Mortgage approvals hit their highest level in four years as housing market bounce continues

Property market bouncing back as mortgage approvals hit highest levels in four years – but experts warn loan rates could start creeping up Mortgage approvals up 4.4 per cent in January to highest level in four years  Remortgage approvals also rose by 3.9 per cent in the first month of the year But experts warn lenders … Read more

Migration into Britain from outside EU hits highest level ever

Migration into Britain from outside EU hits highest level ever with 250,000 people in last year while numbers from Europe have also risen in same period By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 10:37 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 11:14 GMT, 27 February 2020 The number of people moving to the UK from outside the … Read more

The world’s highest settlements revealed from the Peak District and the Rockies to Peru

Some people really do live the high life – because they call extremely lofty settlements home. Here MailOnline Travel reveals, in ascending order, the world’s highest hamlets, towns and cities. Some are accessible only by dangerous hairpin-laden roads, some are snowed in for half the year and some are so remote the only TripAdvisor reviews … Read more

More signs of the housing market heating up as sales hit highest level for two years in January

Housing market looks set for spring surge as January sees highest level of property sales for two years House transactions were 5.2% higher than in January last year, HMRC said Some 102,810 home sales transactions were recorded last month  But the figures reflect sales agreed in September and October as transaction figures only settle after … Read more

Viagra sales soared on Valentine’s Day to highest ever recorded

Viagra sales soared on Valentine’s Day to highest ever recorded as men seek a solution for erectile dysfunction LloydsPharmacy reported an astonishing 68% increase in purchases Viagra has been available over-the-counter for two years in the UK It boosts blood circulation to the penis, keeping it erect for longer  By Vanessa Chalmers Health Reporter For … Read more

MailOnline helps to set a Guinness World Record for the highest dinner party with food by Sat Bains

Taking fine dining to new heights, in the spring of 2018 I ate a meal at 23,149 feet on the North Col of Mount Everest. Joining eight companions, we feasted on a mouth-watering meal prepared by two-Michelin-star super chef Sat Bains while dressed in black tie and ball gowns.  The Guinness Book of World Records has … Read more

Inflation SOARS to 1.8% – its highest level in six months – due to petrol, energy and flight costs

Inflation SOARS to 1.8% – its highest level in six months – driven by an increase in petrol prices while energy bill and flights remain expensive at the start of 2020 The Consumer Price Index increased 0.5% from 1.3% to 1.8% in January Caused by higher prices at the pump and airfares falling by less … Read more

JP Morgan posts highest annual profit of any US bank in history

JP Morgan posts highest annual profit of any US bank in history, raking in £27.5bn By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:38 GMT, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:38 GMT, 14 January 2020 JP Morgan has posted the highest annual profit of any US bank in history. Spurred on in the fourth quarter … Read more

Port Talbot had highest growth in house prices in 2019

Revealed: Port Talbot had the highest growth in house prices in 2019, as towns offering homes for bargain rates top list of property hotspots South Wales town was identified as Zoopla’s top property hotspot for this year  Cwbran, Wales, and Leigh, Manchester also saw high house price growth  But Aberdeen and Witney in Oxfordshire saw … Read more

Muslims have the highest life satisfaction thanks to a feeling of ‘oneness’

Muslim people feel the most satisfied with their lives because they feel more ‘oneness,’ or connection than people of other faiths, a new study suggests.  Measuring life satisfaction is about as close to quantifying ‘happiness’ as we’ve been able to get thus far, and a German psychologist’s new study suggests that a feeling of ‘oneness’ … Read more