Will the vaccine delay affect lockdown timetable or lead to a bigger ‘exit wave’ of Covid cases? The pause in Britain’s vaccine drive will mean that fewer Britons are vaccinated when Britain starts to reopen the economy on 12 April – but ministers have insisted the timetable will not be affected despite predictions of an … Read more
Mass coronavirus vaccination sites across the UK have announced they will close temporarily next month due to looming supply issues – as Matt Hancock revealed the jabs have saved at least 6,000 lives already in the UK. Vaccine centres in Devon, Cornwall and Kent are among those to have confirm they will ‘have to pause’ during … Read more
CPI inflation rate drops to 0.4% in February with clothes and cars getting cheaper after renewed lockdown – easing fears over rising prices Headline CPI rate of inflation fell from 0.7 per cent to 0.4 per cent in February Suprised economists who had been expecting a slight uptick in the annual rate Clothes and second … Read more
CPI inflation rate drops to 0.4% in February with clothes and cars getting cheaper after renewed lockdown – easing fears over rising prices Headline CPI rate of inflation fell from 0.7 per cent to 0.4 per cent in February Suprised economists who had been expecting a slight uptick in the annual rate Clothes and second … Read more
Disney’s Death on the Nile starring Armie Hammer and Gal Gadot is pushed back to February 2022 amid his cannibalism controversy The film had originally been scheduled for a December 2019 release date, but was pushed back multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic In addition to the global coronavirus disaster, the movie’s main character … Read more
Housing transactions jumped a quarter in February in what has been described as a show of ‘remarkable resilience’ in the market. There was a huge 23 per cent increase in transactions between January and February, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, official figures show. In total, there were 147,050 homes bought or sold in February 2021, according … Read more
Rishi Sunak vows to balance the books as Government breaks ANOTHER borrowing record with £19.1billion racked up in February and UK’s national debt hitting £2.13TRILLION Borrowing was £19.1billion in February the highest on record for the month Rishi Sunak insisted he will return public finances to a more sustainable path The UK’s debt mountain has … Read more
Last month the Earth had its coldest February in seven years, thanks to the effect of La Niña. The irregular weather pattern causes abnormally strong winds that make the ocean colder than normal. During February, the average temperature in the contiguous US was 30.6 F, or 3.2°F below the 20th century average. But it was … Read more
The hugely popular Scottish Mortgage investment trust has slumped by more than 25 per cent in three weeks as it suffered from a sell-off in global technology and growth stocks. Rising US bond yields and inflation fears sent the £16billion fund’s share price falling another 4.5 per cent today to 1,040p. That leaves legions of British … Read more
Coronavirus cases are coming down again in the UK after flattening off in February, the country’s top symptom-tracking study claims. The Covid Symptom Study, run by ZOE and King’s College London, today estimated that there are now 8,111 people developing Covid symptoms every day. Down 15 per cent from the 9,500 last week, the update … Read more