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Footfall at shops plunged more than a quarter last week as the brutal lockdown hammers the economy. Total shopper numbers tumbled by 27.1 per cent in the seven days to January 9 compared to the previous week. The grim figures from research group Springboard emerged as Rishi Sunak prepares to face MPs for the first … Read more
Britain’s economy shrank by more than 3 per cent in November lockdown, figures expected to show By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 Britain’s economy shrank by more than 3 per cent in the November lockdown, figures are expected to show this … Read more
HSBC next to bring back 10% deposit mortgages, joining raft of other major lenders including Coventry and Lloyds The lender will reinstate its 90% loan-to-value deals as of next week It follows similar moves from other banks such as NatWest and Halifax HSBC is yet to announce rates, but its competitors have set them fairly … Read more
South African funeral home directors have spoken of ‘running out of coffins’ after they were overwhelmed by a 120 per cent surge in Covid-19 deaths. The country is facing a highly-infectious mutant strain of coronavirus, which has caused the spike in deaths and cases – 422 people died yesterday whilst more than 15,000 tested positive … Read more
BREAKING: Iran has begun enriching its uranium to 20 per cent purity at an underground plant in breach of the 2015 nuclear deal By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline Published: 10:36 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 10:45 GMT, 4 January 2021 Iran has started enriching its uranium to 20 percent purity at an underground facility in … Read more
A miracle tot who was told he had just a five per cent chance of surviving after he was born inside out has finally been discharged from the care of the hospital which saved him. Single mother Lauren Staines, 27, from Hook, was told her first child had gastroschisis, a condition where the organs develop … Read more
Deaths in England and Wales were just 7 PER CENT higher than usual during week ending December 18, analysis reveals England and Wales stand at 7 per cent higher than expected this year so far 71,200 excess deaths recorded across UK, with 10,400 during the second wave Analysis comes from Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ mortality … Read more
China approved its first Covid-19 vaccine for general public use, developed by state-owned drug maker Sinopharm. The pharmaceutical giant announced on Thursday that the vaccine, which is said to be 79 per cent effective, had been approved. The efficacy rate is based on interim analysis of Phase III clinical trials of the drug, developed by the … Read more
New strain of coronavirus ravaging London and south east is 54 per cent more infectious than other variant, PHE study finds The new strain is driving surging infections across London, south east and east Analysis has now revealed that the new strain is 54 per cent more infectious In more positive news, the variant isn’t … Read more
Only eight per cent of Britons would definitely refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus despite fears of rising ‘anti-vaxxer’ propaganda, a poll has revealed The Government has said it is not planning to make Covid-19 vaccine mandatory The propaganda could threaten target of vaccinating 70 per cent of population In a survey of more than 17,000 … Read more