The property market has enjoyed a record-smashing summer. House prices jumped to a new high in August after the biggest monthly rise in 16 years, according to new Nationwide figures. And demand is off the scale, with buyers flooding back since the market re-opened in mid-May after being frozen during lockdown. But is now really … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Computacenter rallies to record high after demand for its products and services soared under lockdown By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 2 September 2020 The vital importance of Britain’s usually reclusive IT geeks during the Covid crisis has been underlined once again … Read more
US government debt is set to exceed the size of the economy in 2021 for the first time since WWII and deficits are forecast to hit a record $3.3 trillion this year The Congressional Budget Office published its latest report on federal deficits and debt on Wednesday Federal debt held by the public is projected … Read more
US government debt is set to exceed the size of the economy in 2021 for the first time since WWII and deficits are forecast to hit a record $3.3 trillion this year The Congressional Budget Office published its latest report on federal deficits and debt on Wednesday Federal debt held by the public is projected … Read more
Record 1,450 migrants crossed the Channel in dinghies last month, taking total so far this year to more than 5,000 More than 1,450 migrants arrived by small boats in August, taking total to 5,000 Rise is despite vow by Priti Patel to make crossings an ‘infrequent phenomenon’ Home Office sought to blame French authorities and … Read more
Another record month for Premium Bond buys meaning £8bn has poured in within five months – how long will it be until NS&I’s best buy rates are cut? Some £1.81bn worth of Premium Bonds were bought in July This is a record for the fifth successive month since the lockdown began Treasury-backed NS&I in July … Read more
Another 1,715 people have tested positive for coronavirus today in the biggest daily rise in 12 weeks. The last time Britain’s daily case load was this high was on June 4, when 1,805 people were diagnosed in just 24 hours. Today’s disturbing increase brings the country’s total cases to 334,467. But, in a positive sign, the country’s death toll … Read more
Coronavirus death toll hits 41,499 with one more death recorded in UK – the lowest since early March – as number of new cases rises by 1,715 NHS services across the UK have confirmed one further coronavirus death Scotland had no new deaths for the fourth consecutive day but saw a large increase in cases … Read more
Britons have been told to dust off their coats for the first time since winter as temperatures are set to plummet as low as 10C in parts of the UK – 5C below the seasonal average. A 500-mile wide ‘polar plunge’ has swept in for the August bank holiday making it feel colder, but also … Read more
Britons have been told to dust off their coats for the first time since winter as temperatures are set to plummet as low as 10C in parts of the UK – 5C below the seasonal average. A 500-mile wide ‘polar plunge’ has swept in for the August bank holiday making it feel colder, but also … Read more