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More than £1billion was added to the value of Britain’s biggest builders yesterday as figures showed the housing market was in rude health. Shares in the top developers rose after the Bank of England said mortgage approvals had reached a 13-year high in 2020. The Bank said 103,381 loans were approved by lenders in December, … Read more
Gymnast Amy Tinkler has revealed that her new stint on Dancing On Ice has helped restore her body confidence, after years of being made to feel ‘fat’ in her sport. The Olympic bronze medallist, 21, has stepped in as an 11th hour replacement for Denise Van Outen, who was forced to quit the show after … Read more
Saga cruises boosted by jab roll-out as customers with cancelled trips rebook rather than take a refund By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 The coronavirus vaccine has boosted demand for cruise trips at over-50s firm Saga. It said pent-up demand fuelled … Read more
Houses on the same street and of similar size should all sell for roughly the same price. That’s the general rule – and a logical one, too. Sometimes, however, that neat little equation is blown apart. Never more so than last month when Aileen Martin was selling her blue-painted terrace house in the Totterdown area … Read more
How Covid changed Britain: WFH is STILL on the rise as people spend more time gardening, doing DIY and watching TV – but we are not sleeping as much as in the first lockdown Time study shows that many habits have lingered from the first Covid lockdown Britons are still spending more time gardening, doing … Read more
Smiths Group bolstered by strong defence and security technology orders but annual profits still slide Smiths Group said it is confident of meeting full-year market expectations Revenues in its continuing operations fell 2 per cent in the 3 months to Oct. 31 By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 13:59 GMT, 16 November 2020 … Read more
Investors were given another shot of good news from Astrazeneca on the eve of its third-quarter figures. A definitive result from in-depth trials of its potential Covid-19 vaccine could be available by the end of this year, says the trial’s chief investigator Andrew Pollard. His comments come days after Britain’s health regulator, the Medicines and … Read more
Primary school teacher accused of illegally accessing the emails of six colleagues ‘had been ostracised after making an official complaint that they were boosting pupils’ grades’, court hears Donna-Maria Thomas, 45, is accused of illegally accessing up to six of her colleagues’ email accounts multiple times to see if they were talking about her Giving … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Pharma giants Astrazeneca and Glaxosmithkline boosted as Covid-19 vaccine hopes grow By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 September 2020 Markets started the week on the front foot as pharmaceuticals firms large and small made strides in the battle to beat Covid-19. … Read more
Bunzl resumes dividends after being boosted by demand for masks and gloves in coronavirus crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 24 August 2020 Bunzl resumed dividends and reported first-half profit and revenue that surpassed analysts’ expectations as it was bolstered by robust demand … Read more