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Private flights to one Dubai airport soar by 78 per cent as well-heeled travellers including Love Island stars escape Lockdown Britain Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub saw increased traffic at end of last year Stars flocked to the UAE over the festive season despite the Covid pandemic They insisted their trips were for ‘work’ including … Read more
IMF downgrades UK growth forecast for this year to 4.5 per cent as renewed Covid lockdowns smother recovery The IMF has downgraded its forecast for the UK’s growth amid fresh lockdowns Body now expects 4.5 per cent expansion this year as rest of Europe suffers Wider outlook for the world has improved and hope for … Read more
UK jobless rate creeps up to 5 per cent – the highest since 2016 – as employment slides with 800,000 fewer people on payroll than before the pandemic struck.. but the true damage is being masked by furlough ONS figures show unemployment has hit 5 per cent, highest level since 2016 Employment has fallen as … Read more
Overfishing has put 60 per cent of the UK’s fish stocks at risk of collapse — with North Sea cod, crab and herring among those in a critical state, a report has warned. The audit — by marine conservation charity Oceana — found that only 37 of the 104 stocks examined were of a healthy … Read more
Inflation rose from 0.3 per cent to in 0.6 per cent in December putting more pressure on families with clothes and travel costs rising By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:10 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 07:13 GMT, 20 January 2021 Inflation rose to 0.6 per cent in December as clothes and … Read more
Richest people are 54 PER CENT more likely to follow social distancing rules than those earning £10,000 a year or less, study finds US experts surveyed more than 1,000 adults about their pandemic behaviours The higher your income, the more likely you are to take protective measures These included wearing face masks, social distancing and … Read more
GDP tumbled by 2.6 per cent in November as second coronavirus lockdown hammered the economy GDP fell again in November as the four UK nations imposed fresh restrictions Brought an end to six consecutive months of recovery for the UK economy Warnings that the new lockdown mean a double-dip recession is ‘inevitable’ By James Tapsfield, … Read more
Between 25 and 30 per cent of Londoners may have already caught the coronavirus, according to Imperial’s ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson. Professor Ferguson — whose grim modelling showing that 500,000 Britons could die unless action was taken spooked ministers into the first national shutdown last March — has co-authored a comprehensive study on the course … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus handling has won over swathe of voters with support for Scottish independence hitting 57 PER CENT, poll finds Poll shows Nicola Sturgeon has won over many Labour and Conservative voters Her handling of the coronavirus crisis has resulted in a personal polling surge SNP grip on Scottish politics looks to be tightening … Read more
The government is facing calls for an attendance cap on schools after a shocking survey revealed that up to 60 per cent of them are full despite the national lockdown. One in 10 schools had between 40 and 60 per cent of students attending during the first week of the new lockdown, according to a … Read more