branch from December 23 to 27 is £1,230 Hertz and Avis extremely limited availability in capital and at other UK locations  Sixt car hire appear to have run out of cars … Read more

Car rental firms cash in on families desperate to reunite over Christmas by hiking prices ski high 

Car rental firms cash in on families desperate to reunite over Christmas by hiking prices as high as £1,230 Cheapest at Avis’s London Victoria branch from December 23 to 27 is £1,230 Hertz and Avis extremely limited availability in capital and at other UK locations  Sixt car hire appear to have run out of cars … Read more

Boris Johnson urges families to scale back festive plans over virus fears

Boris Johnson has urged families to ‘think hard’ about seeing loved ones at Christmas after NHS bosses warned that relaxing restrictions over the festive period could lead to cases spiraling out of control yet again.  Under the Government’s plans for a more normal Christmas, families will be allowed to form a ‘bubble’ with two other households between December 23 … Read more