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GameStop shares JUMP 20% in a day but remain far below their peak after punishing week of selloffs GameStop stock jumped 19.6 percent to $63.77 at the closing bell on Friday It was still far below the high of $483 it reached last week Robinhood’s move Friday to lift trading restrictions may have spurred the … Read more
This is the hilarious moment a Dublin teacher giving parents homeschooling ideas falls over. Olga Brennan, from Rush, in north Dublin, laid out a series of letters written out on sheets of A3 paper to assist children in learning to spell. In her hopscotch-inspired game, the idea is for the child to jump from letter … Read more
After just three episodes, Dancing On Ice’s 2021 series has seen more drama than many reality shows face in their entirety, including freak injuries, coronavirus and backstage fury. So TV fans can easily draw likenesses between the skating competition and the ill-fated winter sports-based show The Jump, which gained notorious status with a series of … Read more
Non-priority groups including Public Health England workers and friends of NHS staff have been jumping the queue for the coronavirus vaccine jab. Over a hundred members of PHE staff at Porton Down, Wiltshire, have had the treatment, even though they are not in an of the qualifying categories. The director at the facility insisted they were … Read more
Reddit traders send silver price to eight-year highs: Precious metal soars 12% as renegade investors pile in to put squeeze on short-sellers Reddit thread r/wallstreetbets had mentions of the hashtag #silversqueeze Spot silver up 12% to $30.17 an ounce – the highest since early 2013 Shares in precious metal miner Fresnillo almost 20% higher By … Read more
Families face a £100-plus jump in council tax to pay for social care crisis Council tax bills are set to rise by five per cent in more than half of counties Planned increase puts more pressure on some households already furloughed Extra pressure on bank accounts comes as Boris Johnson fails to fix social care … Read more
Ski you later! Daredevil loses both skis in mid-air as he does a stunt jump – but at least he has a soft landing Both of Oscar Mandin’s skis flew off his feet as he attempted to do a stunt jump The bindings on his skis came loose while he performed a 720-degree corkscrew Thankfully … Read more
A 13-year-old schoolboy is following in the footsteps of his hero Eddie The Eagle by ski-jumping in his back garden in the hopes of competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics. George Brown took up skiing after his hopes of making the British gymnastics team were dashed when he was aged nine. His hero is Michael … Read more
Fuel prices in the last month have risen by 4p-a-litre, bringing petrol costs for motorists close to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report. In a stark contrast to the first lockdown – when unleaded dipped to below £1-a-litre – average unleaded prices have jumped from 114.5p-a-litre a month ago to 118.91p by the middle … Read more
London has driven a 7.6 per cent national rise in house prices after the average property in the capital surpassed £500,000 for the first time. In the UK as a whole, the average price of a home rose to a record £249,633 in November, up from £231,100 a year earlier, said the Office for National … Read more