Puzzle mania sweeps UK as lockdown Britons spent £100 MILLION on jigsaws in 2020

Britain has swept up by puzzle mania with more than £100million spent on jigsaws in 2020. Bored Britons looking for a new hobby in lockdown have turned to puzzles – sending sales rocketing sales by 38 per cent. The huge increase has left some manufacturers struggling to keep up with the soaring demand, according to … Read more

Puzzle mania sweeps UK as lockdown Britons spent £100 MILLION on jigsaws in 2020

Britain has swept up by puzzle mania with more than £100million spent on jigsaws in 2020. Bored Britons looking for a new hobby in lockdown have turned to puzzles – sending sales rocketing sales by 38 per cent. The huge increase has left some manufacturers struggling to keep up with the soaring demand, according to … Read more

DR TOM JEFFERSON: I fear this mania for mass Covid testing is a hugely expensive blunder 

Dr Tom Jefferson, pictured, said he has received a stream of unsettling letters and emails from members of the public who are testing positive for Covid-19 despite having recovered from their symptoms For the past few weeks I have received a stream of unsettling letters and emails from members of the public. They are all … Read more

How you can profit from the lockdown merger mania

Finding love in a time of lockdowns may be tricky, but in the corporate world the dating scene is very lively.  Between June and September, there were $456billion (£346billion) worth of $5billion-plus (£3.8billion) global deals, says analytics group Refinitiv, as companies embraced the urge to merge. The questions for private investors are: What’s fuelling this … Read more