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Ocado hikes profit forecast again after record online grocery purchases during the pandemic Ocado’s retail revenues shot up by almost £150m to £579.6m during the quarter Its anticipated EBITDA for the 2020 financial year is now predicted to be £70m Market research agency Kantar estimates sales could reach £12bn this month By Harry Wise For … Read more
Thousands of drinkers headed out on the first weekend after lockdown restrictions were eased while millions are expected to hit the high streets today in a £10billion Covid spending spree. Revellers were seen flocking to bars in Soho, London, and braving the wintry weather in York last night after the second lockdown in England came … Read more
A Harry Potter first edition book which was going to be sold for 50p at a car boot sale is expected to fetch £50,000 at auction. Karen Rumsey, 59, was clearing out her home in Blackpool with daughter Charlotte, 28, when they found the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone copy. It was one of … Read more
Care home residents are expected to begin receiving Covid jabs within days after all. Officials have devised a way to split the Pfizer vaccine into small batches suitable for distribution to them. Initial plans to make vulnerable social care residents the first to get the jab were derailed when regulators put a limit on the … Read more
Almost one million more EU citizens have applied to stay in the UK after Brexit than had been expected as applications hit 4.2 million EU citizens living in UK have until June 30 next year to apply for settled status The UK’s EU Settlement Scheme has now had more than 4.2 million applications Official estimates … Read more
Interest payments on the national debt to be £70bn lower than expected over next five years thanks to rock-bottom rates By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 25 November 2020 Interest payments on the ballooning national debt will be almost £70billion lower than previously expected … Read more
The surviving siblings of the Yorkshire Ripper are expected to shun his funeral with only his ex-wife Sonia and a friend due to attend. Peter Sutcliffe, who killed at least 13 women and attacked several others, died on Friday after contracting coronavirus following a heart attack. The 74-year-old is estranged from his three siblings – sisters … Read more
‘Euphoric’ burst of spending expected off the back a Covid-19 vaccine and lockdown restrictions ending By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:10 GMT, 15 November 2020 | Updated: 21:14 GMT, 15 November 2020 The economy could be boosted by a ‘euphoric’ burst of spending if a vaccine heralds the end of … Read more
The four astronauts set to soar to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will be spending an extra day on Earth. The Crew-1 mission, which was slated for Saturday, has been pushed to Sunday due to poor weather that could interfere with rocket recovery operations – although conditions are 60 percent favorable for … Read more
Biden is expected to win in Nevada despite having less than 1% lead over Trump and the final results are not expected until later today – but Trump files lawsuit to halt the count Results from the state were originally expected late on election night with Joe Biden currently up 0.6% But officials stopped reporting … Read more