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More choice for landlords as number of buy-to-let mortgage deals on offer increases – but rates are also nudging higher There are nearly 2,000 buy-to-let mortgages on the market right now Although more than last month, this is still far fewer than before the pandemic Lenders are bringing back 20 per cent deposit products for … Read more
The number of executions in Saudi Arabia dropped dramatically last year following the halting of executions for non-violent drug-related crimes. The Saudi government’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) said Monday it documented 27 executions in 2020. That’s compared to an all-time high of 184 executions the year before as documented by Amnesty International and Human Rights … Read more
Myleene Klass treated her fans to a sneak peak of her skating skills as she took to the rink during the Dancing On Ice launch show’s group number on Sunday. The TV presenter, 42, looked radiant as her pro-partner Lukasz Rozycki picked her up and twirled her around while performing to Dolly Parton’s classic anthem 9 … Read more
A record number of buy-to-let landlords set up holding companies for their properties last year, in a bid to swerve higher taxes. There were 41,700 new companies were formed in 2020 – an increase of 23 per cent on 2019, according to estate agent Hampton International. Buy-to-let incorporations were the second most common type of … Read more
Jamie Laing reveals he has Pamela Anderson’s phone number and tries to call her… only to learn the Baywatch icon ‘FAKE NUMBERED’ him By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 16:12 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 16:12 GMT, 14 January 2021 Jamie Laing has revealed he has Pamela Anderson’s phone number – but learnt the … Read more
Convalescent plasma infusions can help reduce the number of coronavirus deaths, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at people ill with COVID-19 who received blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients. When given early enough, patients who received antibody-rich plasma had a one-quarter lower risk of death than those given plasma with low concentrations of COVID-19 … Read more
The world of cryptocurrency is dominated by the entity which started it all; Bitcoin. It is the oldest, most valuable, and best known digital currency by a distance. The number two by all these measures is Ethereum. Its value has actually risen faster in recent times but it does not receive anywhere near the same … Read more
Using temperature scanners as a screening mechanism in offices, restaurants and at airports is unreliable and inaccurate, researchers have stated. Experts in human physiology published a scientific article on the usefulness of thermometers which scan a person’s skin, mostly often the forehead, to detect a fever. They say this process is fundamentally flawed as the … Read more
21 million reasons to be hopeful: Huge number of Covid-19 vaccines are now in the UK… and there are enough doses to hit the target of injecting over-70s, health staff and care home residents by mid-February More than 21million Covid jabs are on British soil, the Daily Mail can reveal Means all over-70s, care home … Read more
Drug to treat brittle bones could HALVE number of hip replacements that need to be re-done, scientists say Drug to treat osteoporosis could halve number of hip replacement re-operations Scientists have discovered the drug denosumab could help protect the hip bone An estimated 8,500 hip revision procedures are carried out each year on NHS By … Read more