Britain’s coronavirus cases have risen by 65 per cent in a week amid the rapid spread of the Indian variant, a symptom-tracking app warned today. The King’s College London study estimated 2,800 Britons were being infected with the virus every day last week, up from 1,686 in the previous seven-day spell. But one of the … Read more
London is the only UK region where rents are lower today than they were five years ago, according to Rightmove figures. Rents across almost two thirds of the capital’s districts are lower now than they were in March 2016, meaning that the average London rent has fallen by 2.3 per cent. The most significant fall … Read more
People in the UK now have more faith in the safety of Covid vaccines than they did before the blood clotting scares across Europe, a poll has suggested. The number of people who want a jab as soon as possible has risen, with 46 per cent saying they are certain they will come forward — … Read more
People in the UK now have more faith in the safety of Covid vaccines than they did before the blood clotting scares across Europe, a poll has suggested. The number of people who want a jab as soon as possible has risen, with 46 per cent saying they are certain they will come forward — … Read more
A vaccination drive that has begun to pick up speed is propelling the United States ahead in the race to immunize its population against COVID-19. Currently, the U.S. ranks seventh in the world, with 25.7 percent of Americans having received at least one dose, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
Britain a nation of ‘sunny savers’: Bank of England survey reveals more than one in five believe savings rates have gone UP since last year Just 33% of a survey of nearly 4,600 people correctly said rates had fallen 19% didn’t know and 27% felt rates on mortgages and savings had not changed This is … Read more
Motorists will be in for a shock once lockdown eases and they can travel, as the price of petrol and diesel has likely jumped since the last time they visited a filling station. Analysis of national prices show that unleaded now costs almost 122p-a-lite on average in the UK, which is the highest it has … Read more
Drug overdose deaths have spiked in the U.S. due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, a new advisory finds. More than 81,000 fatalities occurred in the 12-month period ending in May 2020, a nearly 20 percent rise from the 12-month period ending in June 2019, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
Long-term homeowners could be sitting on a property goldmine as the average price of a home across Britain’s towns and cities in the last 20 years has soared by nearly 80 per cent, or nearly £100,000, new data reveals. Out of 50 towns and cities, Manchester has seen the biggest jump in prices in the two … Read more
Deaths from heart disease have shot up by nearly 5,000 since the start of the pandemic, new figures show. Doctors have repeatedly warned that patients have stayed away from hospital throughout the crisis, for fear of being exposed to Covid and to avoid putting additional pressure on the NHS. Delays to surgery and routine heart care … Read more