London Mayor election: How range of joke candidates led to record 114,000 ruined ballots

A dizzying range of joke candidates left voters so baffled a record number of ballots were rejected in this month’s London mayoral election. Around 114,000 ballots were spoilt after the first round of voting because the 20 candidates packed onto a sheet of A4 paper confused voters into either accidentally ticking the first-choice column twice … Read more

Record portion of state school pupils gained entry to Oxford University last year

A record proportion of pupils from state schools and deprived areas gained entry to Oxford University last year, figures showed yesterday. Almost seven in ten – 68.6 per cent – were state-educated compared to 62.3 per cent the previous year. It means under a third are now from private schools – which only 7 per … Read more

Big Brother star Sarah Jane Adams, 65, sets the record straight on ‘friendship’ with Sonia Kruger

Big Brother star Sarah Jane Adams, 65, sets the record straight on her ‘friendship’ with Sonia Kruger before the show By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:15 BST, 11 May 2021 | Updated: 03:15 BST, 11 May 2021 Big Brother star Sarah Jane Adams has set the record straight on her ‘friendship’ with … Read more

House prices hit another record high as average home now worth £20k more than 2020

House prices hit yet another record high in April to reach £258,000, as buyers continue to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday. According to mortgage lender Halifax, prices were 8.2 per cent higher than they were a year ago, marking the highest annual growth rate in 5 years. This means that the average home … Read more

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes FIFTH flight reaching record 33-foot altitude

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes FIFTH flight reaching record 33-foot altitude and traveling to new ‘airfield’ 423 feet away NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter completed its fifth flight on the Red Planet on Friday Set a new record of 33 feet in altitude and traveled 423 feet to a new airfield Control room at JPL broke out … Read more

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes FIFTH flight reaching record 33-foot altitude

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes FIFTH flight reaching record 33-foot altitude and traveling to new ‘airfield’ 423 feet away NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter completed its fifth flight on the Red Planet on Friday Set a new record of 33 feet in altitude and traveled 423 feet to a new airfield Control room at JPL broke out … Read more

Record number of under-10s are found with guns and knives

Record number of under-10s are found with guns and knives fuelling fears they are being exploited by county lines gangs Police figures show increase in number of children found with guns and knives  Because many were under ten they were below the age of criminal responsibility The discovery fuels fears criminal gangs are aware of … Read more

Record number of under-10s are found with guns and knives

Record number of under-10s are found with guns and knives fuelling fears they are being exploited by county lines gangs Police figures show increase in number of children found with guns and knives  Because many were under ten they were below the age of criminal responsibility The discovery fuels fears criminal gangs are aware of … Read more

Bank of England keeps interest rates unchanged at record low of 0.1%

British economy to grow at fastest rate since WWII: Bank of England significantly upgrades growth forecast for 2021 to 7.25% – up from 5% – after jab rollout success and lockdown easing By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:18 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 12:51 BST, 6 May 2021 Advertisement The Bank of England … Read more

Bank of England keeps interest rates unchanged at record low of 0.1%

British economy to grow at fastest rate since WWII: Bank of England significantly upgrades growth forecast for 2021 to 7.25% – up from 5% – after jab rollout success and lockdown easing By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:18 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 12:35 BST, 6 May 2021 Advertisement The Bank of England … Read more