FTSE 100 opens flat on 5,510 as fears rise over coronavirus lockdowns

FTSE 100 opens flat on 5,510 as fears global coronavirus lockdowns could last for up to six months – after overall rise of 6% last week due to US Federal Reserve stimulus FTSE 100 index of Britain’s leading firms opens the week up 5,510 this morning Asian shares fell and oil prices dipped again amid … Read more

FTSE 100 opens flat on 5,510 as fears rise over coronavirus lockdowns

FTSE 100 opens flat on 5,510 as fears global coronavirus lockdowns could last for up to six months – after overall rise of 6% last week due to US Federal Reserve stimulus By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:12 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 08:14 BST, 30 March 2020 The FTSE 100 opened flat … Read more

We sold our Chester family home to rent a flat in London in our 50s

Rising numbers of Britons will still be renting in retirement — but for some, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Statistics released this month show that over a decade, the number of those renting ahead of retirement has gone from one in 20 to nearly one in ten. Yet we have spoken to older tenants … Read more

I moved flat last weekend, during the coronavirus outbreak. Can I get my deposit back in 10 days?

I moved flat last weekend, thankfully just before the Government lockdown, but have still got access to my old flat for the week. I am currently using it as my office during the day before returning to the other flat, which is a one minute walk away, in the evening. With everything happening at the … Read more

Engineers create a flat lens that doesn’t need focusing

Smartphones with multiple cameras and blurry photos could become a thing of the past as engineers have created a flat lens that doesn’t need focusing. The technology — which uses a single lens covered in tiny patterns that is just one-thousandth of an inch thick — was developed by experts from the University of Utah. Not only … Read more