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Shoppers tired of being holed up at home helped retail sales rise to pre-pandemic levels last month, new official figures have revealed. Retail sales volumes swelled by 3.6 per cent between June and July, which is 3 per cent higher than levels seen in February. But, in a sign of how hard enforced temporary closures … Read more
Gavin Williamson and fellow ministers were warned six weeks ago that the exam algorithm used to calculate grades was badly flawed, it was revealed today. School Standards Minister Nick Gibb confirmed that he had met with former Department for Education director-general Sir Jon Coles to discuss his fears that the ‘standardisation’ system was inaccurate and … Read more
Surge in the cost of fuel and HAIRCUTS and a lack of clothing discounts by under-pressure retailers drive shock inflation rise as businesses try to recover from lockdown Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation lifted to 1% New figure is a rise from 0.6% in June after economists said it would stay … Read more
Rising cost of clothes, fuel and household goods drives increase in Consumer Price Index from from 0.8% in June to 1.1% in July, ONS data shows Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation lifted to 1% New figure is a rise from 0.6% in June after economists said it would stay flat Retail … Read more
England’s Covid outbreak ISN’T spiralling out of control: ONS now estimates 3,800 people are getting infected each day – up from last week’s claim of 3,700 (and one in 1,900 are currently infected) Prevalence of the virus is mostly unchanged since last week, statistics show Office for National Statistics report says 0.05 per cent of … Read more
Katy Perry released the newest video for her single Smile to Facebook on Thursday. The charming video features a pregnant performer playing a carnival-themed video game with animated CGI sequences. The 35-year-old pop star previously released a more low-budget ‘Performance’ video in July, though the newest video is her final word on the bubbly song. … Read more
UK pub, restaurant and bar chains have said that sales halved in July compared with last summer after reopening for the first time after lockdown. Sales in July were 50.4 per cent lower year-on-year, according to data from the latest monthly Coffer Peach Business Tracker of hospitality firms. Bars saw sales tumble by 63.3 per … Read more
July set a number of heat records in the US, as seven states report all-time high temperatures over 90F that lasted for weeks The US was plagued by intense heat in July, making it the 11th hottest on record Seven states set all-time records with temperatures over 90F and even 100F Experts were more surprised that … Read more
Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed there has been 200,700 excess deaths during the pandemic – surpassing the confirmed 161,000 COVID-19 death toll. In August, the United States continued to amass the largest COVID-19 death toll across the world and the number topped 161,000 this week. But according to a … Read more
Spending in pubs and restaurants remains below pre-coronavirus levels but recovered throughout July, with the latest data suggesting consumers are willing to return to their pre-Covid spending ways. Figures from Barclaycard, which processes around £1 in every £3 spent in the UK, said spending in pubs in the last week of July was down 9.4 … Read more