The Government has been roundly ridiculed for being forced to scrap its tier postcode checker tool which crashed just minutes after going live. Those inputting their address on the website this morning were told: ‘Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again in a few moments.’ Others were given a different message saying: ‘We’re experiencing technical … Read more
Tier checker CRASHES moments after going live: Government postcode tool suffers ‘technical difficulties’ as nation desperately tries to find out what level of restrictions their local area is under Government postcode checker helps people find out which tier area is placed in But it crashed today just minutes after going live leaving Britons frustrated Message … Read more
Boris Johnson today set out plans for a strengthened three-tier system of coronavirus restrictions to replace the national lockdown in England. The Prime Minister paved the way for a limited relaxation at Christmas as he detailed his winter strategy this afternoon in the House of Commons. Appearing via videolink from his test and trace-ordered quarantine, … Read more
Boris Johnson today set out plans for a strengthened three-tier system of coronavirus restrictions to replace the national lockdown in England. The Prime Minister paved the way for a limited relaxation at Christmas as he detailed his winter strategy this afternoon in the House of Commons. Appearing via videolink from his test and trace-ordered quarantine, … Read more
Retail bosses braced for surge in demand if Government allows high streets to reopen on December 3 By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:07 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 21 November 2020 Retail bosses are braced for a surge in demand if the Government allows high streets to reopen on … Read more
Aspiring home buyers rushing to buy before the stamp duty holiday deadline are clogging the transaction pipeline, with 50 per cent more home sales than usual waiting to be completed, a report reveals. Record high sales agreed post-lockdown has led to some 140,000 more homes currently progressing through the system than at this time last … Read more
September’s normal increase in coughs and colds caused by schools going back is causing ‘utter chaos’ in the UK because people are terrified of Covid-19, according to a top scientist. Professor Carl Heneghan, an evidence-based medicine expert at the University of Oxford, today vented his frustration about the ‘panic’ being stirred up over the coronavirus … Read more
September’s normal increase in coughs and colds caused by schools going back is causing ‘utter chaos’ in the UK because people are terrified of Covid-19, according to a top scientist. Professor Carl Heneghan, a former doctor and now medicine expert at the University of Oxford, today vented his frustration about the ‘panic’ being stirred up … Read more
UK house prices have hit a record high following a post-lockdown boom, with the average home now worth £245,747. A newly-released report by Halifax said property prices were 5.2% higher than the same month a year earlier and property values were up by 1.6% month on month. But with household incomes under pressure and job loss … Read more
A Labour council that spent tens of millions of pounds on brand-new offices has not had a single employee return to work since lockdown restrictions were lifted. The startling revelation comes as a Mail on Sunday audit of local authorities across the country found most council staff are still working from home, despite government advice … Read more