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Hull has achieved the best broadband speed improvement over 12 months as well as the highest speed overall, new Ofcom data suggests. The city gained an average of 54.9 megabits per second (Mbps) from 2018 to 2019, bringing its average speed up to around 131.4Mbps. Corby in Northamptonshire, Test Valley in Hampshire and Dartford, Kent … Read more
America’s internet addiction has exploded over the last decade, with the average home using 38 TIMES more data than it did in 2020 A new report shows the average US home uses 38 times more data than in 2010 If the trend continues, most could find themselves in excess of current data caps The growth … Read more
Crime near Traveller sites is around 50 per cent higher than the national average while police are frustrated at not being able to tackle it effectively. An investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches has found that the crime rate in some Traveller sites was substantially higher than the UK average. Channel 4 claims that the average … Read more
Ambulances in London took more than an hour to reach heart attack, stroke and sepsis patients in March, on average, amid the capital’s coronavirus crisis. The Category 2 patients, who are life-threateningly ill and lower priority only than someone whose heart or breathing has stopped, waited an average of one hour, one minute and 22 … Read more
Millions of householders will receive council tax bills in excess of £2,000 next week as town halls put up their charges by twice the rate of inflation. Ministers revealed last night that bills will increase by 3.9 per cent on average, equivalent to £68 on the average Band D bill or £136 on the top … Read more
It’s not just humans: Female animals live longer than males by an average of 18.6 per cent – a bigger gap than between men and women Researchers studied 101 different mammal species covering 134 populations This included examining the demographics of bats, lions, orcas and gorillas They found that most female mammals live longer … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Traffic congestion cost the UK economy £6.9billion last year with the average driver spending 115 hours stuck in jams Gridlocked roads cost the UK economy £6.9billion last year, figures show In 2019 average road user spent 115 hours stuck in traffic at cost of £894 Worst cities were London, Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Hull … Read more
Learning new skills online boosts Britain’s annual pay by an average of £3,640 – the equivalent of an extra £2 an hour, study finds Online learning boosts average UK annual pay, a Google-backed survey finds 10 per cent of the UK’s total economic output has been linked to online learning One in three British people … Read more
Economists bump up house price forecasts but expected gains for the year are still modest at just 3% By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:46 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 12:21 GMT, 17 February 2020 Economists are bumping up their house price forecasts with the average home now expected to rise by … Read more