Door-to-door ‘surge testing’ for South African coronavirus variant spreads to two new postcodes in Worcestershire Worchestershire County Council set up surge testing in the WR3 postcode Mobile testing unit set up at The White Hart pub, Fernhill Heath, near Worcester Drive-through testing site is planned for opening in the coming days By Emer Scully For … Read more
Social distancing may remain in place until the end of the year – while coronavirus vaccines would have to be 85 per cent effective to prevent a surge in deaths if restrictions were totally relaxed, scientists warned today. Modelling passed to Downing Street warns that the UK could see a large spike in deaths if … Read more
Game on again? Gamestop shares jump to brink of $400 in pre-market trading as Trading 212 app lifts its block on the controversial stock The shares moved back up to as high as $393 (£286) in pre-market trading Reddit-fueled meteoric rise was reversed yesterday after Robinhood blocked it UK investors can buy it again through Trading 212 … Read more
Game on again? Gamestop shares jump to brink of $400 in pre-market trading as Trading 212 app lifts its block on the controversial stock The stock moved back up to as high as $393 (£286) in pre-market trading Reddit-fueled meteoric rise was reversed yesterday after Robinhood blocked it UK investors can buy it again through Trading 212 … Read more
Facebook’s profits increased by 53 per cent last year compared to 2019, as the tech giant benefited from more people being at home during the pandemic and saw an increase in use of their platforms. Mark Zuckerberg, however, is sounding the alarm about forthcoming changes from Apple that could threaten Facebook. Facebook’s results for the … Read more
Are lockdown restrictions behind surge in home killings? In 2020 the capital saw 22 domestic homicides, up from 16 the previous year Twelve of the victims were children, including ten-year-old Dylan Freeman Mother Olga pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of the disabled boy in August By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:45 GMT, 27 January 2021 … Read more
Rock-bottom interest rates spark share trading surge: Long-suffering savers turn to investment platforms as they try to put their money to work By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 Britain’s army of savers are turning into online investors amid rock-bottom interest rates … Read more
Holiday bookings by the over-50s who are anticipating being able to travel after having the coronavirus vaccine is giving a much-needed shot in the arm to the industry. Several companies say bookings from this age group have helped the sector with many now looking to head away for several weeks to make up for the … Read more
Home repossessions set to surge tenfold next year as support schemes dry up By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 Home repossessions may surge tenfold in 2022, banking body UK Finance warns. Millions of borrowers have struggled to pay their mortgages in … Read more
The gift of gold: Royal Mint saw a huge surge in precious metal sales in run-up to Christmas which could result in profits surge Royal Mint says 1g and 5g gold bar sales surged 53% during Christmas Turbulence in 2020 saw the popularity of both digital and physical gold go up Investors aged between 22 … Read more