Halifax: House prices hit record high in December but boom slows

House prices nudged upwards to end 2020 at an all-time high of £253,374 in December – but there are signs that the lockdown price boom is coming to an end. The mini-boom that arrived after the property freeze at the start of lockdown led house prices to climb 6 per cent last year, with the … Read more

Halifax: House prices hit record high in December but boom slows

House prices nudged upwards to end 2020 at an all-time high of £253,374 in December – but there are signs that the lockdown price boom is coming to an end. The mini-boom that arrived after the property freeze at the start of lockdown led house prices to climb 6 per cent last year, with the … Read more

Halifax: House prices hit record high in December but boom slows

House prices hit new record high in December says Halifax – but increase of just £131 suggests lockdown price boom could be coming to an end The average house price in the UK was £253,374 at the end of December 2020 It is the sixth consecutive monthly increase, as Covid prompts people to move However, … Read more

December is a record breaker for grocers as shoppers splashed £12bn

December is a record breaker for grocers as shoppers splashed nearly £12bn on festive treats By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:58 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 23:12 GMT, 5 January 2021 British supermarkets enjoyed their busiest month on record in December as shoppers splashed out nearly £12billion on champagne, salmon and … Read more

Covid-busting Bentley posts record global sales in 2020

British luxury car firm Bentley Motors has announced record total sales in 2020 of 11,206 vehicles – the highest in its 101-year history and achieved despite the Covid pandemic which forced a factory shut-down. It marked an increase of two per cent over 2019 and was boosted by the introduction of the all-new Flying Spur … Read more

US COVID-19: Country sets single-day record after 275,897 Americans test positive

The United States has set yet another record for new COVID-19 cases with more than 275,000 people testing positive in a single day, as the growing number of hospitalizations continue to cripple the state healthcare systems.  At least 275,897 new infections were reported across the country as of Saturday evening, marking the largest single day … Read more

US COVID-19: Country sets single-day record after 275,897 Americans test positive

The United States has set yet another record for new COVID-19 cases with more than 275,000 people testing positive in a single day, as the growing number of hospitalizations continue to cripple the state healthcare systems.  At least 275,897 new infections were reported across the country as of Saturday evening, marking the largest single day … Read more

More than 6million people in England use antidepressants as record number turn to pills for lockdown

More than 6million people in England use antidepressants as record number turn to pills during Covid lockdown, new figures show By Antony Thrower For Mailonline Published: 12:53 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 12:58 GMT, 2 January 2021 A record-breaking six million people in England have been prescribed antidepressants as lockdown life continues to impact … Read more

More than 6million people in England use antidepressants as record number turn to pills for lockdown

More than 6million people in England use antidepressants as record number turn to pills during Covid lockdown, new figures show By Antony Thrower For Mailonline Published: 12:53 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 12:58 GMT, 2 January 2021 A record-breaking six million people in England have been prescribed antidepressants as lockdown life continues to impact … Read more

US sets coronavirus hospitalization record on NYE with 125,379

The US set a new record for coronavirus hospitalizations for the fourth day in a row on New Years Eve with nearly 125,400.    The country is on pace to reach 20 million total coronavirus cases by the end of the weekend as 227,315 new infections were confirmed on Thursday, bring the tally to 19,968,087, according … Read more