Nationwide: House prices rise at fastest pace for six years

House prices rose at the fastest pace for nearly six years last month, as the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline continued to drive up the market. The average price of a home increased by 6.5 per cent to £229,721 in the year to November, according to Nationwide, adding almost £14,000 to the … Read more

UK sees fastest annual rise in property values since 2017… despite our coronavirus pandemic woes

House prices leap £4,000 in a MONTH: UK sees fastest annual rise in property values since 2017… despite our coronavirus pandemic woes Average cost of a home was £244,513 in September – £4,060 more than August Annual increase of 4.7 per cent  – growing at fastest pace since October 2017 Buoyed by a stamp duty holiday, … Read more

Rupert Grint becomes the fastest star to reach one million Instagram followers

Rupert Grint has become the fastest star to reach one million followers on Instagram, after joining the platform last week. The actor, 32, reached the milestone in four hours and one minute, beating the previous record holder Sir David Attenborough, 94, who signed up in September. Rupert revealed he’d finally joined Instagram last week as … Read more

Rupert Grint becomes the fastest star to reach 1 million Instagram followers

Rupert Grint has become the fastest star to reach 1 million followers on Instagram, after joining the platform last week. The actor, 32, reached the milestone in four hours and one minute, beating the previous record holder Sir David Attenborough, 94, who signed up in September. Rupert revealed he’d finally joined Instagram last week as … Read more

Coronavirus Sweden: Hospitals filling with patients at fastest rate in Europe

Lockdown-free Sweden is now seeing its hospitals fill with coronavirus patients at a faster rate than any other country in Europe.  The number of people in Swedish hospitals with the virus is now doubling every eight days, according to data from the European Centre of Disease Control, with 2,866 people currently in intensive care. That … Read more

Paddy McGuinness smashes World Record for the fastest speed reached in an ice cream van on Top Gear

EXCLUSIVE: Paddy McGuinness smashes the Guinness World Record for the fastest speed reached in an ice cream van on Top Gear By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 21:01 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 21:01 GMT, 1 November 2020 Paddy McGuinness has smashed the Guinness World Record for how fast someone can drive in an ice … Read more

China’s booming economy sees its fastest growth so far this year

China’s economy is seeing its fastest growth this year as Chinese firms grab market share from rivals struggling during the pandemic.   After wrestling the world’s first outbreak to the ground in January and February, China has kept Covid-19 cases to a minimum and won praise from the WHO for its handling of the pandemic.  Since … Read more

Speed limit: Scientists calculate fastest possible velocity of sound is 22 miles per second

Scientists calculate fastest possible speed of sound is 22 miles per second — but it is only possible under conditions found in Jupiter’s metallic hydrogen core Sound waves are travelling disturbances that move energy through mediums The denser the transport medium is, the faster the wave can pass through it Researchers set out to calculate … Read more

Coronavirus cases now rising fastest among wealthy people in England

Rates of Covid-19 are rising fastest in the wealthiest parts of England, a statistical report revealed today. Poorer areas have appeared to face the worst of the outbreak for months, with inner city areas in London and Birmingham badly affected in the first wave and areas such as Leicester, Bolton and Sunderland hit by local … Read more

Can YOU beat Who Wants to Be A Millionaire’s ‘fastest winner’?

Can YOU beat Who Wants to Be A Millionaire’s ‘fastest winner’ – who took just 20 minutes to answer these 15 fiendish questions By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 21:36 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 21:44 BST, 11 September 2020 1 (£100) Q:In the UK, the abbreviation NHS stands for National ‘what’ Service? Humanity … Read more