Whoopi Goldberg reveals hopes to be cast as the first American Doctor Who

Jodie Whittaker reportedly quit her role as the 13th Time Lord on Doctor Who, telling bosses of the sci-fi drama that she will not return after the upcoming series. And Whoopi Goldberg has now revealed that she has set her sights on stepping into the TARDIS as the next Doctor. The Sister Act star, 65, … Read more

Hopes for homebuyers as stamp duty date looms

Homebuyers at risk of missing out on stamp duty holiday could still be thrown last-minute lifeline By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 Homebuyers at risk of missing out on the stamp duty holiday could still be thrown a last-minute lifeline as … Read more

Astrazeneca vaccine hopes give investors a shot in the arm

Astrazeneca vaccine hopes give investors a shot in the arm on first trading day of 2021 By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 January 2021 Stock markets started the new year with a bang as high hopes for Astrazeneca’s vaccine fuelled a rally on … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Hopes for take-off at IAG as airline lands £2bn loan

British Airways owner IAG had a torrid 2020, to put it lightly, but things are looking up for Britain’s flag carrier after it secured a £2billion loan yesterday that it will be able to start tapping into this month. The facility has been underwritten by banks and partly by UK Export Finance, a Government arm … Read more

Maya Jama and ex Stormzy ‘secretly spent Christmas together sparking hopes they could reunite’

Maya Jama and ex Stormzy ‘secretly REUNITED for Christmas at her home sparking hopes they could rekindle their romance… 16 months after split’ The former couple split in August 2019 after four years together It has now been claimed they spent some of Christmas at Maya’s London home  Their pals are said to be thinking … Read more

Hopes all over-50s can be vaccinated by spring to save UK

All Britons over the age of 50 could be vaccinated by spring, the head of the NHS has claimed, adding that medics are ‘in the eye of the storm’ as hospitalisations and cases pass first wave peaks. NHS England data shows 20,426 hospital beds were occupied by patients who had tested positive for coronavirus as … Read more

Hopes all over-50s can be vaccinated by spring to save UK

All Britons over the age of 50 could be vaccinated by spring, the head of the NHS has claimed, adding that medics are ‘in the eye of the storm’ as hospitalisations and cases pass first wave peaks. NHS England data shows 20,426 hospital beds were occupied by patients who had tested positive for coronavirus as … Read more

So will we escape the gloom? We ask travel experts to share their hopes and fears for 2021

How long will it take before we’ll be able to whizz around the globe like in the good old days?  Or will it be more confusion and ever-changing plans for the next 12 months? No one knows for sure, but these insiders are good people to ask… DialAflight – Peter Stephens, managing director For unspoiled … Read more

FTSE 100: London markets edge up amid hopes of imminent Brexit deal

The London stock market crept up today as investors were buoyed by the UK and European Union being on the threshold of striking a post-Brexit trade deal.  The FTSE 100 index rose by 0.48 per cent or 31 points to 6,527 in early trading this morning, while the pound was up 0.5 per cent against … Read more